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True Greats
The UK's longest running classic car auction event at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London
Auction details
| Address
The Lindley Hall, Elverton St, London SW1P 2QW | |
Date
| 04 Dec 2019 |
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Time
| 7PM |
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| Viewing
Tuesday 3rd December from 12.00pm to 8.00pm | |
Location
| Westminster, London, UK |
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Admission
| Admisson by Catalogue (Admits Two) |
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Collection Terms
| Terms & Conditions of Business |
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True Greats 2019 RESULTS
LOT 101
4,500
1973 MG Midget Mark III
Single ownership for the last three decades
The MG Midget is a small two seater sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1961 to 1979. The first version was essentially a...
LOT 102
£39,375
1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa
A ‘modern classic’ if ever there was one, Porsche’s long-running 911 arrived in 1964, replacing the 356. The latter’s rear-engined layout was retained, but the 911 switched to unitary...
LOT 104
£16,875
1990 Porsche 928 GT
Rare Manual Gearbox
Porsche’s intended replacement for the 911 may not have achieved that particular goal, but it wasn’t for a lack of performance or technological wizardry. An alloy V8 was attached...
LOT 104A
1973 Porsche 914 2.0L
Porsche’s strong historical links with Volkswagen were re-affirmed in 1969 with the launch of the Porsche-designed 914, a mid-engined, Targa-top sports car to be assembled by Karmann of Osnabrück....
LOT 105
£15,188
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo
For the 1985 model year, Porsche introduced the 944 Turbo, known internally as the 951. This had a turbocharged and intercooled version of the standard car’s engine that produced...
LOT 106
£29,250
1976 Porsche 911 S
Since its introduction, the story of the Porsche 911 has been punctuated with iconic and benchmark cars. The arrival of the ‘911S 2.4’ in 1972 set new standards but...
LOT 107
1993 Aston Martin Virage Volante
The Property of a Prominent Owners Club Chairman - 38,000 Miles from New – Full Service History
The Virage was Aston Martin’s replacement for the decades-old V8 models and introduced at the Birmingham Motor Show in 1988. This V8-powered car was intended as the company’s top...
LOT 108
1971 Maserati Indy 4.7
Maserati followed up its stunning, Ghia-styled Ghibli two-seater with the equally elegant Indy 2+2, though the latter, announced in 1968 and noteworthy as the first unitary construction Maserati, was...
LOT 109
£47,250
1987 Ferrari 328 GTS
Long-standing feature of Italian collection - 30,000 miles from new
Introduced in 1985, the ‘328’ was the third of Ferrari’s highly successful family of V8-engined road cars that had begun with the 308 GT4 of 1973. Originally badged as...
LOT 110
£22,500
1961 Morris Mini Minor
Less than 7,000 miles recorded
On its introduction in August 1959 the Mini was marketed under the Austin and Morris names, as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor. The Austin Seven was renamed...
LOT 111
£24,750
1974 Rolls-Royce Corniche
Continuous History from New
Recalling the firm’s glamorous Grandes Routières of pre-war days such as the Phantom II Continental, the coachbuilt variants of the new Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and T-Series Bentley were limited...
LOT 112
£67,500
2004 Ferrari 360 Modena F1
Rare Right Hand Drive Example
Ferrari’s most successful model since the 308, the F355 was always going to be a tough act to follow. Its successor needed to be ground breaking and revolutionary; two...
LOT 113
£28,125
2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
The Vantage N400 was released in 2008 to celebrate Aston Martin’s success at the 24hr Nürburgring circuit and featured a number of mechanical and aesthetic tweaks over the standard...
LOT 115
1924 Delahaye Type 97 ‘Double Phaeton Skiff’
During WWI, Delahaye manufactured military trucks, FN rifles and parts for Hispano-Suiza aero engines. Two-bearing crankshafts were a feature of many Delahaye engine designs of this period, including one...
LOT 115A
1967 Jaguar E Type FHC 2+2
Jaguar would make a habit of shocking the automotive world. Sometimes the impact of its cars reached beyond the showrooms and exposition halls to rock popular culture, yet not...
LOT 116
£54,000
1972 Aston Martin AM V8 Series II
Arguably the most elegant of all ‘single headlight’ Aston Martin V8’s, the first version known as the Series 2 retained many details of the original four-headlight DBS V8: chrome...
LOT 117
1950 Riley RMD Drophead Coupe
Original Factory Coachwork
The RMD (drophead) was a traditional 2-door cabriolet, the last cabriolet to wear the Riley name. It used the same 2.5 L 100 hp (75 kW) engine as the RMB, on which it was based. Just over...
LOT 118
£10,688
1997 Bentley Turbo R – Long Wheel Base Version
The Bentley Turbo R is a high-performance car which was produced from 1985 to 1999. The “R” stood for “Roadholding”, to set it apart from its predecessor. It initially...
