‘£5.1 million traded hands, mostly in pursuing V12s, turbo lag, and 30-year-old leather that smells of regret and Castrol R.’
Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting Auction on 13 April 2025.
Venue: Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex – 85 cars under the hammer, in proper British springtime drizzle and tweed.
Headline Numbers:
Sell-through rate: 75%
Total sales: £5.1 million
Modern Classics Outperform:
2002 Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 VT: £319,700. A carbon-fibre cathedral to late-stage excess.
1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello: £80,500. V12, manual, and front-engined – the thinking man’s Ferrari.
1990 Renault 5 GT Turbo: £26,450. Someone clearly missed their youth… and their hearing.
Celebrity Metal:
Jack Nicholson’s Mercedes 600: £126,500. Comes with menace and mahogany.
Eric Clapton’s Ferrari BB: £178,250. Likely tuned by angels.
Pre-War Brits? Mostly unsold. Glorious to look at. Difficult to start.
Trend Watch:
Buyers under 50 are calling the shots.
Provenance and poster power beat concours polish.
‘The Diablo 6.0 VT went for nearly £320k — not bad for a car that reverses with the grace of a startled cow.’
