Seize A Automobile From The Wheeler Vendor Himself, As Mike Brewer Prepares To Public sale Private Assortment
5 vehicles from the Brewer secure are going beneath the hammer, together with a Citroen SM, Ford Cortina, Ferrari 360, and a pair of Minis
by Sam D. Smith
November 3, 2021 at 16:00
TV presenter Mike Brewer is consolidating a few of his private automotive assortment. Finest recognized for his work on Wheeler Sellers which has a worldwide viewers of over 100 million, Brewer is a grasp salesman in his personal proper and even has his personal used automotive dealership.
However the vehicles he’s parting with gained’t be sitting on the Mike Brewer Motors forecourt. As a substitute, they’re being despatched to the NEC Basic Motorshow on thirteenth November. There they’ll go beneath the hammer, with Silverstone Auctions dealing with the sale — the identical public sale home that helped The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond shift eight of his cars.
“I’m unhappy to see these vehicles go, nevertheless it was time for a change,” mentioned Brewer. “I need to consolidate my assortment. Every automotive has its personal distinctive story, they usually all deserve a brand new residence.”
Check out the gathering under, and see if any would tickle your fancy.
1972 Citroen SM 2.7
The Citroen SM is a seminal mannequin from the French marque. It constructed on the quirky success loved by the ID / DS and used a 170 hp Maserati V6. The French GT was unveiled in 1970 on the Geneva Motor Present and has since gone down in historical past as one of the revered vehicles to come back out of France.
Brewer’s instance has undergone an entire strip-down and restoration. After the work, it was revealed at 2018’s NEC Basic Motor Present and has gone on to win a Concours d’Class trophy on the Nationwide Citroen occasion. Brewer isn’t the one tv character to get behind the wheel. Jeremy Clarkson drove this very automotive for an upcoming episode of The Grand Tour.
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1967 Mini Cooper 1275 S & 1961 Austin Seven Mini 1961
A pair of Mini Coopers shall be auctioned, each beforehand owned by American automotive fanatic, Phill Reed. The 1961 Austin Seven Mini is an MK1 automotive that contains a floor-mounted starter button — a characteristic that was discontinued early within the Mini’s manufacturing run. In the meantime, the 1967 Mini Cooper 1275 S was a automotive that was often utilized by John Cooper himself, earlier than being shipped to California within the 80s. Forty years later, Brewer considered the Phil Reed assortment whereas filming for Wheeler Sellers and managed to snag the 2 Minis, bringing them again to the UK.
1966 Ford Cortina Lotus Mk1
Assembled in the UK from 1963 to 1970, the racy two-door sedan that was the Lotus Cortina is a touring automotive legend. It makes use of a 1,557 cc engine, and one which was raced within the European Touring Automobile Championship sold for an incredible £218,500 ($270,437) in 2019. Whereas Brewer’s instance is unlikely to get anyplace near that determine, these are extremely fascinating vehicles. His instance was first registered in 1966 and is completed in Ermine White and Sherwood Inexperienced. It later had an entire restoration in 1999, undertaken with meticulous care and a focus to element, over a interval of eight years with no expense spared.
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2002 Ferrari 360 Spider F1
The ultimate automotive from the Mike Brewer assortment is a 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider. The 360 Spider is powered by a 3.6-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine that sends 394 horses to the rear wheels. Not fairly a traditional but, the Tour De France Blu Ferrari is described as an “on the button” instance, and is obtainable with “a implausible historical past.”
Mike Brewer’s assortment will go on sale on Saturday thirteenth November from 1 pm on the NEC Basic Motor Present.
