Nigel Havers Cars Go To Auction On 24th March 2024
At the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show on Sunday 24th March 2024 Classic Car Auctions are delighted to present to auction two cars from the personal Collection of British Actor Nigel Havers, long term client and friend of the auction house.
The cars are a 1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2-Litre Series 2 Roadster and a 2013 Mercedes-Benz S350 Bluetec and will be presented by Nigel himself at the Sunday Auction at the Practical Classics and Restoration Show Sale, NEC Birmingham.
Nigel Havers is seen as something of a British national treasure. He was born as the younger son of Michael Havers, QC, a Conservative MP for Wimbledon, Attorney General and Lord High Chancellor of England. Nigel Havers film roles include Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire which earned him a BAFTA nomination; as Rd. Rawlins in the Empire of the Sun; and as Ronny in A Passage to India. Television roles include Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don’t Wait Up and Lewis Archer in Coronation Street between 2009 and 2019 and of course The Charmer.
Mr Havers now hosts the BBCs The Bidding Room in which members of the public get expert advice on selling their antiques and collectables to a panel five dealers who then battle each other to buy items brought in by the public. So, he is no stranger to the auction world.
He is also a proud advocate of classic car motoring and the list of vehicles he has owned is extensive – including a Ford Anglia that was his first car, an MGB, and his most recent purchase – a 2010 Bentley Continental GT.
His 1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2-Litre Series 2 Roadster is a very attractive example of this classic British icon. Original RHD UK supplied Series 2 Roadster with a manual gearbox. Super smooth Straight Six 4.2 litre giving 240 bhp and a top speed of 151 mph, some going for 1970. Stunning looking in Signal Red with a Black leather interior and Black soft top and sitting on chrome wires.
It comes to sale with a lovely history file and has been fastidiously maintained. Recently the total rear end was rebuilt including the prop shaft joints and the car had the benefit of a brake up-grade. The E-Type had a repaint some three years ago and now “punches above its weight,” says Simon Langsdale who consigned the car.
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