2015 Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale Results

1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Vantage Convertible with Peter Ustinov

Highlights from the 2015 Bonhams Aston Martin Works classic car sale included £1.5 million for the 1962 DB4 Vantage Convertible of Sir Peter Ustinov. However, a 1966 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible in ‘Vantage’ specification achieved the top result of £1,524,700. A further 1962 Aston Martin DB4 4.0-Litre Series IV Convertible also sold for more than … Read more

2015 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Press Release)

Sir Stirling Moss’s 1961 Porsche RS-61 Sports racing car

Sir Stirling Moss’s 1961 Porsche RS-61 Sports racing car will he one of the highlights of the 2015 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car auction. The car achieved 13 victories and 20 podium placings in SCCA National Competition in the USA but the car on offer was only raced by Stirling Moss in historic … Read more

2015 Bonhams Oxford Carriage Sale Results (Press Release)

1835 Travelig Landau Bonhams

Bonhams sold an ex-Royal Mews Traveling Landau for $376,000 at its first ever Carriage Collection Sale in Oxford on March 7, 2015. Bonhams Private European Collection of Victorian Carriages and Coaches had a white glove result with a 100% sell-through rate achieving a total £1,147,765. The top result, the ex-Royal British Mews Landau commission by … Read more

2014 Bonhams New Bond Street London Auction (Pre-Sale Press Release)

1965 Ferrari 27Dark Green 5 GTB Alloy-Bodied Berlinetta

A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy-bodied Berlinetta is to star in Bonhams New Bond Street auction on November 30, 2014 in London. In the final major classic car sale of the year, only 35 cars will be on offer, of which several are estimated to clear the million-dollar mark, including a 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C … Read more

2014 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Classic Car Auction Results

1936 Lagonda LG45R Rapide sports-racing two-seater

New world records were set for 1930s sports racing Lagonda and OM cars at the 2014 Bonhams Goodwood Revival classic car auction. Two further cars sold for over a million dollars each: the almost obligatory Mercedes Benz 300 SL and a Ferrari F40. For once, a Ferrari was not topping the results despite 17 Ferraris … Read more

2014 RM Auctions London Sale Results

1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti Photo Credit: James Mann ©2014 Courtesy of RM Auctions

The top result at the RM Auctions London 2014 sale was $8 million for a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’ by Scaglietti. Seven cars sold for over a million dollar each. RM Auctions’ 2014 London Sale was held in conjunction with the Hampton Court Concours of Elegance on September 8, 2014. … Read more

2014 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Results

Red 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus

A 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus sold for over $18 million as the most-expensive car sold thus far this year at public auction and most-expensive Ferrari racing car ever. The 2014 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed for the second year running saw the highest price paid for a car at public auction thus far in the year. … Read more

Most-Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction: The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 Racer

1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula-1 Racing Car

The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 racing car driven by Fangio sold for $30 million by Bonhams Auctions at Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale 2013 as the most expensive car ever sold in a public auction. → A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R with streamliner bodywork sold for €51,155,000 ($53,917,370) at a special RM Sotheby’s auction at … Read more

Most Expensive Alfa Romero Ever – 1935 Tipo C8 Ex-Scuderia Ferrari

1935-Alfa-Romeo-Tipo-C-8C-35

Bonhams sold the ex-Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 ‘50013’ – Scuderia Ferrari at Goodwood for £5,937,500. At the Goodwood Revival, British auction house Bonhams sold a 1935 Alfa Romeo that once belonged to the Ferrari team for £5,937,500 (US$9,427,600). This was the highest price ever achieved at auction for an Alfa Romero … Read more