Car sells for three times the estimate after almost 60 years in Louth family

A vintage car which was owned by the same family in Louth for almost 60 years has sold at auction for £1,550 - more than three times the lower estimate.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Apr 2016, 16:48 BST
Updated 4th Apr 2016, 16:51 BST
Pete Brocklebank sold the car to the previous owners in 1958 when he worked for Lovedays garage in Burwell. He remembers selling it for less than £600 and earning £5 commission.Pete Brocklebank sold the car to the previous owners in 1958 when he worked for Lovedays garage in Burwell. He remembers selling it for less than £600 and earning £5 commission.
Pete Brocklebank sold the car to the previous owners in 1958 when he worked for Lovedays garage in Burwell. He remembers selling it for less than £600 and earning £5 commission.

As reported at the end of February, the Austin A35 car belonged to Miss Dorothy Wilkinson who passed away last year - and she had inherited it from her mother. Her family had owned the vehicle since it was bought new in 1958.

Miss Wilkinson’s family were well-known in the area for having a bakery and confectionery business in Eastgate, which closed in the 1970s.

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The car went up for sale at John Taylors Auction in Louth last month, and it was expected to sell for between £500 and £800.

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However, the winning bid ended up being a whopping £1,550, having attracted a large crowd in addition to both phone and internet bidders. It finally sold to a private buyer from the south of the country.

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