Bonhams Golden Age of Motoring 2021 auction - expensive driving opportunities for London-to-Brighton

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Created on November 6, 2021

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Terence Cuneo (British, 1907-1996), 'Danger! - Passage a Niveau' - sold for £ 37'750 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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George Wright (British 1860-1942), '1903 Wolseley 10Hp' - sold for £ 6375 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Stuart 7HP Two-Seater (1906) - offered as lot 201 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Rover 6HP Two-Seater (1907) - offered as lot 202 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Sunbeam 12/16HP Tourer (1913) - offered as lot 203 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Bentley 4 1/4-Litre Vanden Plas-Style Tourer (1936) - offered as lot 204 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Warwick 6HP Stanhope Four-Seater (1902) - offered as lot 205 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Cooper 22.5HP Torpedo Tourer (1909) - offered as lot 206 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Austin 10/12HP Two-Seat Tourer with Dickey (1912) - offered as lot 207 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Brennan 14/18HP Twin Cylinder Five Seater Rear Entrance Tonneau (1904) - offered as lot 208 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Lagonda M45 4 1/2-Litre Two-Seater Tourer (1934) - offered as lot 209 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Crestmobile Model D 8 1/2HP Four-Seater Rear-Entrance Tonneau (1904) - offered as lot 211 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Bentley 4 1/4-Litre Sedanca Coupé (1938) - offered as lot 212 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Rainier Model D40/50HP Seven-Passenger Touring Car (1908) - offered as lot 214 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Bentley 3 Litre Blue Label Tourer (1928) - offered as lot 215 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Brough Superior SS100 (1939) - offered as lot 216 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Bruneau Quadricycle (1900) - offered as lot 217 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' sale 2021

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Wolseley 10HP Twin-Cylinder Four-Sear Rear-Entrance Tonneau (1903) - offered as lot 218 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Alvis Speed 25 SB Tourer (1936) - offered as lot 219 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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De Dion Bouton Type AL 8HP Two-Seater with Spider (1907) - offered as lot 220 at the Bonhams 'Golden Age of Motoring 1886-1939' auction 2021

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Summary

On November 5, 2021, Bonhams held an auction entitled "Golden Age of Motoring", which offered 19 vehicles from 1900 to 1939 in addition to automobilia and spare parts. With a sales rate of 84 percent, the vehicles, which were on average 106 years old, performed particularly well, including a 1904 Peugeot Type 67A 10/12 HP, which sold well above its estimate. This auction article analyzes the results and shows the vehicles in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The golden age of motorization
The Peugeot with two-cylinder engine
Older cars performed better
Bentley, Lagonda and Alvis below expectations

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Is a popular event enough to make vehicles registered for it more valuable? At the Bonhams auction on November 5, 2021, this was certainly the case. After all, some of the pre-1905 cars sold well above expectations. In some cases, not only a vehicle over 115 years old was on offer, but also a starting place in the London-to-Brighton Run on November 7, 2021. And in some cases, a trailer was also included with the purchase (for afterwards). Rupert Banner, the auctioneer, also explained that you would certainly get an introduction to the vehicle, so that nothing would stand in the way of a start.

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