AUCTION RESULTS

My previous post was about the two Derby Bentleys up for auction at H&H in February. The result? Well, I was astonished to learn that the Freestone & Webb Top Hat saloon, B177 HM, went unsold against a lower estimate of £35,000, which I take to have been the reserve. If it takes your fancy (and it is one of the most attractive saloon ...

TWO DERBY BENTLEYS COMING UP AT AUCTION

H&H have two Derby Bentley saloons on offer at their Wednesday 26 Feb auction at Buxton, Derbyshire. Lot 50 is a 1937 4.25 litre Top Hat saloon by Freestone & Webb. Painted red with cream upholstery, B177 HM is the fourth of a series of 11 examples of the second of the Top Hat designs (no 1755), and to our eyes a very attractive ...