The unique 2013 Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 topped Dore & Rees’ inaugural Concours des Légendes auction at Wilton House, selling for £297,440 including premium as a selective market produced a 50 percent sell-through rate.
Offering 42 collector cars, the sale generated almost £1m at hammer, with the one-off Bertone-bodied shooting brake emerging as the clear star. Commissioned by Aston Martin collector Barry Weir to celebrate both the marque’s centenary and its long-standing relationship with Bertone, the Rapide-based Jet 2+2 was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Plans for a limited production run ended with Bertone’s closure in 2014, leaving the car as the final project completed by the famous Italian design house.
The result reflected continued appetite for significant one-off coachbuilt cars, although bidding elsewhere at the Concours des Légendes auction suggested buyers remain disciplined. Several headline consignments failed to meet reserve, including the 1958 AC Ace-Bristol, estimated at £200,000-£250,000, and a Royal Purple 1973 Porsche 911 2.4 Touring carrying a guide of £70,000-£90,000.
Modern performance cars proved among the strongest performers at the Concours des Légendes auction 2026. A 2014 Ferrari 458 Spider achieved £145,860 including premium, while a 2009 Ferrari F430 Spider realised £89,232. Elsewhere, a 2020 Morgan Plus Six sold for £48,620, continuing the model’s steady performance on the secondary market, while a Jaguar D-type recreation changed hands for £80,080 and a Series III Jaguar E-type V12 Roadster reached £64,064.
One of the day’s more eye-catching results came from the cherished registration ‘JET 2’, formerly assigned to the Bertone Aston Martin, which sold separately for £100,000.
The accompanying Fine Automobilia sale was led by René Lalique’s celebrated Vitesse mascot at £4,216, while a late 17th-century Henry Jones of London ebonised pearwood longcase clock brought £26,000 at hammer in the concurrent sale of jewellery, watches and works of art.
Although conceived as part of the inaugural Concours des Légendes weekend, the sale provided another snapshot of today’s collector car market. The strongest competition centred on vehicles offering rarity, provenance or genuine uniqueness, while more conventional catalogue entries continued to face measured bidding from buyers unwilling to chase ambitious estimates.
Dore & Rees will next hold its Castle Combe Autumn Classic Auction on September 12, 2026.
