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We have sold many motorcars for clients, and offer a competitive brokerage service to ensure your car gets the attention it deserves, using a network of contacts, targeted advertising, beautiful photography and film, together with well researched descriptions, we have achieved great results, by accurately and carefully, describing the cars we offer.
We also buy and trade, and can help with valuations or advise on adding to an existing collection.
This is what our previous clients have said about our service:
‘A word of thanks to Walter Heale of Historic Motorcar Workshops. His diligence has resulted in a very satisfactory sale of one of my vintage cars, against all the odds, trustworthy and competent.’ S Richardson.
‘Walter is the ‘go-to man’ if you want a proper, straight-down-the-line deal, for your vintage car’ J Dudley
‘Walter has sold my Edwardian Peugeot for a most satisfactory price. Highly recommended and very pleased.’ P Mayhead
Cars For Sale
1936 RILEY NINE SPECIAL - £22,950
This beautiful 1936 Riley, started life as a 12/ 4 model whilst the running gear is all from the lauded nine, with a desirable preselector box.
In super condition throughout and continuously maintained, this might be the ideal European tourer, with its sprightly performance and full weather equipment to include hood and side screens.
Running very well indeed, with great brakes, the wheels have recently been refurbished and sits well on nice Blockley triple stud tyres.
There is a large history file accompanying the car and there is no doubt that the car has been both well used and cared for in its previous ownerships.
Representing great value , this is such a useable and stylish entry to vintage motoring!
1933 MG L1/2 - £39,995
This rare MG L1 to L2 Magna has been fastidiously restored, with it’s beautiful flowing lines and six cylinder engine, it was a step above the four cylinder T models, boasting a small yet powerful engine with its cross flow cylinder head and underslung chassis sharing many of the basic parts from the racy K series , albeit with a narrower track and lack of extra tuning or blower.
Indeed the L1/ 2 offered would make a fantastic touring car as is, or provide the perfect basis to tune further , add a blower and cycle wings and go racing !
We have enjoyed the car on various events from the Vintage London rally to more recently in France at Journees de automne.
In absolutely stunning condition throughout, the rebuild has stood the test of time and remains in near concours condition throughout , the seats now have a delightful patina but elsewhere is like new, the car sits on a fairly recent set of Blockley tyres and offers a huge amount of fun for the asking price .
1927 SALMSON AL - £28,950
This delightfully proportioned Salmson was built by the Billancourt factory in 1923, with its design loosely based upon the early GN cyclecar, which Salmson once produced under license. It was no surprise then, to find the model equipped with a lightweight chassis and stylish and skimpy coachwork. Whilst the chain drive had been dropped for a fixed differential and a clever pushrod engine by Emilie Petit, which featured a single pushrod per cylinder, that actuates both inlet and exhaust valves, a neat and clever design with its economy of moving parts!
This particular AL has had a large amount of restoration work, rebuilt from the chassis up by a previous owner, with a fully rebuilt engine with new white metalling by John Kirby; the gearbox was also rebuilt with a taller 2nd gear, and wheels were also rebuilt on beaded edge rims with new Waymaster tyres.
More recently, the AL has received further work, including a set of beautiful new wings in aluminium, along with various coachwork modifications and a full repaint in period-correct cellulose paint.
To sum up, this is a very pretty French Light car, with its skiff style coachwork, mahogany decking and tasteful detail, running very well indeed, it would be a great vintage car for VSCC events, indeed, my good friend Ivan Dutton has had much success on trials hills in his Salmson, will you be joining in with my Salmson this season ?!!
1931 AUSTIN 7 ULSTER - £48,950
Genuine factory EA Sports; rare and lovely; loads of history; original body and engine; a well-known example
Bournemouth registered at the end of December 1931, this splendid factory Ulster comes with a considerable history, including photos of it when it was owned by the Dixon family during this period.
The car was known to the family as 'Ganymede' or 'Gany' for short, and was owned by them from new, or nearly new until the outbreak of War. The family were able to buy it back just after the War, painted in Cammo colours and lined with dog flees!!
It was soon dusted off, the original Cream and Green paintwork rejuvinated thanks to some scalding water and the car then presented for an early VSCC concours event.
Registered LJ 4831, it continued active service, with photos from a VSCC rally, thought to have been in 1948 sitting in the file. Just four years later, the original Buff Logbook shows its owner as a Mr Wick in Purley, Surrey, the car changing hands regularly until 1970 by which time it was living in Harpenden in the hands of Geoff Clamp - well-known in Ulster circles. He owned two, both of which were containerised and sent to Australia.
After clearing customs in November 1977, it was acquired by Peter Evendon, then Graham Steinfort and then Doug Veel who kept it for 14 years. Veel was to sell the car to a Seven enthusiast in Japan, stating that in 2003 it had never been fully restored and was 'all as the good Lord (Austin) made it'.....although it had been painted black, from its original cream and green livery.
In the early 1990s while in Australia, Bob Booth rebuilt the engine, which at the time had a new Phoenix pressure-fed crankshaft fitted with Renault pistons and rods.
