Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp's Jaguar sells at auction in Somerset

The Charterhouse auction of classic and vintage cars at the Haynes International Motor Museum in July was a record for the auctioneers, with sales totalling just over £475,000.

“We had a great line up of 70 classic cars at Haynes from restoration projects to super cars,” said Richard Bromell, from Charterhouse.

“With a strong market and plenty of bidders keen to add to their collections we had buyers from as far away as Australia.”

Top lot on the day was £40,000 paid for a 2003 Noble M12 GTO 3R.

It was also the fastest car in the auction with a top speed of 186mph.

Next up, there was a 1989 Porsche 911 Targa. From a West Country deceased estate it sold to an Octogenarian at £37,000 and remains in the West Country.

Elsewhere in the auction, a 1975 Ford Escort restoration project, having been garage stored for the past 25 years, sold to a father and son to restore for £24,000.

Another Ford Escort, this time a 1986 RS Turbo, made good money selling for £6,800 with the buyer looking to complete a nut and bolt restoration on the car to add in to his private collection.

Other restoration projects remained popular too, with a 1960 MG A Roadster, discovered by the auctioneers when clearing a cottage near Shaftesbury selling for £16,500 despite being in pieces.

Also from a deceased estate, this time near Taunton, were a brace of Citroen’s.

Still on their original French number plates and having been garage stored for some time, a 1951 Citroen 15 Six sold for £11,000 and a 1956 Citroen 11B Light 15 £5,000.

However, there was one car which hit the right note with bidders – a 2002 Jaguar XK8 coupe.

Bought new by Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet fame, this silver coloured car turned to gold, selling for £7,000.

For more on upcoming auctions from Charterhouse, call 01935 812277, email info@charterhouse-auction.com, or visit www.charterhouse-auction.com.