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As collectors of vintage and
classic cars we are often asked where we find them.... The answer in
many instances is auctions of course. So here is a review of our
haunts, supplemented by some yet to be visited.
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Buyers Premium |
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Richard Edmonds |
A transport auction Chippenham. Good venue friendly auction . Growing in size
with good range of cars & bikes and enormous automobilia section. Always accurate with descriptions. |
12% incl VAT |
**** |
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Bonhams |
A top auction house with top cars but something for everyone. London based
but great auctions venues. Goodwood, Hendon, Harrogate,Brooklands plus international.
Friendly & helpful. Purchased a number of cars from them. Tim Schofield gave
a very accurate description for a phone bid. Our doggie was allowed into
some venues. |
15% |
**** |
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Mathewsons |
Thornton Le Dale. Yorkshire. Museum and 7 a year auctions. Excellent.
Helpful, straight forward and friendly. |
7% |
**** |
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H & H |
Buxton based specialist. Well established and growing. Usually a wide range
of cars bikes & automobilia. Nice venue = other locations, Duxford etc. Purchased both my Alvises from them
( one above) Gave a good phone description for my MG PA |
10% |
*** |
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Brooklands |
Brooklands Historics Weybridge. A good venue at the old race track. Friendly
and helpful .....### |
10% |
** |
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Anglia
car auctions |
Car auction specialist with several classic auctions throughout the year.
Friendly lot, gave an accurate description for a phone bid. Good service and
can arrange transport. Armstrong Siddeley from here. |
5% |
**** |
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Barons |
Established company with a venue at Sandown race course and others monthly. Mostly
classics but increasing number vintage entries |
10% |
** |
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Reeman
Dansie |
Colchester.
Not a car auctioneer but general often with cars. Riley nine from here.
Helpful and friendly. We sat in the Riley in the auction room bidding for
violins, they even allowed our Springer Spaniel in ! |
15% |
**** |
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Dorset Vintage car
auctions |
Friendly marquee venue at a steam railway. Good selection of vehicles and
automobilia. Helpful |
10% |
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Coys |
London based dealers with various auction venues. Ok but found some of the
staff rather patronising to female buyers. |
15% |
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Lambert & Foster |
Our local auction house in Paddock Wood. Until recently an annual classic
car auction, we purchased a car (or 2) every year from them. Lots of fun and
banter. Still do occasional interesting sale. |
7.5% |
**** |
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RM auctions |
In conjunction with Sothebys. USA mostly but London also. Catalogues about
£70 !!!! |
15% |
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Brightwells |
Leominster. Always a wide selection of vehicles. Commercial auction
venue. BEWARE: I recently purchased a pre war Riley with a
phone bid having
previously asked for a description over the phone. Simple and precise questions asked
from the "specialist" were answered inaccurately. Either the
"specialist" did not take care looking or was avoiding accurate answers to
make a sale ?? I have since heard of others with the same problem. |
10% |
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Keys |
Norfolk based general auctions with regular transport section |
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Classics Central |
Bedford. MK44 2PY. Fairly new classic auction house. |
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Cheffins |
Tractors, lorries, cars bikes, steam regular auctions, East Anglia and
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Charterhouse |
Sherborne Dorset based. 4 Car auctions a year, at Bristol classic car show
and Sherborne castle |
15% |
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Simon-Charles auction |
Simon Charles Group Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. General auction house
with car division. |
5% |
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Silverstone |
Four a year |
10% |
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SWVA |
South West auctions. Poole. Four a year in a regular car auction house.
Charged £10 for a phone bid |
5% |
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Morris
Leslie |
Perth PH2 7TB. An general car auction house with 4 a year classic
sales. |
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Hobbs Parker |
Ashford Kent. Regular car auction house with
occasional classic/vintage car/tractor auctions.....### |
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Most auctions are transparent and straight forward with their
sales: However there are still some that list cars with a low estimate,
lower than the reserve. This practice is misleading and probably illegal.
You should be able to purchase at the listed price if there are no other
bidders. There are two on my list found to be doing this at the time of my
bidding. .marked..###
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Comments are from personal experiences and personal
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