The body number behind the gearbox is clear to read as #167, the engine number is 141331 which looks correct for the period and it is fitted with a genuine Ulster 10-stud reinforced block and rare '9B' type head. It also retains a correct Updraft Solex carb. The V5C quotes the Car Number B4-5637 as the chassis number, the chassis number in this case being 142438 according to the A7CA Register.
The body has the larger rolled edge and multiple strengthening plates on the inside of the tail suggesting considerable originality.
By 2010 the car had moved to Connecticut in the US in the hands of Murray Smith. Bills on file show the work that he did during his ownership which included a new tonneau to complement the correct hood that the car still retains.
Since then, the car has been correctly re-imported back into the UK and repatriated with its original number LJ 4831. Within the paperwork comes a current V5C and copies of photos
1928 BUGATTI T37 - POA
SV8330 / Chassis-BC109
Introduced in November of 1925, the Bugatti Type 37 was an instant hit, with svelte lines, its chassis and bodywork emulated that of its larger brother the Type 35, this lightweight racing car offered much of the excitement of the eight cylinder car in a powerful four cylinder package, reliable, fast and capable of winning international races, or using as an everyday sportscar, it is readily apparent why this model was in such demand when manufactured and why that continues to be the case today.
The car offered today is chassis number BC109, studiously built up by Paul Devitt over many years. The original kit was sourced from Ernie Allen, with the utmost attention to detail and using the best specialists. The result is a fantastic road or racing car, totally correct and conforming to the original Molsheim designs.
Whilst the car has many smaller original parts, the vast majority are of more recent construction, with many parts supplied by the renowned Brineton Engineering. The chassis is by the late Alan Wragg, again well known for producing fine and accurate copies of the original chassis frames. Indeed, this chassis is now well over 30 years old!
The history files are exhaustive, with detailed notes on every aspect of the cars construction, with other parts sourced from Ivan Dutton, Robin Townsend and Ernie Allen, Bugatti club luminaries, one and all and the car was accepted by the Bugatti owners club as conforming to a type manufactured in 1926 and accordingly issued the number BC109, during 2017 the car was checked by the DVLA and they were happy with the provenance of BC 109 (letter on file), as such the car is road registered as a Bugatti Type 37with a current UK V5.
Recent maintenance works have been undertaken by vintage specialists Benjamin M Brown Ltd, and the car is in superb order throughout, with a beautiful set of new beaded edge wheels by Richards bros, on Blockley tyres. The car is on the button and ready for adventure!
With prices of totally original cars now beyond many enthusiasts, this beautifully constructed car offers all the excitement and driving pleasure, at a fraction of the price of a numbers matching example, regularly driven, BC109 is a willing companion on the road and track, and of course is always much admired.
In my opinion, a highly desirable car, perfectly balanced to drive, lightweight and poised, its handling and steering is aided by the early beaded edge wheels, and in many ways, it represents the purest shape of Grand Prix Bugatti, with its slim radiator, set well back, narrow bonnet and delicate wheels. BC 109 is a delight!
1958 LANCIA AURELIA 6th SERIES B20 GT - POA
Understated, beautifully balanced and highly collectable, the B20 GT remains one of the most admired classic GT cars of the post-war era. A landmark of Italian automotive design, the 1958 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 6th Series is celebrated for its elegance, innovation and grand touring capability.
1950 LAND ROVER 80 - £36,000
Offered publicly for sale, for the first time, this two-owner from new 1950 Land Rover series one, must be one of the most original examples of its type available.
Completely un-messed with, since being found by its second owner, it has been carefully conserved, importantly retaining all its original features, these include the chassis, bulkhead and all panels, the paint remains the original with only one outer wing replaced in the mid 1960s, the seats retain there original coverings and are preserved under clear seat covers, the wear and patina is really quite astounding as is the care with which the preservation has been undertaken, whilst much work has been undertaken by the present Land Rover enthusiast owner, heavier mechanical works were entrusted to the world renowned Dunsfold Collection.
MJH 821 is now in beautiful mechanical and driving condition, whilst retaining and enjoying her years of wear and patina. I truly believe that to find another such beautifully preserved example would be very hard to achieve. The details on this car are phenomenal and untouched, and to really appreciate how special MJH is, viewings are highly recommended.
Originally purchased new and first registered on the 12th of December 1950 by a Farmer at that time located in Horley, he then moved to a Farm near Liskeard where MJH was used until a mechanical issue, meant it was pushed to the back of the ubiquitous Farmers barn, it wasn’t until 2010 that it passed to the second owner, loved and cherished by him it is now offered on the open market for the first time since 1950!
FRAZER NASH COLMORE - POA
A rare and charismatic British sports car, the Frazer Nash Colmore captures the spirit of pre-war motoring with its lightweight construction and purposeful design. Known for its lively performance and distinctive engineering, it features the marque’s trademark chain-driven transmission and open-top bodywork. With its elegant proportions, wire wheels and engaging driving experience, the Colmore is a highly collectable example of Frazer Nash’s sporting heritage and early motorsport influence.