THE CLASSIC SALE 22nd & 23rd MARCH 2025

46 The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2025 iconicauctioneers.com • Purchased in 1951 in New York by a British officer on the Queen Mary, who kept it in New York for 18-24 months in order to avoid British import duties. After this, the Dodge was transported on the Queen Mary to Southampton and probably had to also keep it in the UK for a period before selling it without import duties •Subsequently sold to its first UK owner in Torquay through Sansom’s Central Garage in Paignton, Devon, for the then considerable sum of £600 • In 2006, ongoing maintenance suggested that more in-depth works were required, with the decision made that a comprehensive restoration should begin with Barry Hodson Motorsport being commissioned to complete the rebuild without concern to cost •Over the following few years the Dodge body was fully rebuilt, replacement panels manufactured and the engine totally overhauled including a ground and balanced crank together with the rods and pistons alongside a stripped and checked gearbox to ensure that all was as it should be. At the same time the interior was refreshed as required and returned to its original period order A piece of 1950s Americana with a history to 1956 and believe the only Dodge Meadowbrook currently registered in the UK. Seller Rating: 88 / 135 «««¶¶ Registration: LOW 661 Chassis No.: 31890939 Estimate: £12,000 - £15,000 Specialist: Charles Smalley Telephone No: 07421 007866 Lot 168 1953 Dodge Meadowbrook 4-Door Saloon • Purchased by our vendor in 2018 from marque specialists who had fully restored and re-trimmed the car and the invoice for £22,700 is in the history file •He intended to tour Europe with the little Morris and immediately tasked Charles Ware’s Minor Centre with fitting a number of upgrades (£4,200) which are listed on our website •With our vendor for seven years and used as intended including a 3,500 mile European tour in Autumn 2018, as a wedding car in 2020 and otherwise garaged in Cornwall since • Fitted with a towbar/bracket to support a bicycle rack • It was delivered to our pre-auction storage facility by our vendor who drove 300 miles from Cornwall for nine hours overnight - now that’s confidence •Beautifully presented in Porcelain Green over a superb tan leather interior, we encourage your inspection of this very special Minor soft-top at our NEC Sale A simply remarkable Series 3 Minor Convertible that represents an investment of over £27,000 and it shows. Seller Rating: 107 / 135 ««««¶ Registration: 748 SDV Chassis No.: M-AT3/944974 Estimate: £12,000 - £15,000 Specialist: Richard Greenhalgh Telephone No: 07948 152921 Lot 169 1962 Morris Minor Convertible Series 3 (948cc) More Details Lot 168 Bid On Lot 168 More Details Lot 169 Bid On Lot 169