Bonhams offers The Somerset Hoard, seven veteran cars hidden since the Second World War, at its Golden Age of Motoring Sale on the eve of the Veteran Car Run weekend.
Bonhams holds its Golden Age of Motoring Sale at Bonhams New Bond Street in Mayfair on Friday 30 October 2026. It offers The Somerset Hoard, seven veteran cars untouched since the Second World War.
Thomas Dodd and Walter Bonham founded the auction house in London in 1793. Its head office is at 101 New Bond Street, where this sale is held.
The Somerset Hoard is named for the county where the cars spent most of their lives. They were bought in the 1930s, passed down through the family and put away at the outbreak of war.
The oldest is a Progress of about 1902, built in Coventry. The others include a Baker electric car of about 1903, a Rover 8HP and a 1905 Humber still on its 1932 Somerset registration.
The sale falls two days before the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which admits only cars built before 1905. Automobilia opens the sale at 13:00, and the motor cars follow from 17:00.
A 1904 Rochet-Schneider leads them at an estimate of £380,000 to £530,000. A 1904 Darracq swing-seat tonneau is estimated at £150,000 to £200,000, and a 1910 Brasier tourer is offered without reserve.