Classic & Sports Car UK – September 2019

THE MARKETPLACE

Buckley’s

AUCTIONRESULTS

June’stop 50 sales

IwasofferedaCrayfordCapri

recently, a 1600GT XLR that isin

need of restoration but essentially

sound and complete. I bid a cheeky

£1000 but the owner was looking

for £6500, which on reflection

is probably not unreasonable...

I can’t quite summon up the

enthusiasm, though. It’s not a bad

looking conversion, although Ihad

a feeling it might be worth more

if it wasn’t a Crayford.

Another car I was directed

towards this month was a beautiful

Alvis 3 Litre, which was available

for £25,000. It had £80,000 spent

on its restoration 30 years ago;

looking at the pre-restoration

photographs in its bulging history

file it was a nice car to start with.

Themindbogglesathowyougot

ridofthatmuchmoneyrestoring

acarlikethisin1989.

Drivingit,Iponderedwhatthe

futuremightbefor‘Cholmondley-

Warner’Britishsaloonsofthisilk;

itselderlybutfitownerdroveit

well,butwhoiscomingupbehind

himtotakeiton?

LunchwithRichardHackett

atSLJHackett,theBristol

specialistinWarminsterinWilts,

isalwaysfunbecauseheregales

mewithfunnystoriesabouthis

daysworkingwithformerGrand

PrixdriverandBristoldealer-

turnedcompanyownerTonyCrook.

Therearealwaysinteresting

carson-site,too,suchasthe

bespokeBristol 406 convertible

foraparticularlytallBristol

enthusiastwhosecarsIhave

encounteredmanytimesin

workshopsovertheyearsbut

nevermetinperson.Heseemsto

havebeenonaneternalquest

tofindaclassiccarhecanfitin,

beingalmost7fttall(Ithink).

Maybetallnessrunsintheblood

ofBristolfanciers,becausethe

otheroddityIencounteredwhile

atSLJwasa404/405recreation/

tribute.WithmodernHemipower

itfeltlikethequickestBristolI’ve

everdriven(otherthanaFighter,

ofwhichSLJjusthappenstobe

buildingtwonewones),but

possiblynotthemostbeautiful

withitstall,upright’screencreated

especiallyforitslankyowner.

Finally,Ihaveboughtanother

NSURo80.I’mnotsurewhy,

butIjustwantedtosaveitfor

thenation.It’sanearlywhiteone

withthequadheadlightsandblack

vinylinterior.Bythetimeyouread

this,itmightbeextractedfromthe

HerefordshirehedgeIfounditin.

market

matters

Left:Alviscaught

Buckley’seye.Below:

Ro80hasbeensaved

fromtheundergrowth

PRICE CAR SALE

£1,737,720 1965 Ferrari275GTB Artcurial,Paris,France

£618,619 1952 GordiniType15S Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£579,312 2006 PorscheCarreraGT Artcurial,Paris,France

£538,868 1973 Porsche 911 CarreraRS2.7 BHAuction,Tokyo,Japan

£360,000 1929 BugattiType 35 Osenat,Fontainebleau,France

£358,160 2005 HondaNSX-R BHAuction,Tokyo,Japan

£334,000 1949 AlfaRomeo6C-2500 Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£312,000 1924 Bentley3/5.3Litre Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£305,100 1938 JaguarSS100 Dorotheum,Vösendorf,Austria

£264,982 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster Artcurial,Paris,France

£262,836 1996 Porsche 911 (993)RSClubSport Artcurial,Paris,France

£247,447 1932 Invicta12/45 41 / 2 -LitreTourer Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£227,920 1995 HondaNSXTypeR BHAuction,Tokyo,Japan

£223,166 1957 ACAce H&HClassics,Duxford,UK

£220,000 1969 FordMustangBoss 429 fastback Mecum,Portland,USA

£203,832 1998 Porsche 911 turbo Artcurial,Paris,France

£197,120 1961 BentleyS2Continental Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£185,585 1953 AstonMartinDB2/4‘MkI’2.6-litreSportsSaloon Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£160,920 1993 Porsche 911 Speedster Artcurial,Paris,France

£159,810 1962 CitroënDS19Décapotable Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£156,600 1956 Porsche 356 Osenat,Fontainebleau,France

£150,590 1964 JaguarE-type BHAuction,Tokyo,Japan

£129,910 1935 Bentley 31 / 2 -LitreDropheadCoupé Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£129,375 1927 Rolls-RoycePhantom H&HClassics,Duxford,UK

£129,024 1970 FordMustangBoss 429 Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£128,700 1976 Porsche 911 turbo Dorotheum,Vösendorf,Austria

£125,840 1930 CordL-29 RMSotheby’s,Auburn,USA

£125,586 1962 JaguarE-type Aguttes,Paris,France

£125,440 1926 Rolls-RoycePhantom Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£125,200 1971 MaseratiGhibli Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£123,372 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster Artcurial,Paris,France

£120,873 1959 Mercedes-Benz190SL Artcurial,Paris,France

£114,400 1969 FordMustang‘restomod’ Mecum,Portland,USA

£113,580 1972 BMW3.0CSL Dorotheum,Vösendorf,Austria

£108,540 1963 VolkswagenType 2 T1 Dorotheum,Vösendorf,Austria

£108,000 1935 LagondaRapier Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£105,820 1988 Porsche 911 turbo BHAuction,Tokyo,Japan

£103,103 1936 Rolls-RoycePhantomIIIDropheadCoupé Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£99,360 1961 JaguarE-type Dorotheum,Vösendorf,Austria

£98,560 1961 JaguarE-type Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£97,126 1960 Porsche356BCabriolet Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£95,850 1982 DeTomasoPanteraGT5 Aguttes,Paris,France

£95,625 1992 Ferrari512TR H&HClassics,Duxford,UK

£95,625 1969 JaguarE-type H&HClassics,Duxford,UK

£94,080 1958 JaguarXK150 Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£92,792 1965 VolkswagenType 2 T1Samba21-WindowMicrobus Bonhams,Chantilly,France

£91,800 1969 ChevroletCorvetteC3Group4/5 Aguttes,Paris,France

£91,125 1973 JaguarE-type H&HClassics,Duxford,UK

£89,600 1965 FordGalaxie Bonhams,Greenwich,USA

£85,824 1969 MaseratiGhibli Artcurial,Paris,France

Creeping inside its lower estimate, the 1965 Ferrari 275GTB was this month’s high seller

Gordini Type 15S fell short of its estimate Porsche 911 RS 2.7 sold strongly in Japan

Prices include buyer’s premium. Exchange rate used: $1 = 78p. For our full

database of sale results, see http://www.classicandsportscar.com/auctions

210 Classic & Sports Car September 2019