It’s a Ghost story for Christmas

SANDOWN Park race course will be the place to be on Tuesday, December 11th, when a diverse selection of classic and collectors’ cars go under the hammer at Barons’ Christmas Classic Sale.

One of the star lots will be a very special Silver Ghost.

The 1921 RHD Rolls-Royce (right) is one of just two built in the American Springfield factory that were equipped artillery wooden wheels.

The Willoughby-bodied Pickwick Town Car has covered less than 26,000 miles in its 97-year history. It spent over 45 years in a museum in the USA and has covered just over 5,000 miles since 1989. Guide price: £125,000-£150,000.

Meanwhile, if you have always fancied owning your own ‘Panda’ car there are two to choose from - a 1968 ex-Scotland Yard Morris Minor and a 1963 Morris Mini Police Van.

But the second one is a bit of a fraud case as it was created to appear in ITV’s hugely popular ‘Heartbeat’ series.

The police moggy has a guide price of £4,000-£6,000, while the little TV star Mini is £8,000-£10,000.

Early cars in the sale also include a trio of 1930s Vauxhalls - a 1933 Cadet (£12,000-£15,000), and two BXL Grosvenor limousines; a 1936 example (£14,000-£17,000) that is one of only nine Grosvenor Westminster Limousines ever built and a BXL from 1939 that still features its WW2 Army number under the bonnet (£13,000-£17,000). Joining the Silver Ghost and the three Vauxhalls in the ‘venerable’ section of the sale is a 1928 Nash Open Tourer. Built in the USA for the Australian market the estimate is £23,000-£27,000.

Two very rare Austin Princess Vanden Plas Limousines will also go under the hammer. The 1954 example is expected to bring £9,000£12,000 while the 1960 version is an even more rare Landaulet limousine (£11,000-£14,000).

Another car on offer will be a 1952 Humber Pullman - believed to be one of only eight examples that still exist and with a guide price of £12,000-£15,000.

For further information visit www. barons-auctions.com.