Full House, Enthusiastic Bidding And Great Results For CCA Auction
August 6, 2019 by Classic Car Auctions•The high-quality Japanese collection achieves excellent results •Hot hatches and convertibles prove popular •60% of cars sold and over £1.9 million spent The Classic Car Auction on the 3rd August was a resounding success with modern classics coming to the fore and achieving excellent results. A full house of cars and a healthy crowd of bidders helped CCA to achieve over £1.9 million is sales and a healthy sale rate of 60% cars sold. The collection of carefully selected high performance Japanese cars attracted lots of interest leading up to sale day and didn't disappoint when it mattered. The Honda Integra was first off the block achieving £12,432 followed by Lot 562, the Honda NSX at £53,280, then came the first of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Makkinen Editions Lot 604 at £27,750 with the other at £24,975. It didn't stop there, the Subaru Impreza P1 achieved £22,755 and the WRX STi £15,762. Lot 619 the Mazda RX-7 came in at £41,625, but the big gun was the 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec which after some fabulous and at the start furious bidding brought the hammer down at £62,715. From the same collector of the Japanese cars, his astute knowledge paid off again with European cars, Lot 561 the Renault Clio Sport V6 sold for £34,410 and a 2005 BMW M5 Saloon selling for £26,085 and a little Peugeot 205 Rallye gathering £16,650. Talking of Peugeots, there were a number of these hot hatches in the sale and they were right little crackers too. Lot 505, a 1988 1.9 GTi sold for £8,889, Lot 626 sold for £8,769, the 309 1.9 GTi sold for £12,432 and not to be left behind a 1.6 GTi sold for £9,102. With such a fantastic offering there would always be one for somebody. Mercedes also proved a popular marque, with convertibles selling well as were some very popular classic designs from the 1970s and 80s. A 2004 SL600 sold for £36,075 and a 1984 230 CE which attracted some very strong bidding sold for £12,432. Lot 682, a 1970 450 SLC proved a popular choice with some fantastic bidding achieving £16,650.
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Lot 620, a faithful reproduction of the Range Rover from the James Bond film Octopussy had lots of interest and for the new buyer would present plenty of marketing opportunities and a chance to recoup his investment at £57,720. With a number of Minis on offer, Cilla Black's car was always going to attract bidders hoping to own a part of British entertainment. With some lively bidding it was no surprise the car fetched £20,535. One of the largest rounds of applause went to the new owner of Lot 602, the 1972 Rover 3.5 Coupe P5B. Again, with lots of interest in this car it sold for £39,405. Gary Dunne, Classic Car Auctions auction manager commented: 'What a wonderful day of sales! Fabulous to see the room so full of people and to have over 180 cars to choose from made for an exciting day.' 'I think this auction only proved that modern classics are a popular choice and like the Japanese collection will be a great investment in the future.' 'There was some great interaction between the bidders, consigners and the auctioneer who certainly got the room into a frenzy at times and helped us to achieve the results we got.' Classic Car Auction are now taking entries for their next sale on the 5th October at the Warwickshire Event Centre. They can be contacted on 01926 640888 or email enquiries@classiccarauctions.co.uk and would be happy to talk with you and help you through the process of consigning your car, alternatively, you can also use their online Value My Classic service. 2019 Forthcoming Auctions 5th October - CCA October Classic Car Sale, Warwickshire Event Centre 7th December - CCA December Classic Car Sale, Warwickshire Event Centre Links Website: http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk Bid online with our bidding partner Proxibid Twitter: www.twitter.com/classiccarauc Facebook: www.facebook.com/classiccarauc
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