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1981 Austin Maxi 2 with Just 8,700 Miles, For Sale with the H&H Classics April 29th Online Auction

UNITED KINGDOM / AGILITYPR.NEWS / April 22, 2020 / Estimated to sell for £3,500 - £4,500 



Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, and what will make a classic car classic is in the hands of the market and those who make it up. The motorcar is currently based in Cheshire.

This 1981 Austin Maxi 2 1750L is a fine case in point. In its day a very ordinary family car, yet here after 39 years it finds itself in an online only sale of classic cars with H&H Classics on April 29th. Estimated to sell for £3,500 - £4,500 this
1981 Austin Maxi 2 1750 L has done just 8,700 warranted miles, which surely adds to its interest for a collector.

 

Roger Nowell of H&H Classics, says: “This fabulous Austin Maxi must surely represent a unique opportunity to acquire such a low mileage and unrestored example. It comes complete with all the original paperwork, dealer sticker, number plates and key ring. The car was in storage from 1998 until 2012 after the death of the first owner. It then passed to a family member who kept it until 2012 when it was then sold to an Austin enthusiast who sold it in February 2020 when it was acquired by the vendor. “

Presented in the period and popular colour of Russet Brown, the Maxi has recently passed an MOT test without any advisories.

 

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H&H was founded by Simon Hope in 1993 as a specialist auction house dedicated solely to the sale of collectors’ motorcars and motorcycles. Some 26 years later, the company can boast a continuous trading history, which exceeds that of any UK rival. The company is staffed by hands-on enthusiasts with over 600 years’ combined experience, and its specialist valuers are among the most knowledgeable in the industry.

 

H&H has had the pleasure of handling everything from 1890s London to Brighton runners through to 1990s Formula 1 cars, not to mention a variety of iconic motorcycles and holds a considerable number of World Record auction prices.

 

With the head office near Warrington, Cheshire and its Private Sales Garage near Hindhead in Surrey and specialists based throughout Europe, H&H holds regular physical sales at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, National Motorcycle Museum in the West Midlands and Pavilion Gardens, Buxton. There are also Automobilia Online Sales and Live Auctions Online throughout the year.

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