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Recent Auction News

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Austin Seven Ulster at Brightwells

It was interesting to see another A7 Ulster come to market at Brightwells last month.

Anglia Car Auctions report.

Anglia Car Auctions latest sale generated plenty of interest with probably one of the best lot lists they have had in many years.

H&H results now online.

The latest auction results for H&H are now online.

New record for an MG Metro Turbo at Historics today

Today's result at Historics with £22,400 paid for an MG Metro Turbo is a new UK record for one of these and understandably so given the 7,369 miles on the clock and concours condition of the car.

Silverstone Auctions Dawn of Motoring Sale

Silverstone Auctions Dawn of Motoring sale will take place on the 4th August and the lot list is building nicely.

Jaguar SS100 sells for £393,000 at H&H

Values of pre war cars may well be on the wane but there are exceptions and a car with history from a recognised marque can still do very well at auction.

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Auction Reports

Our latest auction visit reports are listed below in reverse date order. Please click on a report to read the full details.

Anglia Car Auctions

19 August 2023

Anglia Car Auctions latest sale generated plenty of interest with probably one of the best lot lists they have had in many years.

H&H

26 July 2023

The latest auction results for H&H are now online.

Historics

27 May 2023

Historics latest auction took place on Saturday and the standout theme for us from this sale is the price commercials are commanding.

Mathewsons

29 April 2023

A new record we suspect for a TR7 was generated by Mathewsons latest auction which achieved a significant £32,400.

Classic Car Auctions

26 March 2023

Classic Car Auctions held their sale of the year at the NEC Classic Car and Restoration show over the course of yesterday and today and the results are now online.

Silverstone Auctions

25 February 2023

Just when you thought Fast Fords can't go up any further and then you get an astonishing price record for a 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 which has just 5,192 miles on the clock.

Mathewsons

03 February 2023

Mathewsons results are now available online from their two day sale over Friday and Saturday.

Classic Car Auctions

10 December 2022

The last major sale of the year took place yesterday at CCA at the Warwickshire Event Centre.

Silverstone Auctions

12 November 2022

Silverstone Auctions latest sale took place at the NEC Classic Car Show.

Mathewsons

21 October 2022

Mathewsons have posted their sale results for the first time following their two day sale over Friday and Saturday.

Silverstone Auctions latest sale on the 27th August generated some strong numbers which shows that no matter what the macroeconomic backdrop, the best cars with the originality and provenance will still command a premium price.

Silverstone Auctions

05 August 2022

Silverstone Auctions took a brave gamble focusing a sale on pre war era cars which took place yesterday.

Historics

21 May 2022

Historics latest sale took place yesterday at the Ascot racecourse and the results are now available online.

Classic Car Auctions

20 March 2022

Last weekend's Classic Car Auction in conjunction with the Practical Classics NEC restoration show threw up a few mega bargains.

Mathewsons

18 March 2022

There are a few standout results from Mathewsons latest auction which took place over the weekend of the 18th/19th March.

Silverstone Auctions

05 March 2022

Silverstone auctions first sale of the year took place yesterday with a number of interesting results.

Silverstone Auctions

13 November 2021

Plenty of interesting results from the superb NEC Classic Car show which Silverstone Auctions generated at their latest sale.

Historics

25 September 2021

Lots of good results at Historics Saturday sale this past weekend.

Barons

24 September 2021

Barons sale last week which was labelled as their Jaguar Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars achieved 32 sales out of a little over 60 lots.

Mathewsons

20 August 2021

The latest Mathewsons auction provided some interesting results most of which once again demonstrate that there is still very strong demand for correct cars with originality commanding the biggest premium.

Brightwells

05 August 2021

No major surprises in this auction.

Silverstone Auctions

31 July 2021

Silverstone Auctions sale over the weekend of the Silverstone Classic generated lots of interesting results.

Hampson Auctions

26 June 2021

Only 7 car lots out of 72 appear to have been sold in this sale.

Classic Car Auctions

26 June 2021

CCA held their latest sale at the London Classic Car show at Syon Park.

Brightwells

23 June 2021

No outstanding results at the latest Brightwells sale.

