2018 Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Preview

I stopped by the upcoming 2018 Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic auction today to check out the cars on offer. A big part of this auction is numeric plates. These have proven to be a good investment for many of the last few years. Personally I regard them a bit like Bitcoin, the latest fad without fundamentals. It’s not like you can enjoy driving your #37 number plate even if it loses value. Lots of people have made money though! Looking at the cars, some of the more interesting lots were:

Lot 62: 1962 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 OTS

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S211 Rear Suspension

I don’t feature the E350 Wagon on this site much. It is the main family car, mostly driven by my wife. The S211 is (in my view) a much better option than the plethora of SUV’s on the road. The lower ride height makes loading babies and prams easy and it drives and handles like a proper car.

Just after Christmas, the rear of the car would drop down on one side after the car was not used for a couple of days. It quickly escalated to dropping down after only a few minutes. At that time I didn’t understand […]