1960 FIAT MILICENTO DELUXE - BRIGHTWELLS AUCTIONS Wednesday 4th March 2020 Leominster Classic Vehicle Sale Easters Court, Leominster

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1960 FIAT MILICENTO DELUXE

Registration Number: 808 XVH

Chassis No: 741010

Engine size: 1,089 cc

Engine No.

Estimate: £5,500 - £7,000 

 

 

Description

A very original rare Fiat with suicide doors; recent mechanical work to bring into good driving condition; four new Continental winter tyres; original coffee and cream colours to give that authentic Italian feel; UK registered

When did you last see one of these little beauties on the road in the UK? Probably never. Well, they are as rare as rocking horseshoes over here but were popular in Italy in their day.
Powered by a tough 1,100cc push-rod engine turning out 50bhp, the 103H Lusso could top 80mph and do it all day – as contemporary cars shown in the Mille Miglia. The engine also responded well to tuning and powered a number of special-bodied saloons, coupés and racing cars.
Our car is, however, standard but still an appealing prospect in its caffè e crema paintwork (which is believed to be original). The interior, too, is in lovely original condition and the whole car is very smart. It is thought that it spent most of its early life in Bologna but nothing is known of its history post-1992 until it turned up at a farm sale last year.
Since then the car has had some re-commissioning work including a new water pump, refurbished brakes, new exhaust back box and tailpipe, plus four new Continental winter tyres. It also has a set of tyre chains, which will come in handy if the new owner finds himself taking part in the Monte Carlo Retrospective (or stuck in the Brecon Beacons in January).
This Millecento has just been UK registered 808 XVH and is ready to go...and is accompanied by a NOVA certificate and a dating letter from the Auto Club D’Italia
This very smart little Fiat is an attractive alternative to the ubiquitous Morris Minor if you are looking for a practical family classic and could also make a great rally car or low-cost Mille Miglia entrant. Or all three.

SOURCE: https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100012128

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1962 ROVER P4 100 - BRIGHTWELLS AUCTIONS Wednesday 4th March 2020 Leominster Classic Vehicle Sale Easters Court, Leominster

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1962 ROVER P4 100

Registration No: 556 AVJ

Chassis No: 75002333B

Engine No: 75000839B

Estimate: £4,000 - £5,000

Charming and regularly used example of this 60's six-cylinder British saloon; lovely blue leather interior; 4-speed with O/D; completed the Tour De Normandy in 2018

Declared manufactured in 1962, it looks like this tidy old P4 100 was imported into Britain in 1978 and has had six owners since then. Our vendor acquired the car in January 2012 and has enjoyed using the car during the summer months, doing a few weddings for friends and family in this time.
The car is finished in Old English White, Experian recording a colour change from grey to white in January of 2012. The interior has that wonderful ‘old car’ smell emanating from its beautifully patinated blue leather combined with the fine thin-rimmed steering wheel, wooden dash and ‘R’ monikered foot pedals.
The car shows 74, 830 miles and started first turn of the key at the time of our visit, the big old six pot humming away quietly. Transmission is through a four-speed manual gearbox with O/D.
The bodywork looks to be in sound order with some localised remediation carried out by our vendor during his tenure, including repairs to the inner rear wheel arches, fitment of a new brake servo, pads and master cylinder plus a pair of reconditioned front brake callipers and fuel pump too.
He has taken the car abroad to Northern France on a number of occasions without issue, the car recently completing the Tour Du Normandy in 2018 during which time it won a prize as well as attending the Retro Festival in Caen in 2017.
It is being sold with a workshop manual, V5C, a sheaf of bills and 10 old MOTs plus its recent MOT which runs until January 2021 showing only two minor advisories. 

