Buying a classic car at auction – Part 1

I'd say it was closer to midnight, than nine o'clock, when I received a text message from old mate James Ward. It contained a few words, and a link to Peugeot 505 STI listed at Shannons auctions. This wasn't the first car, or even the first Peugeot that late-night Wardy had flicked through to me. Speaking on his behalf, our chief publisher has a soft spot for chic metal. His mother owned a 505, and he's yet to catch a ride on the nostalgia train by owning one himself.