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2018 Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Preview 0

2018 Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Preview

I stopped by the upcoming 2018 Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic auction today to check out the cars on offer.    A big part of this auction is numeric plates.   These have proven to be a good investment for many of the last few years.  Personally I regard them a bit like Bitcoin, the latest fad without fundamentals.  It’s not like you can enjoy driving...

British Motor Museum – Jaguar Heritage Collection 2

British Motor Museum – Jaguar Heritage Collection

The Jaguar Heritage Collection was displayed near the historic Jaguar Factory at Browns Lane until that site was redeveloped in 2012.   The collection is now split across a few museums, but the bulk of it can be found at the British Motor Museum. During a recent visit to the UK, I was able to tour the British Motor Museum.   The Jaguar Heritage Collection is...

2016 Shannons Sydney Late Autumn Classic Auction 0

2016 Shannons Sydney Late Autumn Classic Auction

The 2016 Shannons Sydney Late Autumn auction is to be held on Monday so I went to the viewing day to see the cars offered for sale. Even though nothing really grabbed my at this auction it is always well worth going and taking a look around.    Much of the stock were muscle cars, some Aussie some American. The cars that did interest...

2014 Shannons Sydney late spring classic auction preview 0

2014 Shannons Sydney late spring classic auction preview

The latest Shannons Auction is on Monday, so I went to preview the offering.   As usual, Shannons have a nice mix of cars for sale, and the ones that caught my eye were: Lot 4: 1951 AUSTIN A90 ATLANTIC 2 DOOR COUPE This is not a car I know much about, but it has oodles of character and a price guide of $18,000-$24,000.  ...

Classic Jalopy