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Classics galore change hands at Poole auction…

3rd February 2020

Chris Adamson reports from the South Western Vehicle Auctions classic sale held on Friday, 31st January... (All words and photographs by Chris). The classic car market has started 2020 on a soft note if the results from the first quarterly auction at South Western Vehicle Auctions in Poole are any indication. While 95 per cent of the lots found buyers most were close to their … [Read more...]

High flying classic sales at South Western Vehicle Auctions’ October event

28th October 2019

Classics galore sold at the recent SWVA classic sale in Poole... Chris Adamson (just about) kept his hand on his wallet as the cars came through, and reports on the day... Against a packaged catalogue that included  11 Jaguars, three Porsches, a handful of Triumph TRs and a Ford Mustang it was a 1973 MGB GT V8 that stole the show as the top-selling item at this month’s South Western Vehicle … [Read more...]

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