The Roger Dudding Car Collection

On Wednesday 15th February Adrian and I were invited as part of the Midget and Sprite Club to visit a unique private collection of cars based in Potters Bar. Below please find some information and pictures of the event.

If you would like to visit this collection then please let me know via the comments section at the bottom of this post. Entry is £36 per person and includes a welcome coffee and biscuits.

Nicknamed ‘Mr Lock Up’ Rodger Dudding the owner of Studio 434 has an astonishing 420 classic cars within his privation collection. The former British Royal Navy engineer apprentice is estimated to be worth around £162 million. He also currently owns around 14,000 lock-up garages, throughout the Midlands and southern England. With the Studio 434 Rodger Dudding Car Collection being featured on the Top Gear Car Magazine show presented by Jeremy Clarkson during 2011. Rodger Dudding is commonly accredited with having the largest private collection of classic cars in Europe.

The self-made entrepreneur initially achieved his fortune from a unique ticket queuing system idea when he founded Lonsto International Limited in 1970. With the public queue management systems still popular today particularly in butchers and delicatessen around the world. It’s astonishing that the studio 434 classic car collection contains 24 Aston Martin Lagonda’s and a 1952 Morris Minor previously owned by his father. The impressive collection is a testament to his passion for beautifully designed and engineered iconic automotive vehicles. This unique collection of classic cars and memorabilia provides over 100 years of automotive history and is valued at over £40 million pounds.