Interesting cars at next Silverstone Auction

[Car_Nut]

Let’s beat the usual PH puff piece about the forthcoming Silverstone auction! But there really is quite a bit of mouthwatering stuff there: as new Mk1 Golf, a UR Quattro, more E30 M3s than one can shake a stick at, a smattering of mid-engined R5 Turbos, DB4, RS 500, Escort Twin Cam, the usual gaggle of 911, including a nice 2.2, 550 Maranello, manual 355, Original Coopers Ss, 190E 2.3-16 (unfortunately with a slush box), Evo VI, M1, 456, a brace of RS Cosworths, etc, ...oh and a Cavalier (oh dear). Pity I don’t have the money in the post-Brexit world...

As there seems to be something for just about everybody, let us play a game and reveal our inner Carma (sorry!) to the World - nominate one car that we would take from the ensemble to keep for all time (so take financial value out of it).

I would just take the Quattro over the 355. What is your pick?

Edited to add URL: https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/

Edited by Car_Nut on Saturday 31st October 13:17

[mfmman]

The Whale M3 collection and this 911

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/events/2020-au...

[Allan L]

An old codger he say: Not just post-war, but well post-war so nothing I'd want now as I didn't want them when they were new.

[Mark A S]

One of the Comp R5 turbo 2's please.

[epom]

911 Sport Classic for me (just approx £240k short)
First time I’ve ever seen and Evo described as a Q car too

[Yertis]

Probably the Quattro

A bit sad really...

Edited by Yertis on Saturday 31st October 23:33

[Truckosaurus]

If my Lotto numbers come up this week I'm sticking a cheeky bid in on that roadgoing TVR Tuscan Challenge car.

[aeropilot]

Lot 454 for me please, the yellow 2.7 RS Touring.

[rufusgti]

I like that blue range rover. I could finish that interior and run the family around in that quite happily.

[anonymous-user]

I can tell I’m getting old, those motor homes look awesome

[P5BNij]

Lot 265 for me - the 1968 BentleyT Series two door MPW, waft-tastic and no mistake...!

Edit - scratch that, I’ll take the 1972 Maserati Mexico instead....!

Edited by P5BNij on Sunday 1st November 02:11

[aeropilot]

P5BNij said:

Lot 265 for me - the 1968 BentleyT Series two door MPW, waft-tastic and no mistake...!

Edit - scratch that, I’ll take the 1972 Maserati Mexico instead....!

That is rather nice - v.rare beast as well, manual V8 in RHD with a/c etc.....!!

[Car_Nut]

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Lot 265 for me - the 1968 BentleyT Series two door MPW, waft-tastic and no mistake...!

Edit - scratch that, I’ll take the 1972 Maserati Mexico instead....!

That is rather nice - v.rare beast as well, manual V8 in RHD with a/c etc.....!!

Mmmm very nice - that is the trouble every time that one sees almost any car on the two lists one is tempted - all of the suggestions so far are lovely, and nobody has even mentioned the Elan Sprint yet! But spare a thought for somebody who leaves with the Cavalier!

[aeropilot]

Car_Nut said:

aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

Lot 265 for me - the 1968 BentleyT Series two door MPW, waft-tastic and no mistake...!

Edit - scratch that, I’ll take the 1972 Maserati Mexico instead....!

That is rather nice - v.rare beast as well, manual V8 in RHD with a/c etc.....!!

Mmmm very nice - that is the trouble every time that one sees almost any car on the two lists one is tempted - all of the suggestions so far are lovely, and nobody has even mentioned the Elan Sprint yet! But spare a thought for somebody who leaves with the Cavalier!

I'm far too old and inflexible to get my aging bones down and out of a Sprint, so despite it being in my favourite colour combo, and being one of the only handful of 'sports car' I actually like......I'll take the 2.7RS, although even that might be beyond my knackered spine to cope with.....

[Truckosaurus]

Car_Nut said:

... But spare a thought for somebody who leaves with the Cavalier!

I quite like the Cavalier, but as a £1500-2500 car not the £15-25k estimate.

There weren't many GSIs to start with, and I suspect very few made it into the 21st Century, so the value is in the rarity.

[Meeten-5dulx]

watching this RHD 190SL with interest as my wife's godfather has a v similar one (his is in Cement Grey)

[sixor8]

God they make the online catalogue very poor. You scroll down to a car in the lower lots, click on it to look at it, and then when you go back, it's at the top again. You have to wait for it all to download again if you want to scroll down. Dreadful.

CCA have adopted the same format, it's awful. Much better when the cars were listed in pages and you could click on and view them more easily. Why with advances in formatting, is it WORSE??

It may still go ahead but collecting one would be tricky, although I suppose you could say it s a 'legal obligation'.......

[Dapster]

As a sucker for anything German and 80's, I could take pretty much any one of half the catalogue home and be happy - the black M3 Cecotto, either the 190E 2.5-16 or the 500E, the Quattro, the 993 RS.... well, anything except for Del Boy's all white Golf cab, or the delivery mileage Golf D....

Interestingly on page 80 and 81 you have next to each other a Bentley T Series Coupe and a Mk 1 Escort of about the same age. Can you imagine looking at them when new and thinking that in 50 years time the Escort would be worth more!

https://silverstoneauctions.auctioneersvault.com/c...

[generationx]

Mark A S said:

One of the Comp R5 turbo 2's please.

This. Plus the ex-Works 6R4 and the Airstream to tow it around with.

[sixor8]

Looks like its going ahead, but viewing a car 'in the flesh' so to speak stops on 4th with the new restrictions.

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/events/2020-au...

After that, it's a 'virtual' viewing. I suppose the auctioneers could show you close ups of areas via the web or zoom, etc (other live picture broadcast apps are available..... )

I would still want to see one close up before bidding myself.