LUDEN Automotive
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Classic Car sales, maintenance, storage and restoration
Upminster, Essex
Joined February 2016
Leave my Dad alone with the keys for five minutes and this happens
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You've seen the photos, so here's a video. Some of the paint has dried, but I'm pretty sure some of it never will.
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No one wants a 2.0 litre, 4-cylinder C63, it seems 😳
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It's a shame there aren't more of these, I think they're one of the best styled cars of the past decade
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Always money for cameras under the guise of road safety, but no money for cleaning drains which would definitely improve road safety? 🤷🏻♂️
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FOR SALE: a complete riot in car form, this 1976 BMW 1602. One of those cars that just makes you smile.
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The best styling of any saloon car of its generation? The kind of car where you can easily see the original sketch
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The final dog walk spot. Truly a sad sight. I can imagine how many times people have knocked on the door to see if the owner would sell. Apparently there used to be a Morgan Plus 8 there too
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I promised a thread on the running costs of my 1987 Bentley Turbo R a few weeks ago. I wanted to hit 15,000 (tracked) miles to post, and then went a bit beyond that. I've now tracked 17,038 miles (annoyingly it's actually due a fill up, so could have provided more data)
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In a move that has been described as 'pencils up the nose mad', I've bought this utterly lovely 1982 Maserati Quattroporte III. I've wanted one for ages, and this one in the right colour and with the manual 'box was too hard to resist. Can't wait to get some new tyres on it and
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You may be cool, but you're not as cool as this lady with her 458. Also, the last pretty Ferrari right here
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This 1996 Aston Martin DB7 i6 Coupe, a single owner car with 57,300 miles from new, was offered with no reserve and sold for £10,000 plus fees
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You may believe you're cool, but you're not 'I've street parked my CSL' cool.
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This 1995 BMW 750iL with 76,650 miles on it, guided at £4,500-£5,250, sells for £5,000 plus fees.
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This 2,221 mile, 1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth Lux was offered with a guide between £80k-£100k and sold for £180,000 plus fees. Massive result, and Ford pricing still crazy for the right car. Seemingly no mileage since 1997!
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This 1987 BMW 735i SE was offered with no reserve and sold for £2,592 including fees
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This 2005 Alfa Romeo Spider JTS Lusso was offered with no reserve. It sold for £2,250 including fees. Great colour for it
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Sub zero levels of cool for this Audi Quattro, not to mention the 911 or the Corniche!
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Next up was the Viperceptor. Utterly nuts in every single way (including the £200,000 estimated build cost). Guided at £80k-£105k, and sold for £91,040 including fees. Who else wonders how much of a handful it is?
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Can BMW (or any manufacturer for that matter) go back to making handsome super saloons like this please? . Not sure there is a new one on the market for under £100k
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Another recent spot, and possibly my favourite saloon car of that generation
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A Renault 5 Turbo or Turbo 2 is often a top 10 dream car for me, and this one is utterly perfect. Up for auction with Artcurial for a guide of 130,000€ - 180,000€, this Bleu Olympe car (with an interior combo I just love) is the no 2 production car.
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TVR Speed 12 at Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace. There is no more bonkers car than this
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How amazing does this Ferrari P4 replica look? Mondial engine, aluminium bodywork and €95,000. Looks fun!.
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Here’s a question for you, Twitter. Is an Esprit iconic? If so, why?
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Oh yes, this is a bit of me. A BMW 750iL with a manual gearbox 😍🤤.
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You may disagree, but I think the Manta is one of the best styled cars of its period. This 1971 Opel Manta 1.6 S is a gorgeous thing, and offered with a guide of £13k-£17k. If it had a more desirable badge it would be worth a fortune. Not sold for a bid of £7,000
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A little bit of work to get the rear lights working on the Thunderbird. So cool.
