LIVE
Hi,I'mSam,theoldcarlady,andwelcomealongtotheWheelsandDealspodcast.
It'sauctionspecialtimeagain,andI'mjoinedasalwaysbyRichieBarnett,motoringjournalist,marketseditorforClassicCarWeekly,andthemaninchargeofthespecialsite.
Andwe'regoingtohavearunthroughtheManaParkClassicsalehappeningonSaturday,the23rdofMay.
We'vepickedoutwhatwethinkaresomegenuinelybrilliantcarsfromthissalethatinterestsbothofus,fromaveryearlyJensenInterceptorVignaliMarkI,aRoverP63500withafactorypanelsunroof,andamintVandenplaarPrincess4litreR,allthewaythroughtoFordprobesandsomereallyinterestingclassiccommercials.
Tooneofmyfavourites,averyrareRenaultFuegoturbo.
Yougettheidea.
SoIwentalongtothesaletoseehowthesecarsgotonandforalookatsomeofthesecarsinthemech.
Sotowatchsomeoftheliveauctionfootage,pleasedoheadovertomysocialmediasitesattheoldcarlady.
IthencaughtupwithRichieaftertheauctiontoseehowtheydid.
Andinthesecondhalfofthisepisode,wefindouthowwellwecalledit.
Sodokeeplisteningfortheresults.
Ipromisesomeofthemwillsurpriseyou.
Right,let'scrackon.
Soverywarmwelcome,RichieBarnett.
Soherewegoagainwithanotherclassiccarauction.
We'vegottheManaParkClassicsaletomorrow,Saturday,the23rdofMay.
SoIthoughtit'dbereallyinterestingnottodoawholeauctionpreview,butjusttopickahandfulofcarsthatinterestyou.
Haveaquickchataboutwhytheyinterestyou,wherewethinkthey'regoingtoendupintermsofsalespriceandwherethey'vebeenestimated,andwherewethinkthemarket'sgoingforthem.
You'vepickedsomereallyinterestingonestotalkabout.
SoI'mgonnakickoffwithalot218,the1997FordPro.
It'sa2litre16valve,sofar,sofine.
Butthisone'sonlydone24,000milesandthey'rewarrantyingthemileageaswell.
Completelyoriginalcondition.
Manualgearbox.
MOTtillApril27.
Thesetwo-litre16valvecarsarereallystartingtogetattention,aren'tthey?
WhatI'venotseenforalongtimeisoneinthisconditionwiththismileageingreatcoloursaswell.
Thecoloursareright.
Theonlythingthatletsitdown,ofcourse,beingafour-potisthewheeldesignwasn'tasgoodonthefourcylinder.
TheD6hashadanicerwheeldesign,givesitamoreaggressivelook.
ButIthinkthey'rejusthighlyuseful.
They'rereallyforgottenaboutabitlikecalibras,aren'tthey?
Andthisonelooksgood.
It'sgotaglasssunroofaswell.
Asyousay,thecolourisright,lowmileage.
Ithinkthere'ssomewisepeoplewhowillbelookingatthis.
Yeah.
Iforgiveitthewheels,likeyousay,I'mnotparticularlyafanofthem,butI'llforgiveitthewheelsbecauseithasgottherightonesonit.
Ilovetheoriginalityofthiscar.
Yeah.
Andit'sveryRadwood,verykindofthatera,whichIthinkareonestowatch.
Ithinkthisisareallyrarecar.
Guidedatfivetosix.
Ithinkthere'sagoodchancethiscoulddoover.
Ithinkitcouldgoover,butIdon'tthinkitwillgooverbyagreatdealifitdoes.
Ithinkitcouldgettosixandahalf,sixandthreequarters.
Yeah,Ithinkit'sbeenconservativelyguided.
Andlisten,asweknowwithauctions,yougettwocollectorsthatwantone.
Goodluckfindinganotheronewiththismileageinthiscondition.
Butwhendidwelastseeoneaprobeinanauctionandtwo,oneasgoodasthis?
Idon'tthinkI'veseenonewiththislowmileagecometomarketatall.
It'sareallystrangethingbecausethere'saguyinPlanet,he'sgottwoofthemrighttooutsidehishouse.
It'slovelytoseeitaswell.
Yeah.
Theyhavereallyforgottentheywereoverlookedwhentheywere.
Therecertainlyisoverlookednow.
Well,wetalkabouttheunderdogsandthedisasters,don'twe?
Somecarsthatkindoffailedcommerciallywereslightlyshit,orconsideredtobeslightlyshitusedcarsatsomepoint,areactuallyprettydesirablenowwhenyoufindonethathasn'tbeenusedandabusedorrottedawayorusedasadonorcarorraced.
SoIthinkyeah,Ithinkthisone'sreallyinteresting.
Andforthatreason,Ithinkifyou'vegotacoupleofpuntersonthedaythatdecidetheywantoneforacollection,itcouldwelldoovertheestimate.
ButIhopeso.
Theproblemisit'sinthelowmileagezone.
Soyou'dbetoofright-depressingbecausethevalue'sinthemileage,soyouwouldhavetokeephalfanhourinthemileage.
Sowe'regoingnowtothesecondcaronyourlist,whichisacompletedeparturefromtheMintyMintLowMileageFordProbe.
Lot243isa1990EscortVan1.3
projectcar.
Lovely.
YouknowI'vegotasoftspotforlaterescortvans,becauseofcoursethemissushasgotaverylateone.
Yeah.
Andtoseeonewhichissocharminglyhonestlikethis,andI'mafraidanythingthathasgoodasetofbeefysteelwheelsasthisonedoesisalwaysacracker.
Andit'sapetrolone.
Yeah,that'stherarething.
It's1.3
petrol.
It'sshowing6,000miles,soI'mgoingtoI'mgoingtotakeapuntandsayit'son106,000miles.
Yeah.
Itsaysthedescriptionsaysneedsrestoring,butappearstobeverysolid.
SoI'mgoingtomaketheassumptionthatthey'vecheckeditinalltheusualFordescortspotsbeforemakingthatstatement.
Iwillbeatthesaletomorrow,though,sowe'llhavealook.
It'slowownership,it'sgotnicepanelfit.
Uhit'sgottheobligatorybaggingoftheseats,aswewouldexpect,fromaFordofthisera.
Butyeah,it'sareallyunusualrarething.
Now,theseminthavestartedtocreepupintothekindoflateteens.
Theyhavereallystartedtofindtheirmarkmintymint.
Soitisprojeandasaconsequence,theprojectcarsarenowworthsaving.
MarkIandMarkIIescortvansarewaytooexpensive.
Andaretheyasusable?
Iknowpeoplewillsaythesearefront-wheeldriveandtheengineswereneverasgood.
Butit'savan.
Attheendoftheday,itisitisavan.
It'savan.
Theyareworkhorsesthough.
Theywerenevermeanttobedrivers'cars.
Theyweretheretohulkstuffaroundandanddoajob.
Butinterestingthingaboutthisaswell,Richie,isit'sonlygotfourformerkeepers.
Yeah.
It'sit'snottorn-throughkeepers.
Iwonderifitturns,it'snotsayinganythingaboutwhetherornottheenginewillturnbyhand.
