Iconic Auctioneers Supercar Fest, which takes place on May 17, 2025 at the Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire, UK, provides an intriguing test of the UK market.
The auction house has strong form for European Fords, so it’s no surprise to see a host of beloved Blue Oval icons among the 101 lots up for auction. What is more audacious given the somewhat frosty current UK market is that there are a host of big-ticket Ferraris from the past ten-15 years, notably V12s, along with a wide selection of air-cooled and and water-cooled Porsches. It’s very clearly a ‘modern classics’ themed sale – unsurprising given the nature of the Sywell Supercar Fest crowd – but even so, there are a handful of pre-1975 cars among the lot list. Here are ten of our favourites – what’s piquing your interest?
Leading the Porsche contingent is the above 1997 993 Turbo. Originally a German-market car, it was optioned with sport seats, rear seatbelts, rear wiper, cruise control, spoiler, Bilstein dampers, a targa sliding roof, an upgraded stereo and velour carpet in the boot. It came to the UK in 2004, and was acquired by the vendor in 2021. It was then stripped to bare metal and repainted in its original Speed yellow; its only modification is an upgraded Porsche-supplied stereo. It’s done less than 21,000 miles (via a speedometer change detailed in the file). It’s estimated at between £180k and £220k.
Other Porsche highlights include a 1908-mile 2010 997.2 Turbo S Cabriolet (est £100k-£120k), a 1989 Carrera 3.2 SuperSport SSE G50 on 6114 miles (£140k-£160k), a 19,046-mile 1986 930 Turbo in white (£130k-£150k), a rare 1996 993 Carrera 4 Cabriolet manual (£75k-£85k), a LHD 1992 964 Carrera RS Lightweight (£120k-£150k), a 2002 996 GT2 Clubsport (£90k-£110k) and a 1965 356 SC (£75k-£85k).
Keeping to the yellow theme, the leading Ferrari is also the leading lot of the sale by estimate. This Isle of Man-registered RHD 2022 812 Competizione was ordered via Stratstone Manchester and has covered just 2200 miles. It’s estimated at between £1m and £1.2m.
V12 Ferraris are big theme at this auction, with other Prancing Horse temptations coming courtesy of a 2019 812 Superfast (£220k-£250k), a 2019 812 Superfast Tailor-Made (£255-£275k), a 1999 550 Maranello (£75k-£85k), a F12 Berlinetta 70th Anniversary (£280k-£340k) and a 2010 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE (£80k-£100k).
If you prefer your Ferraris with four fewer cylinders there’s also a 1976 308 GTB Vetroresina (£110k-£125k), a 1989 328 GTS (£65k-£75k) and a 2021 SF90 Stradale (£260k-£290k).
This 1962 Jaguar E-type Series 1 Roadster is flat-floor example, and one of the first six produced in 1962. In later life it was upgraded to 4.2 litres by Fullbridge Jaguar in Maldon. In 2007, it was sent to Eagle E-types to be upgraded to a Sports Specification Eagle, with upgrades to the electrics, cooling, suspension and brakes, and more specifically, a five-speed gearbox, high-lift camshafts, diaphragm clutch and wire wheels with modern tyres. It has been with the vendor since 2012 and maintained by Eagle and DK Engineering since, and has been stored for three years. It is estimated at between £160k and £200k, and wears 4010 miles.
Other British highlights include a 2016 F-type Project 7 (£110k-£130k), a 1970 E-type Series 2 Roadster (£50k-£60k), a 2007 Bentley Azure (£100k-£115k), a 2017 Rolls-Royce Wraith (£120k-£135k), a 1965 Lotus Elan S2 DHC (£20k-£25k) and a 1968 Lotus Elan S4 DHC Black Badge (£30k-£40k).
The Eagle-fettled Jaguar E-type isn’t the only modernised classic at the Iconic Auctioneers Supercar Fest 2025 sale – say hello to the 2022 Retropower Stratos HF Volumex. This is a unique build by Retropower, based on a ListerBell Automotive (now LB Specialist Cars) chassis and body kit, but tweaked for more road use. For example, the external body hatches have been replaced by interior ones. The engine is a 24v V6 Alfa Romeo Busso unit, supercharged to produce 400bhp, matched to a Quaife-fettled Toyota MR2 gearbox. There’s also a Retropower-designed inlet manifold, enlarged radiators and oil coolers, and more besides. It’s estimated at between £140k and £160k.
Other restomod/bespoke builds include a 2018 Ford Mustang V8 GT Clive Sutton CS800 with 825bhp (£55k-£65k), an LS7-powered 2017 Ultima Evolution (£70k-£80k) and the JME ‘Cape Works Special’ Austin-Healey 100/4 (£100k-£120k).
Iconic Auctioneers does good business with Ford Sierra RS Cosworths, and in particular RS500s – there are two out of the 500 of the latter built up for grabs in this auction. However, they’re not the rarest Cossies on offer here – it’s the above 1986 Sierra RS Cosworth. Built as a special order at the behest of the 14th Duke of Bedford by Ford’s Special Vehicle Engineering team, it’s the only Sierra RS Cosworth painted in Rosso Red. The Duke had it on long-term loan, and it was eventually sold to touring car racer and Ford main dealer principal Vince Woodman. He kept it for nearly 30 years; it’s been with the current vendor since 2022, and has been repainted in its original colour. It’s estimated at between £70k and £90k.
