Le Mans winner to go under the hammer

Drivers who cannot get enough of the kind of motors that require classic car insurance may be keen to attend an auction later this month.

The Coys sale is taking place at Brands Hatch on May 23rd and will see a race-winning 1966 Porsche go under the hammer.

Experts have predicted the antique auto - which took part in the Targa Florio and emerged victorious from the Le Mans 24-hour event - will go for about £400,000.

Managing director of Coys Chris Routledge said the setting for the sale was ideal.

He explained: "Brands Hatch and the Masters Histori Festival provide a great venue for selling collectable cars to an enthusiastic audience."

Other vintage vehicles attendees will be able to bid for include a 1957 AC Aceca, a 1992 Jaguar XJ220 and a 1966 Lola T70 Spyder MkII Ex-John Mecom/Jim Hall.

Collectors who are planning to bid on one of the motors may want to get a classic car insurance quote first.

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