The Historics March sale 2026, entitled Symphony of Spring, brings a typically diverse and fascinating selection of lots to the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, UK. A Delage body has already stoked interest at the auction, which takes place on Saturday, March 7 – but there’s plenty more to take in. What have you got your eye on?
Currently leading the Historics March sale 2026 on pre-sale estimate is the above 1959 Aston Martin DB4 S1. Chassis DB4108R is the believed to be the third production right-hand-drive car, and it was first registered by Aston Martin itself as the London demonstration car. Initially registered to Dolcis Ltd of Great Dover Street, London W1, the DB4 was eventually modified by RS Williams with a DB6-specification interior, a Vantage triple-Weber conversion and flared wheelarches to accommodate wider-offset wire wheels. It was subsequently used in hillclimbs.
Following its sale, Williams continued to service the car for later owners. A recent restoration included rebuilding the engine to 4.2-litre specification and adapting it for unleaded fuel. The work, undertaken by Aston Martin specialists Pugsley & Lewis and Prestige Restoration, cost in excess of £222,000.The car retains factory air-conditioning and power steering. It’s estimated at between £430k and £460k.
This Porsche 356 A Speedster was first registered in 1957, as confirmed by its Porsche Certificate of Authenticity. It is a matching-numbers car and was imported from the US in 2016, having been restored in the late 1990s. It is said to be accompanied by documented history from new. Following registration in the UK, the car underwent a further restoration completed in 2017, including a bare-metal respray and a new hood and interior trim. It’s estimated at between £290k and £325k at the Historics March sale 2026.
Registered BPJ 914, this 1934 Bentley 3½ Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer was delivered to Ernest Taylor of Bromley in October 1938 and fitted with a four-door saloon body by Park Ward. Bentley Drivers Club records show it was first registered with the Club in 1951 under the ownership of A Dodd. In 1956 it was owned by Mr A Millard of Putney. At that time it retained the Park Ward body and was registered MKE 762. RC Wheatley acquired the car in 1969, and in 1972 he removed the Park Ward body, replacing it with a Vanden Plas-style Tourer body. The Pakeman brothers purchased the car in 1985. They had previously rebodied several vintage Bentleys and may have been responsible for the construction of the Tourer body. They retained ownership until 2012.
During the current ownership the hydraulic suspension has been rebuilt by Fiennes Restoration and a new crankshaft damper, clutch, gearbox casing and petrol pumps have been fitted. The water pump has also been reconditioned. James Pearce installed a new windscreen frame and glass, and supplied a fresh set of side screens with leather pouches stored behind the seats in an aluminium frame. At the Historics March sale 2026, the car is estimated at between £90k and £110k.
This 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS was first delivered to Mr Tipper of South Kensington in November 1972 via Maranello Concessionaires. It was originally specified in Rosso Chiaro before being delivered in Blu Dino metallic with a black 161 interior, and factory options included metallic paint and electric windows. Plexiglass headlamp covers and Ferrari badges were fitted by Maranello Concessionaires at delivery.
In 1987 the car underwent restoration by Graypaul Ferrari, including an engine overhaul, chassis and body refurbishment and interior retrim, at a cost of £20,242. The odometer was replaced at that time, having recorded 42,540 miles. In the early 1990s it passed through DK Engineering before being sold on. In 2000 it was refinished in Rosso Corsa, and it has been with the current owner since 2020; the engine and gearbox were rebuilt in 2019. It’s estimated at between £250k and £270k at the Historics March sale 2026.
This Hooper-bodied 1953 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Sedanca de Ville is one of four Silver Wraiths Nubar Gulbenkian – the Armenian-British oil heir and London resident – ordered from Hooper. The body is the Empress Line Sedanca de Ville body on a long-wheelbase chassis. The interior includes reclining rear seats, electric windows, air-conditioning and an electric division, while python snakeskin trim was specified for parts of the dashboard and rear division. There’s also a speedometer in the back – Gulbenkian liked his drivers to get a move on. The car appeared in Bruce Robinson’s 1987 film Withnail and I, where it was used by the character Uncle Monty.
