Friday 2nd November 2007

Over £1 million worth of veteran cars were sold at Bonham’s biggest ever ‘London to Brighton’ sale. A 1904 Talbot Type CT2K 9/11-bhp Twin-Cylinder Rear- Entrance Tonneau made a top price of £172,000 (estimate £120,000-140,000). Four other cars in the sale sold for more than £100,000: a 1903 Panhard et Levassor Type A 7-bhp Twin-Cylinder (£150,000); a 1902 Argyll 8-bhp Rear-Entrance Tonneau (£144,500); a 1904 James & Browne 9-bhp Twin-Cylinder Rear-Entrance Tonneau (£111,500); and an 1899 Marshall 5-bhp Two-Seater Phaeton (£102,700).