A 1959 Hillman Minx series 3a has been a treasured part of the Beston family of Shanklin for 33 years. Michael Beston explained: "My wife first saw the vehicle for sale in a local newspaper when we lived in Kent in 1987." Scroll through our gallery of pictures above to see more... "It really appealed to her as this was the same model of her first car she purchased after passing her driving test. I also learned to drive in a Hillman, so the attachment seemed quite natural. "We viewed the car a few days later, and we both fell in love with it right then. The car had covered very little mileage and was in extremely good original condition, albeit, a little neglected. We could both see the potential in the Minx, and after a very short negotiation with the owner, we bought our first and only 1950s classic car time capsule.