The time finally came for the auction to start. We went to the bidding area and took our seats.
Looking round, there seemed to be quite a few people present. Harry said many of them were probably dealers. I wondered if so many people meant the price of the cars would go too high for our budget.
The auction began. The cars were driven into the cavernous room and were parked in front of the banked seats where we bidders sat. The auctioneer was in a glass booth facing us on the other side of the roadway, talking into a public address system so he could be heard above the noise of the car engines.
I began to fidget, Harry hadn’t raised his hand once, and the auction had been going for over half an hour. I was about to say something when Harry nudged me.
“This next one might be worth a bi