Historics

15 May 2021

The results from Historics Ascot sale which took place yesterday are now available.

Mathewsons

23 April 2021

Mathewsons sale last weekend generate plenty of strong results showing once again that demand in the classic car market remains as strong as ever.

Historics

18 April 2021

A number of strong results at Historics which might well reflect a lot of pent up demand with auction delays and restrictions now starting to ease.

Classic Car Auctions

26 March 2021

There were no major surprises in this sale and if anything some prices looked weak offering buyers the odd bargain or two.

Brightwells

18 February 2021

Brightwells first online sale of the year did not throw up any major surprises.

Mathewsons

05 February 2021

Mathewsons first sale of the year appears to have gone very well despite the restrictions preventing any physical inspection of the cars on offer.

Barons

15 December 2020

Quite a number of budget cars in this sale and no major surprises.

Mathewsons

12 December 2020

Mathewsons last sale of the year did not delivery any huge surprises.

Anglia Car Auctions

07 November 2020

Anglia Car Auctions last sale of what has been a difficult year achieved excellent results with 208 out of 226 cars sold giving a sale rate of just over 92%.

H&H

21 October 2020

H&H held an online auction last week which generated mixed results.

Bonhams

17 October 2020

Bonhams Speed Week sale held this past weekend at the Goodwood event of the same name generated a low sale rate, but bearing in mind we are in the middle of a pandemic and the cars on offer were right at the top end despite some some fantastic cars being available, it was perhaps not that surprising.

H&H

14 October 2020

H&H held their first physical auction of the year at one of their usual venues, the Imperial War Museum Duxford this week.

Historics

26 September 2020

Bidding at yesterday's Historics was very strong and suggest that despite all of the horrors going on all around us the market for classic cars remains very strong indeed.

Bonhams

20 September 2020

Bonhams latest MPH sale took place at Bicester today and the results in include one or two surprises such as a world record price for a 1968 Wolseley 6/110 saloon which looked superb and must have been so with a vendor rating of 99/10.

Anglia Car Auctions

23 August 2020

Anglia Car Auctions latest sale did not throw up too many surprises with a steady sale rate and still lots of spirited bidding.

Brightwells

16 August 2020

The Brightwells sale did not throw up any major surprises although we did note that a MG TF 1250 did sell at a relatively low level of just over £17,000 although without inspecting the car there may well be reason for that.

Silverstone Auctions

01 August 2020

Silverstone Auctions two day online sale has generated lots of good results and especially day 2 where 30 well chosen cars to celebrate 30 years of the Silverstone Classic were sold all at no reserve.

Historics

19 July 2020

Historics latest sale which took place yesterday produced a new record for a Triumph TR6 which sold for an estimate busting £57,732 against the estimate of £28,000 to £35,000.

Mathewsons

18 July 2020

The results from Mathewsons last sale are now available on the Glen March website.

South Western Vehicle Auctions

26 June 2020

The sale rate really says it all about SWVA's sale on Friday 26th June.

Anglia Car Auctions

25 June 2020

We think ACA nailed it in terms of how to do an online auction properly.

Mathewsons

06 June 2020

There was no sign of malaise in the classic car market yesterday with plenty of bidding activity at Mathewsons latest sale held at their new 25,000 sq ft venue in Pickering.

Bonhams

30 May 2020

Bonhams online Bicester sale appears to have gone well, but it has still provided some bargain classics for those seeking a pre war car.

Brightwells

28 May 2020

Although the number of lots was limited in this sale and it was a timed auction without viewing it has thrown up a few interesting results for cars which are not far off bargain level.

Silverstone Auctions

23 May 2020

Today's online auction at Silverstone Auctions appears to have gone very well and if anything shows the classic car market has felt a very limited impact from COVID 19.

Classic Car Auctions

28 March 2020

With the classic car auction industry in a state of paralysis following the arrival of COVID 19, auction houses are having to quickly adapt to new selling methods to try and keep some momentum going during what is traditionally the peak selling period.

Historics

07 March 2020

Historics sale yesterday at Ascot produced a mixture of results which suggest some areas of the market remain weak whilst others still have a relatively strong following.

Barons

25 February 2020

Barons first classic car auction of the year took place this week.

