A rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato '2 VEV' is the lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 sale. It is expected to be the most-expensive British car ever sold in Britain. Bonhams announced at its Paris Rétromobile auction that a rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato will be its lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car auction in … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Results
Three cars sold for more than a million dollar at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 sale: a 1973 Porsche 911 RS Lightweight, a 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster and a 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sedanca de Ville. The top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 classic car auction was £897,500 ($1,163,408) paid for a 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale (Porsches Announcement)
A rare 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera Speedster GS/GT is the leading car thus far announced for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale 2017. A beautifully restored 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera Speedster GS/GT (estimate $1,200,000-$1,300,000) is the early lead car the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car auction 2017. A 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS Lightweight … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Results (Press Release)
A 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for a new model record $6,121,200 at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2016 sale. It was the only car selling for over a million dollar at the sale with a 1965 Ferrari 275 GT Berlinetta listed as sold at £1.5 million price prior to the auction while bidding for the 1936 Aston Martin Speed Model "Red Dragon” (estimate £1.6 to £2 million) stopped short … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Goodwood Revival (Porsche 550 RS Press Release)
A 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder (estimate £4,700,000-6,200,000) is the leading car for the 2016 Bonhams Goodwood Revival classic car auction. This unrestored Porsche won the FIVA award for originality at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2010. Other highlights at the sale include a 1936 Aston Martin Speed Model “Red Dragon” (estimate £1.6 to £2 million) and a 1965 Ferrari 275 … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Goodwood Revival (Press Release: 1936 Aston Martin)
A 1936 Aston Martin Speed Model "Red Dragon” (estimate £1.6 to £2 million) is an early entry to the Bonhams 2016 Goodwood Revival classic car auction. The car was raced in period by Richard Dick Seaman, Eddie Hertzberger and finally Dudley Folland after the Second World War. This racing open Aston Martin is in the Welsh livery used by Folland. The car’s in period racing history … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Festival of Speed Auction (Press Release)
The 2015 Bonhams Festival of Speed classic car auction will offer the very first Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster ever built, estimate over $2 million. The car was the most expensive production vehicle on offer in the world when offered for $1.5 million in 1998. Mercedes Benz built only 25 CLK GTRs of which only six were roadsters. The car on offer was the first one ever built … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Press Release)
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 races, including his last competitive race. The auction estimate is … [Read more...]
2014 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Classic Car Auction Results
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 on offer. Bonhams Goodwood Revival Auction 2014 The annual … [Read more...]
2014 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Results
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. A 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus achieved £10,753,500 ($18,309,613) – … [Read more...]
Most-Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction: The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 Racer
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. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 single-seater racing car driven by legendary five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio became the most-expensive car ever sold at auction. The Mercedes-Benz racing car fetched a … [Read more...]
Most Expensive Alfa Romero Ever – 1935 Tipo C8 Ex-Scuderia Ferrari
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 car and also the second highest … [Read more...]