Car Auctions
Pair of rare VW Beetles presented for auction this autumn
Classic car auctioneer Historics at Brooklands has cast its net wide to capture a pair of nearly new 1970’s Volkswagen Beetle’s, for its forthcoming autumn auction at Brooklands on September 1st.
Bid for ‘Best Car in the World’
With Silver Ghost’s rarely offered at public auction, Historics’ matching numbers car is entirely correct, and as the epitome of elegance, is anticipated to command offers in the region of £450,000 to £550,000 at auction on September 1st.
Historics tipping TVR's to sell well
Following the recent demise of the Blackpool based sports car maker TVR, classic car auctioneer Historics at Brooklands is predicting a pique in interest in the British marque, as it brings two TVRs to its autumn auction on September 1st.
Classics race away at the Silverstone Classic Sale
With an amazing sales rate of 89 percent of the classic and road cars on offer, along with the sale of a further 13 competition cars, Silverstone Auctions achieved a fantastic premium inclusive total of £1.1m at its latest event, the Silverstone Classic Sale.
British Car Auctions sells over £231 million of top cars at half-year point
Demand remains strong for upper executive , sports and luxury cars says BCA, as buyers continue to support the company’s programme of Top Car and Executive sales.
Classic E-type pips ex-Chris Evans Ferrari to be first past the post
Red was definitely the colour of the day at Barons’ sale at Sandown Park on July 17th, with the four top-selling cars all sporting vibrant scarlet bodywork.
Unique Americana Muscle Car sale
American Classics car fans are set to have pulses racing as leading car auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA), launches the first of a series of special sales of classic American Muscle cars in partnership with the DARCARS Automotive Group of the USA.
Historics set fair from the top down
Historics at Brooklands - the classic and sports car auctioneer - believes a recent spate of wet weather will do nothing to dampen the British enthusiasm for ‘soft-tops’, as it brings no fewer than 27 examples to auction on Saturday 26th May.
British Car Auctions brings some US muscle to the UK
BCA announces a spectacular new international sales event in partnership with the DARCARS Automotive Group of the USA with the launch of a monthly sale of American Classic Muscle Cars at BCA Nottingham.
Best of British will make Spring Sale a ‘classic’
Classic car lovers are in for a treat at the forthcoming Spring Sale hosted by Silverstone Auctions thanks to an incredible selection of cars with British connections.
‘Royal’ number plates up for auction
Silverstone Auctions has two very special number plates going under the hammer – one for the admirers of an iconic princess and the other for the fans of a musical king.
Jaguars set to slink into Sandown
It’s time for Sandown Park racecourse to turn its thoughts to a different sort of horsepower – in fact, to a different sort of animal – as the ‘big cats’ arrive in the form of the Jaguars entered for Barons’ annual Jaguar Heritage Sale on Tuesday May 29th.
McLaren MP4-12C to go under hammer for very first time
One of the greatest supercars ever produced, a McLaren MP4-12C, has been secured by Silverstone Auctions for its forthcoming Spring Sale on 16th May.
Ferrari flies at Barons
A 1981 Ferrari 308 GTBi kept bidders busy at Barons’ sale at Sandown Park on April 17th. The bright red Italian beauty – which has been sitting in storage for the past decade and now requires re-commissioning – had a guide price starting at £13,000 but was in such demand that it eventually sold, after a prolonged session of bidding, for £24,600.
Senna automobilia is the ‘wheel’ deal
The automobilia auction at Silverstone Auctions’ Spring Sale is well on ‘track’ for success thanks to many items boasting top flight motorsport pedigree, including several that are Ayrton Senna related.