Mathewsons

08 February 2020

If you attended the Mathewsons auction on Saturday you would have seen a packed house and it was so busy that people were unable to get in to the memorabilia auction and the car auction was little better with bidders having to bid from outside the room.

Anglia Car Auctions

25 January 2020

As always seems to be the case at the start of a new year at Anglia Car Auctions there is always a big turnout with buyers looking for their next summer motoring charge whilst dealers seek out fresh stock as they gear up for spring and the inevitable rush.

Classic Car Auctions

07 December 2019

Not that much to report from the latest CCA sale which took place yesterday.

Silverstone Auctions

09 November 2019

Silverstone Auctions NEC sale resulted in some very strong results despite a difficult market backdrop.

Bonhams

07 September 2019

No major surprises at the Bonhams Beaulieu sale which is par for the course at present with a weaker general market in old cars, but that said there is still strong demand for good examples of cars that are either very original or have been restored to a high standard.

H&H

20 June 2019

H&H held their latest auction yesterday which in our view shows the market to be holding up reasonably well and if anything demonstrating that good cars will make good money.

Anglia Car Auctions

15 June 2019

Anglia Car Auctions latest sale had the same volume of cars you expect now of their sales, but perhaps for this sale the quality was missing with a lot of bargain basement classics finding new homes, but not so much of the rarities or low mileage cars that we normally see.

South Western Vehicle Auctions

26 April 2019

SWVA's latest auction at their HQ in Poole, Dorset generated a sale rate of 98% which is probably top of the pile in terms of sale success rate although not that unexpected given that the cars tend to be towards the budget end of the market where the chances of achieving a sale at present are considerably higher.

H&H

20 March 2019

The latest H&H auction provided mixed results with further confirmation that prices are weakening across a number of makes and models.

Anglia Car Auctions

14 April 2018

Some interesting numbers from Saturday's sale at ACA.

Historics

08 July 2017

Historics latest sale at the Brooklands Museum generated good results and their decision to place a good number of no reserve cars within each sale certainly helps to draw in buyers.

Bonhams

30 June 2017

This auction at the fabulous venue of the Goodwood circuit had plenty of very big ticket items with some good results along with some notable no sales.

Brightwells

24 June 2017

Brightwells sale at their second venue, the Bicester Heritage Centre achieved some good results.

Anglia Car Auctions

17 June 2017

Anglia Car Auctions amassed another huge selection of cars for their latest auction with around 250 cars on offer of which 190 sold making for another successful sale rate against a backdrop of a weaker market.

Barons

12 June 2017

There were no standout results at the latest Barons auction with the cars that sold generating prices at or near to where you would expect.

Classic Car Auctions

10 June 2017

Classic Car Auctions latest sale revealed again how low mileage cars will take the top performing slots.

DVCA

08 June 2017

DVCA' latest sale generated mixed results and with several pre war cars on sale it was interesting to see what results they generated.

H&H

06 June 2017

H&H' second sale within a week generated mixed results with a good number of big ticket cars failing to find a new owner.

H&H

02 June 2017

H&H' latest sale results at the National Motorcycle Museum in Coventry were broadly good and with a large element of pre war/ early post war cars in this sale the results suggest that interest in these cars is far from waning.

Historics

20 May 2017

Historics latest sale shows the market to be in reasonably good health as we approach the mid year mark.

Silverstone Auctions

13 May 2017

Silverstone Auctions latest sale generated some good numbers although some cars towards the top end of the valuation tree did not find new owners.

Bonhams

13 May 2017

Bonhams annual Aston Martin sale provided mixed results with a few of the cars towards the top end of the valuation range failing to find new homes.

South Western Vehicle Auctions

28 April 2017

SWVA's latest auction did include a larger number than usual of budget classics, but there were a few gems within the sale which went on to achieve very good prices.

Anglia Car Auctions

08 April 2017

Anglia Car Auctions latest sale included a mammoth 294 entries.

Brightwells

05 April 2017

Brightwells first sale at a new venue for the company, The Guard House at the Bicester Heritage site went well with 75% of the entries finding new homes with the sale grossing a little over the £1m mark.

