A 1963 Aston Martin DB4 4-Seater Convertible - one of just seventy made which had been restored some thirty years ago and had all its numbers still matching - sold for a way over top estimate £297,000 including buyers premium during the latest H&H sale at Buxton’s Pavilion Gardens, reports Richard Hudson-Evans.
Another thumping big price was the £175,000 invested in a Bristol 100D2-engined and nicely patinated 1959 AC Ace Roadster which had also been consigned by the same ex-professional goalkeeper as the Aston. The footballer turned steel stock holder’s five-car collection - which included a £37,400 Ferrari 328GTS with 12,800 mileage displayed since 1989 and a £7700 1980 MGB LE Roadster with just 2500 miles on the clock - all sold out at the popular Peak District venue.
The northern auction house certainly has a good track record for achieving progressively stronger prices for the Ace with a Ford Zephyr 2.6-powered car fetching a record £209,000 with premium at a previous sale.
During what amounted to a £1.32m afternoon once £125,000 worth of motorcycles including a £46,750 1951 Vincent Black Shadow and £35,000 spent on automobilia had been taken into account, 48 cars or 80% of the entry changed hands, the average spend per car being £24,245.
Among the most notable movers for market watchers were a concours standard 1958 Aston Martin DB MkIII Fixed Head sold for £93,500 and a restored and early 1958 Jaguar XK150S 3.4 Roadster made £56,100. A 1962 E Type 3.8 former Coupe and now Roadster realised £43,450 and a left to right-hand drive converted 1954 Austin-Healey 100 with louvered 100M-style bonnet £30,800.
And although a re-shelled 1969 Mk1 Ford Escort rally car with non-original Twin Cam motor, but historic FEV 5H registration failed to find the £80,000 or so sought, a works-supported Reliant Sabre 6 Coupe, which did do the 1963 and 1964 Monte Carlo Rallies in period, found £26,400. There was also much competition between bidders to take on a 1966 Lotus Elan restoration project. Dormant in a garage for 10years and with realistic pre-sale estimate of £1000-2000 reflecting cosmetically distressed condition, the Series Convertible with hardtop eventually cost some brave contestant £16,050 with premium!
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