When the hammer fell at £85,800 on this manual, restored 1968 Jensen Interceptor Mk 1 at the Classic Car Auctions (CCA) September Sale last weekend, it became the event’s priciest lot.
In all, 107 classics crossed the block at the Warwickshire Event Centre on 15 September, totalling £1.8m.
The Jensen sparked the day’s longest bidding war, eventually selling for more than double its lower estimate. So what makes it so special?
Well, that’s simple: this Anthracite-painted car with a black leather interior is one of only eight surviving examples of the 22 manual Interceptors produced.
Another car to outperform its pre-sale estimate was the Monza Red 1993 Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Evo 2 pictured above, which went for £48,950.