Silverstone Auctions set some British auction records at its Salon Prive sale Saturday at Blenheim Palace.
Overall, the sale totaled £2.75 ($3.56 million).
Among the British-sale record breakers were a 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo SE “Flat Nose,” one of only 10 produced to UK specification, which sold for £245,250 ($317,500); a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette “split window” coupe that brought £102,938 ($133,250); and a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI “Tommi Makinen” edition that sold for £46,688 ($60,500).
Prices include buyer’s fee.
Silverstone pointed to several other significant sales as well, including a 1969 Shelby GT500 Ford Mustang that brought £102,375 ($132,500), a 1974 Lamborghini Urraco P250 that sold for £96,188 ($124,500) and a Lamborghini 1R tractor that went for £20,813 ($26,950).
Porsches sold very strongly, the auction house noted, listing such sales as a 1962 356B 1600S coupe bringing £118,125 ($152,900) and a 1960 356B Super 90 cabriolet going for £191,250 ($247,500).
Silverstone Auctions next sale is scheduled for October 21 at The Wing, Silverstone.
