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Dealersandauctionhouseshave
co ntinuedto increasetheirstockof
en thusiastmachinesfromthe1980s,
19 90sand2000s.Withthisincrease
in choicecomestheinevitable
qu estion,'whatshouldI buy?'Easy,
buythecar thatgetsyouexcited.
Whetherthat'sdownto its styling,
pe rformanceor simplythenostalgia
it prompts,get thecar your
15 -year-oldselfwouldapproveof. If
it happensto be oneof our Clever
MoneyBuys2020,all thebetter.SEPTEMBER 2019 | ISSUE 40
Buying and owningoldcarsis madeevenbetterwhentheypayforthemselves...Themarketfor old cars
is atr ickyoneto
ju dgeandis even
ha rderto predict.So
fa r in 2019 we'veseena
lo t of exceptionalcarssellfor well
ov er their top estimates.Equally,
th ere has been aseaof goodbut
no t exceptional carseitherstruggle
to achieve their valueor stayon sale
awaiting the rightbuyer.
The well-publicisedRM Sotheby's
'Y oungtimer' salein Essenbackin
April saw 85 modernclassics(overa
th ird of the lots) substantially
co ntribute to the18.7millioneuros
ac hieved by the firm'sfirstGerman
sa le. Many, includingus, sat up and
took note. EDITOR
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supercharged V8 thrust, the M6 has
that masterpiece V10 engine. Hmm...Think fast Mazda and you think MX-5,
right? But the forgotten 6MPS is a
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