It was a Youngtimer that made the headlines this afternoon – but not one of the über-saloons from the No Reserve collection. Instead, jaws dropped wide open when a telephone bidder paid over a million euros for what some might describe as the love child of a cornflake box and a builder’s ski...

Those expecting fireworks from the Youngtimer Collection – now all being offered without reserve – were, with the odd exception, in for a disappointment. Working on strictly provisional figures, a solid performance by the Canadians this afternoon grossed €6.7m. On today’s evidence, t...