59 RHD South African Queen

[roy mawbey]

Drew, you made a fantastic job on restoring that 356A I am very surprised you have had a poor response to its sale. Like Justin says the market seems quiet after a long period of high prices. I just looked at Hagerty classic car price guide and they they state for a 1959 356A super the following:-

£71,700 for a daily driver
£101,000 for a car in good condition
£124,000 for a car that might win a local car show
£242,000 for a Number one best you can get car.

I really wonder if the World wide specialised classic car auctions are the best option with a firm reserve. I think that would be my thinking but I have no experience of doing that. Of course you would have to pay I guess for the them to market the car.

Roy

[Drew.s]

Hi Roy
Thanks for the valuation breakdown, and Happy New Year 2026, I have not been advertising the 356 for the past year waiting for the market to settle and concentrating on the sale of my Messerschmitt KR201, which has now found a new home.
68 BTR is now back up for sale at the fair price of £80k.
Here is an article that appeared in the Jan-Feb edition of the US 356 Registry magazine.
Regards
Drew
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[Drew.s]

Here is the article