For Sale - Wanted to Buy

"The market" is part of it since the market is down for pretty much all of the vintage British cars, but I'd assess a few more specific factors:

• The motor was replaced, and there are still a lot of people unfortunately fixated on "macthing numbers." (People who ask, "Is it matching numbers" are likely those who know little about the car in question, but are trying to appear sophisticated and knowledgable. It's like a cover for, "I don't know any truly intelligent questions to ask.")

• The car has the stigma of several Reserve Not Met auctions, and all of them relatively recent. And the highest bids were already low going back to 2020, well before any trends of the greater economy, including before the post-COVID lockdown damage.

• I think Bring-a-Trailer is, to some degree, going the way of eBay where bids are low and buyers all want to steal the car in question or not buy it at all. It's like they think they'll lose face if they pay a fair price. They demand bragging rights about how little they paid, and the resulting peer approval is more important to them than just paying a fair price for car they want.

• It always amuses me when people refer to it as Kent's car. I found it. I approached Kent about taking it on as joint project (thus beginning our ten-year partnership) and then I bought it and when it was ready, I marketed it.