Iconic Auctioneers’ first sale following its rebrand from Silverstone Auctions is set to take place as part of the Silverstone Festival on August 25–26

Iconic Auctioneers’ Silverstone Festival sale looks set to offer buyers an exciting range of rare classics: a 51-lot Competition Car Sale takes place on Friday, August 25 and the 158-strong Collectors’ Car Sale will follow on Saturday, August 26.

The former will feature impressive motorsport machinery, including the 1992 Subaru Legacy RS Group ‘A’ rally car that Colin McRae won the British Rally Championship in, plus a 1977 Chrysler Sunbeam Ti Group ‘A’ rally car and a bespoke Ford Escort Mk2 that were also part of the McRae family collection. You’ll also find an ex-Martin Brundle Toyota Celica dating from 1978, and an ex-Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth.

There are numerous stand-out Fords in Saturday’s sale too, including an example of the rally bred RS200 and a 17,000-mile Escort Cosworth, plus another Sierra RS500 and an example of the regular (if you can call it that) three-door RS Cosworth that’s covered just 19,000 miles. However, it’s a pair of 1980 Ford Capri 3.0 Ss used in the cult ITV TV series The Professionals that could steal the headlines. Offered as one lot, they are estimated to sell for £200,000–230,000.

In addition, an early 1974 Mk2 Capri 3000GT used as the Silverstone medical car is offered with no reserve, and a 1972 Ford Escort Mexico – one of only six four-door AVO-built cars and the only one sold privately into the public domain – could fetch as much as £40,000. You’ll also find a 1981 Escort XR3i that’s covered just 992 miles, guided at £20,000–25,000.

Elsewhere, other interesting lots include a Mk1 Sunbeam Tiger, a 1990 Daimler Double Six with 6606 miles from new and an unregistered 1991 Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible showing just 138 miles. There’s a wide selection of Minis too, with a lovely Fiesta Yellow Cooper S 970 joined by a Mk2 Cooper bought new by former Paddington Bear TV show producer Graham Clutterbuck. A 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I once owned by Eric Morecambe also features, as does a pre-production 1970 Range Rover and a Middlebridge Scimitar that was used as the launch and press car.

To continue the previous day’s Colin McRae theme, a 1998 Subaru Impreza STi 22B once owned by the Scottish legend could sell for as much as £500,000, and is joined by a 1995 Series McRae limited edition and a coveted 1999 RB5 model. For the full catalogue, head to iconicauctioneers.com

  • This early Capri Mk2 3000GT was gifted by Ford to Silverstone in 1974 to be used as the circuit's first 'Flying Doctor' Medical Car. In use until the early 1980s, the Daytona Yellow still presents well and is offered with no reserve.
  • Following the demise of Reliant, the rights to produce the Scimitar GTE were acquired by Middlebridge Engineering in 1987. This example is the ‘production prototype’ that became known as ‘Number 1’ and was used for launch and press duties, as well as being loaned to Princess Anne before her car was ready. It’s estimated at £20,000-£25,000.
  • Joining a pre-production Range Rover in the sale is this 1991 limited-edition CSK model. This one is number 59 from 200, and with a mere 53,952 miles recorded, it’s got to be one of the lowest mileage examples around. It won’t be chap though, with a guide price of £75,000-£85,000.
  • One of the prettiest cars in the sale is surely this 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTC, which is number 54 of only 99 UK-supplied, right-hand drive convertibles. It was comprehensively restored some years ago with new old stock panels and extra strengthening, and is guided at £55,000-£65,000.
  • One of only 60 right-hand drive examples this sold, this 1997 RenaultSport Spider has covered just over 5000 miles since new and is finished in its original three-stage Pearlescent Liquid Yellow paintwork. It’s still in showroom condition and is estimated to sell for £38,000-£44,000.
  • The last time this auctioneer had an unregistered Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible, it sold for £131,625. This 1991 example is also unregistered, having covered just 139 miles from new, and is expected to change hands for a (slightly) more reasonable £80,000-£100,000.
  • Only six four-door Ford Escort Mk1 Mexicos were built by the company’s Advanced Vehicle Operations (AVO) department, with only one sold into the public domain – and this is it. The 1972 Tawny Brown example has been fully rebuilt and is guided at £30,000-£40,000.
  • Now a very rare car indeed, this UK-supplied Datsun 120A shows under 27,000 miles and has only had one previous owner who kept the car from 1977 until 2021. It’s now recommissioned and offered with no reserve.