BARONS’ SPRING CLASSIC WARMS BIDDERS’ HEARTS

BARONS’ SPRING CLASSIC WARMS BIDDERS’ HEARTS

Barons’ Spring Classic sale last Saturday, April 21^st saw bidders ignoring the bright sunshine of one of the hottest days of the year to head into the saleroom at Sandown Park and bid with vigour for the varied selection of high quality lots on offer, with a number of notable results including a 1964 Morris Mini Cooper S  which achieved just under £43,000.

The star lot on the day was the beautiful 1965 Mercedes 230SL Pagoda  With the sunny weather possibly influencing buyers in favour of this stylish convertible, it eventually sold for £51,700.  

Second past the post was the 1966 Jaguar E-type FHC restoration project  Stripped down, partially restored and ready for the new owner to complete and rebuild, this sold for £45,650. If the buyer puts his or her foot down, they could have this fabulous machine back on the road before the summer is over.

Early cars proved popular, with the 1930 Nash 494 Straight Eight Sedan finishing closely behind the E-type, selling for £44,000, while the 1926 Morris Cowley Bullnose, 1935 Talbot AC65 and 1933 Austin 10/4 all found keen new owners.

The 1965 Mini was one of the last 1071cc Cooper S’s made - the 54^th last from the 4,000-strong production run. This most sporting little car sold for £42,900.

Among the cars selling for well over top estimate were the 1972 Triumph TR6 (£28, 325), the 1966 Jaguar MkII 3.8 (£22,500) and the 1970 MG CGT (£17,050).

Barons’ Auction Manager Tim Gascoigne was in a buoyant mood: “Despite the weather working against us again, but this time with blazing sunshine instead of snow, the cars on offer were enough to tempt buyers down to Sandown Park. We had some great cars that were very reasonably priced, and the results reflected the high quality.

“We sold an E-Type restoration project for the second sale in a row, all four vintage cars found a new home, and there were some very strong prices achieved on a number of lots. Bargain of the day definitely has to be the XJ6 restoration project at £450, as the manual gearbox with overdrive is worth over £1,000 alone!”

One interesting lot that won’t take up much garage space was the complete, boxed collection of miniature BMW Art Cars, including the very rare #17 Jeff Koon BMW M3 GT2. This lovely little set sold for £3,300.

Barons returns to Sandown Park on Tuesday, 5^th June, for its British Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars sale, early entries for which include a lovely 1969 Daimler V8 250 which has covered less than 2000 miles in the past ten years.

For further information please visit www.barons-auctions.com.

RESULTS, BARONS AT SANDOWN PARK, APRIL 21 2018

Year	Make	Model	Sold @ inc
1965	Mercedes	230SL	£51,700
1966	Jaguar	E-Type FHC	£45,650
1930	Nash	494 Straight Eight Sedan	£44,000
1964	Morris	Mini Cooper S 1071cc	£42,900
1972	Triumph	TR6	£28,325
1966	Jaguar	MKII 3.8	£22,550
1994	MG	RV8	£18,700
1972	Triumph	GT6 MKIII	£17,325
1970	MG	CGT	£17,050
1975	Triumph	Stag	£15,750
1926	Morris	Cowley Bullnose	£15,125
1935	Talbot	AX65	£14,850
1988	Jaguar	XJS  V12 TWR Bodykit	£12,100
2000	Landrover	Defender 90 TD5	£11,880
1993	Bentley	Turbo R	£11,000
1990	Porsche	944 Turbo	£9,906
1962	Rover	100 P4	£8,580
1996	Mercedes	SL600	£7,920
2000	Jaguar	XKR	£7,920
1971	Jaguar	XJ6 Series 1 4.2	£7,700
1990	Range Rover	Classic 3.5 V8	£7,700
1964	Rover	P5 3 Litre	£5,940
1977	Jaguar	XJS 5.3 Pre HE	£5,610
1989	Daimler	Double Six	£5,500
1974	Jaguar	XJ6 4.2 Series 2	£5,500
1998	Jaguar	XK8	£5,500
1971	Fiat	125 Special	£5,390
1992	Ford	Granada Scorpio Cosworth	£5,225
1975	Mercedes	280 E	£4,950
2005	Mercedes	SLK 280	£4,840
1996	Mercedes	SL320	£4,200
1933	Austin	10/4	£4,070
1976	Mercedes	350 SE	£3,740
1998	Mercedes	SL320	£3,630
	BMW	Miniatures	£3,300
1983	Citroen	GSA Pallas	£3,245
1976	Suzuki	AP60	£3,025
1967	Riley	Elf	£2,640
1996	Volvo	850R	£2,090
2001	Audi	TT Quattro 180 Coupe	£2,090
1999	Mercedes	SLK 230 Kompressor	£1,980
1973	Fiat	132 Special	£1,650
	50 FCX	Registration	£1,375
	33 CJX	Registration	£1,250
2001	Jaguar	XJ8 LWB Saloon	£1,250
	122 HTA	Registration	£935
	TCZ 3395	Registration	£450
1970	Jaguar	XJ6 4.2	£450
	JCZ 7122	Registration	£250