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Martin Howey Classics

Thirsk Yorkshire

Martin Howey Classics

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Picture of 1975 MGB ROADSTER - SO PRETTY, HARVEST GOLD, SUPERB DRIVER! - SOLD

NOT too many years ago, rubber bumpered MGB Roadsters seemed to be all over the classic car listings. Not so now. I believe that so many people find them eminently enjoyable and for so much less money than a corresponding condition model pre-1975 and therefore with chrome bumpers.

Look around for yourself - on this very site for starters - they do not change hands anything like they used ...

8,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1972 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MARK IV - STUNNING. 61K MILES, HISTORY - SOLD

HERE is my gorgeous 1971 Mark IV Spitfire in Wedgewood Blue, a great colour for this Triumph sports car.

She is in superb condition all round and, in the main, appears to be original which is quite amazing in itself for one of these fine true Brit sports cars. Great underneath and super panel fit on the body.

Her mileage of 61, 000 is correct and can be traced via the car's ...

61,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1952 SUNBEAM TALBOT 90 MARK II - STUNNING IN EVERY RESPECT! - SOLD

THIS is my 1952 Sunbeam Talbot Mark II. If you can find a better one for the money then please go and buy it!

Chassis is to die for, paint work and panels are super and the original interior in red leather is just lovely.

She drives like a dream (1952, built with automatic choke by the way!). She will out-live all of us. Hopefully the pictures tell the story but - if anything ...

62,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1959 STANDARD VANGUARD VIGNALE - MEGA RARE, LOVELY EXAMPLE! - SOLD

NOW this really does take me back to childhood and my I-Spy Books of Cars. I would be five-years-old and a car mad child when this fabulous Standard Vanguard Vignale (Michelotti designed) hit the showrooms. Powered by the tried and tested Standard-Triumph - as it was then - 2088cc engine, this Vanguard was an expensive luxury motor at around £1200! Great looks, great lines and a rare sight on the ...

88,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1936 MORRIS 14 - MEGA RARE, AMAZING CONDITION, 10K MILES! - SOLD

THIS is simply amazing. First owner from 1936 until 2008 (72 years), but mainly dry stored for all that time. This magnificent Morris 14 has a speedo reading of just 10, 000 from new and is believed to be correct. There is a letter in the history file backing up this belief. Certainly, going by condition, there has to be every chance of being correct!

This BMC flagship model of the 14 ...

10,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1960 MORRIS MINOR 4-DOOR -  1 OWNER 58 YEARS, SUPERB ! - SOLD

HERE is a thoroughly delightful 1960 Morris Minor 4-door. She remained with her first owner for a mammoth 58 years!

Briefly, the first owner kept her for a mammoth 58 years. There is a notebook, dating back to 1960, detailing everything you could imagine. It is an unbelievable piece of social history. It just about talks its way through ever mile, what that mile cost and everything else. ...

87,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1961 AUSTIN A35 VAN - REALLY SOLID, LOTS DONE RECENTLY! - SOLD

HERE'S my 1961 Austin A35 van. Lots of work done just three years ago. Underside is excellent, floor pans (correct spec with proper pressings) look to be new as are rear leaf springs. Great condition in the load bay and in the cab with re-upholstered seats in blue. Body panels are very good and the doors fit really well for one of these small commercials. Paint work is passable in my opinion ...

36,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1976 AUSTIN ALLEGRO 1300 SDL - STUNNING CONDITION, LOW MILES - SOLD

THIS is, without doubt, a stunning example of a 1976 Austin Allegro 1300 SDL. I have owned quite a few Allegros in my time and this is the best I have had. I would suggest - following an inspection - that she has never been welded. Her panels are amazing and totally rot and rust free. Her floor pans are as fresh and blue as the car's exterior. The boot floor and engine bay are equally as impressive. ...

42,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1971 AUSTIN MAXI 1750 - RARE EARLY MODEL. SO ORIGINAL. SUPER - SOLD

HERE is an incredibly original 1971 Austin Maxi. Registered on January 1, 1971 and therefore built in 1970, she is in Limeflower (very much a colour of the day) with matching interior. The V5 states just four previous owners and her history file reveals a loving past with one full handwritten notebook and another half full, noting everything done in something like the past 20 years.

You ...

83,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1956 AUSTIN A 30 2-DOOR - DELIGHTFUL INSIDE AND OUT! - SOLD

THIS is my delightful 1956 Austin A30 2-door. She is extremely original so far as I can tell and has great floors, lovely straight sills, original jacking points, a really pretty and undamaged red interior, original head cloth and, I would suggest, original panels.

Great panel gaps for one of these with the doors actually closing as they were meant to when they left the factory. A very, ...

43,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1970 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MARK 3 - SOUGHT AFTER MODEL, SUPERB! - SOLD

HERE is my absolutely gorgeous Triumph Spitfire Mark 3. In my opinion, and I have said this for a few decades now, the prettiest and most enjoyable of the Spitfire range. That high revving 1300cc engine coupled with the original Spitfire looks with those "teddy bear ears" rear lights. So OK, they had to raise the front bumper to suit USA regulations, but still the best looking Spit and the most fun ...

30,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1963 P4 ROVER 95 - MEGA SOUND, LOVELY CAR, SUPERB ENGINE! - SOLD

THIS is my 1963 Rover 95 with just four owners from new, the last one having kept her for 26 years!

She is a two-tone grey with a rich coloured cream leather interior. Her straight-six 2625cc engine runs beautifully and when she is idling, you could easily be excused for thinking she had stalled. The 95 was a late build P4 model and came with all steel panels including the doors. Rover ...

75,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1972 TRIUMPH GT6 - ENGINE REBUILT, THEN DRY STORED 5 YEARS! - SOLD

HERE is my 1972 Triumph GT6 which has been dry stored since 2015 when it underwent an engine rebuild at Billcar Engineering in Shrewsbury. Receipts for the work are in the history file and they total 4k. When she reached me, she had not ben run since then. However, after an afternoon's work, she now runs beautifully and sounds more like a Ferrari. Revving superbly and idling perfectly. I have ...

70,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1950 MG YA - MEGA RARE NOW. LOVELY EXAMPLE OF SPORTS SALOON! - SOLD

HERE is my 1950 MG YA sports saloon, an ultra rare sight these days. Indeed they were rare enough back in the day with only around 6, 000 or so YAs actually built!

This proud old girl is in a delightful condition which would not be described as concours, but more like retaining a pleasing patina. That is to say she is pretty - without a doubt - and solid too. She has a superb interior ...

4,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1970 MORRIS MINOR TRAVELLER - RARE BERMUDA BLUE, LOVELY! - SOLD

HERE is my 1970 Morris Minor Traveller in Bermuda Blue, a colour some of you may recall on Police Panda Morris Minors around the same era.

This old girl, now with me after a life in Ireland, is in delightful order everywhere. Timber replaced a couple of years ago and now a lovely golden shade set against the light blue. A rust and rot-free classic. Floor pans in factory blue, great interior, ...

70,000
Yorkshire
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