Historics at Brooklands 20 August sale saw a 1934 Bentley 3½ Litre Pitney Special head the results, selling for £142,400 (estimate £160,000 – 200,000).
Above-estimate success included a left-hand drive 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I Drophead Coupe at £137,760 (estimate £110,000 – 125,000); a 1959 Jaguar XK 150 S Drophead Coupe at £120,960 (estimate £96,000 – 116,000); a left-hand drive 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 SL at £72,600 (estimate £38,000 – 45,000); a 1989 Porsche 928 S4 at £26,320 (estimate £14,000 – 18,000); and a 251,045-km 1990 BMW M3 Sport Evolution at £78,400 (estimate £65,000 – 80,000).
Top lot at Barons’ 13 August sale was a 77,500-mile 1978 Aston Martin V8, fetching £62,640 (estimate £60,000 – 70,000), while a 1966 Ford Mustang GT achieved £33,000 (estimate £27,000 – 32,000); a 1956 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday made £20,900 (estimate £18,000 – 21,000); and a 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth sold for £18,700 (estimate £20,000 – 24,000).
A three-owner 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, showing 39,000 miles from new, was the star at Brightwells sale on 18 August, going for £24,000 (estimate £25,000 – 27,000).
Leading the results at Morris Leslie’s 27 August sale was a left-hand drive 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster which found a new home at £79,500 (estimate £75,000 – 80,000). Other highlights included a 2001 Bentley Azure at £50,615 (estimate £50,000 – 53,000); a 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II at £38,160 (estimate £40,000 – 45,000); and a 1973 Ford Escort Mexico at £29,680 (estimate £25,000 – 30,000).
A 2,805-mile 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 4.2 Roadster, stored since the 1970s, smashed its pre-sale estimate at Anglia Car Auctions on 27 August, changing hands for £115,500 (estimate £50,000 – 70,000). Other notable highlights included a 300-mile 2016 BMW M4 GTS at £137,556 (estimate £125,000 – 165,000), a 2012 BMW 1M at £50,137 (estimate £38,000 – 43,000); a 1974 BMW 3.0 CSA at £22,050 (estimate £10,000 – 12,000); a 1973 Porsche 911E 2.4 Targa at £53,550 (estimate £38,000 – 42,000); and a 1954 Riley RME at £17,955 (estimate £10,000 – 12,000).