‘Top ten car auctions of 2010′ may have had antiques valuations
December 22, 2010
People seeking accurate antiques valuations may be interested tohear an industry body has listed its top ten vehicle sales of2010.
British Car Auctions named a Rolls Royce Phantom Drop Head Coupethat went for £195,500 and a vintage Ford Cortina 2000GT among itshighlights from the past year.
Tim Naylor of the organisation said the Rolls Royce and a 2006Bugatti Veyron that sold for £625,000 were the “big ticketitems”.
“Both sales created a huge amount of interest with buyersregistering from all over the UK and even further afield,” heexplained.
The most unusual vehicles to go under the hammer were a pair ofRoad Trains, which are more likely to be seen at a holiday resortthan an auction hall, Mr Naylor continued.
His comments follow news that a James Bond first edition book,written by Ian Fleming, sold for £19,000 recently at an auction inGloucestershire, according to the BBC.
Posted by John Folwell