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It’s a rare thing for a restoration to deliver a positive ROI

This W111 was restored not long after its sale in 2021. It sold again in November this year for 125% more (a $247,000 price jump)

The work carried out included a re-spray, interior and engine overhaul, rebuilt brakes, gearbox work and more.

Do you think the owner came out on top or did the resto cost more than the $247,000 price rise?

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Reflective of wider strength in the 959 market with prices up 500% since 2010 📈

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Data is based on prices for all variants is based on sold prices at auction comparing late 2018 to late 2023 (using a polynomial regression for the data nerds out there)

Starting to develop an itch for an American car 👀

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Which of the two Wolf of Wall Street Countach movie cars would you have gone for?

The crashed car reached a high bid of $1,350,000 but failed to meet reserve. With commission added in it would’ve gone for $1,552,500

That’s only $100,000 short of the non-crashed car which sold on Friday evening

Differences between them are clear to see but also include how long they appeared on screen for - given prices were near enough the same - what would be your pick?

Let us know your pick ⬇️⬇️⬇️

A new world record for a 918 at auction 👉👉👉

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A Rolls for £3k 👉👉👉

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Still time to purchase a winter project before the year is out 👀

If you’re in the UK and want to attend a physical auction here are your options

Any surprises from the auction?

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Anything for you at the upcoming sale?

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Some serious metal from in this line up 💫

That’s the new second most expensive F1 car to ever sell publicly 💥

It dislodges Schumacher’s Ferrari F2003 from second place, having sold last year for $14.9m

Mercedes now hold P1 and P2 in the list of the most expensive F1 cars ever sold publicly

The record being held by Fangio’s 1954 W196R which sold for $29.6m, all the way back in 2013!

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It’s the Elan convertible for me 💫

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What’s your pick?

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With commission added in that’s a new world record for a Ferrari at public auction

The new second most expensive car to ever sell publicly at auction

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Results are in from sale at the NEC. Sign up to our newsletter for full analysis of this sale (link in bio)

sold this L322 for £33,002 in July this year

It was positioned as “believed to be Ex-HM Queen Elizabeth II” car. Plenty of evidence pointed towards the late Queen having owned and used the car - but there was no smoking gun. No picture of the late Queen and the car with reg plate visible.

Until now, have sourced a video of the late Queen driving the car with the number plate visible.

The estimate now sits at £50,000 - £60,000

That’s a price bump of between £20,000 - £30,000 thanks to the video being found

How much do you think it’ll sell for?

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Bargains to be had 💰

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Genuinely touched by the nomination for Charlie and I in the ‘Young Achiever’ category in the

It’s been 18 months or so going at The Classic Valuer full time and to be nominated alongside legends of the game like is quite something

Thank you to the kind individual who nominated us - you know who you are

Now to dust off the tux

⬆️ Pick One (Ignore Values)
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If ever you wanted to see the importance of demographic shifts when it comes to classic car values this graph is it

We love it and use it that much that we’ve given it a name - “The Wave”

If you remember nothing else from classic car price changes let it be this graph

Got a question? Let us know below

996 prices leading the way over the past 5 years 📈
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Although this doesn’t impact classic cars directly it is hugely significant ⬇️

It reflects a softening of approach from the Government on their approach balancing net zero and cost of living pressures

Classic cars were always vulnerable to a tightening of net zero policy - this is a loosening of policy. That noise around the necks of classic cars is about to get a lot looser.

I find myself near weekly turning my computer screen to my partner as another news headline points to the Government softening their approach, “it’s coming…”

She’s sick of me saying it.

But here it is “it’s coming”.

We’ve done a detailed YouTube video on the environmental impact of classic cars vs electric vehicles if you’re interested in the numbers too.

What’re your thoughts?

👀 Damn, that DB4 was cheap

💰 With the auction still ongoing the sell-through rate sits at 70%, some steals and some strong prices

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⬆️ What would you rather have?

👀 The headlines from Monterey 2023

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💰 Day 2 highlights from and

👀 The second and penultimate slides…

📣 More world records out of Monterey (and also some shockers) - what catches your eye?

⏰ Part 2 on the way shortly

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📣 The Ferrari 412P sells for $30,255,00 - making it the fifth most expensive car to ever sell publicly

👀 opened the bidding at $27,000,000. A few moments later we were at $27,500,000 before a tense 6 minute wait before the hammer fell in Monterey

5️⃣ The 412P knocks the Mercedes W196 down from 5th to 6th place in the record books. It also gives Ferrari 4 out of the top 5 most expensive (public) sales in history

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👀 There are world records in here - comment if you can spot them

💰 Day 1 is done, here are some of the highlights from and

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👀 If you’re at a loose end over the next three days and have some spare change in your pocket, perhaps the final part of our spotlight on the cars for sale at Monterey this week can help you get rid of that change

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⏰ The biggest few days of classic car auctions start today - here are our picks ahead of the gavel falling

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📣 Part 1 of 3: Our top 23 picks from Monterey Car Week 2023

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