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...]