The 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione raced by N.A.R.T. to fifth place overall at Le Mans in 1971 will go on sale at the Artcurial Le Mans 2018 sale. The estimate is $8 to $9.3 million. Artcurial will offer a rare 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Group IV Competizione conversion at in Artcurial Motorcars’ biennial sale at Le Mans Classic on 7 July 2018. This Daytona … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Den Hartogh Ford Collection Sale (Announcement)
Bonhams will sell the Den Hartogh car museum’s collection that includes the world’s largest Ford collection at a special auction in the Netherlands in June 2018. The Den Hartogh Museum’s more than 200 Ford and Lincoln cars from the first half of the twentieth century and more than 50 motorcycles will be offered without reserve at a special auction arranged by Bonhams in … [Read more...]
2017 Tom Hartley Jnr Offers an Unused 1997 McLaren F1
An unused yellow 1997 McLaren F1 car with only delivery mileage is on offer at Tom Harley Jnr, a British dealer of top-end exotic classic cars. A never registered, unused dandelion yellow 1997 McLaren F1 is currently on offer at Tom Hartley Jnr, in Derbyshire, UK. The car is offered with delivery test mileage only with seats and additional equipment still covered in … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams The Zoute Sale Results
Bonhams sold a 2017 Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet for a record €1,200,000 as the top result of The Zoute Sale 2017 in Belgium. A brand new 2017 Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet sold for a record €1,200,000 (US $1,400,000) plus VAT as a charity lot at the Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Belgium. This record-breaking mammoth Mercedes Benz was the last of only 99 built and … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Ferrari Maranello Sale Results
RM Sotheby's sold 20 Ferraris for over a million dollar at the special Ferrari auction in Maranello. A LaFerrari Aperta sold for $10 million as a charity lot. RM Sotheby's Ferrari Leggenda e Passione 2017 sale included 20 Ferraris that achieved over $1 million. The top result was a magnificent $10 million (€8.3 million) for the 210th 2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta that … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams De Zoute Sale (Mercedes-Benz G650 Announcement)
A new 2017 Mercedes-Benz Maybach G650 Landaulet will be sold for the Laureus Sport for Good charity at the Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Belgium. A 2017 Mercedes-Benz Maybach G650 V12 Biturbo Landaulet – one of only 98 ever built – will be sold at the Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Belgium on 6 October 2017 on behalf of Daimler AG to benefit the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Ferrari Maranello Sale Preview
A 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione is the top car on offer at the RM Sotheby's Ferrari 2017 auction in Maranello / Modena, Italy. RM Sotheby's will offer 41 Ferraris in the single-marque Leggenda e Passione – Legends and Passiion – sale in Modena, Italy in September 2017. Three 250 GT cars are likely to achieve the highest results: a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Chantilly Sale Mercedes 300 SLS Competition Announcement
A 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS Competition Roadster recreation is the early leading car for the Bonhams Chantilly sale 2017 in Paris in September. A 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS Competition Roadster recreation inspired by the original Paul O’Shea racing car is the early lead car for the Bonhams Chantilly classic car auction in September 2017. During the 1990s, a 1957 … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Ferrari Sale Announcement
RM Sotheby’s and Ferrari announced a special single-marque sale at the factory in Maranello, Italy, on 9 September 2017. A special Ferraris-only sale will be held by RM Sotheby’s and Ferrari at the Maranello factory in Italy to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the famous car brand. Although no cars have yet been announced, RM Sotheby’s claims the sale in September 2017 … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Spa Sale (Benetton F1 Announcement)
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...]