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 … Read more
An historic 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 pre-war Grand Prix car raced by Scuderia Ferrari headlines the RM Sotheby’s 2017 Paris Rétromobile week auction. Further racing car highlights include Alfonso de Portago’s 1954 Osca MT4 1500 alongside ex-Le Mans 2008 Ferrari 430 GTC and 2010 Porsche 911 RSR. RM Sotheby’s Paris Rétromobile Week 2017 … Read more
The 1914 Vauxhall 25hp ‘Prince Henry’ Sports Torpedo – perhaps the world’s first sports car – leads the Bonhams’ Bond St 2016 sale in London. Other top entries include a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, a “James Bond” 1963 Aston Martin DB5 with two-owner faultless records and an early 1968 Maserati Mistral 4000 Spyder. A … Read more
A 1904 Renault Model U Type B 14/20HP Four-Cylinder Swing-Seat Tonneau sold for $340,000 as the top result at the 2016 Bonhams London to Brighton Run sale. Ten pre-1905 built veteran cars were sold at this classic car auction at the start of the weekend that celebrates the world’s longest running motoring race. A 1897 … Read more
A 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I with an interior like a Versailles throne room is on sale at the 2016 Bonhams Bond Street (London) classic car auction. This unique 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I has coachwork by Brougham De Ville but is more famous for its sumptuous interior inspired by Maria Antoinette’s sedan chair. The Rolls-Royce comes … Read more
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). … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
A 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT sold for $3.2 million at the RM Sotheby’s London classic car auction but Porsche 911s stole the show with several model records. A 1995 Porsche 911 GT2 sold for $2,476,300 – more than double the previous record – while new model records were set by a further three air-cooled Porsche … Read more
Two German 1930s roadsters sold for over a million dollar each at the Bonhams Chantilly 2016 sale in Paris: a 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K and a 1938 Horch 853. The top result was €5,290,000 ($5.9 million) for a 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Roadster that was stolen after the Second World War but returned to the … Read more
John Lennons’s 1956 Austin Princess attracts the most attention for RM Sotheby’s London 2016 sale but an Aston Martin DB4GT may bring the top result. Several Aston Martins will be available together with a number of Ferraris, including an Enzo and F40, a Mercedes Benz 300 SL, a classic pre-war Alfa Romeo and a few … Read more
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 … Read more
