Iconic Auctioneers – formerly known as Silverstone Auctions – returned to host its headline sale at the Classic Motor Show on the weekend of November 10-12. Here are our highlights

A dedicated enclosure in Hall 2 at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show allowed viewing for visitors on Friday, followed by the car auction on Saturday and the motorcycle sale on Sunday.

The eclectic mix of cars spanned everything from the pre-war period to modern classics of the 2000s and beyond, with plenty of curios among the varied lots and a handful of exciting thoroughbred competition machines thrown in for good measure. In total 166 cars, 246 motorcycles and 150 lots of automobilia went under the hammer achieving a combined sale rate for cars and motorcycles of 70 per cent, and a total sales value of £7 million.

The headline result was the remarkable figure achieved for Queen Elizabeth II’s 2004 Range Rover L322. The late Queen’s personal Range Rover, driven by her majesty at a show in 2005, is the very same car sold back in July this year for £33,000. Back then it was accompanied by only circumstantial evidence that it was connected to her Late Majesty, but careful research subsequently unearthed video footage with the number plate clearly visible, confirming its heritage. As a result, it achieved a new auction World Record for a Range Rover of its vintage, selling for £132,750.

Other noteworthy sales included an ex-works 1962 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans racer that returned a strong £165,300 result. The market’s fondness for the Lancia Delta Integrale was confirmed by a £55,667 result, while a 1000-mile-from-new 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 made £67,500.

Heading up the Blue Ovals was a 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution rally car (in rare right-hand-drive and in as-new condition), which achieved a remarkable £486,000. In addition, a 1987 Ford Escort Cosworth with just 12,530 miles on the clock made £137,250 and a 1974 Ford Escort Mk 1 RS2000 more than doubled the auction record for the model by selling for a whopping £108,000. There was also time for a 1984 Ford MK2 Transit Twin Wheel LWB Custom to impress as it sold for £46,688.

It wasn’t all headline-grabbing big-ticket lots, however, with many relative bargains secured by buyers on the day. A case in point was a 1987 ex-press Jaguar XJ-S V12 formerly featured on Top Gear, which sold for £17,437, while £36,000 seemed an absolute steal for a 2005 Ultima GTR powered by a fearsome 600bhp 383ci Chevrolet V8. At the opposite end of the horsepower scale, a timewarp-condition 1991 Suzuki SJ, resplendent in white, made £7875 – some way short of its £15,000-£20,000 estimate. For the full list of results, see iconicauctioneers.com

  • Superbly presented and fresh from a five-year professional restoration, it was a given that there would be plenty of interest in this 1974 Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000. Even so, we didn’t expect bidding to accelerate through the six-figure barrier, with the hammer finally falling at a remarkable £108,000.
  • This 1984 Ford Mk2 Transit was unrestored but recently refreshed, and it presented in amazing condition. The odometer showed just 18,855 miles, which the vendor believed to be correct. It was on offer at no reserve, yet managed to change hands for a staggering £46,125.
  • Based on a soft-dash 1994 Range Rover Classic LSE, this stretched limousine was the work of respected outfit Townley Cross Country Vehicles. Originally commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei, it transported Mike Tyson to Glasgow in 2000 and sold for £31,500.
  • Looking smart in Almond Green, this 1999 Rover Mini Cooper has been treated to a 90bhp 'S Works' Conversion when nearly new, and had covered a mere 6350 miles in all. The one-owner example topped its £25,000-£30,000 estimate to sell for an impressive £30,375.
  • On offer from the Barton J Hubert Collection, the hammer price (plus Buyers Premium) for this stunning collector-quality 1900-mile 1997 Lotus Elise Series 1 went to the Birmingham-based charity, Kids Club Kampala. The gavel fell at £28,688 for the Racing Green Metallic machine.
  • This UK-supplied, right-hand drive Audi Quattro was purchased brand new in 1984 by a farmer in Southampton. It was passed on to his son in 1995 but he never drove it, storing it in a barn. It sold for £21,375.
  • This exceptional low-mileage and low-ownership example of Suzuki’s now rare 1991 SJ413 was very much deserving of its ‘timewarp’ label. Guided at £15,000-£20,000 and offered with no reserve, it sold for just £7875, marking it out as one of the bargains of the auction.
  • This third-generation Range Rover was supplied by Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations and used by the late Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. With its royal ownership now confirmed, it set a new world record for a 2004 L322, selling for £132,750.