A 1936 Triumph Monte Carlo set a new world record price when it went under the Charterhouse hammer in their auction of classic cars, motorbikes & automobilia selling for £32,800.
“The Triumph attracted a good deal of pre sale interest having hit the local and nation press with its great story of having been in the same family ownership since 1951. It cost the vendor £180 which as a young Naval officer was his uniform allowance, but clearly provided a longer service than his uniform!” Commented Matthew Whitney. “During this long ownership, the car travelled abroad on numerous occasions including a trip over the Alps and into Italy in 1958. However, by the late 1960’s time had taken its toll on the vehicle and it was laid up until 2000 when an extensive restoration was undertaken at a cost in excess of £50,000, when again it proved to be a trusty steed giving memorable days out until the vendor sadly passed away in 2005.”
The Triumph, which was garaged up in the Lake District was then trailered down for the Charterhouse sale by the family who were no longer able to keep and use the car and wanted the let a new owner become the next trustee. On the saleday, there were several telephone bids booked on the vehicle, but the hammer fell to a West Country private collector.
Also in the sale, which was almost a complete sell out in times which some auctioneers are finding difficult, a Jaguar MKII Jaguar with the highly desirable 3.8 litre engine sold for just under £20,000, a 1931 Armstrong Siddeley 15hp Tourer sold for just over £19,000, a similar 1926 Armstrong Siddeley Launderlette £11,000, a 1963 Bentley S3 saloon, which had been stored since the hot summer of 1976 and now requiring some re-commissioning £6,300, a 1960’s Healey Sports Boat, which was particularly well admired during the viewing, sold to a new captain at £5,400 having been underbid by the owners of a similar period Healey motor car and a 1953 Royal Enfield Model G, which had been barn stored since the early 1980’s sold for £1,350. In the automobilia, a set of brass petrol measures sold for £420, a set of graduated spanners £115, a National Motorists Association badge £175, a Royal Doulton motoring mug £490, a Lalique car mascot in the form of a perch £230, a pair of Lucas P100 headlamps £450, an enamel Book Here For Royal Blue Automobile Services sign £350 and a set of collectors silver ingots decorated with cars £320.
Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their next auction of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia which is to held at the prestigious Bristol Classic Car Show at Shepton Mallet on Sunday 8th February.For further information regarding this sale, please contact Matthew Whitney at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS 01935 812277.
Auction info www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk