Classic Car Auction Report – 13 July 2018
Sale report and prices from our 2018 auction — our most exciting and successful Classic Car Auction to date.
2018 marked the sixth year in which we have run our annual classic car auction. Our first, in 2013 was a huge success and since then the crowds have got bigger and bigger and the interest even greater — so much so that even our CEO had his new camera on the rostrum!
You can see several photos from the day on our dedicated Facebook Page.
To make a good auction you need a good catalogue of entries, and ‘oh boy’ we produced one this year and a huge enthusiastic crowd created an exciting buzz on auction day. We estimate that around 800 to 1,000 people attended on the day.
Finding entries is a real challenge but one I absolutely relish. Meeting fellow enthusiast owners and their cars in the months leading up to the auction is very important in understanding the history of their prized cars and also advising on the prices they will achieve. I am very lucky to thoroughly enjoy my job and talk to nice people about a shared passion.
Make sure you don’t miss our next auction…
Sign up for Auction Email AlertsAuction Highlights
Below are some highlights and insights into this years entry list.
1935 Lagonda M45 Pillarless saloon
Where do I start with this car, entered by the widow and sons of its local proud owner who purchased it in 1952. This was a truly magnificent find that any auction house in the world would be proud of, and one that I will certainly talk about for years to come. As Classic Cars Magazine put it in their feature of the car coming to Hobbs Parker Classic Auctions “With genuine 90mph performance these were some of the fastest closed cars of their day and to find such an original, few owners example is highly unusual”.
The car had been hidden away from the world, barn stored since at least the 1970’s, the car first came to my attention in the summer of 2012 on a walk back from the railway station with the owner’s son after that year’s Olympic Games. It was on my radar and last October the phone call came, ‘would you like to come and see the Lagonda’. It was a beautiful, unmolested barn find in the true sense of the words, it needed a lot of work, the true extent of body restoration costs not known until stripped down, the 4467cc Meadows engine needing a full rebuild. By February of this year, it was a confirmed classic car auction entry and national marketing followed shortly. There was huge interest in the Lagonda, an appealing guide price whetting many an appetite. Bidding was keen and the Lagonda achieved £41,000 + Buyers premium.
1962 – Porsche 356 B
Another local car, from Hythe, this one very much a cherished and useable classic, the Porsche had started life in Bologna, Italy, then spending a great deal of its life in America, the current owner imported it in 2013 and fulfilled a dream of one day owning a 356. I was lucky enough to drive the car to the auction and then sell it on auction day for £49,000 + Buyers Premium.
1955 – Land Rover Series 1 88″
Arguably Britain’s most iconic car here was an example of one, the original Land Rover. The owners had used it as their wedding car and were emotionally attached to it. Creating much attention the old Landie made £20,000 + Buyers Premium. This was one of several Land Rovers sold on the day including two one local-owner Series 2 Land Rovers
There really was something for everyone, 1980’s cars have been hot classic car property for a very long time now and we didn’t disappoint bidders on the lookout for a slice of 80’s nostalgia – a clean 1987 Ford Escort RS Turbo sold for £9,400 + Buyers Premium, along with a rare Manual 1987 Mercedes 190E with a touch over 70,000 miles in reassuringly austere contemporary base trim for £4,000 + Buyers Premium. A useable but scruffy 1986 Ford Capri 2.8 made £3,600 + Buyers premium as it made its way into its enthusiast owners custodianship.
In the 2017 Classic auction I sold a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for a local customer, at the back of the same Barn as the Rolls was a 1950 Daimler DB 18 Drophead – unused for twenty years and now in need of restoration, at the time the elderly owner hadn’t made up his mind to sell. This year he decided to enter it and this handsome 1940’s convertible made £7,200 + Buyers Premium.
In the year they won the Football World Cup, there was a healthy selection of France most iconic cars and Vans. A 1978 Citroen AK 400 van ( that’s a 2CV van) that had spent most of its life in the dry Spanish climate made £5,600 + Buyers Premium, a 1977 locally supplied one owner Renault 4 garage find restoration project made £800 + Buyers Premium. To compliment them was a beautiful 1988 Citroen 2CV Dolly, the car had been driven by the previous owner from Limoges and went on to make £5,600 + Premium under the hammer as well as another Renault 4 and Renault 4 van.
It’s funny how each year produces a lot of one particular car or a shortage of another, this year we had a shortage of Mini’s, most years we’re teeming with them, a couple of years ago I couldn’t find any MGB’s this year we had a good selection including a 1964 MG V8 Roadster and a rare MG RV8.
Classic Car Auction Email AlertsAuction Results
Note: All prices include the buyer’s premium.
