South West Vehicle Auctions - some nice looking cars!!

Darcydog · 23rd January 2021, 21:20

January’s Auction now been put back to Friday 26th March for obvious reasons - but they do seem to have some really nice vehicles going though!

Lot 9 is a nice looking 75 SE 75 V6 2000 with a warrented 78,491 miles and loads of history.

Lot 8 is a nice little Metro GS with a warranted 46,500

Lot 17 has me drooling

And at the estimated sale price Lot 18 - what looks to be quite a nice MGF is very tempting if I were to be having my third mid life crisis.

Absolutely love Lot 49 - a gorgeous Austin 3litre Auto - seriously cannot remember seeing one of these for decades - let alone one as nice as this with such good history. They say she is “no show queen” but is number 9907 of 9992 cars produced. Never popular in their day - I think she looks great now.

And if Wes (Dallas) is about - Lot 63 is what looks to be a very tasty looking Ford Capri Laser.

Lots of interesting vehicles up for sale. I’m not connected to the auction house in any way but have spent a few hours there with my sons who have bought some great cars.

If and when we can all visit again - they serve a great breakfast as well.

macafee2 · 24th January 2021, 06:50

It is nice to see these old cars surviving. I know they do not have the ability of todays cars but certainly the Daimler must bring a smile to the drivers face

https://swva.co.uk/classic-car/daimler-250-v8-1965/

https://swva.co.uk/classic-car/austi...tre-auto-1971/

https://swva.co.uk/classic-car/ford-capri-laser-1985/

macafee2

coolguy · 24th January 2021, 11:23

SWA have a habit of showing "come and get me " estimates. That Daimler should fetch north of £8,000 and probably will. At their last auction, they had an Austin A110 Westminster, a Wolseley 6/110 and a Van Den Plas 4 litre R which I was interested in. Estimates ranged from £6,000 for the latter and £9,000 for the others. They fetched between £12 and £14k each.

Don't get your hopes up!

COLVERT · 24th January 2021, 11:48

Since 1976 I've bought all the families cars at the south west auctions. ( Bridgwater, mainly. ) My present R 75 came from there and my wife's Citroen C4.

If might be called luck but I've not yet bought a bad car at the auctions.

COLVERT · 25th January 2021, 09:31

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Originally Posted by coolguy

SWA have a habit of showing "come and get me " estimates. That Daimler should fetch north of £8,000 and probably will. At their last auction, they had an Austin A110 Westminster, a Wolseley 6/110 and a Van Den Plas 4 litre R which I was interested in. Estimates ranged from £6,000 for the latter and £9,000 for the others. They fetched between £12 and £14k each.

Don't get your hopes up!

Back in the 1960's and 1970's I had an A99 for two years and a A110 for ten years.--I really liked the free wheel unit where you could change gear without touching the clutch.- By taking your foot off the throttle the car would simply coast.

Lancpudn · 25th January 2021, 11:15

Dear me! That 3ltr Austin is beautiful

Cracking condition too.

coolguy · 25th January 2021, 11:37

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Originally Posted by COLVERT

Back in the 1960's and 1970's I had an A99 for two years and a A110 for ten years.--I really liked the free wheel unit where you could change gear without touching the clutch.- By taking your foot off the throttle the car would simply coast.

I learnt to drive in an Austin A99 Westminster with the overdrive on all 3 gears - effectively a 6 speed box. Beautiful ca owned by my father, who replaced it with a Wolseley 6/110 Mk11 automatic. He then moved on to SD1s and a Series 3 Jaguar Sovereign, which I still have. All great cars with personality, unlike today's modern euroboxes.

COLVERT · 25th January 2021, 19:34

My memory of the gear box was overdrive on second and top making it, in my mind, one of the first cars to have a five speed gear box.

You could also pull a handle out to switch off the free wheel unit and make it a standard three speed box for descending hills.

The clutch was only used to pull away in first gear so the driven plate had virtually no loading or wear on it.

I had to take the gear box off as a poorly designed part inside it had to be replaced. Austin had re-designed the part and beefed it up to avoid any other problems.

By then I had 100,000 miles plus on the clock. I had, before the strip down, bought a new clutch plate. The difference in thickness between the old and new was barely one thou.---

I managed to get my money back on it.--

MissMoppet · 26th January 2021, 12:35

That Austin 3 litre . . . 1st prize for the ugliest car ever produced? Don't think I've ever seen one, but looks very similar to the 1800? If so I drove one once to Heathrow and because of the clutch I could hardly walk when we arrived. Felt I'd driven a Churchill tank.

