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Martin Howey Classics

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Picture of 1965 HILLMAN SUPERMINX - 1 OWNER, HISTORY FROM DAY 1! - SOLD

TODAY at Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years), we take yet another dip back into the mid-1960s with an ultra original Hillman Superminx from 1965.

These Rootes Group models offer comfortable and enjoyable driving with a perky 1600cc engine well capable of keeping up with today's traffic. In my opinion, an often under-rated classic so well designed and engineered.

Anyway, ...

86,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1962 FORD CONSUL 375 LOWLINE - BONNY OLD CRUISER! - SOLD

A RARE sight these days is the Ford Consul Mark II (1956-62). This is one of the last ones built being a 1962 model which by then was a Mark II Lowline known as the Consul 375.

Mostly all dead, buried and forgotten by the time the 70s came around and its replacement, the Cortina, was then into its third incarnation! Just considered unwanted old bangers by then, the Consul has re-emerged ...

77,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1951 RILEY RMB 2.5 - THE BIG ENGINED ONE, RARE, DELIGHTFUL! - SOLD

HELLO fellow classic car lovers. Martin here at Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years). Just 24 hours ago, there I was listing a 1982 Ford Cortina Crusader. Now, I am back again taking my Tardis back to 1951 and offering for sale a 1951 Riley RMB 2. 5. That's right, the rare one. Not the RMA/ RME with the 1500cc engine but the RMB with the big lump and therefore that beautiful elongated bonnet. ...

25,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1982 FORD CORTINA CRUSADER - GENUINE 32K MILES, ORIGINAL! - SOLD

HERE at Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years) we are moving the timeline into the early 80s with today's offering. In July 1982, the last ever Ford Cortina - a Mark V Crusader - rolled off the Dagenham production line. Here we have a delightfully original Crusader, registered one month later on August 26.

Now, let me say first of all that this is a totally original car. It has covered ...

35,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1969 MGC GT - DRY STORED 45 YRS, ENGINE FREE, 25K MILES! - SOLD

WOW, what an opportunity for someone! Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years) is offering a 1969 MGC GT in BRG for sale at an extraordinary low price.

Dry stored since 1978, this sought after 3 litre straight-6 GT was only on the road for nine years before it was tucked away. Old-style V5 lists just 2 former keepers and the mileage of just 25, 000 is believed to be correct. With a mere ...

25,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1963 VAUXHALL VICTOR FB - RARE NOW, PURE 60s & LOVELY! - SOLD

NOW Here is a really cool 1960s classic, emerging today from the stock of Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years).

She is a 1963 Vauxhall Victor FB Super in a delightful shade of pastel green with a contrasting fawn roof and matching interior. She has an MoT until February 2024 (no advisories) and these days is a pretty rare sight on our roads. Launched in the early 60s, production ended ...

88,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1974 HILLMAN AVENGER - 1 FAMILY OWNED 48 YEARS, AMAZING! - SOLD

WELL, well. Look what has popped out of the cavern of cool cars that is Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years). Yes, it is a 1974 Hillman Avenger 1300 DL.

I have always had a real soft spot for the Avenger. I would have been 15-years-old when the model was launched in 1969 and I thought it was a super, trendy looking family saloon. And those "hockey stick" rear lights really did it for ...

37,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1979 MITSUBISHI COLT SAPPORO 2.0 GSR - RARE AS HENS' TEETH! - SOLD

HERE at Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years), we always like to start off the week with something either totally different or a touch quirky. Well, today it's the turn of a mega-rare 1979 Mitsubishi Colt Sopparo 2. 0 GSR. The absolute pinnacle of the Colt range back in the days with all the Japanese goodies including PAS. It cost £5500 when new in 1979 while the base Colt Model came in at a ...

62,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1957 DAIMLERN ONE-O-FOUR - MEGA RARE LUXURY MODEL! - SOLD

WELL, well. Just look at what has emerged today from the cavern of cool cars that is Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years).

Let me introduce you - and probably in the case of many, for the very first time - to my 1957 Daimler One-Four. That's right. That is how the official make and model is spelled. A mere 559 of these two-ton Daimlers were built between 1955 and 1957 before it ...

55,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1959 WOLSELEY 15/50 - RARE MODEL IN DELIGHTFUL ORDER! - SOLD

Here we have a truly delightful Wolseley 15/ 50, the model which replaced the ageing 4/ 44 in 1956. This is a late example being a January 1959 model.

The 15/ 50 was everything Wolseley was about. Refined, sleek, great looks, luxury fittings and so on. But this time around, stepping in as a replacement for the 4/ 44 with its 1250cc engine and column change, came a car with a 1500cc unit ...

84,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1966 MGB ROADSTER MARK 1 - SUCH A PRETTY EARLY MODEL! - SOLD

EMERGING today from Martin Howey Classics' (Est. 25 years) cavern of cool cars is a Mark 1 MGB Roadster. As with the majority of makes and models, the originals generally seem to be the most desirable and the MGB definitely falls into that category. She is a July 1966 car on a D plate and, of course, by this stage the Mark 1 had moved on from a three-bearing crank to the five. And don't ...

19,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1970 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MARK 3 - THE CUTEST MODEL. VERY PRETTY - SOLD

TODAY'S offering from Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years) is a 1970 Triumph Spitfire Mark 3. In my opinion, the prettiest of the entire Spitfire range with its cute "Teddy bear ear" rear lights, early bucket style sports seats and centralised dash etc. The 1300cc twin carb engine is also fast revving and sprightly.

This is a very pretty example at a very reasonable price. Looks ...

90,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1981 OPEL ASCONA 2.0S BERLINA - GARAGE FIND, RARE, DRIVING! - SOLD

LET'S take a look at today's mega cool offering from Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years). It is a 1981 Opel Ascona 2. 0 S Berlina. That was the absolute peak of spec on the Ascona B series and they were rare enough in the UK back in the day, let alone now! This lovely old girl has been stored in a garage since 2010 when it was last MoT'd and has covered a genuine 42, 000 miles. The ...

42,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1971 TRIUMPH GT6 MARK 3 - DRY STORED 12 YEARS SINCE LAST MOT - SOLD

TUCKED away inside the cavern of Martin Howey Classic Cars (Est. 25 years) is this 1971 Triumph GT6 Mark 3. She has been dry stored for the past 12 years since her last MoT expired. It's probably fairer all round to market her as "for restoration" although she is far from being a basket case and she certainly isn't hanging. She is red and not orange as she may appear in some my photos taken ...

46,000
Yorkshire
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Picture of 1961 RILEY 1.5 - SUPER EXAMPLE OF ICONIC SPORTS SALOON! - SOLD

EMERGING today from the cavern of cool cars that is Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years) is a 1961 Riley One Point Five. An all-time favourite of mine, this iconic compact sports saloon was a huge hit with the family man who wanted more umph from his 4-soor saloon. The Riley's cousin, the Wolseley 1500, was not for him. Not with its single carb and slightly more conservative dashboard and fittings. ...

23,000
Yorkshire
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