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This 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth has had over £80k spent on it in the last 20 years, inc. a new 550hp engine by Bluesprint Motorsport and the car is a road legal Group A spec car. Never been on the road since finished. Guided £60k-£70k, it sold provisionally for £44k plus fees
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When the house and car match up perfectly, or is the house not quite grand enough? 🤣
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This 2007 Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6 Q4 Sportwagon with 67,000 miles on the odometer was offered with no reserve and sold for £6,500 plus fees .Lovely.
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This 1994 Jaguar Majestic 4.0, a former Kuwait embassy car, sells from no reserve for £400 plus fees
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This no reserve 1995 Mercedes Benz S420 Limousine sold for £700 plus fees
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You wouldn't expect to see an Essex Esprit out in the rain. Ideal summer daily, though
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This 1991 Mercedes 500SL was offered with no reserve, and sold for £6,160 including fees
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I’m always amazed that these made production. The world needs more funky cars
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How about a 1991 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton? This low mileage (17,823 miles) example was offered with a guide of £110,000-£120,000. Sold provisionally for £98,000 plus fees
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Pretty horrendous paint quality for a six figure car
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It's rare for me to express my love of BMW, but this. this is a car I think is completely brilliant.
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10/10 would daily. What a brute, and what a lovely colour combo, too. Seems almost reasonable in price compared to some V cars.
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Stolen from Facebook. How incredible does this look! 😍
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Third on the dog walk spotted list is this old kit. Can’t deny I’d love to see it out being used
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I know people view an E-type in a similar way to SUVs on Twitter (ie it’s popular not to like them), but this one is an especially stylish thing
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If anyone fancies buying a project car, feel free to drop me a message!
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It's bonkers to think that the DB9 is now 20 years old. Ageing very well, though
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Although my auction tweets may seem a little pointless, I had a DM earlier saying they'd bought this little 205 after seeing my tweet. How great is that! @classiccarauc.
Next up was this lovely 1984 Peugeot 205 1.6 litre GTi, which has been subjected to a £25,000 restoration and was offered with a guide between £14k-£18k and did not sell. Now offered with a buy it now price of £14,800 @classiccarauc .Definitely need a hot hatch again soon (and I
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This 1997 BMW 740i was offered with no reserve, and sold for £1,160 including fees
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Is there a better looking and better sounding Ferrari than a 355 for under £200k?
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Had the absolute pleasure today of getting to wander around a 40 strong collection of 'barn find' Land Rovers and chat to their owner, who absolutely loves them all, and is selling them grudgingly. Great owner, great chat, and a fun day. Longer vid below.
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Surely one of the most hilariously inappropriate cars to take on the Nurburgring? Looks like it's handling it pretty well to be fair!. Photos from Facebook - Misha Charoudin.
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There is no car at auction that I want more than this right now. Über cool!.
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This 1978 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale Homage was offered with a guide between £45k-£55k, and did not sell . Epic thing. It'll surely get more looks than a similar Escort
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This no reserve 1980 BMW 735i just sold for £5,000 plus fees
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This 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi was offered with a guide between £4K-£6k and sold for £5,184 including fees
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This 155,000 mile 1998 Volvo V70 R AWD Estate was offered with no reserve, and sold for £2,860 including fees. Now surely that's a bargain?! It's the kind of car everyone tells me does everything you need
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One for the green over tan fetishists, this 2000 Porsche Boxster S 3.2 with 65k miles on the clock. Offered with a guide of £5,500-£7,000. Sold for £5,390.
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I'll always love a 190e Cosworth. Just such a great looking car. Performance, without being flash
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There are still some cheap 911s out there, despite 996 classifieds going wild. This 2001 Carrera was offered with a guide of £10k-£12k, and sold for £7,875 including fees. Reg not included
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Tracked nearly 15,000 miles worth of fuel and maintenance usage on the Bentley now - worth doing a thread showing what it costs to run?
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This 217k mile, 1989 Audi 100 Avant Quattro, guided at £1,250-£1,750, sells provisionally for £900 plus fees
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