The auction itself was a resounding success. Collaborative working between the Historics team and the Events At Ascot team ultimately led to a highly successful event that saw attendance from over 1,800 individuals across a busy and profitable four days.
149 of a total of 186 consignments were sold, with total sales of £4.6 million achieved. Of this total, 60 winning bids amounting to £1.8m were placed from a series of international bidders joining online from all over the world. Lot 115 - a superb 1993 Alfa Romeo Spider - attracted a flurry of interest, eventually selling for £20,160 after an astonishing 40 bids had been placed.
The highest bid of the day however, came in at a staggering £220,740, as the hammer fell on a magnificent 1967 gold Aston Martin DB6. Another eye-catching sale came courtesy of a meticulously restored 1956 Vauxhall Cresta E, estimated at between £28,000 and £35,000 and sold for a record-breaking £53,760.
Several other cars sold for well over their estimate. Most notably, a 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, a highly desirable model and one of the very last of its type, sold for well over twice its estimate at £70,184, while a stunning 1968 Triumph TR5 fetched an impressive £38,488 against an estimated value of £23,000 - £27,000.
Next Historics Auction at Ascot
9th-12th December 2020