The Auction

The sun shone and the bidders flocked to a vintage and classic car sale on 27th July 2006 in Derbyshire at which 80% of the lots sold and many of the cars made way over their estimate. Among them was the star car, a time warp, "barn find" 1939 Lagonda V12 Drophead Coupé that had not turned a wheel for some 40 years, until dragged from its hiding place for entry in the auction. The car was hard-fought-over until the hammer finally fell at more than double the pre-sale estimate