The September sale was packed with interesting classics. The aforementioned Sierra is particularly notable: it's thought to be one of the first half-dozen available in the UK and was presented in impeccable condition, with just 13,310 miles on the clock.
Other highlights included an ultra-rare Audi quattro – an early pre-production model that is likely to have been the first ever UK RHD quattro, and one of only two prototypes still existing. That made a very reasonable £49,500, whereas a pristine Renault 5 Turbo 2 with just 17,000 miles behind it sold for a whopping £86,625.
A fetching Maserati Indy 4.7 America, one of only 50 such examples, sold for £60,750, while a 1969 Jensen Interceptor Mk1 made only slightly less, the winning bid there being £52,875. We were also quite taken with a Volkswagen Single Cab Pick-up – a South African conversion of the T2 Bay Window Camper, which made £21,375.
Several big lots remained unsold, though, including the ex-Sir John Whitmore E-type, an XK120 with a Hollywood past and a 2006 Ford GT.
Rare ’98 Porsche 911 (993) turbo S realised £185,625