There were no shock results or even outstanding lots at H&H’s spring visit to Duxford this year – just a few years ago H&H were offering cars like Paul McCartney’s DB5 and Woolf Barnato’s Bentley at the very same auction.  This neatly sums up the problem that auctions appear to be experiencing – finding good cars is getting harder and harder.

As usual we selected a handful of vehicles to keep our eyes on and close inspection revealed that a lot of them have come from outside the UK, are left hand drive or have a “story” attached. There is no doubt that the best cars are making the best money and buyers are becoming more choosy. A number of cars looked like classic car dealer fodder  – bought at the right price, they will require some work and a well written explanation of the history before they reappear in a showroom.  Replicas again proved to be hit and miss although we don’t mind admitting that the Lamborghini Diablo replica looked OK (for a replica) and with a BMW V12 powerplant it should surely find a buyer.

We’d summarise the sale with the phrase “Steady Away”, but we can’t see UK auction’s catalogues returning to the heydays of a couple of years ago in the immediate future. If you disagree, please feel to add your comments below!

Click on the Pinterest widget below to view the most interesting cars  in the sale with comments

Follow Classic and Sports Finance’s board H&H Auctions – Duxford sale April 2015 on Pinterest.