The month that was June | Gavelled!

As three-car garages go, this trio ticks just about every box...

By Cam Tait / Wednesday, 8 July 2026 / Loading comments

AC Cobra Mk IV 378, 2021, 1.2k miles - sold for £117,920*

An AC Cobra? From 2021? You betcha. And no, it isn’t a kit car that’s been cobbled together from assorted Sierra parts. This is very much the real deal, officially built by AC Cars with a chassis number that’s a direct continuation of the Thames Ditton-assembled originals. And while it resembles the iconic Cobra of the '60s, it’s been assembled using modern materials and manufacturing processes, meaning you get those iconic looks without any of the usual pesky classic car quirks.

That being said, this one isn’t trying to hide the fact that it was built this side of the millennium, with its combination of Nitrous Blue paintwork and contrasting gloss black highlights normally associated with the Ford Focus RS or Honda Civic Type R. But rather than a titchy turbocharged four-pot up front, this 378 is packing a tyre-smoking 6.2-litre LS3 V8 with 446hp, which is sent to the rear axle through a limited-slip diff. It’ll doubtless be an absolute riot, so it’s little wonder that this blue brute amassed 105 bids before the hammer fell, with the final price coming in at £117,920 including the buyer’s premium. Whoever landed the winning bid is now in for their best and noisiest summer ever, while the seller has a decent chunk of change to fill the Cobra’s boots.

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Porsche 911 (992) Carrera T, 2024, 12.8k miles - sold for £89,250*

If ever there were an underappreciated Porsche 911 (so far as the wider public is concerned), it’d be the Carrera T. Those after a more track-focused 911 can choose from the many GT3 variants (which now include the recently-reviewed S/C drop-top), or, if you haven’t managed to land an allocation, the GTS is usually the next port of call. But Matt Bird said the Carrera T “probably represents the best value for a non-GT 992” in his 2023 review, adding that “it would be hard to say with any real conviction that a GTS would offer up significantly more thrills for its premium.” Interesting.

The good news, if you’re looking to buy, is that 992.1 Carrera Ts have now dipped below the six-figure mark, while you’d be lucky to find an equivalent GTS for below £100,000. And if you’re looking to sell, values are holding strong despite the arrival of the updated 992.2 just a year ago. Just take a look at this 2024 example, for instance. Having covered 12,838 miles in just two years, it still managed a strong £89,250 including the buyer’s fee. A fantastic return after two years of enjoyment, and a slightly cheaper way into Carrera T ownership for the buyer.

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Alpina B3 S Touring (F31), 2019, 44k miles - sold for £44,328*

The perfect car doesn’t exist, but some get mighty close. A good chunk of them come from a small German manufacturer from Buchloe once known as Alpina. As you doubtless know already, that name now belongs to BMW and, from what we’ve seen so far, it’ll feature on some ultra-luxurious models that, while not a million miles away from the original Alpina ethos, lack the boutique feel only an independent carmaker can offer. So anything before the BMW takeover will surely be firmly in the sights of collectors, much like pre-merger AMGs, with this F31 B3 S Touring surely among the most sought-after.

First of all, it's properly rare. Like all Alpinas, admittedly, but it’s thought that only 100 B3 S were built worldwide, of which only a fraction were Tourings. An even tinier number of those would have been right-hand drive, and it’s hard to believe many of those came in this utterly brilliant spec of Alpina Green II metallic over cream leather with green piping. It is simply perfect, not to mention the 441hp twin-turbo straight-six up front and all the dog-carrying potential a Touring body brings. It’s now in the hands of the lucky winning bidder, who’s got their hands on one of the best all-rounders there is in exchange for £44,328, including the buyer’s fee. So if you’ve got an Alpina on the drive, you may want to get in touch - especially if it’s in as good a spec as this.

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