Historics At Brooklands Buoyant Spring Opener
Historics Spring sale, Saturday 12th March 2016. Brooklands Museum
- 166 widely varying motor car consignments representing 42 different marques across eight decades, from 1930 to 2010.
- 116 sold, representing a 70% sale ratio. Significantly, this is consistent with previous Historics results, including the last record sale at M-B World last November
- Hammer revenue = £2.33 million
- Total sale revenue (Hammer + commission + VAT) = £2.6 million
- At this March 12th sale, Historics registered its highest-ever number of on-line bidder registrations, and a total on-line sale of around £250,000 revenue
- As in all past sales, attendance was extremely high with a full auction hall
- There were highlights throughout the 166 lots. Here are just a few….Refs to all-up sale prices are included below.
LOT 116: 2002 Renault Avantime Dynamique. No Reserve. SOLD: £4,000.
One of Renault's less successful cars and now very rare. Approx £24,000-£28,000 at the time. As in its name, well ahead of its time. A future classic.
Alfa Zagato
LOT 119: 1971 Alfa Romeo 1300 Junior Zagato. Est: £12,000-£18,000. SOLD: £29,120. Exceeded estimate.
A coachbuilt Alfa Romeo that's getting increasingly sought-after
LOT 128: 1994 Brooke 190 ME. No: 001. Est: £16,000-£22,000. SOLD £20,160
Pre-dated Gordon Murray's 'Rocket'. The first ever made of very few. Great build. Great Fun. Not good for your hair-do. 500bhp per tonne
LOT 133: 1980 M-B 450SL Roadster. £12,000-£16,000. SOLD £19,320. Exceeded estimate.
Laid up and stored for 15 years. Brisk bidding
Porsche flatnose
LOT 137. 1991 Porsche 944 Turbo. £13,000-£18,000. Sold £22,400. Exceeded estimate.
Very collectible.
LOT 148. Jeep Wrangler CJ5. £6,000-£10,000. Sold £15,120. Exceeded estimate.
Lots of bids across all platforms. 5-litre V8 brings a smile!
LOT 163. 1979 Lotus Elite 505. No Reserve. Sold £8,400.
Rare...and very orange. Strong competitive bidding
LOT 172. 1989 Porsche 930 Convertible. £55,000-£65,000. Sold £83.440. Exceeded estimate.
Ex Porsche Cars GB/AFN. Top notch presentation and history file
LOT 221. 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 750B. £28,000-£32,000. SOLD £33,040.
Hand-built and handsome
Stingray
LOT 224. 1995 Aston Martin DB7. £45,000-£55,000. Sold £50,400.
Just 3,300 miles since new
LOT 225. 1987 Ferrari Testarossa. £74,000-£86,000. Sold £108,640. Exceeded estimate.
Stored for the last eight years. Just 35,400 miles
LOT 227. 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster Flatnose (Turbo Body). £85,000-£105,000. SOLD £104,000.
Just 5,443 miles since new; 21 Porsche specialist services. Maintained regardless of cost
LOT 228. 1992 Lancia Integrale Evo 1 Martini 6. (no 44 of 110). £48,000-£58,000. Sold £92.960. Exceeded estimate.
Ex-Agnelli. Specially built with unique features. Very high bidding action across all channels.
Came very close to a World Record
LOT 237. MG B Roadster. £5,000-£7,000. Sold £14,672. Exceeded estimate.
Very brisk bidding
LOT 245. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. £28,000-£34,000. Sold £48,160. Exceeded estimate.
Exquisite. Who needs performance-enhancing drugs.
LOT 255. Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i. £9,000-£11,000. Sold £12,320. Top estimate.
Seriously and professionally tweaked. Overbored to 1293cc. Balanced crank. Kent cam. LCB manifold. Decent driveshafts. Huge mechanical spec and immaculate. Looks like a 60's Mins…a ball of fun to drive
LOT 263. 1969 Lotus Elan S4 DHC Resto. No Reserve. £11,536.
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