Yeah.
Thatwouldbeinterestingtosortoffigureoutwhereitismechanically.
Butsotothebusinessendoftheconversation,tothenitty-gritty,it'sguidedatfourandahalftofiveandahalf.
Yeah.
ButIthinkthat'sIthinkthat'sstiff.
Yeah,metoo.
IthinkIthinkifitseesthree,threeallup,that'saboutthat'swhatI'dgiveforit.
I'veI'vebeenfourandahalfisveryoptimistic.
I'vewrittendowntwototwoandahalf.
Yes.
Yeah,Ithinkyeah.
Thereisaminimumthereisaminimumfeeof720quid,includingtheVAT.
Yeah,yeah.
Soifyou'regoingbyyourguide,thenyouareintoyou'rejustaboutaknockitonthedoorof3,000.
SoIwouldn'tgivemorethanthreeallupforit.
Ontothenextone.
Umagain,abitofadeparture.
We'reontolot234,whichisa1969JagE-type.
It'sa4.2
coupe,fullyrestoredtoaveryhighlevelbythelooksofit.
Itisaleft-to-raz,it'sgotAmericanhistory,seriesoneheadlampsandcovers.
It'sapreviousfive-speedgearboxconversionandit'shadafullsuspensionoverhaul.
So,look,Idon'tthinklefttowritingandupgradingsuspensionandgearboxesone-typesisanissue.
They'renotararecar,there'splentyofthem.
Andifitmakesitmoreusableandeasiertodrive,I'mactuallyallforit.
Ithinktherewasatimewhereleft-to-rightsweresniffedatalittlebit.
AndIthinkase-typepriceshavelevelledoffandthey'rebecomingachievableforthesortof25,35,45grandmark.
Idon'tthinkIdon'tthinkpeoplearethatworriedaboutwhetherornottheystartedofflifeononesideortheother,tobehonest.
No,wellIthinkyou'reabsolutelyright.
Ifsomebodyhasbroughtitinandit'shadanoexpensespared,lefttosayIwouldatgearboxconversion,I'dhavenoproblemsaboutthisatall.
Lookslikeit'singreatconditioninside,outside,underneathandunderthebonnet.
34to38grand,Richie.
Ithinkthat'sgood.
Ido.
I'dbetempted.
Doesn'titlookbeautifulwiththosemySoraniwireswiththewhitebandsonit?
Joe,Iloveacoupeaswell.
IknowI'mintheminority,butIreallyloveanewtypeofcoupe.
Imeanworsethanyou,becauseifitwasatwoplustwo,I'dbeheadinguptheretomorrowwiththat.
ButwiththosefinewiresandthosewhitebandsandthatthatlittlecustomtrickoftheMarkXwithtaillightsonit,it'sjustsitswell,doesn'tit?
Doesn'titlooklovelyandsousable?
Ithinkthatisafantasticcar,andIthinktheestimate'sgood.
Yeah,Ithinkthisisaperfectexampleofhowtastefulupgradesandmodificationscanimproveacar.
Ithinkit'sbeenunderestimatedat34to38.
I'mthinkinghimgonetoabout45.
Bottomendoftheestimate,Ithinkit'sanabsolutebargain.
Butallthesecarsonyourlistarevastlydifferent,Richie.
EverytimeIgetthenextoneup,it'sanothersurprise.
Lot262,1990Mitsubishi,L200,two-litrepetrol,longbed,veryrare,singlecab,survivorcar.
Youknowme,yeah.
YouandIhavetalked,wetalkedonthisbeforeabouttherisinginterestinJapanesecommunications.
Japanesecommercials,yeah.
Andthisisjustapeach,isn'tit?
Imean,it'slikeit'saIlikethefactit'ssinglecab,soitcouldbemeandthedogormeandthemissus,youwouldn'thavetogiveanyonealift,whichsuitsmedowntotheground.
Itlooksgreatinthatblue,andit'sgotagoodinterior.
It'sgotablueinterior,youknowme,Iloveblueandgreeninteriors.
Yeah.
Petrol,it'sjustwhatwouldthisbeworthifitwasaHilux?
Evenarear-wheeldriveHilux.
Threeorfourtimesasmuch,Iwouldimagine.
Yep.
Yeah,exactly.
Thisisathisisanabsolutejoytobehold.
IIhopeitagain,uhIhopeitgoestoagoodhomebecauseit'salovelyscenethatdoesn'tneedtobeworkedtoomuch.
Ithinkit'sstraddlingthelineofuhapracticalusableclassicandalsooneforthecollection.
It'sonlydone,orit'sonlyshowing59,000miles,uh,whichI'llhaveaproperlookinthemetaltomorrow,butlookingatthepictures,Iwouldsuggestthat'scorrect.
Ithasgotanemotionaldune,soit'sobviouslyrunning,driving,stopping,andontheroad.
UKsuppliedcar,fiveformerkeepers,saytherarepetrolengine.
IthinkthisisaIthinkthisisareallyinterestingproposition,muchrarerthanthediesel.
Ithinkthepricemightbealittlebitambitious,butnotamillionmilesaway.
Atseventoeight,yeah,estimatedatseventoeightgrand.
Bearinmindyou'vegotyour720quidfeetogoontopofthat.
It'ssixallup.
Ifit'sifit'ssixallup,I'llbepleased.
I'llbeteased.
I'dwrittenfivedown,yeah.
IIthinkanythinglessthanfive,andanditandImightbegettingatwitchypaddlehand.
Yeah,yeah,inwhichcaseyouknowyoucanmoveitontome.
Whichisright,thanks.
BecauseI'vealreadygotapunterlinedupforit.
Thanks,Rich.
Yeah,exactly.
Youknow,andwho'sjustseeing?
YoutalkedtoMrs.
yet,butthereweare.
No,butit'sait'salovelythingtosee,andeverynowandthensomething,anunctionofferssomethinginteresting.
Whoa,whendidIlastseeoneofthose?
Andthisisacaseinpoint.
Sowe'vegonefromthefour-probetoescortvanprojecttoamintyminte-typetoaveryrare,veryoriginalsurvivorcar,MitsubishiL200.
Nextoneyou'vepicked.
Yeah.
It'sthePaeero,uh1997MitsubishiPaeroEvolution.
UhJDMcar,Japanesedomesticmarketcar,homologationspecial,extremelyrarecar.
Uhtwo-litrepetrol,originalspec.
Yeah.
Notbeingfussedaroundwith.
WhyinGod'snamewouldyoubemuckingaboutwithanysortofrangeroad?
Thiscar'sasIsay,it'son105,000miles.
It'sinthelastcoupleofyearshashadaresto,includingarespray.
Sothat'swhyitlookssogoodforits105,000miles.
Andatthatpointithadtheengineoverhaulandagearboxservice.
Soitwouldappearthatanythingthatneedstobedonehasbeendone,butit'sbeenkeptinoriginalspec.
Itlooksnononsense.
Itlooksthesortofthingthatifitwasitwouldgomountaineeringattheweekends,it'sthatsortofthing.
Itwouldbego,ohmy,forsforaserioushike.
