Group 4 Griffin to go

1980 Vauxhall Chevette HSR

For sale at Historics, Surrey, 27 November, historics.co.uk

Why buy it? Not only is this a factory-built Works car to Group 4 specification, it was also used by James Doherty to win the Shell Oils National Rally Championship in Ireland in 1985. The car retains its original bodyshell, recently repainted, and had a full mechanical overhaul 400km ago. It has also been used recently for historic rallying and has an MSA Historic Technical Passport valid until 2028. Price estimate £80,000-£100,000

1974 Morris 1800 ‘Wedge’

For sale at WB & Sons, 4 December, Newcastle, wbandsons.com

Why buy it? It’s the very first ‘Wedge’ to roll off the production line, also used to assess quality standards and retained by BL for three years. It was later a fleet car for our sister title Practical Classics. Restored in 2014 and signed by designer Harris Mann. Price estimate £5000-£8000

1986 Toyota MR2 MKI

For sale at H&H, online, 24

November, handh.co.uk

Why buy it? These early ‘origami’ MR2S are becoming increasingly sought after – and it’s getting ever harder to find good ones. This sharplooking original UK market car comes with decent history and just 79,000 on the clock. Estimate looks a little on the light side.

Price estimate £5000-£7000

1965 Ford Cortina 1500 estate

For sale at Manor Park Classics, Cheshire, 20 November, manorparkclassics.com

Why buy it? A recent bare-metal restoration of a good car that had been dry-stored for around 30 years. It appears the sills and floorpan have never needed welding repairs. Few estates were sold with Deluxe trim like this one, so it could easily beat its estimate. Price estimate £12,000-£14,000