The late, great Alex Moulton’s car collection goes to auction
The eccentric engineer Dr Alexander Moulton CBE (1920 – 2012) is best known for his innovative bicycles and the work he did with Sir Alexander Issigonis on the Austin Mini. A number of Dr Moulton’s personal vehicles will be auctioned by Bonhams on 9th December 2013 in Oxford.
![Dr Alexander Moulton CBE's 1966 Morris Mini Cooper 'S' is the highlight of the Bonhams sale](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dr-Alexander-Moulton-CBEs-1966-Morris-Mini-Cooper-S-1.jpg)
![Downton Engineering made a number of alterations to the vehicle](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Downton-Engineering-made-a-number-of-alterations-to-the-vehicle-1.jpg)
![The Mini was modified to include a Rolls-Royce passenger seat for Moulton](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/The-Mini-was-modified-to-include-a-Rolls-Royce-passenger-seat-for-Moulton-1.jpg)
![Moulton even had a radio installed in the driver's door](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Moulton-even-had-a-radio-installed-in-the-drivers-door-1.jpg)
The most important car in the collection is Moulton’s 1966 Morris Mini Cooper ‘S’. Marketed with an estimate of £18,000 to £22,000, the vehicle is described as his “personal favourite” and cost £784 5s 10d as new. Extensively modified first by Downton Engineering and then Colour Developments, the front passenger seat was replaced with a Rolls-Royce Shadow style passenger seat at the nearside rear to “enable Moulton to be driven in style”. Complete with a full history, the car was also fitted with a Jack Knight five-speed gearbox in 1994 and its engine was modified by Longman in 2002.
![Alex Moulton with his 2000 Mini 1.3i which will also be auctioned](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Alex-Moulton-with-his-2000-Mini-1.3i-1.jpg)
![Dr Moulton's 1997 Bentley Brooklands is to be sold as well](https://www.thesteepletimes.com//wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dr-Moultons-1997-Bentley-Brooklands-1.jpg)
Other vehicles belonging to Dr Moulton that will be sold number his 1997 Bentley Brooklands (£7,000 – £9,000), a 1964 Morris Mini Moke (£2,500 – £3,500), a 2000 Rover Mini 1.3i (£3,000 – £5,000) and a 1981 Austin Mini Metro 1.3S (£1,000 – £1,500).
The Duke of Edinburgh once told Dr Alexander Moulton “that he might end up under a glass case himself”. Now, at very reasonable guide prices, fans of this great man can acquire a little bit of motoring history. Those on a lower budget could also consider buying a Moulton Bicycle.
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