It'saproper,it'sgottherightlookandit'snotworkinghardtobelikeit.
There'snostupidbatteryoflightsalongtheroadforit'sjustlovely.
Ithinkfortheschoolrun.
Totaketwosmallchildrentoprimaryschool,Imeanthey'renot.
IuhYeah,IlookIthinkit'salittlebitofaifyoucar.
AndforthatIlikeit'sIlikeitsunderstatedreputation.
ButI'dbedevastatedifthisdoesn'treachtheestimateof16to18.
Ithinkitshouldabsolutelybestartingwithatwo.
It'sasadworldifitdoesn'treachthatestimate.
Yeah,it'sabadday.
Baddayattheoffice.
Nextone,veryleftfieldwiththisone.
Uh,bothofushavegotonourlist.
Lot268,1984,RenaultFuegoTurbo.
Oh,yeah.
Yes.
Lookatthis.
Iwantthis.
Irememberthesewhentheywerenew.
Igotthebrochuresforthemanduhtheywerejustlovelywhentheywerenew.
Ilikethefact,andIknowI'mgonnacomeacrossasamostterriblesnobplayer,soIapologizeinadvancetoallthelistenersoutthere,butIthoughttheywerealwaysadvertisedasbeingacutaboveacaprioracavaliermounter.
Theywereseenasjustnotsobigontheengine,butabitmoresophisticated.
Bitmorecontinental.
Bitmorecontinental.
GenefoldmeansfireinSpanish,althoughit'saFrenchcar.
Sotheymadethemfrom80to86.
TheyreplacedtheirRenault15andthe17coupes.
Whichwelikeaswell.
Yeah.
Umtheymadeuhjustshyof270,000,Ithink,frommemory.
Let'shavealook.
Yeah,itwasn'tfaroff.
265,000theymade.
Uh,thespecdidvarywildlyfromcountrytocountryaswell.
Sothiswasthebest-sellingcoupeinEuropeduringuh1881and82,sohighpraiseindeed.
Yeah.
Uhit'shadaspeedochange.
Uhithashadanewusespeedofittedin2007at92,888miles,andit'sshowing35.
Soit'sdone83,000miles,whichfora1984carisnotaworry,Idon'tthink.
Interestinghistory.
Collectionofspreadsheetsshowingtheworkcarriedout.
YouknowIloveaspreadsheet.
Oh.
Anditlooksliketobeacompletecar,theheadlining'sdroppedalittlebit.
Again,nothingthat'sgoingtosurpriseanybody.
Ifyoupulledaputameatinthis,you'dgetacrowdaroundyou.
I'dcertainlybecrowdingroundsomethinglikethisifIsawitpullup.
It'sworthchuckingsomemoneyat.
Therearesomebitsonityoucanseesome.
Tidyitup.
Inthebodywork.
Oh,it'sworthyellowfoglamps.
Lookatthoseyellowfoglamps.
Yeah,absolutely.
Ohyeah,youandme,yellowlamps,definitely.
IIsuspect,aswithallFrenchcarsoftheera,whatthatcarreallyneedsisaisanItaliantune-up.
Itneedsusing.
Justclearitsthroat.
Yeah,exactly.
Exactly.
Nicelongdrive.
So,uhbigquestion,it'sguidedatfourandahalftofiveandahalf.
Whatdoyouthink?
Oh,Ithinkaboutfive.
LikeIsay,Ithinkthat'sright.
Addyour720quidon.
Orfourtofiveonthehammer,I'mgonnago.
Yeah,andtopitupwiththewiththeIthinkthat'senough.
Yeah,Iwouldn'tbegoingaboutthat.
Butit'salovelyrarething.
Sospeakingoflovelyrarethings,thenextcarisanotheronethatwebothhadonourlist.
Uhthisissuperinteresting.
Lot212.
It'saRover3500,P63500V8,sofar,soloadsofthem.
Butuh,thishasgotapanoramicglassroof,andIdon'tthinkpeoplerealisethatthesewereactuallyofferedasafactoryspec.
SoRoverteamedupwithTriplextoofferthemasafactoryoption.
AndIhaveneverseenonebeforeinthemetal.
I'veneverseenoneinthemetalapartfromtheCorgiToysone.
They'rethestuffoflegend.
I'veI'vehonestlyneverseenone.
Forstarters,it'sanearlyP6B,sothey'rejustinfinitelycoolerbyhavingthechromegrille.
Thefrontgrille,yeah.
Andyoujustandwhite,Iknowalotofpeopledon'tlikewhitecars,butthislookslovely.
Andthenwhenyougetuptoit,youthink,hangon,what'sgoingonwiththeroof?
It'ssocool.
It'soneofthosecarsthatyou'dalmostifIwasextremelywealthyandlivedinasinamuseinLondon,IwouldhavethisforpotteringaroundgoingdowntoClubLanding.
It'sverycruel.
It'sverywell,it'sonlygottwoformerkeepersandthefirstonehaditforover40years.
Thatisararity.
Noreserve.
It'sbeingofferedit'sbeingofferednoreserve.
Ithinkpersonally,Ithinkthisisuheighttotengrandalldaylong.
IthinkitIthinktobeIthinkitcoulddomore.
IthinkIwouldn'tbesurprisedagain,it'sait'sareallycollectiblecar.
Now,whetherornotpeoplearelookingtopay15forthem,Idon'tthinksoyet.
ButIcertainlythinktentotwelve.
IfIhadBarnett'smotorsinPalMallandaniceshowroom,Iwouldhaveitupat25.
Yeah.
EnthusiasticaboutRiverP6s.
I'vehadthe3500s,I'vehad3500S's.
IlovetheV8s.
Thosefourcylinderonesaredevoidoffourcylinders.
IthinktheproblemiswheneveryougetinaTC,youthinkthisislovely,butIwishitwasa3500.
Ithinkthat'stheproblem.
Ithinkyou'reabsolutelyright.
Buthowcoolwouldyoubedrivingthatcar?
No,itisfabulous.
AndIdon'tthinkthey'vehadtheirdayyet.
AndIthinktheywillatsomepoint,butyeah,Ithinkthisisjustachinglycool,reallyrarecar.
It'sonlydone65,800milesaswell,andwiththetwokeepers,it'sgoingtoberight.
Yeah,andit'sgotnoshillingbit,Sam.
Ithasn'tgoneovertoreflectivenumberplates,theyhaven'tdolleditupwiththelater3500Sgrossstylehubcapsoranything.
Asitshouldbe.
Itisasitshouldbe.
Andlet'snotforget,there'sareasonwhysomanycarsandsomanymanufacturersputRoverV8sintheircars.
Theyarefabulousunits.
Yeah,let'sseewherethatgoestomorrow.
I'mgonnapulldisclosure,ifit'sstuttering,ifit'snotmakingitsmoney,I'mIwillhaveacrackatthat100%.
Quiteliketoo.
Goodlucktowherethereis,butandgoodlucktothecar.
Ihopeagainitiswhatit'sanotheroneofthosecars,Sam,whereyoureallyhopeitgoestoagoodowner.
Itmightfillmyshadow-shapedgapI'vegotinthegarageatthemoment.
