543 Classic Motors! Dentist Who Amassed Britain’s Biggest Private Car Collection Has Sold This £100million Fleet To Jaguar
Dr. James Hull, 53, spent tens of millions of pounds filling a number of warehouses in Hertfordshire with classic motors from the past 80 years. His impressive collection consists of 543 cars – ranging from multi-million pound Jaguars and Bentleys to Morris Minors.
It also includes Lord Mountbatten’s Mini Traveller, Winston Churchill’s Austin and a Bentley owned by singer Elton John.
This was epic!
Dr. Hull sold this collection for healthy issues.
1. Impressive collection:
Dr James Hull, 53, spent tens of millions of pounds filling a number of warehouses (including this one, below) in Hertfordshire with classic motors
2. Blue classic Triumph
3. Red Jaguar E type roadster
4. His collection consists of 543 cars
5. Classic:
It also includes Lord Mountbatten’s Mini Traveller, Winston Churchill’s Austin and a Bentley owned by singer Elton John. Above, the dentist’s classic Alvis
6. Old-fashioned:
Dr Hull’s stunning collection, which is worth an estimated £100million, features cars from every decade since 1930, including this classic green Morris
7. Dr James Hull is pictured posing with a silver trophy and one of his 543 classic motors
8. Packed:
The collection was originally put up for sale for a staggering £100million in May and today, it was revealed that it has been bought by Jaguar Land Rover
9. Another warehouse:
John Edwards, managing director of Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations, refused to disclose the sum the car company has paid for the collection
10. Valuable:
But he said: ‘We are delighted that Jaguar Land Rover has come to an agreement to secure the future of this very significant collection.’ Above, a Jaguar E Type
11. Shiny:
Dr Hull spent tens of millions of pounds filling a number of warehouses in Hertfordshire with classic motors from the past 80 years. Above, one of his warehouses
12. Owned by an Earl:
Lord Mountbatten’s red Mini traveller is one of 543 cars that have been sold to Jaguar Land Rover by car enthusiast, Dr James Hull
13. Multi-million pound:
Dr Hull, who sold the collection due to health issues, today described Jaguar Land Rover as the perfect custodians for the fleet. Above, a Jaguar
14. Soft-top:
Travelling all over the world to build the collection over the years has been a labour of love and a life¿s work, so my primary motivation was not to get the maximum price but rather to secure the future of the collection in this country with the right custodian,’ said Dr Hull. Above, a classic Jaguar XK
15. Proud:
Dr Hull is pictured possing with a large silver plate alongside a classic black Bentley. He has sold his entire £100million fleet of motors to Jaguar Land Rover
16. Sir Stirling Moss is seen in a car from Dr Hull’s collection
17. Dr Hull poses with his award winning Jaguar SS1
18. Extensive:
Dr Hull’s stunning collection also includes a Humber which was owned by the judge presiding over the Profumo Affair and a 1961 Jaguar E-Type which belonged to Britain¿s world motorcycle champion Mike Hailwood
19. Storage:
There are also a number of British campervans from the 40s, 50s and 60s, and within the 4×4 section, early Land Rovers and pristine classic Range Rovers
20. Rare:
Dr Hull has travelled extensively around the world tracking down some of the rarest, original British models. Above, one of his classic motors, a red Jaguar E Type
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