Chrysler UK's 1961 Chrysler 300G Sold for £20,730 at Barons

Former Contributor
Thu, 19 Jul 2012

A red Jaguar E-type S3 V12 Roadster from 1975 - the last year of production – made over its estimate, selling for just under £36,000 at Barons Auction, Sandown Park on 17th August.

A red 25,000 mile 1989 Ferrari 328GTS formerly owned by Chris Evans with a full service record sold forv£34,750.

A 1995 Sebring Red Bentley Continental R sold for £28,000, and an evocative 1961 Chrysler 300G for £20,730. This had been bought and restored in 1997 by Chrysler UK, who displayed it in their head office and used it for promotion and advertising. It was seen at the Goodwood Revival, among other events.

Next highest price paid was the £20,720 paid by a telephone bidder for the registration number ‘TOP 10’.

Other interesting lots included a 1967 Jaguar E-type Series 1 1/2 4.2 FHC restoration project, sold for £9,532, and the lovely little one-owner 1969 Riley Elf MKIII. In the early 1970s this car was stolen from outside its owner’s home and used as the getaway car in an armed robbery. It was recovered completely unscathed, the only souvenir of its adventure being a bullet left on the back seat. It sold at Sandown Park for £2,812.

Three MGs and a Triumph Spitfire racked up strong prices for the models. A pretty MG Midget 1500 made a very respectable £4,700 and a low-mileage Spitfire was slightly ahead at £5,600.

Two MG BGT V8s made good money at £8,100 for one in bracken and £9,600 for the low-mileage purple car.

A 2001 Alpina BMW B10 3.3 Touring created a huge amount of interest and was bid well past its reserve to finally sell for an all-inclusive £10,316.

1937 Hotchkiss Riviera and 1958 Mercedes 190SL lead September entry

Barons returns to Sandown Park on September 17^th. Early entries include a very rare and beautifully-restored 1937 Hotchkiss Riviera DHC (£37,5000-45,000) and a splendid 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190SL, complete with both soft and hard top (£30,000-40,000). Both cars can be seen at Barons’ stand at the International Autojumble at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu on September 8^th and 9^th.

For further information or to consign a car to the sale, please visit www.barons-auctions.com, email info@barons-auctions.com or call 08454 30 60 60.

Full results of the July 17^th 2012 sale below.

1975	Jaguar	E-type S3 V12 Roadster	£35,840.00
1989	Ferrari	328GTS	£34,720.00
1995	Bentley	Continental R	£28,012.00
1961	Chrysler (USA)	300G	£20,732.00
Registration number	TOP 10	£20,720.00
1965	Ford (USA)	Thunderbird Convertible	£13,732.00
1993	Porsche	911/964	£10,500.00
2001	Alpina (BMW)	B10 3.3 Touring	£10,316.00
1973	MG	BGT V8	£9,644.00
1967	Jaguar	E-type S1.5 4.2 FHC	£9,532.00
1974	MG	BGT V8	£8,076.00
1983	Porsche	911SC	£7,964.00
1981	Triumph	Spitfire 1500	£5,612.00
1972	MG	BGT	£5,612.00
1974	MG	Midget MKIII	£4,716.00
1997	Volkswagen	Beetle 1600	£3,820.00
1993	Land Rover	Range Rover 4.2 LSE	£3,708.00
1990	Jaguar	XJRS Sport	£3,148.00
1969	Riley	Elf MKIII	£2,812.00
1989	Mercedes	560SEC	£2,688.00
1986	BMW	635CSiA	£2,576.00
1999	Jaguar	S-type 3.0 Saloon	£2,364.00
1967	Jaguar	420 Saloon	£2,240.00
1989	BMW	320i Cabriolet (E30)	£1,592.00