Silverstone Festival 2024 will mark Iconic’s 14th year as the show’s auction partner, with a huge variety of cars set to go under the hammer
A huge array of competition cars, motorcycles, automobilia and collectors’ cars set to be offered across a series of sales from August 23 to August 25. The collectors’ car sale takes place on the Saturday and features a wide variety of cars, with Porsche being a particular theme – highlights include a 1987 928 S4 resplendent in Cassis Red and fresh from a Porsche Centre restoration, which carries a £30,000–40,000 estimate.
A rare 1981 924 Carrera GT also caught our eye, being one of just 75 examples of the turbocharged motorsport homologation and carrying a hefty £40,000–50,000 estimate. If you prefer your Porsches with a rear-mounted engine, however, there are 911s a-plenty – a 1986 Carrera Cabriolet looks stunning in Iris Blue Metallic and sports the Turbo’s widebody, earning itself a £45,000–55,000 guide, while an example of 964 successor looks smart in Slate Grey and carries a very reasonable £25,000–30,000 estimate. Perhaps our favourite classic 911 on offer, however, is the 1972 911E in Porsche Blue Metallic with a tan leather interior, which is guided at £60,000–70,000.
If you prefer your performance cars a little more blue-collared, there are plentiful fast Fords to tempt you; a 17,000-mile 1990 Sierra Sapphire Cosworth in excellent original condition and with just two former owners is estimated at £50,000–60,000.
Fanciers of the earlier ‘whale tail’ Cosworth will appreciate the 1987 RS500, described as in “time-warp” condition and estimated at £80,000–100,000 accordingly, while a 1986 Moonstone Blue car is believed to be one of 10 right-hand drive pre-production Cosworths and is guided at £50,000–60,000.
Other highlights for Blue Oval fans include a 1985 Escort RS Turbo Series 1 that’s fresh from a £50,000, three-year restoration, which is estimated at £50,000–60,000, as well as a 2003 Focus RS that has just 16 miles on the clock, equating to a £60,000–70,000 guide.
If these are a bit rich for your wallet, there are plenty of more affordable lots on offer, including a fully rebuilt 1991 Nissan Figaro that carries no reserve and is estimated at £8000–10,000. If you prefer a long-legged convertible, there’s a 1993 Jaguar XJS 4.0 Cabriolet recently recommissioned by Ant Anstead for a new TV show, which is guided at £8000–10,000.
Anstead and his team also recommissioned the 1980 Triumph Dolomite Sprint in the sale, as well as fitting twin-carbs, a stainless steel exhaust, upgraded front brakes, adjustable suspension and polybushes throughout – all of which makes the £10,000–12,000 estimate look like good value.
For the full catalogue, head to iconicauctioneers.com
