1964 Aston Martin DB5 supplied new to Sir Paul McCartney

H&H’s next auction, to be held at the Imperial War Museum, Cambridge, features two car collections and other top-level entries which include a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 supplied new to Sir Paul McCartney.

The ‘Litchfield Collection’ is a nine-car collation of mainly British cars, highlighted by a 1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Tourer first owned by Capt. Woolf Barnato and also numbering an AMOC concours-winning 1953 Aston Martin DB2 and a 16,000-miles-only, factory a/c-fitted 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’.

This is in addition to the ‘Valencia Collection’, four pre-War cars of more exotic mien including one of the pre-War ‘greats’ in the form of a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 500K Cabriolet C. The others are from the ‘Great Gatsby’ American inter-war period and are a 1931 Cadillac V16 Roadster, a 1930 Packard 740 Custom Eight Roadster and a 1936 Packard Twelve Convertible Coupé. Rare birds, indeed, at a British sale.

1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Tourer first owned by Capt. Woolf Barnato	1937 Mercedes-Benz 500K Cabriolet C

The Sierra Blue DB5, an early production (1964) model, was ordered by McCartney at a time when the Beatles were topping the charts worldwide. His 1967 Lamborghini 400GT was sold by Bonhams at its Goodwood Festival sale on 1 July this year for £122,500.

The sale will take place at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, on Wednesday 21 September. For further information, see www.classic-auctions.com.

Text: Steve Wakefield
Photos: Courtesy of H&H

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