Bonhams announced the Canadian 1991 Grand Prix winning Benetton B-191-02 Formula 1 car driven by Nelson Piquet and Michael Schumacher for the Spa sale. A 1991 Benetton B-191-02 Formula 1 car is likely to be one of the highlights of the Bonhams Spa Classic 2017 car sale in Belgium in May. This racing far was famously raced to victory by Nelson Piquet in the Canadian 1991 … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Spa Classic Car Sale (Swiss Collection Announcement)
Bonhams announced a collection of classic cars found at a Swiss castle for its Spa 2017 sale including a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Bonhams raised the ever-popular barn find stakes at classic car auctions to a more classy “castle find” for the Spa Classic Sale in May 2017. A collection of twelve classic motorcars that were discovered at a Swiss castle will be sold … [Read more...]
2016 RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote Milan Sale Results
A Ferrari 275 GTB/6C sold for $3,655,120 while a Maserati MC12 set a new model record of $3,235,680 at the RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale in Milan. The auction was the largest single-owner automotive sale ever in Europe and many of the 423 cars on offer sold well above estimate. RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote Milan Sale RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote classic car and auto memorabilia … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams The Zoute Sale Results (Porsche Press Release)
Porsches continue to perform very well at collector car auctions with a 2016 Porsche 911 R selling for $539,000 at Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Belgium. As the first 911 R offered at public auction, this set a new world record for the model (that is still in production but all 991 cars were pre-sold). Another world record at auction was set by the ex-Derek Bell factory prototype … [Read more...]
2016 RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote (Pre-Sale Press Release)
RM Sotheby’s ‘Duemila Ruote’ (2000 Wheels) in Milan in November 2016 will be the largest automotive-themed private collection sale ever staged in Europe. This multi-day sale scheduled for the weekend of 25 November 2016 in Milan, Italy, will feature over 430 cars, 150 motorcycles, 60 boats and hundreds of bicycles and automobilia items. All lots will be offered without … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale (Preview Press Release)
A 1954 Aston Martin DB3S (estimate $8.4 – 9.8 million) is the leading entry for the Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale auction on May 21, 2016. This rare Aston Martin Works team car, campaigned by amongst others Stirling Moss, Peter Collins and Roy Savadori is clearly the star entry at this single marque classic car auction. Other early entries estimated to sell for over a million … [Read more...]
2016 Artcurial Le Mans Classic Sale Preview (1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta)
Artcurial will offer a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta as lead car at the 2016 Le Mans Classic car auction in France on 9 July 2016. This Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, chassis #2917, was the Paris Motor Show car and had the same owner for the past 47 years. The estimate is likely to be around $10 million. Artcurial Le Mans Classic Sale 2016 Artcurial will hold it 2016 Le … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum Sale Results
A 2009 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren ‘Stirling Moss’ sold for €2,300,000 at the 2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum sale in Stuttgart, Germany. No further cars sold for more than a million dollar with none of the five 1930s Mercedes Benz 500 / 540 K cabriolets reaching the reserve margins. The second highest result in Stuttgart was a reasonable €862,500 for a 1926 Mercedes-Benz Model … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Stuttgart Sale (Auction Preview)
Five 1930s Mercedes Benz 500 / 540 K Cabriolets are on sale at the Bonhams Mercedes Benz 2016 classic car auction at the MB museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Eleven cars are expected to sell for over a million dollar each at the single-marque sale at the Mercedes Benz Museum in 2016. In addition to the 1930s cabriolets and 300s of the 1950s, a 1926 Mercedes Benz 24/100/140 PS, a … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Frederiksen Auction Results
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Roadster became the most-expensive car ever sold at public auction in Denmark when it achieved $2.7 million at the Bonhams Frederiksen Collection sale. Six of the 48 cars on offer achieved results of more than a million dollar. The auction grossed $24 million - the highest ever in Denmark for a classic car auction. A 1933 Maybach DS-8 … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Chantilly Sale Results (Press Release)
A 1972 Maserati Boomerang Coupé design study by Giugiaro sold for $3,666,800 at the 2015 Bonhams classic car auction at the Chantilly Concours d'Elegance. Bonhams 2015 Chantilly Concours d'Elegance Sale Bonhams hosted its first classic car auction at the Arts & Elegance event in the grounds of the Château de Chantilly on September 5, 2015. Other events included a … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Frederiksen Auction Preview
Bonhams will sell 48 cars, including 13 Rolls Royces, from the Frederiksen Collection at a classic car auction in Denmark on September 26, 2015. The single-owner collection includes the best of British, European and American motoring with most cars from the pre-War period and several manufactured before the First World War. The sale will feature some 13 Rolls-Royce, three … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Spa Classic Car Sale Results (Press Release)
A 1990-93 Porsche Type 962 C Endurance Racing Competition Coupe, sold for €1,495,000 at the Spa Sale – the highest online bid ever at a Bonhams auction. This Ex-Jürgen Oppermann/Otto Altenbach/Loris Kessel Obermaier Racing Porsche was also the top result at the Bonhams classic car auction in Belgium. The sale included several further Porsches and Ferraris but no other car … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale Results
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 a million dollars. Bonhams … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart Results
Six cars sold for more than a million dollar at the Bonhams 2015 Mercedes Benz Museum classic car auction in Stuttgart. Top result was 1938 Mercedes Benz 540 K Cabriolet A sold for €2,760,000 while four 300 SLs sold for over a million dollar each. 2015 Bonhams The Mercedes Benz Sale Bonhams held its second annual Mercedes-Benz single marque classic car auction at the Mercedes … [Read more...]