Itmight,becauseit'saV8,it'sBritish,it'sgotoneofthoselovelythinsteeringwheels.
Yeah.
Decentsetofinstruments.
Yeah.
Movingontothenextone,whichIamdeeplyenamouredwith.
Alot2T5.
1968VandemplaaPrincess4litreR.
They'vebilleditasprobablyoneofthefinestavailable.
Ithinkthismightbethefinestavailable.
It'sshowing81,500miles.
Iabsolutelylovethecolour.
Theinteriorisalmostnew.
It'sthatfour-litreRolls-Royceengine.
Itisrarerthantheshadow.
UmbutdiditcomeoutasPrincess3Litre,didn'tthey,in1959?
AndthenthetheVandenPlaaayearlater.
AndthentheVandenplaar4litreRinin64.
Buttheonlyfamouslytheonlynon-Rolls-RoycecartobepoweredbyaRolls-Royceengine.
Yeah.
Right.
Yep.
ButIrememberI'moldenoughtoremembersayingtheybecamebangers.
Oh,inthelate70s,theywerelumpeduppavementsondodgyestatesandsameastheshadows.
Exactly.
Again,thesortofcarthatwasboughtbysomeonewhoreallycouldn'taffordtorunit.
ButI'msogladthisonehassurvived.
Anditisbeautiful.
Lookatthebadgebar.
Lookatthebadgebar.
Well,yeah,Imean,that'sabitofme.
Again,IthinkthatshouldbepassedoutsidetheRoyalAutomobileClub.
Thatwouldbeagreatpicture.
Thatwouldbe.
Thatwouldbeagoodthingtowaftdowntheredown.
Absolutely.
Let'snotforgetVandplaaisn'tatrimspec.
No!
No,it'snot.
II'mgladyousaythat.
It'snot,butpeopleunfortunatelythinkitisn't.
ButthisisaworldapartfromthingswhereVandenplaarbecamejustatrimspec.
It'saprop.
Motorcar.
It'samotorcar,that'sright.
Andwhisperit,IpreferthemtoP5Bcoupadesbyacountrymile.
Ooh,that'sareallytoughcallforme.
No,it'snot.
No,orforyou,notforme,this.
Ijustno.
ThisthatpseudoroughnessofP5Bcoupés.
It'sallthatsortofohit'sfallingoutofaguyreachingfilmsortofthing.
Ifthat'swhatyouwant,fine.
Idon'tI'dratherhavethis.
Thisisrealthere'ssomethingaboutthiswhichisjustfantastic.
LivingincentralLondonandrustingouttoWiltshireattheweekendsinthis.
Downtothecountry.
Yeah,inthelate60s.
EvenintoyoucouldimaginethoseolderretiredToftsintothemid-70sgoingoutfromtheHowardflatsoffCadavanSquaredowntoHungerfordandplaceslikeMarlboroughwithaweekendinfood.
No,Ithinkit'swonderful.
Lovely.
Itisreallynice.
Andthenthey'dsellitontoaSohobornpoolbaronin1979for500quid.
Andthenitendsuponthebangertrack.
Yeah,I'mstoned.
No.
Butit'sstoned.
Iknowit'sheartbreaking.
SoIthinkthiscarisabsolutelydelightful.
Isit12to14grand'sworthofdelightfulname?
Anydayoftheweek.
Doyouneed14grandtobuythis?
AndI'dratherhaveitthanashadowfor14grand.
I'mtorn.
Yeah,I'msellingI'mashadowgirl,youknowthat,butIIsomecarsaregoingtothepointwherethey'resouncoolthey'recool.
Andthisiscomebackthisisnow,Ithink,areallyrare,uhreallydesirablecarinthiscondition.
Oh,withoutdoubt.
Theonlyworryiswhetherthepuntersforit,likemeandyou,arediminishinginnumbers.
Again,he'ssomehe'sgotresons.
He'sgotveryunderstatinglooks.
Iloveseeingthatthisththisparticularcarstandsoutformebecauseofthecondition.
Wedowedoseethemoccasionally,wedon'tseetheminthiscondition.
Whichsomethingalittlemoremodernnow.
2003Volvo470R.
Rarecardless.
Yeah,inthatcolouraswell,doesn'tit?
Andithasn'tbeenmuckedaroundwith.
It'sgottheoriginalsortofspecalloys.
Theysayitcomeswithlotsofinvoicesandreceipts,whichisgood.
Offwithaprivateplate,I'dbeditchingthatstraightawaytotryandjustgetaregularage-relatedone.
Isn'tityoudon'tgetyoulookatit,youthink,hangon,wheredidIlastseeoneofthese?
AndifIdid,wasitshaggedout?
Becausethisonesitsnicely.
Itlookslikeithasbeenlookedafter.
Ifwearelotsofinvoicedreceipts,let'shopeithasbeenproperlylookedafter.
Factorystandard.
Yeah,no,itlookswhatwelike.
Itlooksoriginal.
Ithinkyouaskedthequestionwasthelasttimeyousawone,buteverytimeIdoseeone,evenifit'sontheinternet,IalwaysI'veforgottenwhatgreatlookingcarstheyare.
Yeah.
Yeah,theyare,they'rehandsome.
Itproves,becauseyoumeanyouarewithyyourlovelyshadows,andmineisverymuchestatecars.
Andyes,itjustshowsthatalongwolfcanbecool.
ButyouandIOhIloveanestate.
Yeah.
No,Iloveanestate.
Iwon'thaveallthisnonsenseabout,oh,it'sanestatecar.
Yeah,exactly.
Andhe'ssobloominguseful.
Butifyoujustlookathe'sgotthatlovelytaninterior,theinsidelooksgood,thewheelslookgood,theenginebasecleanandtidy.
Itlooksacomfortableplacetobe,particularlyonalong.
Wolfandsheep'sclothing.
Alltheseperformanceestatesareabsolutewolfandsheep'sclothing.
Thereisanotice,there'sawarninglightonthedash,thankfully,aswithanyreputableauctionhouse,they'venoticeditandthey'vedeclaredit.
Butwhatararething.
112,000miles,MOTs.
Yeah,longMOTtillApril2020.
Oh,it'lldothatthreeorfourtimesover,won'tit?
It'sallbetteronprioftheyou'rebetteronthepricesofthissortofstuffthanme,Richie.
It'sguidedatfivetosix.
Yeah.
Feelsabitlumpytome.
Yeah,Iwouldhaveestimateditatfourtofive.
Okay.
Itdoesn'treallyputmyclothingtheretomorrow.
Well,whydoIwantoneofthem?
Icouldbuyoneofthemanydayoftheweek.
Butinreality,youcan't.
No,youcan't.
AndandlikeIsay,Ithinkthey'reveryunderstated.
Theyareawolfinsheep'sclothing.
Again,anotherifyouknowcar.
Alotofpeople,alotofpeopledon'ttheydon'tgetthem,theydon'treallyunderstandthem.
AndIthinkalotofpeoplewillbeputoffbythewarninglightonthedash.
Unfortunately.
Doesn'treallyputmeoff,andI'msureitwouldn'tputyouoff.
I'msureit'snothingserioustowatch.
Yeah,it'llbesortedout.