COLVERT · 26th January 2021, 13:01

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Originally Posted by MissMoppet

That Austin 3 litre . . . 1st prize for the ugliest car ever produced? Don't think I've ever seen one, but looks very similar to the 1800? If so I drove one once to Heathrow and because of the clutch I could hardly walk when we arrived. Felt I'd driven a Churchill tank.

The clutch was normal as per the Austin Westminster.

Same engine slightly tuned up.

Strange feature. One row of cylinder head bolts passed straight through the cast in inlet manifold.--The inlet gases flowed past either side of the bolts body.---

The head bolts can be seen in the picture of the engine.

23rd January 2021, 21:20	#1
Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	South West Vehicle Auctions - some nice looking cars!! January’s Auction now been put back to Friday 26th March for obvious reasons - but they do seem to have some really nice vehicles going though! Lot 9 is a nice looking 75 SE 75 V6 2000 with a warrented 78,491 miles and loads of history. Lot 8 is a nice little Metro GS with a warranted 46,500 Lot 17 has me drooling And at the estimated sale price Lot 18 - what looks to be quite a nice MGF is very tempting if I were to be having my third mid life crisis. Absolutely love Lot 49 - a gorgeous Austin 3litre Auto - seriously cannot remember seeing one of these for decades - let alone one as nice as this with such good history. They say she is “no show queen” but is number 9907 of 9992 cars produced. Never popular in their day - I think she looks great now. And if Wes (Dallas) is about - Lot 63 is what looks to be a very tasty looking Ford Capri Laser. Lots of interesting vehicles up for sale. I’m not connected to the auction house in any way but have spent a few hours there with my sons who have bought some great cars. If and when we can all visit again - they serve a great breakfast as well.

25th January 2021, 11:15	#6
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,576 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	Dear me! That 3ltr Austin is beautiful Cracking condition too. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

26th January 2021, 12:35	#9
MissMoppet Posted a thing or two R 75 Tourer diesel Conny 2002, V6 Conny saloon petrol 2003 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Taunton Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 212 Thanked 406 Times in 223 Posts	That Austin 3 litre . . . 1st prize for the ugliest car ever produced? Don't think I've ever seen one, but looks very similar to the 1800? If so I drove one once to Heathrow and because of the clutch I could hardly walk when we arrived. Felt I'd driven a Churchill tank. __________________ Rover 75 Tourer Conny 2002 remapped 160 auto, R75 V6 2.5L auto Connoisseur 2003

24th January 2021, 06:50	#2
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,925 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	It is nice to see these old cars surviving. I know they do not have the ability of todays cars but certainly the Daimler must bring a smile to the drivers face https://swva.co.uk/classic-car/daimler-250-v8-1965/ https://swva.co.uk/classic-car/austi...tre-auto-1971/ https://swva.co.uk/classic-car/ford-capri-laser-1985/ macafee2

24th January 2021, 11:23	#3
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	SWA have a habit of showing "come and get me " estimates. That Daimler should fetch north of £8,000 and probably will. At their last auction, they had an Austin A110 Westminster, a Wolseley 6/110 and a Van Den Plas 4 litre R which I was interested in. Estimates ranged from £6,000 for the latter and £9,000 for the others. They fetched between £12 and £14k each. Don't get your hopes up!

24th January 2021, 11:48	#4
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Since 1976 I've bought all the families cars at the south west auctions. ( Bridgwater, mainly. ) My present R 75 came from there and my wife's Citroen C4. If might be called luck but I've not yet bought a bad car at the auctions.

25th January 2021, 19:34	#8
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	My memory of the gear box was overdrive on second and top making it, in my mind, one of the first cars to have a five speed gear box. You could also pull a handle out to switch off the free wheel unit and make it a standard three speed box for descending hills. The clutch was only used to pull away in first gear so the driven plate had virtually no loading or wear on it. I had to take the gear box off as a poorly designed part inside it had to be replaced. Austin had re-designed the part and beefed it up to avoid any other problems. By then I had 100,000 miles plus on the clock. I had, before the strip down, bought a new clutch plate. The difference in thickness between the old and new was barely one thou.--- I managed to get my money back on it.--