1928 Willys Overland Crossley Manchester Special 'The Monster' powered by 1950s 27 litre Rolls-Royce Meteor B V12 Centurion tank engine with a Wilson pre-selector gearbox. The car has been finished this year, so despite its vintage origin and looks, it's a brand new creation in its current form. Even without a benefit of a test-drive, one could easily imagine the amount of torque that this "Monster" is capable of. Similar vehicles with aero engines exist and some of tham are raced in VSCC meetings. According to their owners, the experience of driving one is "something else"

One of the star cars in today's auction was this 1933 6th Series Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 Gran Sport Spider - Coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring
This car belonged to the collection of late Paul Kunkel and the extensive restoration that took almost 10 years has just recently been completed. The car spent long time in America and after an accident it was left in a bad condition with damaged bodywork. The car was restored by Paul Grist, Alfa specialist, who repaired all the panels and brought the Alfa to "as new" condition. The engine features a Roots-type supercharger which runs at 1 1/2 times crankshaft revolutions. The cars is being described as "highly original".

1955 A.C. Ace comes from the collection of the late Terry Cohn. Ferrari 166 lookalike, inspired by Cliff Davis' Tojeiro. It was famous for its handling. The engine is a six cylinder AC unit with 90bhp out of 2-litre displacement. The performance, as tested by Motor in 1954 was: top speed - 103mph and 0-60 mph acceleration in 11.4 seconds. The car was restored in the late 70s, it has correct instruments and is very nicely patinated.

1931 Aston Martin International Tourer - Coachwork by E Bertelli
This car was once the property of Aston Martin team driver K S Peacock. It originally had a saloon body but, following an accident, an original 2/4-seat standard sports body from International chassis number 'S69' was fitted. The work was done by Derrick Edwards and Andy Bell of Morntane/Bertelli. The 1.5 litre engine was rebuilt by Elwell Smith and it had a strengthened bottom end and a Le Mans camshaft fitted. It is described as being "a joy to drive, possessing light and accurate steering, good brakes and a willing engine".

1939 Austin Heavy 12/4 Landaulette London Taxicab - Coachwork by Jones Brothers
This pre-war London taxi operated throughout the war and was only de-commissioned in 1955. It has been used in films and on television many times. It's powered by a 12hp four cylinder engine with a four-speed manual gearbox. The car still has all the original features and is in a good mechhanical order.

1886-1986 Benz Patent-Motorwagen Centenary Replica
Built in 1986 by Bentley Engineering, this car is an unused accurate replica of the famous Carl Benz's three-wheeler. We've recently published an article about the official replica and it contains all the details. You can find it by clicking here.