Youcan'tpassoneupwiththisappearanceandthisservicehistory.
Ithinkit'sacracker.
NextuptoveryrareVolkswagenLTvans.
Weweretositdownanddesignavan,thisiswhatitwouldlooklike.
It'sabloomingboxonwheels.
Theyjustohtheyalwaysremindmeofcartoonvans.
It'slikePostmanPat'svan,whereit'sjustthisalwayslikeit'sjustbeendrawn,likeautilitydesign,whichiswhatitis.
Thisone'sbeenusedinfilmandTVfor25years.
Rarestraightsixpetrolmanualexample.
Ibetthisisalumptodrive,tobehonest.
IwasinThisIsEngland.
Oh,that'squitecool.
Yeah.
IIjustdon'tseethem.
Justdon'tseethemcomingtomarket.
AndIdon'tknowwhetherit'sbecausethere'snoneleftorthey'realltuckedawayincollections.
ItisaCATSIinsuranceloss.
Insurerdecidednottorepairablebutdecidednottorepairin1997.
Soyeah,it'sitit'sobviouslybeenrepairedandgoneonformanymorehappyyearsontheroad.
Sowedoabitofaclassiccommercial.
Fivetosixgrandthough.
Yeah,theVolkswagensceneSampropelsthese,soIshouldthinkitwillbeontofive.
Doyouseetobe?
BecauseIknowtherearetwointhissale.
IcannotrememberthelasttimeIsawoneinthesale.
IsawonefunnyenoughlastweekontheM4,butitwasacampervan.
Ithinkthattheseareripeforcampervanconversionsorpromovehicles.
Thesecondonethat'sbeenofferedislot279.
Again,averyrarefind.
It'sguidedatfivetoseven.
Thisone'sguidedalittlebithigher,giveortake,500quid.
ButIjustwonderit'sabigasstohavetwooftheseinonesale.
Yeah.
Onthesameday.
That'sright.
ButIcouldseethatredoneforwhenyougoontourastheoldcarlady.
Icouldseeyouwiththeredoneorthewhiteone.
Icouldn'tyou'dbereading.
No,youwon'tyouwon'tbeseeingthat,Richie,I'mafraid.
Oh,thereweare.
Butyoujustdon'tseethem.
AndItheyareasyousay,theyarefantasticpromotional.
Ithinkso.
Doyouthinkoneauctioncantaketwosimilarbutrarecommercialsinthesamesalewithreasonablyoptimisticguyprices?
No.
No.
Whichonedoyouthinkoutoftheearliercarselling?
Yeah.
Theredonewillgo.
Ithinkthewhiteonewillbebad.
AndIthinkthenitwilldoalrightontheseconddibs.
ButIthinktheredonewillgotomorrow.
Ireallydo.
Becausepeoplewilllikeit,butmaybethebecauseifyousaidearlier,withtheroundheadlands,slightlydifferentappearance.
IthinktheVWguysmightjustthinkit,guysandgirlsmightthinkit'smore,youknow,thatdesigninitspurerform.
Yeah,Idon'tknowmuchaboutthemtobefair.
They'renotreallyonmyradar.
SoI'lltheyweren'treallymuchformeuntilIsawthem,andIthought,whatareminderofmypast.
They'refantasticthings.
Bestoflucktobestoflucktothevendorfortomorrow.
We'llseehowtheygeton.
Exactly.
SoI'vegotonemoretogo.
Ummythreepicksofthesaleweretwoonyourlist.
Itwasa3500,thePtheP6withthepanelroof.
Itwasalovelyandpla.
Andlot205isthe1967JensenInterceptor,butit'sareallyrareearlymarkone,Vignali,whichforanyonethatdoesn'tknow,itisthesearecoach-builtItalianGTcars.
Soforthefirstcoupleofyears,uh66to68-ish,andthisone'sbanginthemiddle.
Vignali,whodesignedthem,originallybuilttheminTurinandshippedthembacktotheUKforJensentofinishthemoffmechanically.
Wedon'tknowhowmanytheymade.
Estimated.
Iknow,typicalItalianJensencollaboration.
Howmanydidwemake?
I'mnotsure,Ican'tremember.
Andtheyreckonedsomewherebetween1,000and1,500.
Andtheymadeover6,000interceptors,soit'srelativelysmallnumbers.
Sotheythereasonwhythey'reveryrare,andthere'snotmanythegoodreasonwhythey'rerareandtherearen'tmanysurvivors.
TheyweremadeofItaliansteel.
Theyweren'trust-proofedparticularlywell.
TheyrottedawayevenquickerthantheUKbuiltcars.
Thepanelfitwasnevergood.
Thebuildqualitywasquestionable.
TheItalianfactorystruggledtoworktodeadlinesandschedules,soordersgotcancelledandcarsweresataround.
Itwasabitofadebacle,tobehonest.
AnditwasJensen'sreturntosteel-bodiedcars.
Sotheyweren'tnecessarilyqualitycontrolorqualitycheckingthemwhentheywerebuildingthemoutinItaly.
Soasaresult,theyweredeemedlessdesirableforquitealongtime.
Theywereusedasdonorcarsaswell.
Theengineswerewhippedoutbecausethebodieswerebeyondrepair.
Butnow,Ithinkitwithagenuine,andifithas,andI'massumingithasgotagenuinevignanibody,matchingnumberscars,thesearetheonestolookoutforbecausesofewofthemwerebuilt,andsofewofthosesurvived.
Thatthere'snotmanyaround.
ThisisanItaliandesignedandbuilt,coach-built,builtGTcar.
Justsuperrare.
Thisone'sdone80,000mileswiththreeowners.
SoI'massumingitistheoriginalVignolibody.
It'shadalotofmoneyspentonitrecentlymechanically.
Cylinderheadshavebeenoff,they'vebeensortedout,it'sbeenpressuretested,it'shadafullservice,it'shadabrakeservice.
Theauctionhousehavedeclaredthatit'sgotevidenceofapotentialpowersteeringfluidleak.
Idon'tknowhowyougetevidenceofapotentialleak.
I'mgonnasayI'mgonnasayit'sdroppingitspowersteeringfluid.
Yeah.
I'mnotquitesure.
Exactly.
Definitelymaybeleaking.
Thatnarroweditdown,yeah.
Evidenceofapotentialleak.
Soit'sreportedtobesolid,uh,butit'sgonnabenefitfromsomecosmeticbodywork.
I'mgonnadoafullwalk-roundvideoofthisonetomorrow.
Iamactuallygenuinelyinterestedinthis.
Ireallywanttohaveaproperlookatit.
It'sguidedat18to20.
Atthebottomendoftheguide,includingfees,it's20,700.
Ithink.
No,itisabsolutelyheartbreakingthattheydon'tfetchmore.
Ithink.
Interceptorshave.
There'sthisthere'sanotherinterceptorinthesale,a74car.
Ihaveknownthiscarforquitealongtime,anditisoneofthebestinterceptorsI'veeverknown.
It'sa74,soit'saseriesthree,it'sonlydone55,000miles,it'sgotelectronicoverdrive,it'sgotsheepskinseatinserts.