Other Sierras of note include the aforementioned RS500s, one estimated at £80k-100k and a 43k-miler on £100k-£120k, plus a 1991 Sapphire 4WD (£24k-£28k), a 31k-mile Sapphire 2WD (£30k-£40k) and a 1986 LHD Sierra on 10,800 miles (£50k-£60k).
The Iconic Auctioneers Supercar Fest 2025 sale has two other Cossies up for grabs, which are arguably the ones that could throw up the biggest surprises versus their estimates as the demographics continue to shift. Of the two to choose from, it’s the above car – a 1993 ‘Big Turbo’ model on 12,354 miles – that has the potential to prompt the most interest: it’s a rare combination of Radiant Red with a Polaris Grey Hexagon cloth interior, and was ordered by its one registered owner as a retirement present for himself.
Rarely used until his passing in 2009, it was placed into long-term storage until it was readied for the sale. As such it retains a host of original features such as the Vecta immobiliser key, original tax disc holder and original radio matched to the vehicle registration. It requires recommissioning, but then it also carries a pre-sale estimate of between £75k and £95k.
The other Escort Cosworth is a 25k-mile 1993 ‘Big Turbo’ Lux model (£85k-£100k).
If you’ve been enjoying issue 26 of Magneto and the buying guide has inspired you to consider a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, here’s one to think about. One of 50 UK-supplied cars, it is finished in the rare Crystal Palladium Grey hue. It has a Quicksilver sports exhaust and an interior retrim in Alcantara and leather, and has covered 20,633 miles. It’s had the engine-out B service done in 2023. It’s estimated at between £250k and £300k.
Other Mercedes-Benz highlights include a 2007 SL55 AMG F1 Performance Pack (£28k-£32k), a 2009 SL63 AMG (£26k-£32k) and a 2006 CL600 C216 (£15k-£18k).
The Iconic Auctioneers Supercar Fest 2025 sale also sees a large selection of rare BMWs (and BMW-adjacent) cars from the 1980s and 1990s up for grabs. The above 1989 E30 Convertible is the rarest car, estimated at £87k-£100k.
Other highlights include a 1986 M635 CSi (£35k-£45k), a 1994 850 CSi (£68k-£78k), a 1988 M3 E30 on 29,726 miles (£80k-£100k) and a LHD 1991 M5 E34 3.5 on 19,500 miles (£40k-£50k). There’s also a Japanese-delivered 1991 Alpina B10 3.5/1 (E34), estimated at between £25k and £30k.
This 2009 Brooke Cosworth Double R Supercharged 400 is the only Double R 400 built. It sports a supercharged 400bhp 2.3-litre Cosworth/Duratec four-cylinder engine, and weighs just 510kg. That means a power-to-weight ratio of 784bhp/tonne. It covered just 1369 miles in the care of its first owner, and now on its third owner it has covered 1795 miles. It’s estimated at between £50k and £60k.
If you’re in the market for a stripped-out machine, there’s also a 2020 Ariel Atom 4, estimated at between £35k and £40k.
Here’s what could be the surprise hit of the Iconic Auctioneers Supercar Fest sale – and it’s also one of the most lengthy model names ever made, so breathe in – it’s a 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec-C Type RA-R. For the uninitiated, the STI bit refers to Subaru’s in-house tuning company, Subaru Technica International. WRX stands for World Rally eXperimental. So far, so hot Impreza, but what comes next makes it one of the hottest homologation specials ever.
The Spec-C nomenclature means that it is a car built for competition/track days and is therefore stripped out. And as for RA-R? Record Attempt-Racy – yes, really! The extra R is what elevates this car even further over the RA – built as a last celebration of the traditional Impreza bodystyle, it featured Enkei 18in wheels, Brembo monoblock six-piston calipers upfront and four-pistons at the rear, a remapped ECU, a larger twin-scroll ball-bearing turbo, a reinforced intake duct and a revised exhaust system. It spools up from 2000rpm and revs to 8000rpm. Just 300 were built, all for Japan. It produced 315bhp and 319lb ft – far more than the king of the Impreza hill, the 22B, and is rarer than the 400-strong 22B.
While we’ve seen RA-Rs advertised in the UK for £70k in the past, that’s a fraction of the price of a 22B. Iconic Auctioneers has estimated this car at between £38k and £48k, which is even more of a potential pull. With just 300 built, it might just be a bargain for the right online buyer – or watch as it flies into the stratosphere.
Other Japanese highlights include an Endless-R tuned 1991 Nissan Skyline GT-R (£70k-£90k), a 191-mile 2024 Lexus LC500 Convertible (£120k-£135k), a one-of-420 1970 Datsun Fairlady Z432 (£120k-£140k), a 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TME in need of recommissioning (£30k-£40k) and a 2010 Subaru Impreza Cosworth WRX STi CS400 (£35k-£45k).
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