THE CLASSIC SALE 21st & 22nd March 2026

+ buyer’s premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT) 33 •Sold by H.A.Saunders Ltd, Worcester in April 1960, it’s finished in Tartan Red with a red and gold brocade vinyl interior, retaining correct early features including sliding windows, pull-cord door handles, floor-mounted push-button starter and period-correct steel wheels • It’s a Deluxe spec which includes chrome bumper over-riders, chrome window surround trim, full carpeting (instead of rubber mats), opening rear quarter-light windows, a passenger sun visor, rear side bin lights, a heater, and windscreen washers • Powered by the original 34bhp 848cc A-Series engine driving the front wheels via a 4-speed manual gearbox, right-hand drive, light and characterful on the road as intended • Fitted with auxiliary spot lights and supplied with new floor mats, while otherwise retaining a high level of originality with features such as the (rare) original glass windscreen washer bottle •Supplied with a British Motor Museum Heritage Certificate • This charming and increasingly rare early Mini is tax and MOT exempt and represents a delightful opportunity to own a proper early example A rare, early-production Austin Seven Deluxe from April 1960, highly original and presented in an attractive period colour scheme. Seller Rating: 80 / 135 ««« Registration: 897 AUY Chassis No.: AA2S726039 Estimate: £8,000 - £10,000 Specialist: Stacey Williams Telephone No: 07472 250306 Lot 154 1960 Austin Seven Deluxe (Mini) •A unique, bespoke MINI Clubman Cooper S Automatic, completed in 2011 to an exceptional specification and believed to be among the most expensive Clubman models ever commissioned •Registered to Mary Austin at Garden Lodge, Kensington, Freddie Mercury’s legendary home and one of London’s most iconic private residences and inherited by Mary Austin upon his death — a MINI of rare provenance, cultural significance and collector-grade appeal •Supplied new by Park Lane MINI, London, at a cost of approximately £44,600, incorporating an extraordinary £28,000 of factory special options • Finished in a one-off, special-order exterior colour, reputed to have cost £10,000 alone, ensuring absolute exclusivity • John Cooper Works upgrades throughout, including JCW body styling, suspension, alloy wheels and uprated braking system • Immaculate interior appointments featuring Grey Hide upholstery, Alcantara headlining and Harman Kardon premium audio, together with numerous bespoke refinements •Showing just 1,963 miles from new, remaining in outstanding condition throughout Single registered keeper from new – Mary Austin, the former fiancée, lifelong confidante and closest companion of Freddie Mercury . Seller Rating: 129 / 135 ««««« Registration: LG11 XYK Chassis No.: WMWZG32060TZ04030 Estimate: £22,000 - £26,000 Specialist: Charles Smalley Telephone No: 07421 007866 Lot 155 2011 MINI Cooper S (R56) Clubman - Ex-Mary Austin, Freddie Mercury’s Lifelong Confidante More Details Lot 154 Bid On Lot 154 More Details Lot 155 Bid On Lot 155