Barn-find historic motorbikes, engines and retro cars exceed £11,700 in Lichfield auction

The late 1940s Douglas T35 MK3 motorcycle for restoration, sold at £1,900. | Richard Winterton Auctioneers

placeholder image — The late 1940s Douglas T35 MK3 motorcycle for restoration, sold at £1,900. | Richard Winterton Auctioneers

A collection of motorcycles, engines and parts discovered in a barn find during a Lichfield house clearance has totalled £11,724 at auction.

Everything went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre, Fradley Park, on Monday September 14.

The sale included a ‘smorgasbord of old British motorbike parts’ including engines, tanks, seats, frames, wheels, headlights and mudguards with brands such as BSA, Norton, AJS, AMS and Villiers.

This 1940s Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle ‘in true barn-find condition’ sold at £1,350. | Richard Winterton Auctioneers

Highlights were a late 1940s Douglas T35 Mk 3 motorcycle for restoration, with a twin-cylinder boxer engine and two Amal carbs, sold at £1,900, and a 1940s Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle with a Scott twin-cylinder water-cooled engine, in 'true barn-find condition', sold at £1,350.

Two very different cars from the same barn find – a 1984 seafoam green Nissan (Datsun) Sunny, an early example of the model bearing both brand badges on the back, and a 1930s Morris Minor tourer ready for restoration, fetched £1,600 and £900 respectively.

The sale also featured other vehicles including a red 1977 MG B Roadster sports car with removable coupe top, recovered from another local house clearance, sold at £1,700, and a first edition 2018 Kia Stonic hatchback, sold at £6,000.