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King’s Lynn auctioneer sticking with tried-and-tested format for next sale

Anglia Car Auctions’ next sale continues the theme of its £2m, 220-car outing back in July, sticking with the format of driving cars past the rostrum behind closed doors but with viewing days in the run-up.

As CCW went to press more cars were being consigned but an alreadyvaried offering includes 10 cars from a private collection, several pre-war Morris models, a selection of Jaguars and MGs and a brace of unusual British performance cars, an Ashley/ Bowden special and a Reliant Mistral powered by a small-block Chevrolet V8. The MG offering includes a 1981 GT LE that has covered 908 miles from new ( CCW, 5 August) and a 1979 GT that has covered 16k miles.

Also vying for attention are a 1974 Bristol 411 and a Daimler Double Six from the same year, and a 1962 Renault Dauphine Gordini. A pair of Rover P4s add some suburban respectability, as does a 1970 Rover 2000, while followers of the Standard marque should be drawn to a 1955 Eight and a 1949 Vanguard.

One of the more interesting lots, but the preserve of the brave, is a 1965 Vanden Plas 4-litre R project, and those looking for a project might also find an Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite or a pair of first-generation Ford Mustangs to be just the ticket.

Auction manager, Rob George, said: ‘ We’re aiming for four viewing days – it worked, and people enjoyed it.

‘It cost a lot but it gave a lot back to our customers: putting the last sale on was hard but a lot of fun and it made people happy because they didn’t have to see a man in a suit.’

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