The Silver Wraith later formed part of the late James Crickmay’s collection, having previously been supplied by Frank Dale & Stepsons. It was used for events including the Rolls-Royce annual rally and Goodwood Revival meetings, and more recently it was owned by a private collector on the Isle of Man, who commissioned mechanical and bodywork restoration by MJ Pickles Ltd of Macclesfield. Invoices from November 2015 to May 2019 total £188,680. It’s estimated at between £95k and £110k at the Historics March sale 2026.
Known as ‘The Quick One’, this 1927 Sunbeam 3 Litre Super Sports was first registered in March of that year and featured in the November 1926 edition of Autocar. It is the only 3.0-litre example fitted with a three-seater body by Carbodies. The car retains its original René Thomas steering wheel, Rotax ‘Le Mans’ headlamps and Jaeger 24-hour rally clock. Owned by Michael Collis from the early 1970s, it was regularly campaigned and recorded as the fastest 3.0-litre Super Sport at Shelsley Walsh, Prescott, Wiscombe, Loton Park and the Brooklands Sprint. It also won the VSCC Silver Conrod Trophy.
The engine has recently been fitted with a new block machined by Holcombe Engineering, and is equipped with a nickel-chrome crankshaft, full-floating billet connecting rods, Arias competition pistons and a 4.2:1 rear axle ratio. Included with the car are a spare nickel-chrome crankshaft, original Claudel Hobson carburettors, a used block bored to 3.3 litres with Arias pistons, performance camshafts to Phoenix Park specification and three spare differentials. At the Historics March sale 2026, it’s estimated at between £180k and £200k.
This 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale was one of 25 Sprint Speciales supplied to Alfa Romeo UK in July that year. The cars were passed to Ruddspeed for factory-sanctioned right-hand-drive conversion. In the time since it’s had six owners. It has had interior work by Alfa specialist Anthony Coburn, who owned the car from 1979 to 2010. During his ownership an extensive restoration was undertaken by Benalfa Cars, and it’s been with the current owner since 2022. It’s estimated at between £75k and £85k.
Historics auctions tend to bring out the weird, the strange and the homegrown, much like Artcurial does in France. Historics March sale 2026 is no different, starting with this Jaguar special. It was built using a Jaguar XK150 fixed-head coupé, chassis number 824682, as the donor car. The project began in 2017 when the previous owner, an aluminium fabricator, decided to rebody the car in the style of a 1930s racing car.
The original 3.4-litre XK engine was rebuilt with a modified cylinder head and triple twin-choke Weber carburettors, while the original gearbox was replaced with a Toyota Supra five-speed unit, and the disc brakes and suspension were uprated. The aluminium body was hand-formed by the builder using an English wheel, and most of the instrumentation was taken from the XK150 donor car. Our favourite bit is the exhausts, which exit through the rear light pods. It’s estimated at between £125k and £135k.
However, that’s not the only distinctly British special at Historics March sale 2026 – there’s this, based on a 1960 MGA Roadster. Constructed around a steel tubular frame mounted to a standard MGA chassis and running gear, it’s powered by a refurbished, tuned and balanced 1.9-litre MGB engine built to fast road specification and paired with a five-speed Type 9 gearbox. The body is hand-rolled aluminium, fabricated from scratch by MJS Panels over five years and 5000 hours.
The chassis has been strengthened, while the interior features exposed aluminium panels, and there’s a Moto-Lita wood-rimmed steering wheel, engraved switches, mechanical stop clock, aluminium wing mirrors, Le Mans-style fuel filler, bonnet-mounted Perspex bug screen and 16-inch wire wheels. Described as road legal, it’s estimated at between £60k and £70k.
And so to this 1935 Delage D6-70 body. It’s thought to be from Chapron and is described by the auctioneer as appearing complete but in need of “significant time and investment”. No paperwork comes with it, and it’s being sold on a bill of sale – but if you’re feeling brave, there’s no estimate and it’s being offered at no reserve.
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