A total sales value North of £5m confirm the continued rude health of the classic car market in general at our September Salon Prive Sale, although niche sectors - particularly left hand drive - are now suffering from over supply.
To offer and sell big classics is always special and this year at Salon Prive the Silverstone Auctions team delivered with the £900,000 sale of their Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Volante, one of just 29 right hand drive cars built.
Rare Porsches, and a 700 kilometre from new wide bodied 1986 911Carrera Supersport is about as rare as they come, continue to deliver - and £163,125 was forthcoming on the day. A left hand drive 997 GT3 RS 4.0 made a comfortable £281,250 and an even rarer 2010 911 GT2 RS (one of just 16 right hand drive) found a buyer at £315,000.
Continuing the theme of 1980's and 1990's cars selling well the Ferrari 328 GTS (ex Al- Fayed collection) surprised at £137,250 as did the 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello taking that model in to new territory with a 43,000 mile UK car achieving £110,250.
A 1998 Lamborghini Diablo SV, (subtle in bright purple), sold for a very strong £185,000 underlining the emerging late classics as the most desirable to buy.
Silverstone Auctions have an exclusive sale for the Porsche marque coming up at Silverstone on 25th October at the Wing, Silverstone Circuit and then head to the Classic Car Show at the NEC on 14/15th November.
Entries are open and welcome at both sales. Please contact me personally to discuss an entry.
Wednesday 9 September 2015
Silverstone Classic Sale
Three Sales in three days generated £5.2m in total sales at the 2015 Silverstone Classic, with a race car and two classic car sales keeping everyone busy!
Highlight of the Competition Car Sale was definitely the 1959 Cooper Monaco which sold for £219,375 and was eligible for myriad historic events worldwide.
£92,250 may seem a lot of money for a Ford Capri, but when raced by Gordon Spice in period, the rarity of the ex-BTCC car spoke for itself.
Classics also made their presence felt with a De TomasoPantera GT5-S (one of only 17 RHD) fetching a strong £157,500 and a 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5 16V EvoII rocketing through the £100k barrier at £100,697.
There is no doubt that cars from the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's are the emerging Classics and currently showing the fastest rate of growth in the classic car market, helping Silverstone Auctions to successfully sell over 75% of all cars offered year to date.
The NW Sportscar business also continues to grow and in particular the NW Motorhomes business is enjoying great success at the various Shows around the country and is now regularly selling close to 20 motorhomes every month.
Highlight of the Competition Car Sale was definitely the 1959 Cooper Monaco which sold for £219,375 and was eligible for myriad historic events worldwide.
£92,250 may seem a lot of money for a Ford Capri, but when raced by Gordon Spice in period, the rarity of the ex-BTCC car spoke for itself.
Classics also made their presence felt with a De TomasoPantera GT5-S (one of only 17 RHD) fetching a strong £157,500 and a 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5 16V EvoII rocketing through the £100k barrier at £100,697.
There is no doubt that cars from the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's are the emerging Classics and currently showing the fastest rate of growth in the classic car market, helping Silverstone Auctions to successfully sell over 75% of all cars offered year to date.
The NW Sportscar business also continues to grow and in particular the NW Motorhomes business is enjoying great success at the various Shows around the country and is now regularly selling close to 20 motorhomes every month.
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