REGULAR FOLLOWERS of the classic auction scene will be familiar with that feeling of flicking through a recently arrived catalogue and alighting on a lot that you can tell, instinctively, would just be a darned good car to own – and which, invariably, is going to make a mockery of its pre-sale estimate. One such offering cropped up at Brightwells’ latest Leominster sale in the form of a truly ‘right looking’ Jaguar Lk1 finished in BRG and sitting on black wire wheels.
No one in their right automotive mind would have turned down this car at the £35,000 low estimate, not only because of its appealing demeanour but because, on closer inspection, it had been subject to an eye-watering £60,000-worth of refurbishment within the past 13 years – much of which…
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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 1, 2015