Morris Leslie returned to classic car action on September 20, with a fantastic and varied sale at its Perthshire base
Almost 90 lots were passed to new owners at Morris Leslie’s latest sale, including modern classics, traditional brands, projects and no-reserve bargains.
It was a good sale for sporting and prestige brands, especially Jaguars. A bumper selection was headlined by a 1971 Series 3 E-Type roadster in dark red, which beat its £33,000-£35,000 guide to nudge just above £37,000, with a Series 1 E-Type 2+2 selling mid-estimate for a modest £24,188. In addition, a 1968 340 matched its upper estimate by selling for £10,750, and a 1978 XJ6 4.2 rose above its £4000-£5000 guide to sell for £7525. There was also time for a 1990 XJ-S to crack the £12,000 mark, and a 2009 X358-generation XJ TDVI saloon to make £5390 having been offered without reserve.
Staying with traditional Brits, a 1959 Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite that had been lovingly restored sold towards the top end of its guide for a healthy £11,825, while for those preferring something a little more left of field, a 1970 Gilbern Invader in need of TLC changed hands for £4620.
One of the oldest cars in the sale was a 1930 Ford Model A, which had a £5750-£6500 guide and went on to sell for £6880. It wasn’t the best performing Blue Oval on the day though – that honour went to a 1989 Series 2 Escort RS Turbo, which topped its upper estimate to sell for £17,200.
Elsewhre, even more powerful modern classics included a no-reserve Porsche 928 GTS project that sold for a healthy £13,975, plus a 996-generation 911 Carrera 4 dating from 1998, which looked good value at £9030. Alongside, an understated Swede in the shape of a 1997 Volvo V70-R almost doubled its lower estimate to sell for £4785.
With no reserve bargains including a Mk2 Mazda MX-5 Mk2.5, a Mercedes SLK and a Jaguar Xk8 – all at less than £1000 apiece – this was a sale to suit a wide range of budgets.
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