Classic fans gr apple with higher prices

A Ford Escort RS 1800 that sold at auction in July for a record £276,848 is evidence of the growing appeal of modern classics to the Gen X and millennial generations, who now have the money and desire

High-end deals dominated July’s auction headlines but most are still changing hands at real-world prices

Nigel Boothman’s market analysis

Market experts say that younger classic fans nostalgic for the 1980s and 1990s are driving up values for hot hatches

‘All things retro…’ D o es loving old ...

IT’S FAIR TO say that we’ve all become a little desensitised to extraordinary auction results, but sometimes they still catch us off-guard. A weekend message from James Elliott, showing a picture of a