Fantastic Result at Race-Retro

A great catalogue of over 80 classic cars, race cars and motorcycles were entered for the last sale by Silverstone Auctions at Race Retro on Saturday Feb 23rd 2013. With over 70 Lots of Automobilia offered and sold, the total sale for cars, bikes and Automobilia generated £1,542,845 worth of turnover with just under 50 cars sold in total.

In addition to the 5 competition cars and 2 bikes sold, the classic cars generated a sales rate of 68% and both buyers and sellers were all delighted with the result.

Highlights included both a London Routemaster bus (£20,700) and a London 'black cab' (£2,760), along with a beautiful Aston Martin DB6 (£122,980) in Aston's centenary year and an amazing Connaught Grand-Prix car (£195,000).

Local firm Land-Rover will be proud with the price achieved for a completely restored 1952 Land Rover 80' of £33,580. Even a humble Ford Capri achieved £10,522, albeit one fitted with a Chevrolet V8!

Overall a second great sale at Race-Retro where Silverstone Auctions will once again return in 2014.

Meanwhile our focus now turns to inviting entries for the next sale at our home venue of The Wing at Silverstone Circuit on Friday 17th May 2013. Please contact any of our team at www.silverstoneauctions.com with details of any classic car or motorcycle that you may wish to enter.

Nick Whale

Last chance to enter your classic car, motorcycle or automobilia for Race-Retro

The Race-Retro Sale which is to take place at Stoneleigh on Saturday 23rd February 2013 is nearly full with over 60 fantastic entries. Please see www.silverstoneauctions.com for full details.

Last year over £1.7m worth of cars were sold with a sales rate of above 70% of Lots sold.

The catalogue closes Friday 8th February - don't miss out!

Please call 01926 691141, or any of the team on their mobile numbers, or e-mail: enquiries@silverstoneauctions.com

Stunning result at the N.E.C. Classic Car Show....

Silverstone Auctions were delighted with their sale result at the NEC Classic Car Show on Saturday 17th November 2012, where gross sales of over £1.32m were achieved. With 42 out of the 64 cars offered being sold, Silverstone were proud of their 65% sales rate at the first ever auction at the Classic Car Show.

Highlights included selling all four VW Beetles, including a 1950's split rear screen for £23,100.
Both Fiat 500's made exceptional money, the ex David Cameron car making double the pre-sale estimate  and selling for £18,480 and the concours red ex Fiat GB car selling for £17,200.

Other strong sellers were a Ferrari 456 GTA  which made £41,200, and the most expensive car in the sale - an immaculate Aston Martin DB IV - which sold for £224,000.

The successful sale means that Silverstone Auctions will be back at the NEC in 2013 to build on their solid start. The complete 2013 calendar of auction events is now available at; www.silverstoneauctions.com

Entries are now invited for the February 2013 Race-Retro sale, where 28 competition cars and over 50 classics sold for over £1.8m in 2012.

Magnificent entry for NEC Classic Car Show Sale

The next sale for Silverstone Auctions takes place at the N.E.C Classic Car Show on Saturday November 17th at midday.

This is the inaugural auction for the Classic Car Show and we are very proud to have attracted a fantastic and diverse entry ranging from a Fiat 500 (ex David Cameron) to a Ferrari Enzo!

Please see our website - www.silverstoneauctions.com - for the full and eclectic mix of over 60 cars, 6 motorcycles and a quality mix of assorted Automobilia.

We have also now established our 2013 auction calendar which we will be announcing inside the detailed catalogue for this sale, which is on sale now. At a cost of £40 it also allows access for 2 people to both the Friday and Saturday of the show, as well as the auction itself. Again the website offers full details.

Please come and say hello at the auction to any of our professional team who are all there to help you.

I personally look forward to seeing customers old and new and enjoying the highlight of the classic car year with you all at the NEC.

26 Cars sold at Carfest North and another £30,000 raised

Carfest North had an even more exciting feel than South, as over 25,000 people attended the event at Cholmondeley Casle on the 8th and 9th of September 2012, enjoying live music, great food and an exciting hillclimb.

Silverstone Auctions were delighted to sell a further 26 cars out of the 43 offered in an eclectic mix that ranged from a beach buggy through to an Aston-Martin Vanquish! But more importantly the charity Lots offered raised a further £31,000 for Pudsey, taking our total monies raised from both Carfests to close to £90,000 for BBC Children in Need.

A great time was had by all, we feel privileged to have been a part of Carfest and to have worked so closely with our friend Chris Evans whose energy levels and professionalism were staggering throughout.

Carfest will surely now become a future part of British summer festivals and looks set this year to raise £1 million in its own right.

Meanwhile, we look forward to our next big sale for classic cars, classic bikes and automobilia at the Classic Car show at the NEC on November 17th. Entries are now invited please contact our professional vehicle consignors on 01926 691141. Thank you.

£60,000 raised for Children in Need!

What a weekend Carfest South proved to be! Fantastic fun for all, especially the families who attended, with plenty of great bands playing on the main stage, excellent food in the 'Cakes verses Pies' competition and some stunning cars taking part in the hillclimb.

We all had a ball and the Auction was a major part of the fun too, with Chris Evans on stage at both of our auctions, entertaining everyone and creating a special and light hearted event. Charity Lots were auctioned by Chris and World Landspeed record holder, Richard Noble, including the beautiful 1960's Split Screen Camper Van which raised £33,500 for Children in Need on its own!

The auction sold 43 cars in total for a value of £625,000 which is an excellent 62% sales rate for our vendors. But more importantly, after all the Lots had been sold which included our contributions to Children in Need, we finally raised a fantastic total of £60,000 for the charity.

We are so pleased to have been involved and are now really looking forward to Carfest North which is taking place at Cholmondeley Castle, near Leeds on Sat/Sun 8th and 9th September 2012.
Late entries are now being taken for the auction, so please consign today. We look forward to seeing you there and can offer our regular customers some limited tickets for the weekend.

Its Carfest time!

Our first Carfest auction takes place this Saturday 25th August at Laverstoke Farm in Hampshire at 2pm and is immediately followed up with our second Carfest auction on Sunday 26th August at 2pm.

Our 'Pride and Joy' auctions feature over 70 fantastic cars and over 80 Lots in total on offer this weekend.
Please see our website www.silverstoneauctions.com for the full entry list and all details of how to attend and how to bid.

We have all day full tickets available for both the Saturday and the Sunday for both Carfest events, which include access to all the Pop Concerts, Car Club displays, the hillclimb and the Food Festival (as well as our auction!) and are priced at just £60 each, which includes a donation of £20 to Children in Need.

Tickets are strictly limited and its first come first served!

We hope to see you there this weekend, or alternatively at Carfest North on Sat/Sun the 8th and 9th of September.