It'shadthere'sbillsonfileforover22grandoverthelast10years,63sincenew.
Uhit'sprobablythebestoneyou'regoingtofind.
Andthesewerewhat,60,70grandwhentheyweregoingnutsinCOVID.
It'sguidedat38,000to42,000pounds,whichIthinkisincrediblevalue,particularlygivenwhattheywerefetchingafewyearsago.
Butitisalsoaitisalsoasignofthemarket.
Now,Ithinkifyoucangetoneofthebestexamplesfor40grandplusfeesinterceptorthree,Idothinkthevignaliat18to20looksreallygoodvalueformoneyjustfortherarity.
Canyouuseitorwouldyougettheinchtogoinforfullrestoration?
No,Iwouldabsolutelyuseit.
IwouldobviouslyIwouldwaxoilitunderneathtowithinaninchofitslife,andIthinkI'dbelookingatapreservationprogrammeratherthanrestoration.
Yeah.
It'shadafortunespentonitmechanically,andthat'swhatmattersformethatit'sstructurally.
Absolutelyright.
I'duseittogodowntheshopsbecauseyoucanseeinthepictures,it'snotthebestintermsofyouwouldn'tbeworriedaboutgoingbacktothemmyinfamoussupermarketcarparkusingthis67interceptorwouldn'tworryme.
Ithinkthereissomethingsupercoolaboutaslightlyshabbyclassiccar.
AslongasI'mIgetverywrappedupinstructuralsafety,structuralintegrity.
Ofcourse.
Mechanicals,brakes,becauseIusethem,butIactuallyIdon'tmindabitofshabbychicbody.
Butyouknowwhatthelead'smissing,don'tyou?
Medrivingit?
Well,fromtheobvious,yeah.
Yellowheadlamps.
It'sgottohaveyellowlamps.
Richie,anypredictionsfortomorrow?
Doyouthinkthey'regonnahaveagoodday?
Uhwe'vegotacoupleofthingsgoingagainstthem.
It'sbankholidayweekend,kidsarejustbrokenupfromschooltoday.
Alotofpeopleareflyingoff.
Youcanbidonline,youcanleavecommissionbids.
There'vebeenviewingsallweekforanyonethatwantedtogoandlookatthingsandthenbidremotely.
Yeah,thatit'sagreatservicethattheyoffer.
Andofcourse,youdon'thavetopickthecarsupbylunchtimethefollowingday.
Sotheydoworkreallyhardtoshiftthemon.
Yeah,Ithinkit'sabrilliant,fairplaytothembecauseitmakesforabuoyantmarket,whichweallwant.
Thepodcastwillgooutaftertheevent.
Soifyoudidbidorbuyorsellintheauction,pleasegetintouch.
Letusknowhowitwent.
IhadafantasticdayattheauctionontheSaturday.
Pleasedohavealookatmysocialmediaattheoldcarladyforallthewalk-aroundvideostoseethecarsinthemetal.
IthenphonedRichardMondaymorningandwehadalookattheresultsandhowcloseourpredictionsactuallywere.
Beforewecarryonwiththeauctionresults,IjustneedtotellyouaboutalittlemissionI'monthatyoucanhelpmewith.
I'mtryingtofindanewhomeforStella'sRover.
It'sa1996Rover214SIthatneedsrecommissioning.
Stellaboughtthisnewanditstayedwithhereversince.
She's95,shegaveupdrivingafewyearsago,andthecarhasbeensittingonherdrivewayeversince.
Shedoesn'twanttoseeitscrapped,misused,orpassedontosomeonewhowon'tlookafteritproperly.
Soit'soneowner,lowmileage,thefileiscompletefromdayone,andIreallywanttofinditagoodhome.
Andhere'sthelovelybityoucanenteraraffletorehomeStella'sRoverfor50p.
Andifyoutakeupsomeofthebuyone,getonemorefreeoffers,it's25porless.
SolessthantheMarsbarcostwhenthiscarwasnewin1996.
Allmyproceedsaregoingtocharityforthisone,they'reallgoingtotheDogsTrust.
AndifyouusethepromocodeRoverRescue,there'stwofreeticketswaitingforyouatcheckout.
Soallyouneedtodoisgotoraffle.com,
R-A-D-F-A-L,andsearchforBringYourTrailerClassicswiththeoldcarlady.
There'safullwalk-roundvideoonmyYouTubechannel,andI'llalsoputthelinksintheshownotessoyoucanclickstraightthroughfromthisepisode.
It'sasuperprojectcarwithaproperstorybehindit,andI'dloveittogotosomeonethat'llappreciateit.
SoifyoufancygivingStella'sRoveragoodhome,pleaseheadovertoraffle.com
orusethelinkintheshownotes.
AndtheraffleendsonTuesday,the2ndofJune.
Right,sobacktotheauctionresults.
Howmanypeoplewerethere?
Wasitabigturnoutorwasitokay?
Ithoughtitwasquieterthanusual,butgiventhatitwasbankholidays,schoolholidaysintheheatwave,IthinkIwasprobablypleasantlysurprised.
IthinktheygotmorepeopletherethanIwasexpecting.
SoIjustwantedtogobackandhavealookatthecarsthatwehadringfencetohavealittlebitofalookat.
Andwedidourpredictedprices.
WearenowTuesdayanditwasabankholidayMonday,sotheresultsaren'tpublishedyet.
SoI'mgoingonwheretheygottoonthehammeronthedayandwhetherornottheysoldorthereareprovisionalbids.
Iamgoingtotalkabouthammerpriceandallin.
AllinobviouslymeansallthefeesandtheVAT.
Soessentiallywhatsomebodyendeduppaying.
Sowe'regoingtokickoffwiththelovelylowmileage1997Fordprobe.
Whee!
Hey.
Soveryquickly,thisonewasguidedatfivetosix.
Iknowwhenwehadachataboutit,IsaidIwouldn'tbeatallsurprisedifitwentover.
Youweresixandahalftosixandthreequarters.
Webothhadafeelingthatyoumightgetacoupleofcollectorsgoingatthisbecauseofthemileageandtherarityandthefactthateverybody'sshoutingabouthowtheseareonesweshouldbelookingat.
Sowebothgotitspectacularlywrong.
Sowe'restusowe'rekickingoffwithalotofit.
Kickingoffwithanepicfail.
Itlookedgreatinthemetal,though.
WhatIwouldsayiswhoever'sboughtit,Ithinkhe'sgoingtobepleasantlysurprisedwhentheyactuallygetit.
Itgottothreeandahalf,andthatwasaproandthatwasaprovisional.
Soontheprovisional,includingthefeesandVAT,itwas4,220.
Now,atthatlevel,Idon'tthinkit'sgoingtobeaccepted.
Iwouldimaginethey'llbeworkingveryhardtoeitheruptheprovisionalbid,managetheexpectationsoftheseller,andmaybeendupsomewhereinthemiddle.
Whattheywillget,Isuspect,arephonecallsputtingthehatsintheringwithanofferonthatone.
IfwecouldhavegotitforyouorIcouldhavegotitforthatprice,great,butifIwasavangore,nah.
Gobackandmakesomecalls.
Yeah.
Soontotheescortvan.