1962 Porsche 356
Lot 956 - 320 UYF
Sold for £53,900
1945 Lagonda M45
Lot 945 - AKD 813
Sold for £45,100
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Lot 995 - N675 EYB
Sold for £28,050
1955 Land Rover Series 1
Lot 955 - VSV 763
Sold for £22,000
1994 MG RV8
Lot 938 - M804 OBD
Sold for £15,950
1928 Dodge Victory
Lot 916 - DS 8781
Sold for £13,420
1934 Morris Minor 2 Seat Tourer
Lot 950 - BPB 357
Sold for £10,670
1988 Ford Escort RS Turbo
Lot 985 - E168 XKL
Sold for £10,340
1964 MG B V8
Lot 987 - BDE 110B
Sold for £10,340
1994 Range Rover 4.2 LSE
Lot 957 - L10 KBW
Sold for £8,800
1990 Jaguar XJR-S
Lot 913 - G69 UAM
Sold for £8,250
1950 Daimler DB 18
Lot 948 - GOW 320
Sold for £7,920
1933 Hillman Minx
Lot 974 - ATW 166
Sold for £7,480
1983 VW Golf GTI MK 1
Lot 920 - A289 NTR
Sold for £7,150
1978 Citroen AK 400
Lot 926 - AUE 689S
Sold for £6,160
1988 Citroen 2CV Dolly
Lot 928 - E91 NFH
Sold for £6,160
1970 MG B
Lot 910 - BUV 213H
Sold for £5,995
1974 Triumph Stag
Lot 917 - TPJ 615M
Sold for £5,390
1966 Land Rover Series 2A
Lot 906 - FKP 871D
Sold for £4,785
1998 Mercedes SL 320
Lot 971 - MCZ 4288
Sold for £4,730
1995 Mercedes SL 280
Lot 977 - M931 UTM
Sold for £4,510
1987 Mercedes 190 E
Lot 923 - E112 VFJ
Sold for £4,400
1964 Lambretta L1 150
Lot 978 - DGW 319B
Sold for £4,290
1984 Ford Capri
Lot 1004 - A878 LRE
Sold for £3,960
1983 Porsche 924
Lot 924 - A619 OPW
Sold for £3,960
1993 BMW 850 CI
Lot 989 - K633 WUT
Sold for £3,740
1979 VW Transporter
Lot 992 - T20001
Sold for £3,630
1972 Land Rover Series 3
Lot 963 - EKK 985K
Sold for £3,410
1974 Fiat 500
Lot 922 - FRB 309L
Sold for £2,970
1928 Austin 7 Fabric Saloon
Lot 949 - YC 5791
Sold for £2,970
1979 Renault 4 Van
Lot 953 - ETH 626V
Sold for £2,970
1986 Ford Escort Cabriolet
Lot 1002 - C318 TPG
Sold for £2,805
1993 Mercedes 190 E
Lot 927 - L54 TGH
Sold for £2,750
1982 Renault 4
Lot 933 - URM 669X
Sold for £2,750
2002 Ford Mondeo
Lot 954 - LK52 CKX
Sold for £2,750
1989 Ford Escort Cabriolet
Lot 1000 - G140 VRO
Sold for £2,365
1990 Ford Escort Cabriolet
Lot 904 - G656 XRY
Sold for £2,255
1990 Mercedes 190 E
Lot 942 - G737 WKK
Sold for £2,200
1986 Toyota MR2
Lot 915 - C735 MHG
Sold for £2,090
1992 Toyota Hi-Lux
Lot 959 - J911 VSX
Sold for £2,090
1979 MGB GT
Lot 902 - GFJ 151V
Sold for £1,980
1979 VW T2 Camper
Lot 946 - GVW 400T
Sold for £1,980
1984 Piaggio Vespa
Lot 979 - A719 WEV
Sold for £1,650
1987 BMW 316
Lot 1003 - D574 JCL
Sold for £1,540
1958 Land Rover Series 2
Lot 940 - 648 DKR
Sold for £1,595
1960 Land Rover Series 2
Lot 941 - FYC 203C
Sold for £1,485
1998 Volvo S70R
Lot 907 - R421 KAB
Sold for £1,210
1999 MGF
Lot 951 - V68 FKW
Sold for £1,210
1990 BMW 318i Touring
Lot 918 - H965 BNA
Sold for £1,100
1977 Renault 4
Lot 921 - SKK 408R
Sold for £900
1994 Jaguar Sovereign
Lot 980 - L801 FPK
Sold for £900
1990 Nissan Micra
Lot 983 - G327 TPN
Sold for £800
1997 Saab 9000 CSE
Lot 965 - P715 URF
Sold for £750
1992 Honda Prelude
Lot 901 - J144 DCD
Sold for £650
2001 Peugeot 406 Coupe
Lot 986 - Y496 LJB
Sold for £600
1983 Talbot Samba
Lot 991 - MGK 847Y
Sold for £400
1995 Ford Escort
Lot 988 - M157 LPC
Sold for £400
1987 VW Golf GTi
Lot 932 - E194 CFG
Sold for £400
1989 Nissan Bluebird
Lot 972 - F378 TNO
Sold for £325
Wondering what your car or van might be worth or how to sell your vehicle?
Take a quick look at these pages:
Or give me a call on 01233 506266
I love chatting about classic cars!