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George Eagle

United Kingdom
3266 Posts
Posted - 02/03/2024 :  23:00:02  Show Profile
I note this car failed to sell at the Historics auction, Ascot where the bidding stopped at £19.000. It is a 4 seat PB which I rebuilt in the mid 1970s and sold in 1984.

The car won the 2019 HERO rally and also won it’s class 3 times in thr RAC 1000 miles run. The car is supercharged and has clearly been very well maintained, the advert states over £40000 spent with much of the work done by Andy King.

I was not tempted to buy it back!

George
Edited by - George Eagle on 02/03/2024 23:01:25

DickMorbey

United Kingdom
3687 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2024 :  07:36:50  Show Profile
Good morning, George. I’ve just spotted a Facebook posting on the Triple-M register enthusiast page which indicates that the car was in fact sold at the auction to an enthusiastic owner.

PA-PB 0743
Frieth, Oxon, UK
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George Eagle

United Kingdom
3266 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2024 :  10:24:59  Show Profile
Thanks Dick. My Daughter's partner sent me a copy of the posting on Facebook.
I watched the auction live and the auctioneer did not indicate the car as sold, I guess there must have been an agreement made later in the day?
George
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George Eagle

United Kingdom
3266 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2024 :  10:53:31  Show Profile
I recall that the bidding stopped at £19000 but the auction site shows it sold for £20720.

The prices achieved were very low, e.g. rubber bumper BGT £1680 and a very nice looking MGA twin cam £22760!

George
ex PB0631
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graham3647

United Kingdom
448 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2024 :  15:26:23  Show Profile
Prewar cars are dead! Sorry but it’s true
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MmmGee

United Kingdom
142 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2024 :  16:14:12  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by graham3647

Prewar cars are dead! Sorry but it’s true


Dead or in hiding. I did consider this 4 seater as I am currently looking for an F1-3. There does not be many around (that suit).

MmmGee
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tholden

United Kingdom
1649 Posts
Posted - 03/03/2024 :  16:22:30  Show Profile
I think a more realistic and balanced view is that an auction is not a good place to sell a pre war car at present. Outside of auctions I know of quite a lot of pre war cars that have either been sold privately or discreetly through dealers all at sensible prices. In my opinion the market is most certainly not dead it has just slowed down in the current economic climate.

TH
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