Abandoned car collection up for sale

The seven Italian and British sports cars – many of which have covered little more than delivery miles – is part of the estate of the deceased connoisseur.

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He reportedly grew bored of the cars soon after buying them, leaving them to gather dust in a barn in the grounds of his house. Instead, he used a £4,000 Nissan Patrol on a daily basis, which will also be auctioned off in the sale.

The cars up for grabs include a 1989 Maserati Quattroporte III, which has covered just 960 miles since it was bought in 1989 for £41,500; one of only six 200mph DeTomaso Longchamp GTSEs ever produced; and a bespoke Bentley Continental R Mulliner.

The sale is expected to raise a total of £160,000.

By Owen Ready