New records set at auction
International auctioneers Coys smashed two world records by selling a 1984 Jaguar XJ6 SIII for £31 860 and a 1972 Saab 96 V4 for £16 800 at its Ascot auction during May.
The Saab featured in the hit Channel 4 television programme, For The Love of Cars and was offered at no reserve with all proceeds going to the Brain Tumour Research Fund at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity, which funds equipment, research and training.
The auction, held at the Ascot Racecourse, featured vehicles such as a 1948 Veritas RS Ex-Björn Öwre (sold for £240 000), a 1956 Lotus Eleven Series 1 Le Mans specification (£102 600) and an Alfa Romeo TZ2 by Giordanengo (£125 000).
Other highlights of the classic-car auction included a 1960 Maserati 3500GT (£110 000), a 1918 Bianchi Sport (£72 000), a 1948 Fiat 1100S Berlinetta (£57 800), a 1992 Ferrari 512TR (£117 160) and a 1935 Riley Imp 9HP (£75 720).
Now let me go check and see if I can find one of these models among my dinky toys.
