Brightwells classic auction

[Biggles111]

I spent an hour looking around Brightwells classic auction viewing today. Some interesting cars, I was amazed at the estimate of 40k on an F308 GT4 - can remember when they were 12k not so long ago!

Land Rover SIII at 3.5-4.5k looked very tidy for the money http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Land Rover SI very well presented (it should be at this price!) http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Lotus Eclat at 3.5-4.5k - not perfect, but not terrible either, good buy if it goes near estimate http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Absolutely gorgeous Merc 280SE, too much for me at 45-55k, but seemed very proper albeit restored http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Lagonda 16/80 special - seems a lot of pre-war car for the money. Needs light recommissioning but appears a very solid car. http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Will be interesting to see what they go for tomorrow; Brightwells in past sales seem to have had some realistic sale prices....

[TooMany2cvs]

Biggles111 said:

Land Rover SIII at 3.5-4.5k looked very tidy for the money http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Pretty enough, but it's a right ol' bitsa.

[b11ocx]

Would be surprised if the 308 GT4 sold well, but then again saw a nasty one sold for above that price which required serious money spending

[RichB]

Biggles111 said:

Lagonda 16/80 special - seems a lot of pre-war car for the money. Needs light recommissioning but appears a very solid car. http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Will be interesting to see what they go for tomorrow; Brightwells in past sales seem to have had some realistic sale prices...

This will be interesting, this is basically all there but could need several thou' spending on the recommissioning.

[Riley Blue]

RichB said:

Biggles111 said:

Lagonda 16/80 special - seems a lot of pre-war car for the money. Needs light recommissioning but appears a very solid car. http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Will be interesting to see what they go for tomorrow; Brightwells in past sales seem to have had some realistic sale prices...

This will be interesting, this is basically all there but could need several thou' spending on the recommissioning.

I suspect that will go for rather more than the estimate.

[Yertis]

My favourite is the blue Jeep.

[Biggles111]

Yertis said:

My favourite is the blue Jeep.

It looked interesting, in need of significant restoration. A couple of chaps were discussing it and seemed to think it was post war, I'm no expert on these though; went for a look at the Morgans.

[RichB]

On live now if anyone's interested. http://brightwellslive.com/livebidding/index/4103/...
Currently on lot 101 the Porsche 944 Cabrio

[RichB]

Biggles111 said:

Land Rover SI very well presented (it should be at this price!) http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Bid to £11,000 but not sold...

[Yertis]

Biggles111 said:

It looked interesting, in need of significant restoration. A couple of chaps were discussing it and seemed to think it was post war, I'm no expert on these though; went for a look at the Morgans.

I thought it would be nice to keep it as is, just made safe and reliable to drive. No chance of that though – Mrs Y refers to a near concours TR6 as 'your contraption' so fat chance of getting anywhere with the Jeep.

[RichB]

Riley Blue said:

RichB said:

Biggles111 said:

Lagonda 16/80 special - seems a lot of pre-war car for the money. Needs light recommissioning but appears a very solid car. http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Will be interesting to see what they go for tomorrow; Brightwells in past sales seem to have had some realistic sale prices...

This will be interesting, this is basically all there but could need several thou' spending on the recommissioning.

I suspect that will go for rather more than the estimate.

Hammered down for £55,000 so the buyer pays £61,600 inclusive of 10% fees and VAT on that.

[silverfoxcc]

Is there a link to prices for lots already sold?

[RichB]

not that I can see.

[Biggles111]

silverfoxcc said:

Is there a link to prices for lots already sold?

Not yet - they will probably update the catalogue with sold prices shortly. I see though that they are planning a server upgrade at 5pm, which may delay things....

Some of the more modest cars failed to meet the low end of guide prices, it will be interesting to see what the sale rate was and final achieved prices. Not sure if this is due to the location/mid week nature of the auction, or perhaps some fizz slowly coming out of the market and guide prices/expectations needing to be adjusted slightly? Either way glad I was not there or I would have come home with several cars!

Some varied results
Lot 102 Land Rover SI unsold at £11k, definitely worth more
Lot 120 £9,500 plus buyer comm for the blue Jeep
Lot 123 £5,400 for the non-original SIII Land Rover seemed a good result for the vendor
Lot 115 Flat rad Morgan unsold at £13,500 - looked a nicely restored example, I would have left a bid if guide price had been set this low
Lot 146 F308GT4 was bid to I think £36k

[silverfoxcc]

Thanks Biggles, i am now hooked on these auctions!! Will start doing a section for them in my fovourites!!. Seriously, looks a good way of gauging prices the average punter will pay, rather than the ones the average owner puts it up for.

[TooMany2cvs]

Biggles111 said:

Lot 123 £5,400 for the non-original SIII Land Rover seemed a good result for the vendor

Not 'arf!

Did you see how much the other s3 went for? Much more original, but scruffy. Made mine look like an absolute bargain!

[Riley Blue]

RichB said:

Riley Blue said:

RichB said:

Biggles111 said:

Lagonda 16/80 special - seems a lot of pre-war car for the money. Needs light recommissioning but appears a very solid car. http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...

Will be interesting to see what they go for tomorrow; Brightwells in past sales seem to have had some realistic sale prices...

This will be interesting, this is basically all there but could need several thou' spending on the recommissioning.

I suspect that will go for rather more than the estimate.

Hammered down for £55,000 so the buyer pays £61,600 inclusive of 10% fees and VAT on that.

About right - nice car.

[Biggles111]

TooMany2cvs said:

Not 'arf!

Did you see how much the other s3 went for? Much more original, but scruffy. Made mine look like an absolute bargain!

Afraid not. Brightwells do also hold regular 4x4 auctions, so have a good buyer base for Land Rovers etc, looks a good place to sell one!

[TooMany2cvs]

Biggles111 said:

TooMany2cvs said:

Not 'arf!

Did you see how much the other s3 went for? Much more original, but scruffy. Made mine look like an absolute bargain!

Afraid not. Brightwells do also hold regular 4x4 auctions, so have a good buyer base for Land Rovers etc, looks a good place to sell one!

Yep, every time I go past, the yard is full of an assortment of ex-utilities crewcabs and 110s.

[Biggles111]

Results are now up:
http://www.brightwells.com/classic-motoring/auctio...