Classic Car Auctions

01 April 2017

Classic Car Auctions two day sale at the Practical Classics NEC Restoration show produced some solid results with one exceptional one.

H&H

29 March 2017

The results from the latest H&H auction at the Imperial War Museum Duxford did not provide any major surprises but with some good results achieved nevertheless.

Bonhams

19 March 2017

Bonhams Goodwood Members Meeting sale was as always very well attended with plenty of spirited bidding for lots of very nice cars.

Historics

04 March 2017

The breadth of cars available in Historics first sale of the year has provided a good sign of how well the classic car market is performing at the start of the year and the conclusion has to be that it has made a relatively good start.

Barons

28 February 2017

Barons first sale of the year at their usual home of Sandown Park passed without any major surprises.

Silverstone Auctions

25 February 2017

Silverstone Auctions first sale of the year at the Race Retro delivered lots of strong results.

Anglia Car Auctions

28 January 2017

ACA's first sale of the year achieved good results with 80.

South Western Vehicle Auctions

27 January 2017

SWVA's first sale of the year achieved some steady results such as the £42500 plus buyers premium paid for the Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600.

Historics

26 November 2016

The turnout at Historics Mercedes Benz World sale on Saturday was the biggest we have seen.

Silverstone Auctions

12 November 2016

The results from the weekend Silverstone sale at the NEC demonstrate that the classic car market remains healthy especially among the more modern classics.

H&H

12 October 2016

H&H achieved some good results on Wednesday with total sales of £4.

Classic Car Auctions

23 September 2016

Classic Car Auctions sale on the 23rd September achieved some very respectable results with a sale rate of around the 80% mark.

Barons

12 July 2016

Barons mid July auction at the new venue for them of Tattersalls in Newmarket was a clear disaster and almost certainly can be blamed on the fallout from the June referendum.

H&H

10 July 2016

The first major sale after the UK's decision to exit the EU was never going to be an easy one to get away without some clear signs of nervousness among the buyers present.

Anglia Car Auctions

18 June 2016

Another well attended ACA auction with another large selection of cars to tempt buyers on the day.

Classic Car Auctions

17 June 2016

Just a few days ahead of the June referendum this sale was up against it given the slightly nervous backdrop to the economy at present.

H&H

18 May 2016

The H&H sale at Donington did not provide any exceptional results and the focus for this sale was primarily on lower value cars which produced mixed results.

Bonhams

13 May 2016

Bonhams Monaco sale was small but nevertheless included some rather nice cars.

Brightwells

11 May 2016

The latest Brightwells sale delivered another good sale rate with 80%+ of the lots finding new homes which is a good achievement in the current market where sales rates have undoubtedly begun to dip, something which Brightwells own sale report acknowledges.

South Western Vehicle Auctions

29 April 2016

SWVA's last auction contained a number of interesting cars including the odd rarity and some low mileage cars.

H&H

20 April 2016

This H&H sale contained something for everyone and it provided some interesting results.

Anglia Car Auctions

09 April 2016

It seems at the moment that every auction result is dominated by a fast Ford headline and this one was no exception with a Ford Capri 3000E Broadspeed car flying all the way to £50,400 somewhat above the estimate of £25,000 to £30,000.

Bonhams

20 March 2016

Classic Car Auctions

19 March 2016

The first Classic Car Auctions sale of the year generated a good sale result with approximately 82% of the lots finding new homes.

Historics

12 March 2016

Historics first auction of the year at their usual base of the Brooklands Museum brought together an interesting selection of cars.

Brightwells

02 March 2016

Brightwells first sale of the year did not produce any exceptional results but it did still generate a strong sale rate with 80% of the lots finding new homes.

Silverstone Auctions

28 February 2016

Silverstone Auctions sale at the Race Retro at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry produced some good results, especially if you are a low mileage Ford Capri owner.

H&H

24 February 2016

The first H&H auction of the year took place at Donington Park which is a new venue for the company.

Bonhams

04 February 2016

Bonhams first auction of the year held during the Retromobile classic car show did not generate much in the way or surprise results and although a few big ticket cars failed to find homes the results in general indicate a market that remains relatively buoyant with good cars finding good prices.