November 2015 - UK auction highlights
21 December, 2015
The ex-Brunei royal family 1991 Jaguar XJ220 was the top sale at Silverstone Auctions’ two-day NEC Classic Motor Show Sale, achieving £315,000 against a pre-sale estimate of £300,000 – 350,000.
A number of lots blitzed their estimates including; a 1999 Bentley Continental SC – one of just 72 SC’s produced – which sold for £108,000 (estimate £45,000 – 55,000); a 1979 Aston Martin V8 Volante made £151,875 (estimate £100,000 – 115,000); and a right-hand drive 21,000-mile 1993 Ferrari 512 TR fetched £185,625 (estimate £110,000 – 130,000).
A rare right-hand drive 1973 Range Rover Suffix B convertible, believed by the owner to have been converted by Special Vehicle Conversions (SVC) Ltd in the late 1980’s, found a new home for £33,750. Other convertibles selling well included a concours-condition 1975 Jensen Interceptor III at £72,563 (estimate £45,000 – 55,000) and a 1956 Porsche 356 A T1 Cabriolet, which was the subject of a 3-year £175,000 restoration, went for £196,875 (estimate £170,000 – 200,000).
Historics at Brooklands’ November sale, held at Mercedes-Benz World, saw top honours go to a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Turismo which achieved £168,000 (estimate £180,000 – 220,000). Success among the Ferraris going under the hammer included both Testarossas and a 1989 412 GT which took £42,560 (estimate £30,000 – 36,000). Elsewhere a concours-condition 1931 Ford Model A two-door Phaeton Deluxe, one of only 165 believed to remain worldwide, outstripped its estimate and realised £33,600 (estimate £13,000 – 18,000).
A 1997 Aston Martin V8 with less than 36,000 miles on the clock was the star lot at Charterhouse’s November sale, making £58,000 (estimate £65,000 – 70,000). Other highlights included a 1964 Austin-Healey 3000 selling for £45,000 (£44,000 – 48,000) and a 1935 Singer Le Mans which took £25,500 (£28,000 – 32,000).
Anglia Car Auctions’ consigned more than 200 vehicles for their final sale of the year, with a 1974 BMW 2002 turbo heading the results when it sold for £41,475 (estimate £29,000 – 35,000). Strong prices were achieved for a 66,000-mile 1977 Daimler Double Six, selling at £13,860 (estimate £10,000 – 12,000) and a 1935 Singer Le Mans which made £24,675 (estimate £15,000 – 20,000).
Top lot at Classics Central’s sale was a 1998 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, going for £27,000 (estimate £35,000 – 40,000) whilst a 1963 Jaguar Mk II 3.8 fetched bang on its low estimate of £22,000.
Morris Leslie sold both Ford Cosworths on offer at its November sale; a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth achieved £50,350 (estimate £50,000 – 60,000) and a 1987 Sierra RS500 Cosworth changed hands for £58,300 (estimate £60,000 – 65,000).
Brightwells final sale of 2015 generated a sale total of £1.25m with an 84% sale rate. Even ignoring its overly conservative pre-sale estimate of £25,000 – 30,000, the surprise of the day was the £93,500 paid for a 1963 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL which had been stored for 20 years and was in need of considerable refurbishment. Other highlights included a 43,400-mile 1974 Fiat 130 Coupe selling for £10,800 (estimate £5,500 – 7,500) and a 1948 Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane soared past its estimate of £12,000 – 15,000, making £18,920.