Austin A35 sold for £4,500 after almost 50 years in garage
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The car had been under blankets in the garage since 1973
A classic 1958 Austin A35 kept under blankets in a garage for nearly 50 years has sold for £4,500 at auction.
Prestige Auctions in Grimsby said the "fantastic" blue two-door motor was unearthed during a house clearance on Great Coates Road, Cleethorpes.
It was found with its keys still in the ignition.
The car, which pre-dates seatbelts, was bought at online auction on Sunday by a buyer from London who plans to restore it.
The car was under blankets, with the keys found still in the ignition
Auctioneer Carl Vince, of Prestige Auction House, Grimsby, said much of the house was unchanged since being bought it as a new-build in the 1960s.
"We had a huge collection of 1960s toys still in their boxes; Dinky, Matchbox, Triang, Corgi, Meccano, Hornby and model planes," he said.
The house clearance team also found a huge collection of "beautiful" 1960s clothes and shoes.
Dozens of boxed cars - Dinky, Matchbox Corgi, Triang, Meccano and Hornby - fetched over £20,000
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