The dust-covered 103-year-old open tourer and a 1950s Mercedes Benz see the light of day.
Two rare cars which have been stored in a barn for more than four decades are to go under the hammer.
Auctioneers Reeman Dansie, of Colchester, said the Mercedes was bought while the man was serving with the British Army in Germany, and travelled with him during his military career in Cyprus and the Middle East. "It's more than 100 years old, so the fact it has survived is an incredible feat in itself," he said."It probably cruises at 40mph so I don't think you'd want to take it out on the A12."Both cars are still covered in dust that had settled on their bodywork over the years, with the auction house keen to retain it ahead of the auction on Saturday.
The windscreen of the Talbot displays a tax disc that expired in 1982, which he agreed was a "classic in itself".
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