LOT 119
£20,250
1965 VW Karmann Ghia Cabriolet
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was produced between 1955 and 1974, with some 360,000 coupes and over 80,000 cabriolets made. What is certain is that it was the most beautiful...
LOT 120
£27,000
1961 Citroen DS19 Safari
After 18 years of secret development, the DS19 was introduced on 5th October, 1955, at the Paris Motor Show. In the first 15 minutes of the show, 743 orders...
LOT 121
2010 Wiesmann MF5 V10 Roadster
Only 7,000 miles from new
Launched at 2007’s Frankfurt show, the MF5 uses the same all-alloy, naturally aspirated 5-litre V10 as the BMW M5 and M6. By any standards, it’s one of the world’s...
LOT 122
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Designed by Pininfarina on a modified Sprint Coupe chassis that had been shortened by five inches, the Alfa Giulietta Spider was the company’s second post-war model. The little two-seat...
LOT 123
2013 Ferrari 458 Spider
RHD and with Carbon Fibre Racing Package
Enzo Ferrari used to say that when you bought one of his engines you got the rest of the car for free and that may well be true of...
LOT 125
£27,000
1976 Jaguar XJC
The XJC is a rare two door version of the XJ6 four door saloon. When Sir William Lyons began styling exercises for the new XJ models in the mid...
LOT 126
£56,250
1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
Original Right Hand Drive
Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1963, the 230SL – or W113 as the model range was internally labelled at Mercedes-Benz – was a completely new car...
LOT 127
2009 Ferrari 599 GTB
Finished in the classic Ferrari colours cheme of Rosso Corsa with a Tan Leather interior, this impressive example has covered a mere 25,000 miles from new, supported by a...
LOT 128
1965 Lancia Flaminia 3C GTL
At the 1957 Geneva Motor Show the replacement for the legendary and highly successful Lancia Aurelia was revealed. Named the Flaminia, after a famous Roman road (just as the...
LOT 130
£30,375
1964 BMW 1800 TI
Ex-Goodwood Entrant
BMW’s successor to the 1500 saloon was the 1800, launched in September of 1963, with a 1,773cc, 90bhp engine. One interesting variation of the 1800 was the 1800ti which...
LOT 131
£38,250
1963 Fiat OSCA 1600 S Pininfarina Coupé
36,000 KM from new - Comprehensively Overhauled in Current Ownership
After WW2 the three surviving Maserati brothers founded Officine Specializzate per la Costruzione Automobili Fratelli Maserati - OSCA for short - to build limited edition competition cars. OSCA was...
LOT 132
£225,000
1982 Ferrari 512 BBi
First UK-Delivered RHD Car - Ex-Maranello Concessionaires
Having reasserted itself at the top of the supercar hierarchy with the first ‘Boxer’ – the 365GTB/4 BB – Ferrari went one better with its successor, the 512BB. For...
LOT 133A
2002 Ferrari 575M
Five years after the introduction of the 550 Maranello, Ferrari unveiled the 575M Maranello, which offered a host of upgrades over its predecessor. The displacement of its V-12 engine...
LOT 133
2004 Porsche 996 GT3 Comfort Generation 2
23,000 miles from new
The Porsche 996 was an all-new design made by Harm Lagaay - the first new 911 that didn’t carry over a significant component from a previous variant. All the...
LOT 134
£43,875
1958 MGA Roadster
First in Class Le Mans Classic 2018
By the time Le Mans came around the design of what would be known as the MGA had effectively been finalised, the race itself being little more than a...
LOT 135
1995 Ferrari 456 GT
Original Right Hand Drive - Rare Manual Gearbox
The Pininfarina designed original 456 was available in GT and (from 1996) GTA forms. The difference in name signifies the transmission: the former has a six-speed manual and the...
LOT 136
£97,875
1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante
The Penultimate Aston Martin Ever Built During the Gauntlet Era
Over its three-year production run, the total number of V8 Vantage Volantes of all derivatives was 194, the one on offer here today being the only example delivered new...
LOT 137
£23,625
1964 Bentley SIII Standard Steel Saloon
The last Bentley to be built on a separate chassis, in 1962, saw the introduction of the Bentley S3 factory bodied standard steel saloon and at first glance it...
LOT 138
1969 Jaguar E Type Series II Roadster
The first significant upgrade of Jaguar’s sensational E-Type sports car took shape in October 1964 with the launch of the 4.2-litre version. Along with the bigger, torquier engine came...
LOT 139
£15,750
2000 Bentley Arnage Red Label
Offered at No Reserve - All proceeds to go to the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Appeal
The Arnage was introduced in the spring of 1998 and was the first entirely new design for the marque since 1980. The new Arnage was originally powered by a...
LOT 140
£69,750
2009 Bentley Brooklands Coupe
The Bentley Brooklands Coupé is a coupé version of the Bentley Arnage. As a hand-assembled car made in very small numbers, employing traditional coach-building techniques and craftsmanship skills in...
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