Bonhams announced the sale of the dismantled first McLaren -- the 1964 Cooper-Zerex-Oldsmobile ‘Jolly Green Giant’ -- at the Goodwood Revival auction 2022. The first sports-racing car to wear the Kiwi team badge of Bruce Mclaren -- the 1964 Cooper-Zerex-Oldsmobile ‘Jolly Green Giant’ -- was recently rediscovered in a dismantled state. It has been described as being … [Read more...]
2022 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Auction Preview)
A 1993 Benetton-Ford Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater driven by Riccardo Patrese and Michael Schumacher is the lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale 2022. A 1993 Benetton-Ford Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater, estimate £1,100,000 – 1,600,000 ($1,400,000 -- $2,000,000), is the most expensive car on offer in the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022 classic … [Read more...]
2021 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale (Auction Results)
A 1956/1980s Jaguar D-Type sold for $1,100,000 to top the results at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale 2021 while a 1993 Jaguar XJ220 achieved a model record $635,000. The top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival classic car auction was £799,000 paid for a Jaguar D-Type that combined original and reproduction parts for a car close enough to original specification to … [Read more...]
2021 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale (Lagonda Highlights Announced)
The entire 1929 Lagonda racing team was announced for sale in the Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2021 classic car auction. Racing Jaguars are likely to be amongst the further highlights. An entire team of one of the great sporting marques of the golden era - 1920s racing Lagondas - which campaigned at Brooklands and Le Mans, is offered for the first … [Read more...]
2021 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Auction Results)
A 1928 Maserati Tipo 26B and a 1950s Ferrari Dino 246/60 Formula 1 racing cars sold for $1,337,000 as the top results at the Bonhams 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed sale in the UK. The three top results at the Bonhams Festival of Speed classic car auction 2021 were all for Italian cars. A 1928 Maserati Tipo 26B 2.1-Litre Sports, Gran Premio and Formule Libre Racing … [Read more...]
2021 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Aston Martin BD5 Convertible Announced)
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible originally owned by Peter Sellers and then by Lord Snowden, husband of Princess Margaret, was announced for the Bonhams 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed sale in the UK in July 2021. The first high profile car announced for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021 classic car auction is 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible, estimate … [Read more...]
2020 Bonhams Goodwood SpeedWeek Sale (Auction Results)
A 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS sold for $1,651,420 as the top result at the Bonhams Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020 classic car auction. The top three results at the Bonhams Goodwood SpeedWeek sale on 17 October 2020 were all Ferraris. A 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS sold for £1,269,400 ($1,651,420), as the only result above a million dollars at the classic car auction. A 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC … [Read more...]
2020 Bonhams Goodwood SpeedWeek Sale (John Surtees BMW 503 Announcement)
Bonhams announced that John Surtees' 1957 BMW 503 3.2 Litre Cabriolet will be on offer at the Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020 classic car auction. A very rare 1957 BMW 503 3.2 Litre Cabriolet, estimate £220,000 – 260,000, offered directly from the family of the late John Surtees CBE, will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Goodwood SpeedWeek Sale on 17 October 2020. John … [Read more...]
2020 Bonhams Goodwood SpeedWeek Sale (Collections Announcement)
Bonhams announced thee single-owner collections to join the top cars at the Goodwood SpeekWeek sale on 17 October 2020. A trio of important single-owner motor car collections will be offered by Bonhams at the Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020 sale. These 24 cars have a combined lower estimate of £5 million with the most-expensive car a 1931 Invicta 4 ½-Litre S-Type Low Chassis … [Read more...]
2019 Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale (Alfa 8C Announcement)
A 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 ‘Long Chassis’ Tourer is offered at the Bonhams Festival of Speed 2019 classic car auction. Bonhams announced a classic car from the glory days of pre-war Italian racing, a 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 ‘Long Chassis’ Tourer as a lead car for the 2019 Festival of Speed sale in the UK in July 2019. The car is one of the last examples of the very … [Read more...]
2019 Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Sale Results Announced
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon sold for $832,100 as the top result of the Bonhams Goodwood Members' classic car auction 2019. Although a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon to Vantage specification was the most-expensive car sold at the Bonhams Goodwood Members' 2019 sale, the top results were dominated by German cars. A 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SC sold for $466,000 … [Read more...]
2019 Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting Sale (Bentley Announcement)
A 1929 Bentley 4½-litre Tourer is the lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting 2019 classic car auction. Bonhams is offering an extraordinarily well preserved 1929 Bentley 4½-litre Tourer, with an estimate of £600,000-800,000, as the lead car for the Goodwood Members’ Meeting sale on Sunday 7 April 2019. Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting Sale 2019 Bonhams … [Read more...]
2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed (Mansell’s Williams Announcement)
Nigel Mansell's 1992 Williams-Renault FW14B Formula 1 car driven to five Grand Prix victories en route to the World Championship is offered at the 2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale. Bonhams announced that the 1992 Williams-Renault FW14B Formula 1 car in which legendary British racing driver Nigel Mansell won five Grand Prix races on his way to becoming 1992 … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Revival (Presale Announcements)
A LaFerrari Aperta and other supercars will join top Rolls Royce and classic cars at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2018 sale. Several modern hypercars, including a 2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta and a 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari Coupé, are among the highlights of the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale in September 2018. It is only the second LaFerrari Aperta ever offered for sale at … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Auction Results
A 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato sold for $13,315,899 as the top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 sale. The top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale 2018 was as expected for the 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, registration number 2 VEV, that achieved $13,315,899. This was the highest price ever paid for a British-made car at an … [Read more...]