Auction Highlights from Silverstone Auctions The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2022

First up on our featured lots from Silverstone Auctions' The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2022 is this famous Turbo known as 'BADDIE', rediscovered after 20 years of hibernation. Previously owned by Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant, who was a proud member of Porsche Club GB, this lot is a special one for both classic car enthusiasts and British rock music fans. It smashed it's minimum estimate of £100,000 for a fantastic final price of £145,125.

Second from our highlights of Silverstone Auctions' final sale of the year, at the NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2022, is this incredible 1988 Ford RS200, just one of 90 examples finished by Ford in the more refined road car specification. Previously owned by former Managing Director of Auto Windscreens, Brian Holmes, Group B rally cars with the cachet of the RS200 seldom come to market, and with its solid timeline and lovely condition, this is a super example. It eclipsed it's minimum estimate of £220,000, selling for a final hammer price of £292,500.

Next up on our featured lots is the final competing WRC99 example in the world. This lot was the first time in nearly 20 years this highly revered, hugely successful, and fresh from a total rebuild, Chassis #15 came on the market. Chassis #15 is one of only 27 WRC99 examples produced and was originally owned and registered by Prodrive as ‘V100 ALL’. It was utilised as an ‘Allstars’ car being driven by Holowczyc Krzysztof (with co-driver Fortin Jean-Marc) on two WRC events, namely the Swedish International Rally on 10th February 2000 as car 22, and by the same pairing as car 26 on the TAP Rallye de Portugal 2000 on 16th March 2000. It realised an excellent final price of £270,000.

Our fourth featured lot from the Auction Marketer-powered Silverstone Auctions' NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2022 is this elegant, luxurious and superbly restored Mercedes Cabriolet that simply makes a statement. Introduced at the Frankfurt Auto Show in April 1951, the 220 was a six-cylinder cousin of the 170S, but with more modern styling and headlamps integrated into the wings. This went to a lucky collector for a final price of £121,500, exceeding it's estimate of £90,000 - just imagine a June evening in this lovely 50s Mercedes, boulevarding through colourful streets.

Our final lot this week is this stunning UK-supplied jet black edition of this 1989 Jaguar XJ-S. Unregistered since it's purchase by mechanical engineering expert David William Jewett in 1989, with just 100 miles on the odometer, this lot is in a condition unrepeatable and ready for the road. Conceived as a comfortable and long-legged Grand Routier, rather than an out-and-out sports car like the preceding E-Type, the XJ-S made use of the Jaguar XJ6/XJ12 saloon platform and running gear. Shorter in the wheelbase than its saloon siblings, the XJ-S debuted as a V12-powered Coupe. It was not until 1988 that a full convertible became available, however, and it was a marvel of engineering. This rare lot completely smashed it's £50,000 - £60,000 by more than double for a hammer price of £131,625.