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Dentist who has so many cars he keeps them in enormous warehouses is selling his 450 classic vehicles for £100 MILLION o James Hull has built up collection of unusual and valuable cars, from Elton John's old Bentley to rare Jaguar KXSS o Multi-millionaire Dr Hull, 53, of Kensington, west London, keeps all his precious cars in warehouses in Herefordshire o Having fought off cancer three times, he now wants to sell the collection, and is determined to sell it as a whole o The founder of cosmetic dentistry pioneers James Hull Associates hopes to find a buyer with £100 million in Britain o Collection includes a rare Jaguar D-Type worth at least £4 million, old pedal cars, and a Sinclair C5 from the 1980s By Harriet Arkell Published: 16:16 GMT, 16 May 2014 | Updated: 08:26 GMT, 17 May 2014 A car-obsessed dentist who has amassed Britain ’s biggest private car collection is selling the whole lot for £100 million. James Hull, 53, who founded the James Hull Associates chain of dentists, owns more than 450 rare and classic cars, ranging from multi-million pound rare Jaguars to Winston Churchill's Austin, and a Bentley once owned by Elton John. With no room to park them all near his home in Kensington, west London, he garages them in vast warehouses in Herefordshire, but has now decided to sell up because of health reasons. Britain's largest private car collection, built up by cosmetic dentistry millionaire James Hull, 53, is for sale as a whole for £100 million

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Dentistwhohassomanycarshekeepstheminenormouswarehousesissellinghis450classicvehiclesfor£100MILLION

o James Hull has built up collection of unusual and valuable

cars, from Elton John's old Bentley to rare Jaguar KXSS o Multi-millionaire Dr Hull, 53, of Kensington, west London,

keeps all his precious cars in warehouses in Herefordshire o Having fought off cancer three times, he now wants to sell the

collection, and is determined to sell it as a whole o The founder of cosmetic dentistry pioneers James Hull

Associates hopes to find a buyer with £100 million in Britain o Collection includes a rare Jaguar D-Type worth at least £4

million, old pedal cars, and a Sinclair C5 from the 1980s

ByHarrietArkell Published:16:16GMT,16May2014|Updated:08:26GMT,17May2014

A car-obsesseddentistwhohas amassedBritain ’s biggestprivate car collection issellingthewholelotfor£100million. JamesHull,53,whofoundedtheJamesHullAssociateschainofdentists,ownsmorethan 450 rare and classic cars, ranging from multi-million pound rare Jaguars toWinstonChurchill'sAustin,andaBentleyonceownedbyEltonJohn. With no room to park them all near his home in Kensington, west London, hegarages them invastwarehouses inHerefordshire,buthasnowdecidedtosellupbecauseofhealthreasons.

Britain'slargestprivatecarcollection,builtupbycosmeticdentistrymillionaireJamesHull,53,isforsaleasawholefor£100million

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Allyours...ifyou'vegotdeeppockets:DrHull's457-strongcarcollectioniscurrentlykeptinwarehousesinHerefordshire

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DrHull'scollectionincludesthisclassicTriumphTR5,left,builtinCoventryinthelate1960s,andthisclassicracingcar,right,driveninthispicturebyStirlingMoss

Planes(notrains)andautomobiles:DrHullhascollectedBentleys,RollsRoycesandJaguars,aswellassomeaircraftfromtheFirstandSecondWorldWars

