Barn Find Bikes Discovered by Charterhouse

Every classic car and motorcycle collector dreams about coming across a barn full of old items, and Charterhouse Auctioneers have unearthed such a barn contents which will be sold their classic car and motorcycle auction on Sunday 10th February.
“It is a truly amazing discovery and the motorcycles have been amassed by one Dorset family. Ripe for restoration is a 1923 Matchless J Type motorcycle with sidecar, which has been in the same family ownership since new!” Commented Matthew Whitney. “We occasionally joke about old vehicles with one owner from new, but one family ownership for nearly 100 is the longest ownership I have ever come across.”
The Dorset barns are now being emptied due to their immanent sale after the passing of a family member. The 1923 Matchless pulled out of the barn has an 855cc vee twin engine which was a large engine in its day. In addition to this Matchless motorcycle, there are also several other large vee twin motorcycles from the 1920’s in barn find condition along with various spare engines, frames, tanks and other parts now looking to be restored. Rarely do such as these Pioneer motorcycles come on the market in original condition and they will represent a fantastic opportunity for collectors to buy a piece of early motorcycle history.
Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for this auction of classic cars and motorcycles on Sunday 10th February. The sale is being held at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
To arrange a free home visit or for more information regarding this auction  please contact Matthew Whitney, Associate Partner at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email on mw@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk





Barn find and one family owned since new – a 1923 Matchless J Type with rare sidecar £5,000-7,000
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Car Auction is a Triumph



Soon the days will be getting longer and the sun will warm us all up more quickly. No doubt convertible classic cars will start to come out of their winter hibernation, like the bright yellow Triumph Stag going under the Charterhouse hammer in their classic car auction on Sunday 10th February.
“For many years the Triumph Stag has been associated with engine troubles. However, this tended to be for badly maintained cars – if you do not maintain any car you are guaranteed trouble!” Commented Matthew. “And I should know as I have owned several Stages over the years all of which have provided comfortable drop top classic car driving with the burble of their V8 engines.” 
The 1972 Yellow Triumph Stag finished in Mimosa yellow has undergone an extensive restoration process. It is fitted with the very desirable manual gearbox with overdrive in 3rd and 4th gears for touring and extra economy. Having been owned by the vendors for the last 7 years, it is now up for auction due to lack of use, having covered only 300 miles in the last 3 years. Estimated at £6,000-7,000 it will provide it new owner with plenty of smiles per miles.
Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their New Year programme of auctions including an auction of Beswick, Royal Doulton, pictures, prints, maps, books and antiques in January followed by classic cars and motorcycles in February.
To arrange a free home visit or for more information regarding these auctions  please contact Matthew Whitney, Associate Partner at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email on mw@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk

Spring and Summer are coming – this Triumph Stag is being sold by Charterhouse in their February classic car auction £6,000-7,000
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Little Car with a Big Price

A 1966 Mini Cooper sold for double its estimate at the Charterhouse sale of classic cars at The Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet on Sunday 4th November.

“This Mini Cooper had all the right ingredients to bring big bucks on the sale day and it did not disappoint. It was recently pulled out of a garage in near Bournemouth where its first and only owner put it into back in the hot summer of 1976. He worked on cruise ships and as a result was often away at sea which resulted in it travelling just over 22,000 miles in 10 years.” Commented Matthew Whitney. “Despite the sale day morning starting with snow and flooding, there were several hundred buyers at the auction along with telephone and live internet bidders. Bidding on the Mini started at £8,000 and quickly climbed to £16,000 when the hammer fell to a collector of Mini’s.”
Elsewhere, in the auction, a Jaguar E Type Roadster sold for £28,000, a 1972 Vanden Plas 1300 £4,500, a 1970 MG 1300 £4,000, a 1978 Karmann Beetle cabriolet (left hand drive) £6,000, a 1937 Morris 8 £5,300, a 1960 MGA roadster £16,500, and a 1966 Ford Transit £3,000. Requiring restoration were a barn find 1935 Armstrong Siddeley which sold for £2,700, a Rover 12, again another barn find, £2,300 and a 1930 MG M Type Le Man replica, requiring finishing for £7,200.
Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their busy programme of auctions including coins, medals, stamps, model toys and collectors items in December followed by an auction of pictures, prints and books in January and then classic cars in February.
To arrange a free home visit or for more information regarding these auctions  please contact Matthew Whitney, Associate Partner at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email on enquiry@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk

Matthew Whitney and the 1966 Mini Cooper, one owner and just over 22,000 miles from new, sold for £16,000
A 1973 Jaguar E Type Roadster sold for £28,000
A 1935 Armstrong Siddeley barn find project sold for £2,700
A 1972 Vanden Plas 1300 sold for £4,500
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