A 1971 Jaguar E-type V12 Coupe once owned by footballing legend George Best will go under the hammer at H&H Auctions’ Duxford sale, which takes place at the museum on 14 October – though much of the furore surrounding the sale will be focussed on the Richard Colton charity Ferraris, which feature in the current issue of C&SC (October 2015).
The E-type is expected to fetch as much as £60,000, and was famously used to drive out of Old Trafford following a row with Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty. He owned the Jag for a further three years, before selling it in 1974.
In addition to the 250GT SWB and 275GTB/4, the E-type will be joined by another interesting Big Cat, this time a Broadspeed XJ12 C. The experimental car is the eighth of its type to be built and was used as John Steed’s famous mount in The New Avengers television series. Despite looking the part sitting on extra wide alloy wheels, the car is in need of full restoration due to being dry stored for a number of years. It’s expected to sell for £10-12,000.
Even more rare is the 1971 Aston Martin DBS V8 Sotheby Special, which has recently been unearthed after being hidden away for more than 40 years. The car is the first of three Aston Martin DBS V8 chassis re-bodied by Ogle Design, and was put on display at the Montreal Motor Show and Geneva Salon in 1972.
