A 1965 S1 fixed-head Jaguar E-type 4.2 was top-seller at Barons' 18 December sale at Sandown Park making £54,892 including premium.
The Coventry cat pipped a 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello that looked very good value at £38,092 despite going beyond its top estimate.
The much-publicised 1969 Wood & Pickett Margrave Mini Cooper 'S' (above) was third best price, but some way behind and below its estimate at £24k.
It was still more or less double the money paid out for a 1980 Wood & Pickett Mini Margrave Elite (below).
Fourth place was a dead heat between a very low mileage 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300SL (R107) that made £22,412, precisely the same money as a 1993 Bentley Continental R Coupé.
Since the sale, the company has announced its full calendar for 2013 and with it the news that six of the seven sales scheduled for Sandown Park next year will take place on weekends with viewings on Saturday and the actual sales the following day.
