Classic Car Buyer

TREASURE TROVE

Vauxhalls from the immediate post-war era are both rare and something of a niche interest. It was a period when the marque was still transitioning from a small maker of upmarket saloons and sports cars into the mainstream big hitter of later decades. Which makes it all the more amazing that this one has had the care and effort put into it that it has.

One of the last L-type Wyverns built, this car has covered a little under 41,000 miles since 1951 across three owners, and has survived in remarkably original condition. The first owner kept the car until 1984 and put on most of the miles recorded (all confirmed by a full and comprehensive set of records). The second owner made little use of the car and the most

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