A 1967 Series 1 Jaguar E-type led a desirable group of UK-built classics when it sold for £44,362 at Anglia Car Auctions King’s Lynn sale on 6 April.
The roadster, which had started life as a fixed-head coupé, featured Coopercraft brakes, adjustable rear shock absorbers, a triple-Weber-carburettor conversion and a stainless-steel exhaust.
Second in the results went to a 1952 Bentley MkVI Donington special by Johnard. Its 4566cc engine had been subject to a £6k overhaul and the two-seater was also fitted with a Jaguar limited-slip differential.
Third-placed sale went to a 1956 Triumph TR3, which made £26,985, just under its lower estimate of £28,500.
It was repatriated from California in 1996 and restored from 1998-2000, a job that included preparing the machine for classic rallying.
The Triumph came with receipts for the work totaling £90k and a competition pedigree with victories in the 2005 Monte-Carlo Winter Challenge and the 2003 HRCR Road Rally Championship.
