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I disagree with you, slightly. I did not opine as to the actual colour of this car – I was merely referring to the description given. By the way, ‘Bristol red’, whatever that may be, was neither a Lagonda nor Aston Martin standard hue IIRC.
As for the colour Amaranth Red (not a red at all, to my eye and that of others, but more of a dark metallic pink), it is actually a lighter colour than, say, Regal Red (which is a Rolls Royce hue). It is the original colour of one of my cars (as you know) and we are currently ‘matching’ some paint from (as it were) a generally inaccessible area. I happen to like it. 🙂
Ah, missed that thread.
To address one point raised by others, neither Maroon nor Burgundy (or Regal Red or Dubonnet Rosso for that matter) were standard colours – the closest correct period paint hue was Amaranth, being a kind of dark metallic pink.
Indeed. Obviously, it’s not without its faults. We can only see the nearside but the visible door isn’t sitting properly. The paint appears to be a bit of a blow over, judging by the Tickford badge close up, and I think I’m correct in saying that a black hood with beige upholstery is a non-standard spec.. However, it’s nice to see a car left with its correct steering wheel and, overall, this looks to be a good, honest, and extremely rare Mk 2 DHC.
I believe all of that which you suggest was indeed the case (particularly since I was standing next to some of the said persons at one point). However, as I say, my guess is that the view has been taken that the fleet buyer now has a sufficiency of Rapides.
It was hard for me to tell because the traditional heavy hitters were standing in the corner camera left of the auctioneer. The bids seemed to me to be coming from this direction. However, equally these may have been on the telephone or internet.
I didn’t stay until the end. But, generally, my impression was that most of the sales / unsolds were unremarkable.
One exception was the project cars, of which there was a glut this year. They all achieved hammer prices anything between a good price (MkIII DHC) and a bonkers one (a bitsa DB4/5 car with no hope of anything other than a ‘Q’ plate). Specifically, for example: Lot 216 (a prototype DB5 absolute wreck) which made ?393,500 (inc bp); Lot 225 (a MkIII DHC stored since the ’70s and in dreadful state) which made ?144,860 (inc bp); Lot 232 (a dismantled DB5 that was a legacy to AMOC) which made ?259,100 (inc bp); and Lot 239 (a DB5 front glued to a DB4 rear, without an engine of ID) which made ?102,300 (inc bp).
As you suggest, the Feltham cars in drivable condition did not fair well. There were some great bargains secured, including: Lot 210 (a DB2 DHC) which made only ?169,500 i.e. circa ?130k below market on a good day; Lot 223 (a MkII ‘notch back’) which made only ?158,300 (inc bp) i.e. circa ?100k below market; and Lot 234 (a 2/4 coupe) which made only ?107,900 (inc bp) i.e. circa ?80k down on ‘book’.
As for the Rapides, in my opinion both would have made circa 20-30% more at the hammer if in different sales. I feel particularly for the owner of 155 in this regard. For 108, it would have made more (I think) without the obvious ‘disconnect’ between catalogue description and available history file.
David may correct me on this but I think 108 sold in the room. My guess is that the ‘fleet buyer’ is no longer collecting.
LR155 was cheap, in my view – a very nice car.
I was disappointed, and surprised, that David Brown’s V8 didn’t sell (it wasn’t even close).
I have been told by several very well qualified trade sources – at least reference DB4/5/6 models – that LHD should attract a 10-20% premium. Of course, there are several thousand of those cars, as opposed to our tiny number. That may make a difference. Then again………..
A bit low, though I note that many lots barely made it to the bottom of their estimate bracket (and some didn’t even manage that).
We could. But, they might not be welcome David. 😀
Well spotted, Simon.
Mmmmm….. relatively speaking – however, still plenty of tosh in evidence.
Does said person have other Lagondas in their collection?
I tend to agree. Much will depend on condition etc.. However, since so few of these car are coming to the market now it will only take two eager well-heeled punters to push on through.
Yes indeed; he put it up a short while ago.