The one in BANGERS
The presenter, who runs the famous Mathewson Auctions, a family-run historic car auction business in North Yorkshire, is well known for his love of vintage engines.
With many engines flowing in and out of Derek’s famous auction house, cars in the tanker’s private collection have a sticker on the rear window that reads “Mathewsons Ltd, Bedfordshire” to distinguish them from those for sale.
This includes his Aston Martin DB6, a British motorsport icon he bought in the 1980s.
In a lengthy interview with Classic and Sports Cars, Derek said: “It’s a stolen and broken down car that I kept and then used every day.
“I was lucky enough to have it at the time and be able to use it like I did.
“They’ve become valuable a few years later, but at the time I was driving it from my site in Bedford to Enfield twice a week, parking it all day while I shopped.
“A lot of times once I was done, it was the last car in the parking lot; Now I’m worried. “
He revealed that he had paid £5,000 for the luxury whip and had won bids of £85,000 five years later.
It’s one of the oldest cars in Derek’s collection and it’s also one of five Aston Martins, which, by Derek’s own admission, is one of his favorite brands.
“I don’t need to be flashy or rambunctious about it, but nothing about them,” he says.
“His taste is unbeatable; I don’t think any car looks that good.
“They may drive you a little crazy, but they’re not as well-formed as they’d like you to believe. “
The DB6 is joined via a Vantage, which has been a labor-of-love for enthusiasts over the years.
He said: “This car had a couple of valves and I could write a book on how to set up pushers.
“I was amazed at the brute force involved, it’s pretty prehistoric. “
Alongside the DB6 and AM Vantage is a DB MkIII, purchased on a partial swap.
He added: “I wasn’t very inspired at first, but then he [the previous owner] started building it and I sold it.
“They’ve been a poor relationship for a long time, but I think it’s between this and the DB4GT Zagato for the name of the prettiest Aston. “
He also has a DBS that he recently acquired from a consumer who was looking for a quick sale.
Finally, under the hood sits a DB9 Volante, a little too fresh for your liking.
He said, “This is my children’s car; They like things more than I do.
In contrast to his love of Astons, Derek also has a fondness for vintage British advertising engines, especially those from brands such as Morris, Austin and Bedford.
These are two Morris Type J vans, which were built for use as vans, ambulances, milk trucks, and ice cream vans.
Derek said, “They lived and they have a history.
“I’m more interested in a big truck with signage than a bunch of much more exotic stuff.
“Surely they don’t have anything on them that they don’t want.
“There is no passenger seat; To be honest, there are two windshield wipers.
“But then we have this wooden shelf on the most sensitive part of the board for delivery documents. “
Derek also owns a handful of engines that he uses seasonally, adding a 1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone that is the same engine he chooses in the winter.
He said, “I pick anything that I think can withstand the weather and I wax it. “
In contrast, Derek’s daily commute in the sunnier months is either a Morris 6cwt pickup truck from the ’60s or a Bentley S3 Continental.
He said: “The Bentley was a car that discovered me, actually as part of a pair.
“The dealer didn’t have to give them up: the Continental and the Standard Steel S3.
“He was disappointed that they were going to break up, because they had been in a relationship for about 4 decades.
“Unfortunately, I had to tell him, ‘Whoever buys them, buys them; There’s nothing I can do about it. ‘
It comes as Mike Brewer, another TV enthusiast, revealed the “worst car I’ve ever owned”, which charged him £100 after failing the roadworthiness.
The host of Wheeler Dealers also recently subsidized a major tax update that could benefit thousands of UK drivers, as a new petition gains momentum.
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