A 1967 Jaguar E-type auto S2 2+2 FHC went below even its lower estimate of £12k to sell for £11,200 at Brightwells’ 17 July Leominster sale.
Described as cosmetically scruffy, the Jag is said to drive well and is MoT’d until October with no advisories.
Perhaps more tempting for those wary of super-cheap E-types was this 1968 S2 FHC, which was said to be ‘perfectly capable of being used as it is’ and sold for just more than its top estimate at £18,500.
Fords were another big feature at the sale with a 1974 Capri MkI RS3100 making £24,000 ahead of a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth 3-Door (£23,000), a 1968 MkI Twin Cam Evocation (£14,000) and a 1977 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 (£10,200).
A 1968 1976 Triumph TR8 Works Replica with 470bhp sold for just £8000, while a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, with bills for £20k, made £10,800.
A 1954 Triumph TR2 looked similarly good value, it sold for £17,200 despite receipts for a £35,000 restoration.
