Winston Churchill's Land Rover: bought for £320, to be sold for £60,000

A sharp-eyed farmer who spotted the great man's name on an old Land Rover's log book is about to make a great deal of money – although it has taken 39 years for the investment to mature.

The story stated in 1954, when Land Rover gave Winston Churchill the car for his 80th birthday, complete with the registration UKE 80. The specification included an extra wide passenger seat, a leather grab handle, a footwell heater for the open car, and a box to accommodate Churchill's trowel – apparently his hobby was bricklaying.