Here are our some of the best cars to change hands at WB & Sons’ successful September sale in Newcastle

As ever, the September sale at WB’s Newcastle site was packed with variety, lots ranging from 1950s traditional classics right up to modern performance fare with some intriguing diversions along the way including a Raleigh Burner BMX which was knocked down for £260, a 1986 Bedford CF tipper hammered away at £1900 and a 1965 Bedford CA ice cream van sold for £3000.

Notable lots among the modern classics included a Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth boasting an underbody restoration which went for £16,750 on the hammer and a lovingly restored Peugeot 205 GTI. A late model on the J registration, it sold for £15,500.

TVR was well represented, with a pair of ‘wedges’ in 400 and 430 flavour selling for £11,000 and £12,250 respectively accompanied by a choice of Chimaeras: a 450 at £9500 or the mighty 500 hammered away for £11,000.
Of the restoration projects, a Standard 8, Mk2 Cavalier and Riley Elf failed to sell under the hammer, but the no-reserve Series 1 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo made £7750.

You’ll find the full results via the WB & Sons website, but meanwhile here are the lots that caught our attention during the sale.

  • This 1989 Volvo 240GL was a superbly original example supplied by the local Volvo dealer and with just four keepers since. Showing just 72,000 miles, it was hammered away for £5500
  • After 25 years on the vendor’s driveway, this Series 1 Escort RS Turbo was looking sorry for itself but crucially was complete. The potential value of a fully restored car explains the £7750 hammer price
  • Now here’s something different: a 1985 Nissan Laurel with 2.4-litre six and auto box. With much recent work including a respray, it went for £3750
  • You can’t fail to have fun in an A35 and this one was a charmingly original 1957 example with a big history including handwritten logs from long-term previous owners. It was hammered away for £3000
  • If you’re buying a TVR Chimaera you want a solid history with it and this 77,000-mile example didn’t disappoint. The 340bhp 5-litre version, it sold under the hammer for £11,000
  • Owned by the vendor for the last 12 years, this Clio Williams was number 112 of the sought-after first series and was a nice original car with good history, hammered away for £9000
  • The Alpina-modified E36 3-Series is a rarity in any sale, but the WB auction contained two. This 1995 B3 coupe boasted the 250bhp engine and automatic box with Alpina’s Switch-Tronic steering wheel shift buttons and was sold for £5500
  • A Marmite proposition admittedly but if you’ve tried one you’ll know the Rover 200BRM was actually a convincing hot hatch. This 125,000-mile example retained the original orange snout and sold for £1800
  • Featuring a recent underbody restoration, this Sapphire RS Cosworth was actually the rear-drive version despite the bonnet vents. Boasting 77,000 miles and a 250bhp engine spec, it made £16,750
  • Beautifully restored using new old stock parts, this late-model Peugeot 205 GTI wearing a J registration and finished in the desirable Sorrento Green made £15,500, just above its lower estimate
  • Not as exciting as the Cossie or GTI admittedly, but the Rover 820 hatch is a rare car today and this hubcapped fleet-spec 50,000-mile survivor made an affordable £2700
  • Values of Mk2 Jaguars have softened in recent times and at a hammer price of £5250 this 1968 240 manual was a very affordable entry into the world of ’60s Jaguars
  • This 44,000-mile Mk1 Fiesta Ghia looked sharp and although it boasted non-standard upgrades including an XR2 engine, it still made £3750