SOURCE: https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100012180

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.1979 FIAT 126 DE VILLE "ZERO" PROTOTYPE - BRIGHTWELLS AUCTIONS Wednesday 4th March 2020 Leominster Classic Vehicle Sale Easters Court, Leominster

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.1979 FIAT 126 DE VILLE "ZERO" PROTOTYPE
Registration No: YTB 849T
Chassis No: 5191551
Engine No: 7852798
Estimate: No Reserve

Long term ownership; very rare; lots of fun; only being sold due to house move; further photographs to follow

Minimalism in motor-cars these days is practically unknown, with both the so-called “MINI” and the Fiat 500 being grossly over-inflated pastiches of their former selves. If you want to get back to basics and cut out the unnecessary stuff, this Fiat 126-based Zero is the car for you.
One of a handful of prototypes built by Car Craft (prior to a run of as many as 21 ‘production’ kits), this Zero first saw the light of day in 1991 and featured in various magazines of the period. And if you don’t think much of the idea of a car powered by 650cc of throbbing twin-cylinder Fiat-power read the magazine articles on file for this little lot.
“..driving the thing really impresses”, “this little baby is no slouch”, “intoxicating” etc., etc. And those quotes were for this car with a standard 23bhp - 45bhp (and more) is easily attainable.
The people behind Car Craft were highly skilled and produced a well-built and very quirky little car. The magazine reports all praised the build quality as much as they underlined the sheer driving fun.
Our vendor would agree with them, having owned the car since 1999. It is only for sale now as he is moving house and – due to ‘downsizing’ has nowhere to keep it. (Not even an airing cupboard? He must have downsized a lot!)
As it has not had much use in recent years, the vendor handed the car over to his local garage who put it into running order and, he tells us, “it sounds fantastic now”. It will still need some attention to the brakes and there was no time to MOT it, but its all fairly basic stuff and not beyond the capabilities of the average home mechanic.
Offered for sale  - zero reserve, this Fiat-based device is an appealing bit of fun for someone who likes their motoring nice and simple.

SOURCE:https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100012130

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1963 LOTUS ELAN S3 COUPE - SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS Race Retro Sale Saturday 22nd February 2020 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth CV8 2LG

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Saturday 22nd February 2020

Warwickshire Exhibition Centre

Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth CV8 2LG

1963 LOTUS ELAN S3 COUPE

Chassis number:

36/7749

# of cylinders:

4

Transmission:

Manual

Engine capacity:

1588

Body colour:

Blue

LHD/RHD:

Right-hand Drive

Registration number:

VPA 182F

Engine number:

LP11551LBA

Interior colour:

Black

Odometer Reading:

19934

miles

• Only three owners and remarkably less than 20,000 miles
• Smartly finished in French Blue with a classic black interior
• Mechanically recommissioned in 2002 after 30 years in storage
• Further refreshed in 2015 prior to our vendor's purchase
• This little Lotus has many more years of enjoyment to offer

The Series 3 Fixed Head Coupe arrived in 1965 and, in line with Lotus' intention to move upmarket and justify an increase in prices, fit and finish had been improved over the earlier Elans and the Coupe sported a considerably smarter dashboard. The new S3 further benefited from revised windows with frames to reduce cabin noise and of course, the windows were now electrically operated. Powerful, light in weight and endowed with exceptional handling, the Elan proved an immense commercial success for Lotus, slightly fewer than 9,000 being produced by the time production ceased in 1973.

This S3 was purchased new by a Mr David Penney of Dorking as a kit from Lotus agent, Gemini Cars, and built by the engineers at Walker Racing. After circa 19,850 miles had been covered, the car was placed in heated storage, remaining there for 30-or-so years before being re-commissioned around 2002. The tyres, brakes, shock absorbers, exhaust system and suspension donuts were replaced at this time. Mr Penney subsequently sold the Elan in 2005 through the Bonhams Beaulieu auction where it was acquired by its second owner and added to his large collection of British cars. Prior to that sale, it had benefitted from a light refresh including the carburettors, brake callipers, master cylinder, clutch reservoir, flexible hoses, and front suspension bushes. Some ten years later in 2015, the Elan was acquired by our vendor and once again appears to have been used lightly, now with an indicated mileage of 19,934 (atoc). Later knock-on drilled wheels and a metal-sprayed exhaust system are the only listed modifications from factory specification.  It remains smartly finished in Lotus French Blue with a black interior and bronze carpets and is supplied with its purchase invoice, and all bills for subsequent work, the owners' handbook, and a very short list of owners.

Quite rightly, the Lotus Elan is today regarded as one of the finest British sports cars of all time and the S3 Coupe is arguably the most beautiful of all the early Elans. It seems to us that this little Lotus has been asleep too long and is now ready for the next chapter in its life

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