A pre-sale viewing at Brightwells is always a great morning out of the office and at the time of writing the big sheds at its Herefordshire base were filling up fast with an intriguing mixture of traditional and more modern classics.
Hobbs Parker hosted an autumn classic sale for the very first time on November 2, with the sale at Orbital Park base in Ashford set up to cater for vehicles that were withdrawn from its July classic car auction and a selective amount of further entries.
DT Mathewsons October 27 sale was particularly well-attended, attracting probably its largest audience to date. Passing under the hammer were 187 lots, generating more provisional bits than usual. Around three quarters of these were converted during and since the sale, with the sale rate set for the usual 70-80 per cent.
Charterhouse's most recent classic and vintage auction was held in conjunction with the Footman James Classic Vehicle Restoration Show on a rather wet Sunday November 4, with sales totalling just shy of £200,000.
Morris Leslie's next classic vehicle auction takes place on Saturday November 24 with well over 100 cars up for grabs. As usual there will be plenty of choice at this Scottish sale, which covers everything from pre-war cars to modern classics.
The massive ex-RAF hangars of Bicester Heritage lend themselves well to a classic car auction, with plenty of space and natural light to pore over the vehicles on offer. And in this case, the selection assembled by Brightwells was superbly diverse.
Once again Anglia Car Auctions has lined up an intriguing selection of lots for the next sale, ranging from the downright rare – Alfa 164 Q4, Audi V8, Uno Turbo – to the temptingly affordable in the shape of an E-Type 2+2 project.
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Jamiroquai front man, Jay Kay, is well known for his love of cars, and a small but varied selection from his famous collection is to be offered by Silverstone Auctions’ during the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at Birmingham's NEC on November 10-11.
Following its successful annual Classic Car Auction in July, Hobbs Parker will host an autumn classic sale for the first time. Taking place on November 2...