The Goodwood Revival has been the occasion for Bonhams to auction off interesting cars and automobilia for years, and on Sunday, September 8, 114 vehicles, including a boat, two trucks, a racing car collection from Switzerland and many rare/special classics, went under the hammer for a total value of around £34 million.
61 percent of the cars were sold to the bidders, but some of the most expensive lots were left standing, so that in the end only £ 14 million was raised.
Swings up and down in the wide Jaguar selection
The most represented brand was Jaguar with 20 cars. With 16 cars sold, they did extremely well, averaging almost 86 percent of the median estimate.
The most expensive Jaguar was the Group C prototype XJR-11 from 1990, which sold for £1.2 million. The E-Types landed in the middle price range, with the XK-Types having the most unsold cars.
Little interest in the Bristol collection
Bristol belonged to the avant-garde of British car manufacturing in the 1950s. With the Model 400, they created an aerodynamic sports car that was one of the fastest cars of the time thanks to the in-line six-cylinder engine inherited from BMW.
Actually, these cars are still undervalued, as the estimated £80,000 to £100,000 for the 1949 Bristol 400 seemed to testify, however this very car was withdrawn before the auction.
The remaining cars, including one of the beautiful 404 Coupés, could not be sold despite actually quite acceptable top bids (in the range of the estimates).
Some interest in Claude Nahum's racing cars
Claude Nahum is a well-known figure in historic racing with his "N" Anadol collection. There are even books written specifically for some of the cars. Six of his vehicles were waiting for bids as lots 226 to 231, and four of the six were successfully sold.
The most expensive was the 1968 Ford P68, which found a new owner for £511,750 (including commission/surcharge).
The 1971 Ford Escort Mk1 RS 1600 works car found a new garage for £92,000.
The bids for the Lotus Cortina from 163 (highest bid £ 155,000) and the Lang-Cooper II Group 7 from 1964 (£ 200,000) were not high enough.
Newer hyper sports cars with unsatisfactory results
The two LaFerrari from 2015 and 2017, as well as a Bugatti Veyron from 2012, should have brought in around a third of the auction's total turnover, but they all failed to sell, with top bids ranging between 72 and 78 percent of the median estimate.
Only the new Honda NSX saved the honor of the modern sports cars, 87 percent of the median estimate was offered, enough for a successful sale.
Tractor as high-flyer
The performance of a David Brown Tractor, which was knocked down for almost three times its estimate, was certainly surprising.
A 2001 Londay LMP675 sports prototype and a 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk 1, which was sold for £ 20,125 (EUR 22,404 or CHF 25,261), were also well above expectations.
At the other end of the spectrum, a 2003 Aston Martin DB7 GTA sold for just £24,150 (highest bid less than 50 percent of estimate).
Things went much better for one of the oldest post-war Astons, a DB1 DHC from 1948, which found a new garage for £ 345,000, well above the estimate.
Only four of the nine Ferrari sports cars on offer (including three Dino) were sold. A 250 GT Lusso fetched the highest bid of £ 880,000 (estimated value £ 1 to 1.5 million). Things went comparatively well for the 1972 Dino 246 GT, which achieved a sales price of £ 442,750 (EUR 492,908, CHF 555,754).
Vehicles offered and sold
The following table lists all vehicles offered with estimated prices, highest bids and sales prices. The conversion was carried out at the daily exchange rate (£ 1 = EUR 1.12, £ 1 = CHF 1.25). The "NoR" column indicates vehicles offered without a minimum price with "yes". All information without guarantee.
The list can be sorted as desired by clicking on the column headings.
| Lot | Car | Year | £ Est from | £ Est to | £ HP | £ SP | CHF SP | EUR SP | % Est | S |
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| 201 | Huffaker Genie MkIV/V Sports Prototype | 1963 | 15'000 | 18'000 | 9500 | 10'925 | 13'656 | 12'236 | -33.79%
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V |
| 202 | Aston Martin DB7 GTA Coupé | 2003 | 38'000 | 50'000 | 21'000 | 24'150 | 30'187 | 27'048 | -45.11%
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V |
| 203 | Willys Jeep 4x4 Military Vehicle | 1944 | 20'000 | 25'000 | 24'000 | 27'600 | 34'500 | 30'912 | +22.67%
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V |
| 204 | David Brown T.V.O Cropmaster Tractor | 1951 | 8000 | 10'000 | 26'000 | 29'900 | 37'375 | 33'488 | +232.22%
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V |
| 205 | Austin-Healey Sprite Mark I Roadster | 1959 | 7000 | 10'000 | 17'500 | 20'125 | 25'156 | 22'540 | +136.76%
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V |
| 206 | Land Rover 'Series I' 4x4 Utility | 1957 | 25'000 | 35'000 | 19'000 | 21'850 | 27'312 | 24'472 | -27.17%
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V |
| 207 | Willys-Knight Model 70B Saloon | 1929 | 20'000 | 30'000 | 9500 | N |
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All information is provided without guarantee.
Legend: Column S = Status (V = Sold, N = Not sold, Z = Withdrawn, U = Under reserve)
Est = Estimate, HP = Hammer Price, SP = Sale Price
