A $127,000 wrecked Jaguar and a $300,000 Integrale mark a wild weekend of auctions

The market for modern classics continues its steep climb with the news that a 1995 Lancia Delta HF Integrale just sold for a record-breaking $309,099. Meanwhile, the $127,463 purchase of a crashed 1960 Jaguar XK150 proves that collectors are prepared to invest in serious reconstruction for the right car. What’s more, these remarkable sales both took place on the very same day at two different auctions in the U.K.

First up is Lancia’s weapons-grade homologation-special hatchback, which dominated the World Rally Championship, taking 46 wins and six consecutive constructors’ championships between 1987 and 1992. After setting records on the rally stage an auction benchmark was achieved by a 1995 Evo 2 Edizione Finale. The car is one of just 250 final editions built in the last year of production. Finished in Bordeaux Red with yellow and blue striping the car’s other standout features include Recaro seats, carbon-fiber trim, a Momo steering wheel and aluminum OMP pedals. This Integrale sits on 16-inch Speedline alloy wheels, Eibach springs and has an OMP strut brace across the remapped 254-hp motor.

Originally sold to a Deltisti fan in Japan the car is number 092 and has covered barely more than 3000 miles since new, despite being imported first to Belgium and then the U.K. The sensation sales price achieved at Silverstone Auctions on May 22 adds over $100,000 to the record previously set for an Integrale Evo Giallo Ferrari at RM Sotheby’s in 2017.

The same afternoon at Bonhams MPH May Auction a mangled Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe fetched close to $130,000. The 3.8-liter car was first registered in 1960 and had two previous owners before meeting its demise in September 1996. The owner lost control on a wet road and hit a tree, totaling the Jag, but in a testament to the car’s strength, the driver walked away unhurt. Following the accident the car was stored away in a dry garage and never repaired as the now-deceased owner was said to be too embarrassed to make an insurance claim.

Bonhams gives the car’s condition a score of just 30 out of 100, but that didn’t deter bidders. According to the Hagerty Valuation Tool, a Concours-condition XK150 Drophead Coupe would be worth $198,000, and we can’t imagine this restoration coming cheap.