HISTORICS’ SUMMER SALE
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Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary. D
espite concerns of the market hardening in some sectors, Historics returned a superb
result at its major summer sale on Saturday 8th July at the Museum, in line with its consistently strong performances both this year and last. Returning a 78 per cent sale rate on 135 classic consignments and a gross of some £2.85million, bidder interest was high both in the auction hall and on-line, with 200-plus bidder registrations via Historics’ partners Proxibid and Invaluable. The total on-line bid count was over 1,700 and successful bidders came from as far away as New Zealand. Top price seller was a 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary, resplendent in its black livery, which sold for £200,000. In supreme condition and requiring nothing but admiration, it contrasted nicely with the lowest price sale of the day, a 1981 Range Rover Mk1 requiring complete restoration which went for just £679. Historics’ quirkiest offer of the day was the one and only 1968 Lambretta Mink prototype, which passed to a new owner for £12,320 and will reward them with a ride that can best be described as ‘unique’ whilst a 2004 Aston Martin DB9 – promising an altogether more sublime driving experience – soared to £39,200, £10,000 more than its mid-estimate. Sales of the classic Mercedes-Benzes were immensely robust, with 16 of the 17 examples offered – from 1961 to 2012 – selling strongly, including a super-desirable 450SEL 6.9. A 2012 G-Wagen convertible showed its rarity value, changing hands for £90,720, whilst the earliest Mercedes offered, a 1961 190SL, cruised serenely to £89,600.
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1968 Lambretta Mink prototype. A duo of 1972 Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagatos
were in high demand, both selling above estimate, one for £22,400 whilst the other, restored to an exceptional standard in Competizione trim, rushed on to £34,720. Pre-war aficionados welcomed the poise and grace of the 1934 3½-litre Bentiey open tourer by Sparrowhawk, its immaculate build being rewarded with a sale price of £131,600. Porsche enthusiasts were treated to an interesting collection of Stuttgart’s finest from the 1970s to the 90s. Pride of place went to a flawless, Guards Red 1990 911 Turbo-body Speedster, whose condition and rarity value was rewarded with a sale at £123,200. A 1989 930 Turbo cabriolet in black with ivory leather, having covered little more than 2,000 miles a year on average since new, also impressed, settling with a new
1972 Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato.
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