An AC Ace Bristol headed the results at H&H’s Imperial War Museum sale on 19 June, narrowly beating its £220,000 lower estimate, selling for £223,166. Chassis BEX349 is believed to have been the only AC Ace supplied new to St Lucia, starting life in 1957 as a left-hooker. The car returned to the UK in 1989 and was treated to an overhaul and repaint in its original shade of Svecia Red by the vendor some 20 years ago.
The top five was rounded off with a 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I All-Weather Cabriolet by Murphy at £129,375 (estimate £120,000 – 160,000); a concours-winning 1969 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Coupe made £95,625 (estimate £80,000 – 100,000; as did a 30,350-mile 1992 Ferrari 512 TR (estimate £100,000 – 120,000); while a manual gearbox 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster which was the subject of a £49,000 restoration in 2017 fetched £91,125 (estimate £75,000 – 85,000).
Strong performers also included a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale which more than doubled its lower estimate, taking £65,250; a 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 4.2 Coupe went for £73,125 (estimate £45,000 – 55,000); and a garage find 1936 Aston Martin 1½-Litre MK II achieved £67,500 (estimate £45,000 – 55,000).
H&H reported total sales of £2.3 million and a 71% sell-through rate.
Both the MG V8s on offer at Mathewsons’ 1 June sale found new homes, a 1974 MGB GT V8 at £22,288 (estimate £18,500 – 22,500) and a 1995 MG RV8 making £19,350 (estimate £20,000 – 22,500).
Top result at Barons on 4 June was a manual gearbox 1997 Ferrari F355 GTS with 90,000 miles at a mid-estimate £44,000.
A rally-spec 1970 Porsche 911 T changed hands at Anglia Car Auctions’ 15 June sale, selling for £48,230. Rallied by the previous owner, the car had been unused since its last MOT in 2013, with a current mileage standing at 70,795 (estimate £45,000 – 50,000).
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