A gorgeous Riley-Amilcar was the biggest sale at Brightwells' Classic & Sports Car Show auction, finally selling for more than £100k after a protracted bidding war.
Lively bidding both online and on the phones as well as in the room kept the pace rolling in the auction, which was held in a marquee within one of Bicester Heritage’s huge WW2 hangars.
The Bicester Heritage Classic & Vintage Car & Motorcycles sale started shortly after noon on Sunday of the Show, with viewing on the Saturday and 88 cars up for grabs in total.
The Riley-Amilcar was built almost 25 years ago by VSCC aero-engined stalwart Richard Scaldwell, who used a 1935 Riley six-cylinder saloon as a donor, with Amilcar parts added to give pleasingly Bugatti Type 35-like proportions.
Its straight-six high-cam engine now displaces 1896cc and breathes through six Amal motorcycle carburettors to provide near-Bugatti performance, too.