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Silverstone Auctions

  • The first production Range Rover sold for £132,250 (US$213,000)
    Automotive
    Range Rover 001 sells for £132,250 (US$213,000)
    The first Range Rover to roll off the production line has sold at auction for £132,250 (US$213,000). The vintage, fully-restored 4x4 with chassis No. 001 was sold in London to a private owner by Silverstone Auctions and Salon Privé.
  • A 1939 Lagonda V12 Hooper two door saloon was sold for an undisclosed six-figure sum prior to the auction
    Automotive
    Silverstone's "barn finds" auction tops £1 million
    An auction of rare "barn finds" has yielded classic car merchant Silverstone Auctions £1 million in total sales at its inaugural Practical Classics Restorations Show. A total of 87 cars were showcased at the event, from a 1969 DBS Vantage to the Morris Milk Float featured in Eastenders.