1927 ALVIS TG 12/50 SPORTSMAN SALOON REACHES £33,000 AT RICHARD EDMOND'S LATEST SALE

1927 Alvis TG 12/50 Sportsman Saloon reaches £33,000 at Richard Edmond's latest sale

1927 Alvis TG 12/50 Sportsman Saloon reaches £33,000 at Richard Edmond's latest sale

A premium-inclusive £33,000 was accepted for an elegant 1927 Alvis TG 12/50 Sportsman Saloon with vee-screen restored in 1985, reports Richard Hudson-Evans. Inside the Richard Edmonds auction tent at Castle Combe Circuit, the same money was also available for a really handsome 1933 Fourteen ‘Speed Pilot’ that carried uniquely crafted, open sporting coachwork for four by Carbodies. Left to right-hand drive converted during restoration in 1999, a 1975 Jensen Interceptor III Convertible deservedly made £23,650, only just short of the lower estimate figure. A 1935 Singer Le Mans with sexy long-tail coachwork by Michael Sharpe meanwhile was also in super restored condition throughout and duly attracted £22,000, mid-estimate money. Among other noteworthy performances beside the Wiltshire racing circuit - which was ‘live’ and race exhaust-noisy throughout the proceedings - a 1929 Chummy made £11,000, the highest price achieved for a clutch of Austin Sevens offered here. A 1956 Citroen 2CV AZU Fourgonette Van, clearly restored regardless of cost and well detailed for a commercial, raised £8360, slightly less than forecast. Whilst a 1966 Humber Super Snipe from same family ownership of over 30 years raised £6600, higher than expected, several of the pre-WW2 Humber heavyweights struggled. Although £18,150 was accepted for a 12/15 4-Seater Tourer of 1926 vintage. A 1914 Morris Oxford 2-Seater, one of several oldtimers being dispersed from dealer Andrew Booth’s private collection, realised £29,700, virtually the top estimate including premium. A 1925 Morris Bullnose 13.9 Oxford 4-Seater found £15,400, more than top estimate. A VSCC road event eligible 1928 Fiat 509A, expected to fetch £7500-8000, was also keenly bid until hammered away for £12,430 with premium. By the time the final burn-out of the autumnal sun had set in the west, and some of the provisional bids had been accepted by vendors reducing their reserves (‘provisional bids’ being recorded for the first time by the Chippenham auctioneers), 54 of the 74 cars auctioned had sold. The 73% success rate has to be more encouraging for the market than some of the sale rates recorded at collector vehicle auctions lately which have been down to around 50%. The premium-inclusive sale total amounted to £524,362 with an average of £9710 invested per car. Sale statistics: 54 cars sold/74 offered, 73% sale rate, £524,362 sale total includes 10% buyer’s premium.

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