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1896 Benz 5HP Victoria

Bonhams Motoring Department is the biggest auction house to hold scheduled auction sales of vintage and classic motor cars and car memorabilia. On Saturday, July 18 at Henley-on-Thames, the auction house will be selling vehicles from a world-class collection of early vehicles – The Ward Brothers’ Collection. The brothers, Daniel and Toby Ward, have accumulated a unique collection of early vehicles.

The star of the sale is a 1901 Panhard-Levassor 2.4-litre Forward Control Cab Phaeton (£200,000-£250,000), the only one of its kind still known in existence. Another honored veteran for sale is the 1896 Benz 5hp Victoria (£140,000-£180,000). Other highlights include a multihued 1899 Panhard-Levassor Wagonette (£120,000-£150,000), the ex-Alf Briggs and Eric Houseley 1928 McEvoy-JAP motorcycle with a 980cc vee-twin engine (£120,000-£150,000), and a 1911 RMC Seabrook 20hp Roadster that won the Essex Motor Hill Climb in 1911 (£25,000-£35,000).