Classic car featured in Last of the Summer Wine expected to fetch £15,000 at auction
It was one of three models used in the hit TV sitcom
The red 1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 (Image: SWNS)
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A classic car featured in hit tv sitcom Last of the Summer Wine is expected to fetch around £15,000 at auction.
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The convertible was one of three similar models used in the show, which was on screens from 1973 to 2010.
In the sitcom, it was owned by Edie Pegden, who was played by Dame Thora Hird.
The car has been fully restored, and will feature alongside a host of classic, vintage and luxury cars up for auction in Tennants’ Leyburn salerooms.
Remote bidding will be available for the car and vehicles will be available for public viewing on June 3 and June 4.
In the show, the car was given to Edie by her husband Wesley, although she did not take easily to driving.
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By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
A 1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 that featured in the Yorkshire television production Last of the Summer Wine A 1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 that featured in the much-loved Yorkshire television production Last of the Summer Wine is to be sold at auction next month. The red Triumph Herald convertible, which was one of three similar models used in the long-running show, has an estimate of £10,000-15,000 plus buyer s premium. It is being sold at Tennants Auctioneers’ Motor Car, Motorcycle and Automobilia Sale on June 5. Such was the prominence of the car in the show, which ran from 1973-2010, Corgi made a miniature Triumph Herald which was sold in a specially themed pack along with a model of the car’s owner Edie Pegden, who played by Thora Hird.
A CAR that featured in the much-loved Yorkshire TV comedy show, Last of the Summer Wine, is set to go under the hammer. The 1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 will be sold in Tennants Auctioneers’ Motor Car, Motorcycle and Automobilia Sale on Saturday, June 5, with an estimate of £10,000 to £15,000 plus buyer’s premium. The red Triumph Herald convertible was one of three similar models used in the long-running show, which was on screens from 1973 to 2010. Such was the prominence of the car in the show that Corgi made a miniature Triumph Herald which was sold in a specially-themed pack along with a model of the car’s owner Edie Pegden, who played by Thora Hird.