Bonhams held its Collectors’ Motor Car and Automobilia sale in Oxford on March 6, 2010, fetching a grand total of £1,017,317 and an 86% sale rate with 44 out of 51 car lots selling.
James Knight, Head of the Motoring department at Bonhams, comments, “This was our second sale at Oxford, and yet again delivered a very strong performance. The test for any new venue is looking at how you perform the second time. I am thrilled that Bonhams and this fabulous venue passed the test with flying colours.”
The top price (£166,500) was paid, as expected, for a 1956 Bentley S1 Continental Fastback with coachwork by H J Mulliner, while the other Bentley in the sale – a 1964 Bentley S3 Continental Coupé with coachwork by H J Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd surpassed its estimate of £40,000 – 50,000, fetching an impressive £62,000.
The 1989 Ford RS200, Group B Homologation road car, attracted the second top price in the sale – £87,300.
The 1936 Alvis Speed 25 Saloon was hotly contended for in a ten way bidding battle in which a number of European countries were represented. The car – a barn discovery – eventually sold to an Irish bidder for £31,050, beating its estimate sale price of £18,000 – 22,000.
More modestly priced classics also performed well, including a 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupé which sold for £21,562 against a pre-sale estimate of £10,000 – £15,000.
For complete results, visit www.bonhams.com/cars.
[Source: Bonhams]
