A 1967 Ford Mustang Convertible owned by British actor and Game of Thrones star Charles Dance is being sold at auction in December.

The fully restored V8 Mustang will be going under the hammer at the Classic Car Auctions sale at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre at Leamington Spa and is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £25,000.

The car has been owned by Dance since 2002 and was in regular use until 2013 when it underwent a full restoration by American car specialist Phil King of Classic American Restoration Services based in Enfield, London.

Restoration work finished in August and included new floor pans, rear wings, a fully rebuilt 4.7-litre engine and completely new brakes. The car was then sprayed in a deep red finish to match the re-trimmed red leather interior and cream hood.

It has not been driven on the road since other than to obtain an MoT.

Guy Lees-Milne, Classic Car Auctions general manager, said: "This is a beautiful example of the iconic Ford Mustang, and combined with its celebrity connections we expect a lot of interest. This is the ideal car not just for Mustang fans but for Game of Thrones obsessives around the world. Just imagine driving the car once owned by Tywin Lannister!"

The car is up for sale on December 5 alongside around 100 other classics.

Meanwhile, the Jaguar XJ12-C Broadspeed that appeared in the cult 1970's TV series The New Avengers, fetched £62,000 when it was sold at the H&H Classics' auction - some £50,000 over initial estimates.

The Jaguar, driven by John Steed (the late Patrick Macnee) in the hit series, began life as a pre-production prototype vehicle for the marque.

It was bought by a private collector at auction at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridge on October 15.

Nick Delaney, business development manager of H&H Classics, said: "The sale price of £62,000 is truly remarkable considering it fetched more than £50,000 over initial estimates. It just proves the appeal of not only the programme but also of the car itself.

"Buyers are seeing theinvestment potential with classic Jaguars and the added provenance of this car means that it, once fully restored to working order again, will be even more valuable."

The car has chassis number eight and features the original 5.3-litre V12 engine that powered the Jaguar in the 26-episode series.