A 1962 AC Aceca, once owned by the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, is to be sold by Bonhams at the Goodwood Revival sale in Sussex on Friday 17 September 2010. One of only six surviving Ford-powered Acecas in the world, the sports car has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £100,000–130,000.
 
The two-seater, which is dark blue with a red leather interior, is recorded as having left the Thames Ditton Factory on 14 August 1962 for delivery to Ian Fleming; coincidentally the same year that Fleming completed The Spy Who Loved Me. Fleming kept the car for a year before selling it in 1963. Since then it has changed hands several times, and comes to Bonhams in excellent condition having recently been refurbished.
 
Another car once owned by a high-profile figure is a 1988 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible that belonged to Sarah, Duchess of York. Estimated at £20,000–24,000, the open-top was totally restored in September 2007.
 
The highlight of the sale is a 1953 Jaguar C-type, the same make and model that won Le Mans 24-Hours race twice in 1951 and 1953. Following a severe crash in 1953, the sport-racing two-seater was extensively restored between 1985 and 1991 and is today described as ‘outstandingly usable and potentially extremely competitive’. It has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £800,000-1,000,000.