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None of the cars is cheap, but a buyer with particularly deep pockets is needed,becauseDrHullsaysheisdeterminedtosellthe457-strongcollectionasawhole. Heishopingabuyerwillcomeinwitha£100million-plusoffer,makingitthehighestvaluecarsaleinBritain. Withcarsrepresentedfromeverydecadesincethe1930s,thecollectionincludesaJaguarD-Type,worthinexcessof£4million,asimilarlyvaluableJaguarC-Type,andLordMountbatten'sMiniTraveller,aswellasasuper-rare1950sJaguarKXSS. ThecollectionalsoincludesaHumberwhichwasownedbythejudgepresidingoverthe Profumo Affair and a 1961 Jaguar E-Type which belonged to Britain ’s worldmotorcyclechampionMikeHailwood. DrHull,whomadehisfortunepioneeringcosmeticdentistryintheUK,hasbattledcancer three times in the past four years, earning him the nickname Lazarus tofriends.Hetravelledaroundtheworldtotrackdownsomeoftherarermodelsinhiscollection,shippingthembacktoBritainandthenhavingthemstrippeddownbeforerebuildingthem.

ThisclassicBentleyisamongDrHull'scollection-hetravelledtheworldfindingrarecarsbeforeshippingthembacktoBritainandhavingthemrestored

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Aswellasfull-sizecars,thecollectionincludesmorethan300miniaturepedalcars,seenattheback

ThisbottlegreenMorrisMinorformspartofthecollection,whichboastscarsfromeverydecadesincethe1930s Hesaid:'It'stheculminationofalife-longhobby.EachcarhasitsownstoryandallhaveplayedapartinthehistoryofBritishmotoring.It'spartofourheritage. 'I'mmerely a passionate custodian of this hugely significant part of British historyand,with luck, Iwill succeed in finding a home that can not only be enjoyed andtreasuredbytheBritishpublicbutalsobeadmiredbyvisitorsfromacrosstheworld.' A number of Dr Hull's cars have appeared at motor shows around the world,competedintheMilleMigliaItalianroad-race,andevenbeenusedfortheQueen’s80thbirthdayparade.

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Therearealsodozensofcarswhichhavewonconcoursawards,andacollectionofBritishcampervansfromthe1940s,50sand60s,aswellasearlyLandRovers,classicRangeRovers,andaSinclairC5fromthe1980s.The collection, which is being sold privately, has already had a 'huge amount ofinterest' from private buyers and consortia, from overseas as well as nearer tohome,butDrHullhopesitwillremaininBritain.Graham Searle, from the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club, said: 'Dr Hull is a well knownJaguarEnthusiasts’ClubmemberwithanimmensepassionforJaguarcars.

Mintcondition:ThisshiningredMiniTravellerwasonceownedbyLordMountbatten,andisnowforsaleaspartofajoblotgoingforatleast£100milion

DrHullmadehisfortunebypioneeringcosmeticdentistryinBritainwithhisJamesHullAssociateschain-hethenspentitontheseclassicmotorcars

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Stamp-collectingnext?Oncehehassoldhiscars,includingthisclassicJaguarXK,DrHullsayshewillneedanewhobby,buthehasn'tpickedoneyet 'Most of his cars are very original or restored to original specification with greatattention to detail, and over the years hemust havewonmore concours awardsthananyotherJaguarcollector. 'Hedoesimmenseservicetotheclassiccarmovementinkeepingthesecarsintopcondition,andthesaleofthecollectionwillattractenormousinterestfromaroundtheworld. 'Weofcoursehopethatwhoeverbuysthemallowsthemtobeseenandenjoyedbyenthusiastsforyearstocome.' JamesHullmadehismoneyafterfoundingJamesHullAssociatesin1987,becomingthemarketleaderincosmeticdentistry,specialisinginteethwhitening,veneersandimplants. Hewasdevastatedin2006whenvandalsbrokeintooneofhiswarehouses,beforehotwiring the Jaguars and crashing dozens of them. Police later said they had'treatedthecarslikedodgems'. Overthepastdecade,pricesforclassiccarshaveshotup,outperformingeveryotherinvestmentandsendingthevalueofthecollectionsoaring. Ifhefindsasuitablebuyer,DrHullwillneedanewhobby,buthe'snotyetsurewhatitwillbe. Hesaid:'I’macollector,sowhoknowswhatwillturnupnext.Mywifehopesitwillbesomethingsmallerlikestamps.'