Review: CCA
Record 230-car outing for CCA includes strong results for a collection of rare British models
This cracking two-day blockbuster brought joy to enthusiasts worried that the country might be going into lockdown and bring with it a slow-down in the classic market. CCA’s online-only sales have already shown that the market embraces this selling method and good money is clearly being paid as a result.
CCA said that this was the biggest sale that it’s ever held, with 230 classics offered, and described the 87 per cent sale rate as a huge success. Sales manager, Gary Dunne, said: ‘ We are delighted with the result from the weekend. The catalogue as a whole was truly superb, with something for everyone.
‘The viewing by appointment in the week prior to the auction worked really well, too. Everyone respected the safety measures we had put in place and utilised the opportunity to view the cars of interest to them, all in a safe and secure environment.’
The first day’s lots were made up entirely of the ‘ Warwickshire Collection’, a group of mainly British cars of which most were family motors, although some Bentleys and Rolls-Royces added a touch of the upmarket to proceedings. With more Austin A70s and A90s (including three Atlantics) than even the keenest punter could shake a stick at, here was a true enthusiast’s sale, and most cars sold.
The sale’s final day introduced a mixed offering that included modern day classics as well as more traditional fare. With a strong emphasis on the performance and the luxury segments, a selection of Jaguars, BMWs, Mercedes-Benzes and Porsches came to the fore, alongside a good selection of fast Fords (with which CCA tends to excel anyway) that brought blue oval, blue-collar performance to the gathered punters.
This was a first-rate sale of two very different genres – something that the punters quite clearly liked.
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