Uhveryinterestingproject.
Guidedatfourandahalftofiveandahalf,whichIthoughtwaslumpy.
Isaidtwototwoandahalf,yousaidthreeallup,sowewereprettymuchinagreement,andwewerespoton.
Thebidsgotto2,000,2720allin.
Thatwasaprovisionalsale.
Sowedon'tknowyetwhetherornotthat'ssold.
Butattwograndisthebestofferintheroom,wewerewewerespotonwiththat.
Nextonewasthee-type,theonethatwereallyliked,thelefttorulepointtwocoupe.
Now,thiswasguysat34to38,andagain,wewerebothinagreementthatwethoughtthey'dundercookeditalittlebit.
IsaidIthinkitshoulddo40to45,yousaid45,allin,mid-30s,late30s,wewouldhaveexpectedittogetto.
Itgotto26ontheday.
Onaprovisional.
Sothatwillhaveputitat29,900.
Now,again,Ithinkthiswillsell,andIthinkitwillsellforitsmoney.
Itjustdidn'tdoitontheday.
I'llkeepaneyeoutontheresultsforthat.
Ifthatsortofmoneywouldbuyit,weshouldallbeonthephonetothem.
Yeah,itwasrightupyourstreetanditwascertainlyatmine.
Ilovedsomeofthoseminortweaksandarchitectsandthewidewheels.
Itjustlookedsoright.
ButRichie,here'sthereallyinterestingpart.
Sothiswillstarttoattractawholenewaudiencetoe-types.
Peoplewhohavealwaysfanciedoneandfor30grandwouldabsolutelyownone,butat130wouldn't.
Sothisisopeningupthesethissofteningofthepricesonthem,Ithink,isgoingtoopenthemuptoawholenewaudience.
Itwill.
Itcertainlywill.
Ithinkwe'llstarttoseemoreontheroad.
Yes.
Ihope.
Becausethe30grandclassicisoneyou'lljumpinanduse.
Absolutely.
Sotheverycoolcommercial,theL200,theMitsubishiL200,singlecab,longbed.
Right.
Thisonewasguidedat7to8.
Ithoughtthey'dslightlyovercookedit.
Ithoughtitmightstruggle,butnotbymuch.
Youthoughtsixallup,soyouwerealittlebitharsheronitthanIwas.
Wewerebothoffwiththisone.
Itdideightandahalfonthehammer.
So9,000,yeah,itdidsell9,220includingfees.
Somuchtobothourdelight,theclassiccommercials,aswe'vebeenbangingthejumforthemforsolong,dodolooklikethey'refindingtheirthey'refindingtheirfeetinthemarketnow.
SuchanunusualthingcomparedwithallthehighLuxeswe'reseeingaround.
Nothingreal,notthere'sanythingwrongwiththeHILAC,butjusttoseeanalternativeisveryinteresting.
Ijustthinkthere'sjustafewoftheclassicL200soutthere,tobehonest.
AndI'dgetblueinterior,youknowwhatI'mlike.
Blueoverblue.
Yeah,exactly.
Sothenextoneyou'regonnabedelightedwiththisone.
ThiswastheMitsubishiagain,thePaeeroEvo.
Nowtheyguidedthisoneat16to18.
Ithoughtthey'dundercookedit,Ithoughthewasgoingtodoover20.
Yousaid20to22.
Soagain,wewerebothwithinacoupleofgrandofeachotherwiththepredictions.
Itdid19.750
onthehammeranditdidsellfor22,71250.
Sodelightedtoseearesultforthem.
Yes,becauseoccasionallywe'veseenthehat.
I'veseenacoupleofthosearoundbefore,andIdon'tthinkthemarketunderstoodthem,butclearlyonSaturday,peopledidwellhatsofftomanapart,wellguided,wellestimated.
BecauseIthinkiftheyifthey'dguidedit,yeah,ifthey'dguidedit20to25,theymighthavestruggled.
ButIthinkthat'syeah,thatwasagoodjobdone.
ThenextonewastheveryfunkyRenaultFuego,whichItookarealshineto.
Uhfourandahalftofiveandahalfwastheguide.
Ithoughtfiveallin,yousaidexactlythesamething,fiveallin.
Itgottotwogrand.
It'sinteresting,isn'tit?
So2720.
Iknow.
2720,includingthefees.
Itwasaprovisional,soitdidn'tsellatthat,oritdidn'tsellatthatpoint,butIwillbebackwithphoneresultsiftheypublishthem.
Andthenthenextone,nowIamgonnahavetocaveatthisonealittlebitbasedonhavingseenit.
TheRoverP6withthetriplexfactoryfittedpanelroof.
Webothlovedit.
Isaideighttoten,yousaidten,Ithoughtitwasa20grandretailcar,youthought25.
Itwasn'tquiteasniceinthemetalasIhadthought.
SoIsIstillthinkitwaswortheightalldaylong,tobehonest,evenasitsatneedingalittlebitoftidyup.
Itgottofiveanditsold.
So5,720quidboughtitbecauseitwasnoreserve.
Ithinksomebody'sgotagreatcarthere.
Coupleofquidtospend,butwhatararething.
Wow.
Yeah,what'sgonnawhat'sgonnabereallyinterestingistoseewhetherthatpopsbackupforretailinthenextfewweeks.
You,me,andI'msureeveryoneelsewho'slisteningtothiswillhavetheirantennagoingtoseeifthatstopsup.
Yeah,absolutelyright.
Sothenextone,movingon,theuhthestunninguhVandenplaa,theprincessfourlitre,12to14thatwasguidedat.
Andwebothsaiditshould.
IsaidthatIsaidIthoughtitwoulddoover.
Yousaidyouthoughtitwoulddo14,sotopendoftheestimate.
Anditdiddobangon14,youwerespotonrich.
Soplusthefees,thatwas16,100.
SoIamdelightedtoreportthatthereisstillanaudienceforthesegorgeousoldbuses.
Good.
I'mpleased,anditdeservesitbecauseasIsemi-controversiallysaidtheotherday,whywouldyoubotherwithaP5Bineithercoupeorsaloonfourwhenyoucouldhavethat?
Ithinkyousaid,Whywouldyoubotherwithashadowaswell?
Yeah.
There'sjustsomethingnobodyaboutthose.
Therereallyis,andthere'safriendlinessthatIthinkthatcarhasgot,whichIthinkit'ssortofrideandstuff.
Reassuringquality.
Ihavetosay,havingseenitinthemetal,Ithinkyou'reright.
IthinkIwouldhaveitoveraP5B.
Oh,good,that'syourmate.
That'shighpraiseindeed.
Toughcallthough.
Somovingontoa,andthiswasquitenewforus,wasn'tit?
TheVolvo,theV70R.
Yeah,quiteaninterestingthing.
Guidedatfivetosix.
Ithoughtitmightstruggle.
Youthoughtitwoulddofourtofive.
Andagain,yougotitright,fivegrand.
Soitdid,wewereboththereorthereabouts,itdidbottomendoftheestimate,didsellfive,seventwenty,includingfeesandVAT.
Oh,good.
Good.
Soitdidajob.
