The latest auction from Bonhams MPH didn’t disappoint those expecting the usual range of promising projects, top quality icons, or something more eccentric. A number of cars were offered from a collector and racing driver, adding a few more motorsports and engineering showcases than usual.
The first car to line up under the hammer was a superb 1936 Riley 12/4 Kestrel, which would also be the first of some other British pre-war classics including a 1928 Singer Junior, which sold for £9000, and a 1931 Standard 9hp for £14,062. Moving forward in years, we also saw a 1952 Lagonda 2.6 DHC sell for £76,000, while a couple of 1960s Triumphs, an Austin-Healey 3000, and even a 1969 Lotus Seven S3 all sold between £20,000 and £50,000. The most remarkable was…