Sir Winston Churchill’s Land-Rover may have been the star at Cheffins’ 20 October sale, but it wasn’t the only interesting lot at an auction that was dominated by farm and heavy machinery.
Cars were few and far between, though there were still some highlights such as this Youngtimer 1985 Opel Monza GSE. The Opel equivalent of the Vauxhall Senator, the big coupé featured a 3-litre straight-six and rear-wheel drive. It sold for just £1200.
Meanwhile, for vintage car fans there was a 1933 847cc Morris Minor van. Apparently last used in 2009, the interior was said to have fallen victim to mice, but it came with 12 months’ MoT and sold for £5700.
There were several more peculiar items, too, such as a 1934 Leyland Cub FK Fire Engine. Its career had started in the brigade before it was drafted into action as a farm’s irrigation pump.