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Good information there Nick,and apologies for side tracking this thread re: different Cats etc. I would guess whoever buys that particular Trophy,will find out about its backstory (whatever may have happened to it) and that research will hopefully give them piece of mind. The amount of cars...

I am not overly familiar with the ins and outs of what qualifies as a Cat D car,but I would guess there is a few different levels behind the D grade. So the damage might not be at the worst end of the scale,so to speak. Granted,as you say Ed,that would put people off it though.

That doesn't look to be a bad example at all does it? Had some money spent on it as well which is always good to see on cars like that.

Finished up at £6,600, not sure what that makes it with the fees included?

I hope its alright to put this one here... As they usually say, there's no replacement for displacement, as so very well shown here by this SL73 AMG R129 SL. What a thing it is. https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1996-mercedes-benz-r129-sl73-amg

I never knew VW stuck the VR6 engine into these. Looking back now to the early/mid 2000's, its mad to see what the likes of VW was willing to finance and build, compared to now. -Humble VW Golf V5 with the possibility of 2.3 Litre 5 cylinder or VR6 2.8 6 cylinder -VW Phaeton, spent serious...

They are bloody nice,have that proper old school no BS, motorsport vibes about them.

That is a little beauty,obviously very well cared for as well. I obviously am not as well versed in R5's but I love the Turbo sticker in the back window as well. How cool it must be looking in the rear view mirror and seeing that. Quick little thing I'd imagine. Love to see some more pictures...

I might be completely wrong on this, but the first thing I usually look at is the tyres on a car, even if its at a car show or a C&C. If they are from the cheaper/unknown end of the tyre manufacturer spectrum, it usually starts ringing alarm bells. The old adage, if they have skimped on...

That has to be a great example for someone. That sale price beats anything you'll get on the high street in the January sales.

The winning bid was placed at least a day ago,so there didn't seem to be a big mad rush to bid,for some reason. It seemed like a cracking car for the money,cant be too many Cups about with that sort of mileage on them. By all accounts,they are one of the best and last of that sort of breed of...

I dont say this too often,but it's damn lucky I have no money. Be hard to choose between those two examples.

From the pictures at least, that looks pretty good Nick. Had some money spent on it as well.

Just curious about what happens if a car doesn't sell or meet its reserve. Do CC facilitate or approach the highest bidder to see if they will offer more?

In today's new marketplace,with the price of most cars going down,it may turn out to be a regretful decision by the seller. But it's their car so they can do what they want with it. The reserve must have been at least £21k plus then.

I'd imagine CC were onto the seller to reduce/remove the reserve once it got close to that £20k mark.

Damn,I would have thought it must be pretty close to its reserve,£20k seems like a decent price no?

The fact that it's car no.500,might make enough of a difference for some people to go that bit further to own it as well.

Very best of luck in tonight's auction Andrew,its a cracking looking example. And pass no remarks about my waffling 😉

For the true Renault Sport nerd/afficiando...it should be Capsicum Red Wine as well 😉

I'll be a bit cheeky and say between £19500/21500. Depending if there are at least 2 people determined enough and who have enough access to the wine cellar 😂

In some ways,it might be the ideal time of year to sell a car like that. People sitting at home bored,stuffed full of chocolate and maybe a few drops of whiskey,nothing to do, thinking of the Spring time just around the corner,so they might say "Why the hell not..." 😉

Speaking as someone who is very much an interloper on here,its a really top notch forum. Congrats to everyone involved in running it and keeping it ticking over. Happy Christmas to everyone and best wishes to all your families. Here's to a healthy,happy and prosperous '24 for all Trophy owners...

Nice one,great to see how well it all turned out Ed. Congrats to Craig and his team,no doubt it was no small undertaking. I'm looking forward to reading my copy when it arrives,with a bit of luck before the Christmas shutdown. I really hope it's a big success for you Craig.

This sticks so many boxes as well, stunning colour https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15918201

@Idbul that's a great list. @sj2112 Yes they most definitely did, life is too short for dull colours ;) It seems most modern manufacturers just sell various different shades of grey/silver/white/black. Even way back in the 60's/70's there was some properly stunning, bright colours available...

I was thinking it was a 172 alright, didn't know if my eyes were playing tricks on me or not :oops:

2002 Clio 172 Cup with 86,500 miles £8,500. This might not be a rare colour, but there seems to have been a pretty decent amount of expenditure on this 172 Cup fairly recently...

Is this another rare enough colour, don't know what its called? Monaco Blue maybe? Pretty decent looking 2004 182 on 73k miles for £4,250...

While this might not be a Trophy, just said I'd stick up this pretty clean looking 182 with 43k miles, in what must be a pretty rare colour, Inferno Orange. Its up for £9,995. There will be far more knowledgeable people on here who know the production figures a lot better than me. How many...