Paris auction may tempt classic car insurance customers

Classic car insurance customers may be tempted to add to their collection of vintage vehicles after hearing about one of the antique autos on offer at an upcoming auction.

The Retromobile sale – being held on January 23rd 2010 in Paris – is set to see a 1926/27 1.5-litre supercharged straight-eight Talbot-Darracq go under the hammer.

Bonhams – the company organising the auction – explained the grand prix model set new standards when it first came on the scene.

The car was able to produce 160 bhp from 1,488 cc capacity.

Valued at between €400,000 (£360,417) and €600,000, Bonhams predicted the antique auto will attract a lot of attention.

It stated: "One of the most charismatic, exciting and advanced grand prix cars of the so-called roaring twenties, this immaculately restored Talbot-Darracq is sure to turn heads."

Meanwhile, vintage vehicle enthusiasts up and down the country may currently be preparing for a big weekend, as the Goodwood Revival gets underway today (September 18th).