WINGS& WHEELS T
he Museum organised the motoring demonstrations at the 13th Wings & Wheels at Dunsfold on August Bank Holiday with a superb two hour-long displays each day featuring a mix of mod- ern day super-cars and some iconic classic and vintage vehicles. The Museum’s VC10, ZA 150, which lives at Dunsfold, was open for viewing and attracted much interest with its four engine-running demonstrations.
The Museum’s VC10 during an engine run (Katharine Allen).
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A break in a busy day for marshals (Dr John).
Museum Director Allan Winn (left) with Steve Castle, Head of Track and Air Events (Dr John).
HISTORICS’ LATE SUMMER SALE A
nother successful Historics’ sale took place on 23rd September with a 73 per cent sale rate and a gross turnover of over £3m after 116 fine classic motor cars and motorcycles changed hands. Good quality consignments are the key to all successful auctions and this was no better demonstrated than through the exquisite 1966 Maserati Sebring, its Vignale coachwork reeking of style and poise. It was estimated at £190,000 to £220,000 but soared to £270,000. Jaguar prices were robust too, with a stunning XK150SE drop-head coupé making £137,760 and a 1966 E-type fixed-head selling above estimate just shy of £100,000, together with a 1972 Series III roadster similarly exceeding its top estimate at £78,400.
A Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow made twice its mid-estimate, selling for £42,560 and a Mopetta micro-car, one of only 14 ever built, proved its rarity value by passing to a new owner for £46,000. At just over five feet long this makes it
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Mopetta micro-car (Katharine Allen).
almost as valuable, inch for inch, as a freshly- restored Series I E-type Jaguar.
The next Historics sale is on 25th November at Mercedes-Benz World. Edward Bridger-Stille
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