From the silver screen to the small screen with a 1968 Marcos 1600 GT Coupé, estimate £70,000 –
80,000, which appeared in the 1960s television series The Saint. The car was driven by Roger Moore (later
the third James Bond) as the title character Simon Templar in the programme’s very last episode, The
World Beater.
Although Templar was known for driving a Volvo P1800, in the episode’s opening sequence, he was seen
driving on a rally before ending up in a (staged) crash following sabotage.
After many years, the GT was tracked down by renowned marque specialist Rory McMath of Marcos
Heritage, who made a gentleman’s agreement with the vendor and fellow Marcos aficionado to give him first
refusal when he sold the car.
The vendor purchased the Marcos in 2020 and commissioned Marcos Heritage to restore the car to its
original production specification as driven by Roger Moore. A full body and mechanical restoration of this
unique piece of motoring history was completed in November 2021.
A further highlight touched with stardust is a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Convertible, estimate
£650,000 – 800,000, first owned by the late Sir Peter Hall CBE, founder of the Royal Shakespeare
Company in Stratford.
One of only 70 soft-tops ever produced, making the variant rarer than the DB4GT coupé, this matching
numbers DB4 features interesting original equipment and upgraded specification, including triple SU
carburettors, overdrive, Motorola radio, 'large pipe ashtray' and a factory hard top.
The Aston was delivered new to Sir Peter in 1962, finished in Midnight Blue, with whitewall tyres and dark
blue upholstery, with the factory hard top arriving later. Sir Peter kept the car until October 1969, during
which time he was married to French actress Leslie Caron.
This DB4 is now offered from nearly 40 years’ cherished ownership by its vendor, including a full restoration
in the mid1990s.
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