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Auction Special | H&H Classics Preview, Price Predictions & Epic Fails

October 24, 2025 • The Old Car Lady

This week on Wheels & Deals, I'm joined by Jason from Bramhall Classics for a special auction episode. We headed to H&H Classics at Buxton Pavilion Gardens for their preview day to have a proper look at some cars that had caught our eye - we make our price predictions, and see how close we got when the hammer fell.

From an exceptional 1938 Rolls-Royce 25/30 Park Ward limousine that Jason described as "the straightest 25/30 I've ever seen" to a 1970 Chevrolet Corvette convertible we were hoping to buy as a joint venture, we discuss what makes a car worth bidding on and what sends us running for the hills. Plus, we had an epic fail with a Formula Libre racing car that we both got spectacularly wrong! Find out how badly wrong we got our predictions and which cars surprised us on the day.

Pitstops:

• The declining Alvis TE21 market reality

• Why we ran from a 1972 Crayford Cortina convertible

• The ultimate Marmite car - 1971 Toyota Crown

• BMW 2002 - the perfect usable classic

• A 1929 Dodge Six project that tempted us

• Volvo P1800ES

A Nod to:

• H&H Classics

• Buxton Pavilion Gardens

• Bramhall Classics

• Park Ward coachbuilders

• Crayford conversions

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