Classic Ford Escort with ‘lowest ever mileage’ worth a fortune could be a bargain as it’s auctioned with no reserve
A CLASSIC Ford Escort with the “lowest ever mileage” is to go under the hammer without a reserve.
Car experts are baffled at how to price the 1988 Ford Escort XR3i which has covered less than 3,000 miles in its 34 years.
That means the XR3i has driven the equivalent of just 84 miles per year, or about an annual round trip from London to Kent.
The vendor agreed along with auctioneers at CCA Everyman Classics to let the market decide how to price the unique motor.
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The grey Escort has been owned from new since the 1980s, and comes with much of its original paperwork.
A spokesperson for the auction house said: “We really have no idea quite what the car may achieve, value wise, who could?
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“It’s unrepeatable. Could it be £10,000? Almost certainly – £20,000? Undoubtedly, £30,000? Quite possibly!
“But of course, it could be worth lots more in fact.
“The vendor has agreed to bring the car to the market at No Reserve.
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“On that basis the marketplace will decide its value, every bidder knowing that they could be the lucky owner of perhaps the lowest mileage and most desired Ford XR3i in the world.”
It comes after Princess Diana’s sporty classic Escort recently sold for a whopping £650,000.
The car is up for sale at the Warwickshire Event Centre, Warwicks, on December 10.