Only on one day in the calendar year – and in one place, at that – does a collector car auction dedicated to Victorian, Edwardian, and other veteran cars seem most appropriate: In conjunction with the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run. Also most profitable, given that the 1903 Stanley that sold there for $62,000 appears a bargain compared to its auction mates.
Not to say that the Stanley – a CX model 6-1/2hp steam runabout carrying chassis number 507 – was any sort of slouch. While Stanley had an importer in England, this particular car didn’t make its way from the United States to Great Britain until 2008, according to the auction description, when the partially dismantled car made its way into the hands of one F.J. Theobald, who began the process of rebuilding it, a process that didn’t wrap up until earlier this year with an upgraded boiler and a larger-than-stock water tank. It sold for £40,250, or about $62,000.
In comparison, selling prices for many of the other cars in the auction towered over that of the Stanley. An 1899 Star Benz vis-a-vis sold for £92,220 (about $141,000), a 1904 Darracq sold for £74,300 (about $114,000), a 1901 Albion sold for £147,100 (about $226,000), a 1904 Winton sold for £130,000 (about $199,000), a 1904 Pope-Hartford sold for £82,140 (about $126,000), a 1904 Napier sold for £326,333 (about $500,000), a 1904 Columbua sold for £79,500 (about $122,000), a 1903 Clement sold for £415,900 (about $638,000), and a circa 1904 MMC sold for £51,750 (about $79,000).
For complete results from the Bonhams London to Brighton sale, visit Bonhams.com.
from Hemmings Daily - News for the collector car enthusiast http://ift.tt/20qFHLr
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