BCA sets new auction record £208,000 for Rolls-Royce Phantom

BCA are claiming a new record UK auction value for a current production model, selling a Rolls-Royce Phantom in BCA Nottingham's Top Car Sale for £208,000 on 8 March.

Bidding on the Rolls-Royce, which cost £275,000 when new, started at £140,000 and quickly rose – initially in £5,000 increments - as bidders competed for the car both in the auction hall and over the internet via BCA’s LiveOnline service. The Phantom was registered in 2005 and had covered just 5,000 miles from new.

Paul Dunn, BCA National Account Manager said “We had hundreds of buyers attending the sale, but the auction hall fell silent when this very rare car was offered. The atmosphere was electric and when the hammer came down 2½ minutes later there was a round of applause from the buyers packing the auction hall.”

The Phantom set a record for the highest sold price for a modern car ever achieved by BCA. The previous figure of £192,000 was recorded by BCA in 2005 – also for a Rolls-Royce Phantom and also at BCA Nottingham.

Dunn added “This record breaking result highlights the buying power that BCA generates in the prestige vehicle market. The Top Car sale at Nottingham attracts huge crowds of buyers and provides an ideal platform to sell high value prestige and performance vehicles."

BCA holds Top Car sales throughout its nationwide network. Log on to bca-europe.com and visit the UK site to see full details and catalogues of forthcoming sales featuring prestige and performance vehicles.