Garage sale! Collection of rusting classic cars including 1970s Jaguar E Types and 1950s AC Ace Bristols is tipped to sell for £200,000 after 50 years in the shed
- The dilapidated ‘classic’ cars were found piled up and languishing in a garage
- The rust-covered vehicles had been picked up by the homeowner since the 1970s
A collection of rusty ‘classic’ cars is tipped to sell for over £200,000 after languishing in a garage for 50 years.
The derelict engines were found stacked on top of each other in the outbuilding in the backyard of a semi-detached house.
It featured three 1970 Jaguar E Types and three 1950s AC Ace Bristol cars piled three high. Next to them was a 1951 Land Rover Series that had sunk into the mud.
The rust-covered vehicles had been in the shed since the early 1970s after being picked up by the homeowner.
A 1969 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 SII Roadster covered in yellow rust is among the ‘classic’ cars tipped to sell for over £200,000
The dilapidated engines were found stacked on top of each other in the outbuilding in the backyard of a semi-detached house
A 1951 Land Rover Series, sunk in the mud, was one of the classic cars that took two days to carefully pull out of the shed
If the cars had been in pristine condition they could potentially be worth £800,000
It took two days to carefully remove the vehicles from the shed one by one using a forklift and an excavator.
All cars need major restoration but can still be sold for a total of £200,000. If they had been in pristine condition they could potentially be worth £800,000.
They are sold with no reserve price at Anglia Car Auctions, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
Auctioneer Guy Snelling said: ‘It’s amazing what you find in this lane, but to get there and see these classic cars stacked three high was very special.
All cars need major restoration but can still be sold for a total of £200,000
A 1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 SII FHC has been in the barn since the early 1970s and has been picked up by the home owner
This 1969 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster SII. Seven British classic cars found piled up in a small shed
The rust-covered vehicles had been in the shed since the early 1970s after being picked up by the homeowner
They are sold with no reserve price at Anglia Car Auctions in King’s Lynn, Norfolk (photo: a 1955 AC Aceca found in a suburban garage)
A 1957 AC Ace Bristol is one of three found three high in the barn
A 1955 AC Aceca found in the garage was carefully removed from the shed using a forklift and backhoe
“The cars have been there since the 1970s and it took us two days to carefully pull them out with a forklift and backhoe.
“It is very special to find three Jaguar E-Types and three ACs.
“One of the AC Ace Bristols was owned by Betty Haig, a prominent 1960s racing driver.
“The cars have no reserves, but I think sales could bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds.
“If they had been in good condition you would have paid £700,000 to £800,000.”
The collection includes two 1970 Jaguar E-Type roadsters, a 1970 Jaguar E-Type FHC S2, a 1955 AC Aceca, a 1957 AC Ace Bristol, a 1959 AC Ace and a 1959 Land Rover Series I 80-inch 1951.
The sale will take place on August 19.