This Volkswagen Golf GTI auction result came within a split second of being very different. The car was a beautifully presented 1989 Mk2 Golf GTI 16V, finished in Tornado Red and showing just under 40,700 miles. It had only two previous keepers. Its current owner had kept it for 13 years. There was a substantial […]
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This Mercedes SL500 auction result provided one of the most entertaining bidding battles of Anglia Car Auctions’ first Marketplace Classics sale. The 1994 R129 arrived with an estimate of just £2,500 to £3,000. Before the auctioneer had even properly opened the bidding to the room, internet bids had already pushed it beyond £4,000. Then two […]
This Morris Marina auction result started for us several weeks before the car actually went under the hammer. Anglia Car Auctions had a stand at this year’s Festival of the Unexceptional and kindly asked UK Barn Finds to fill half of it with a car, so we took along our 1995 Ford Fiesta Si. ACA [&...
This Jaguar S-Type R auction result made me stop and think. Normally, a 2005 saloon isn’t necessarily the sort of car I’d rush over to film at a classic auction. But this isn’t an ordinary S-Type. This is the R. A supercharged 4.2-litre V8 performance saloon with 400bhp, rear-wheel drive and enough pace ...
This Rover 80 auction result left us asking a simple question. Was this a good buy? The 1959 Rover P4 went under the hammer at Anglia Car Auctions with no reserve, and the bidding eventually stopped at £2,600. That seemed like very sensible money for such a substantial old Rover. But there’s a catch. I’ll […]
This Morris Ital auction result might be one of the most gloriously retro things we’ve filmed all year. A 1980 Morris Ital HL. Finished in Russet Brown. With 69,174 miles showing. And, just to add another twist to the story, previously owned by Sarah Crabtree of Bangers & Cash fame. Before the bidding even started […]
This Reliant Scimitar auction result was always going to attract a certain comment. You know the one. Whenever a Scimitar GTE appears, somebody mentions the same member of the Royal Family. Usually several people do. So when this 1978 Reliant Scimitar GTE Auto came up at Anglia Car Auctions, I couldn’t resist asking: “Didn’t ...
This VW Golf Cabriolet auction result raises an interesting question. If you want a Mk1 Golf, but don’t want to spend serious money on one, is the Cabriolet still one of the cheapest ways in? This 1982 Golf Mk1 Cabriolet GLS went under the hammer at Anglia Car Auctions with a £2,500 to £3,500 estimate. […]
This MG Midget auction result turned into one of those wonderfully busy little sales where bids seem to come from everywhere at once. We opened the reel with a simple question: Who likes a Midget? Quite a few people, as it turned out. This 1971 MG Midget MkIII went under the hammer at Anglia Car […]
This Fiat Panda auction result looked, for a moment, as though it might turn into a proper little battle. And you could understand why. This 1994 Fiat Panda Selecta CLX was clean, remarkably low mileage and described by Anglia Car Auctions as one of only four of its type in the UK. Then two bidders […]