THE AUCTIONFINDSTHATGOTAWAY
1992 Ferrari512TR
LATESTFERRARITO GETTHEBLUES
Soldfor£95,625at H&H,June 19
Testarossavalueshavebeentumbling,not
he lpedby so manyhavingbeenbuilt.Its 512TR
su ccessorhadbeeninsulatedfromthatuntil
no w.It’sa bettercar andjust 2280 werebuilt
co mparedto theoriginal’s7177.This30k-miler,
on e of 88 RHDs,lookedestimatedcorrectlyat
£1 00-120k.Thatthesellerwouldsettlebelow
th is suggeststhe512 markethasweakenedtoo.
1995 LanciaDeltaIntegraleDC
TOOEXPENSIVETO USE?
Soldfor£82,800at Bonhams,July 5
In tegraleEvoIIs are priceyenough,but values
of thelimitedversionsare goingcrazy.Especially
th e Dealer’sCollectionmodel,of which 180 were
built withPearlRedpaint,tanleatherRecaros,
al loydashandpush-buttonstart.RM solda
lo w-mileonelastyearfor£142k,so thiswell-
historied47,500-milecar seemslikegoodvalue.
St ill twicethepriceof a normalEvoII.
1988 NissanBluebirdTurbo
DOYOUEVENREMEMBERTHESE?
Soldfor£4074at AngliaCar Auctions,June 15
You don’tneedmegabucksto standout at a
ca r show;therightrareperformancevariantof
so methingmundanewill do. AndthisBluebird
Tu rbocertainlyticksthe‘rare’box– HowMany
Le ft reckonsthisis theverylastoneof this
modelremainingon theroad.It hardlymakesa
di fferenceif they’reonlyhalf-right.We reckon
th is 85,000milecar wassomethingof a bargain.
2009 Merc-AMGSL65BlackSeries
OURMONEY’SONBLACK
Soldfor£184,000at Bonhams,July 5
Th e BlackSeriesSL is thestuffof legend,with
67 0bhpfromits twin-turbo6.0 V12 and250kg
sh avedoff its weight.Andwithonly12 of the 350
de liveredto theUK, chancesto buyoneare
na turallyrare,so don’texpectthemto everlose
va lueeither.On a daythatwastoughgoing,this
21 ,000-mileexample,withnear-appropriatereg
nu mber,soldeasilyforjustovermid-estimate.
1997 BMW328iConvertible(E36)
WHENIT’SWORTHPAYINGMORE
Soldfor£6164at AngliaCar Auctions,June 15
Th ere’ssomethingreassuringabouta car from
so meonewhohasownedandobviouslylooked
af terit for16 years.Whenit hasalsodonea
mi nisculeandgenuine36kmiles,thatbecomesa
gold-platedopportunity.Whichis whywe
weren’tsurprisedto seethisragtopBeemer
ac hievewelloverits £3500-£5500estimate.
Th is mayevenreturna profitin a yearor so.
1995 Peugeot 306 Cabriolet
ANODDONETO KEEPFORLATER
Soldfor£10,125at H&H,June 19
Quiteremarkably,thisPeugeotdrop-tophas
ne verbeenregisteredandshows65 mileson the
cl ock.It begsthequestionas to why,because
st oringit in a collectionfor24 yearshasn’t
ea rneda profit– theylistedat £18,245in 1995.
Th e nextquestionis whatwouldyoudo if you
boughtsomethinglikethis– keepit as a museum
pi ece,or treatit as a ‘new’car?
Where to go for your own
modern classic bargain...
AUCTION SCHEDULE
AUGUST
Sat 3
Classic Car Auctions
Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Leamington Spa
classiccarauctions.co.uk
Sat 17
Morris Leslie Classic Auctions
Errol Airfield, Perth, Scotland
morrisleslie.com
Sat 24
Anglia Car Auctions’ classic sale
Beveridge Way, King’s Lynn, Norfolk
angliacarauctions.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
Wed 4
Brightwells’ Classic & Vintage,
Easters Court, Leominster, Herefordshire
brightwells.com
Sat 7
Bonhams
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire
bonhams.com/cars
Wed 11
Charterhouse Auctions,
Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet
Somerset.
charterhouse-auction.com
Sat 14
Bonhams
Goodwood Revival sale, nr Chichester,
West Sussex
bonhams.com/cars
Sat 21
Historics at Brooklands,
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey
historics.co.uk
Sat 21
Barons Auctions’ Jaguar Heritage sale
Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey
barons-auctions.com
Sun 22
Silverstone Auctions’ Ferrari & Porsche Sale
Dallas Burston Polo Club, Southam Warwickshire
silverstoneauctions.com
Thu 26
Bonhams MPH
Bicester Heritage, Bicester, Oxfordshire
bonhams.com/cars
Call +44 (0) 1926 640888 or
visit classiccarauctions.co.uk
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TO £50,000
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