Yeah,andthey'dbeenintheshadowcourseoftheirpreviousthesevensandthenines.
Soit'squitenicetoseethemcomingoutintothelightthemselves.
It'sgoodgoodcolour.
Itjustlookedbrilliant.
Itwasinlovelycondition.
Theconditionwasfabulousinthemetal.
Yeah.
Yeah,cool.
Andthenandnowforsomethingcompletelydifferent,thereweretwoVWLTvans.
Sotherewasanearlier28andthenalater35.
Sotheearliervanwasguidedat5to6.
Ihadtoholdmyhandsupandsay,I'mnotgreatwiththevaluesofthese,butitfeltalittlebitlumpy.
Youthoughtfivewasaboutright,anditgotto3750andsold.
So4470fortheredone.
Yeah.
Thewhiteonewasguidedslightlyhigheratfivetoseven,thelatervan.
Andwebothhadsaid,yeah,bottomend,fiveish,soundsaboutright.
Thatdidfourgrand,andthatwasprovisional.
Sothatwillhavebeenfourseventwentyiftheytookit.
We'llfindoutassoonaswecan.
Andthenlastbutnotleast.
TheveryrareItalianhandbuiltearlyVignoliJensenInterceptorguidedat18to20.
Ithoughtitshoulddoitsmoney.
Ithinkit'sareallyrarething.
Youthoughtitwastoomuch.
SoIwillsaywhenIsawitinthemetal,Iprobablywouldtakethatback.
ItneededalittlebitmoreonthebodythanIhadinitiallythought.
Notahugeamount.
SoIthinkIthink18to20,itwasprobablyguidedaboutright,maybeslightlyoptimistically,butnotbytoomuch.
Itactuallygotto10.5
grandheartbreakinglyontheday.
Sothatwillhaveputitatjustover12grand,includingfeesinthevodka.
Obviouslyaprovisionalbid.
I'dbeverysurprisediftheytakeit,butI'llkeepaneyeonthat.
Butitwasaveryinterestingday,andIthinkthatIthinkitwasatoughdaybecauseofthetiming.
Ithinktheydidreallywell,andafewofthecarsreallystoodoutforme,likethatMitsubishi,PaearaandtheL200andtheVandenPla.
Thedisappointmentsforme,ifI'mhonest,weretheIthoughttheE-typewasworthmore.
IthoughtthatVignaliJensenwasworthmoreaswell.
ButIcouldgothroughthewholecatalogue.
Somedidwell,somedidn't,somedidexactlywhattheyshouldhavedone.
Butjustconcentratingonthecarsthatwe'dpickedonFriday,thisiswheretheyalllanded.
Anysurprisesforyou?
Iamsurprisedatthat,Jensen,despitewhatyousayaboutthecondition.
BecauseIwouldhavethoughttherewereenoughJensenEastie,therealsortofFFinterceptorcognacente,whowouldwanttohaveagoonthat.
Whythatdidn'thappenisHHhadonerecently,butbeautifulconditionfinishedoff.
Andthatwasguidedat35to40.
Now,putyour15%on,thattakesitover40,obviouslywellover40.
AndIdon'tthinkthat'ssoldontheday.
ButIthinkifyouthemarket'svaluingthemat40to45retail,Idon'tthink18to20foracarinthatconditionisabigaskifI'mhonest.
Andmechanicallyitlookssorted.
That'sthepluspointofthemoveralotoftheBritishandItalianexoticaistherunninggear.
Butthey'rebuggersforbodywork,aren'tthey?
EspeciallytheVignalis,becausetheywerebuiltinItalywithItaliansteelbyItaliancraftsmen.
Theyjustrottedaway.
Butthatbutconsequently,likewe'vesaidbefore,quiteoftentheslightlyshitversionsinperiodendupbeingthereallyrareonesnow.
Exactly.
Exactly.
Andtheinterestingones.
Yeah,it'sashamethough,isn'tit?
Itreallyis.
Butandsothedealcanbedoneforit.
Yeah,I'mtemptedtoputthephoneupoverthatone,tobehonestwithyou,becauseiftheyareanywherenearthattenandahalf,Ithinkit'sIthinkit'sworthit.
It'sworthnotpassingover.
Yeah,it'syougetmydrifty.
Ofcourse,I'mfeelingfullyprojectedupatthemoment.
SomethinglikethatcouldsitinthecornertillIgetaroundtoit.
Imaginethatinalovelydarkgummackandgreywithadeepredleatherinterior.
Oh,yeah.
Iknowit'sachangefromprobablyIpresumetheblueismaybeoriginalcolour,buttheyworksowellwitheitherverylowkeycoloursorreally70s,brightorangewithawhitevinylroofsaswell.
Theyareallthingstoallbuyers.
IthinkIknowthepriceshavedroppedoff,andIknowtheseriesthreesthatweredoingmaybe55,60,65inCOVIDfrenzy.
They'rebackdowntowhat40,30,40.
SoIknowtheJensenshavedroppedoff,butIthinkaspricesdodropoff,it'stherareonesthatyoushouldbekeepinganeyeon,liketheseengines.
Youcoulddefinitelydosomethingwiththatinwhetheryoujustsettleditupmechanically,soit'sabsoluteonthekey.
It'sbeensettled.
Yeah,it'shadallthemoneyspentonthemechanicsandthebrakes,it'shadafullbrakeservice,fullservice,it'shadtheheadsoffrebuiltcompressiontest.
Imean,buttheenginebaylooksscruffy,though.
Yeah.
Ifhecanhecombinethestateofthat,I'vegottosay.
Butthehardwork'sdone.
Shabbyshouldanyway.
Someoftheyeah,exactly.
Exactly.
That'dbeallrightforonaFridayafternoonwaftingouttotheThlenPeninsula.
Imean,likethat,orfurtherappeal.
Doyouknowwhat?
Itcouldbeamoneypit,oritcouldbethebestthingsomeone'severdone.
Andthat'sthegamble.
Yeah,indeed.
Indeed.
Rich,thankyoueversomuchforyourforyourinput,youropinions,foryourpredictions,andforhavingachatthroughtheresultswithme.
Absolutepleasureasalways.
Seeyounexttime.
Thingyousee.
Bye-bye.
AndthatisourMayauctionspecialatManorParkClassicswithRichieBarnett.
Don'tforget,youcanstillgiveSellersRoverasecondchancefor50p.
GotoRaffle,searchBringYourTrailerClassicswiththeOldCarLady.
It'llusethelinkintheshownotesbelow.
AnditdoesendonTuesday,sobequick.
Sopleasedosubscribe.
Pleaseleavemeareview,shareitwithsomeonewhoyouthinkwouldgetit.
Itreallyhelpsindependentpodcastslikeminetogrow.
Andifyou'dliketobeaguestonthepodcastandcomeandtalktomeabouttheoldendaysandtheoldencars,pleasedogetintouch.
Youcanfindmeonallthesocialmediachannelsattheoldcarlady.
AndpleasecomealongandjoinusonFacebookattheoldcarladyclassiccarcommunitygroup.
It'sgrowinglikemad,andyou'dbeverywelcometojoinus.
Sountilnextweek,happymotoring.
0:00
49:52