An Audi Quattro Just Sold For A Ridiculous £72k

While it’s undoubtedly a very, very good example, there’s nothing particularly compelling about this Audi ‘ur’ Quattro. It doesn’t have a famous former owner. It’s not an especially rare model. The mileage is low but not super low, at 32,233. And yet it’s just gone under the hammer via Classic Car Auctions (CCA) for a patently absurd £72,050.

It’s an auction record, and yet another sign that the classic car market isn’t done with its current bonkers streak. The final sum is also far beyond the £35,000 to £40,000 estimate originally given - nearly double the lower figure, in fact.

Like any auction of modern classics worth its salt, CCA’s September event also had a Porsche 911 fetching a silly sum. It was a 1988 Carrera Supersport, and it’s not hard to see why it proved tempting - it’s essentially a 3.2 Carrera given a 930 Turbo-like body, plus some of the Turbo’s chassis upgrades. It went for £99,000, £40,000 more than its lower estimate.

Whatever you do, don’t look up how much these cars would have gone for five or so years ago. It might make you cry…