A 1961 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster sold for a very strong $1,670,088 as the top result at the Artcurial Paris Mercedes Benz 2017 Sale. Two Mercedes Benz 300 SLs sold for above a million dollar as the top results at the 2017 Artcurial Mercedes Benz single marque sale in Paris. The top result was … Read more
The Le Mans winning 1963 Ferrari 275 P will be the highlight of the 2018 Artcurial Paris Salon Rétromobile classic car auction. NOTE: The Ferrari was withdrawn on 25 January 2018 from the sale due to ongoing legal proceedings in the finalisation of the estate of Pierre Bardinon. The winner of the 1964 Le Mans … Read more
Artcurial’s top Paris Rétromobile 2017 classic car auction result was $4,650,000 for a 1965 Dino Berlinetta Speciale by Pinin Farina. A one-off 1965 Dino Berlinetta Speciale designed for Ferrari by Pinin Farina sold for €4,390,000 ($4,653,824) as the highest price paid at the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2017 classic car sale and the top result of … Read more
Bonhams sold an Aston Martin Ulster Sports Two Seater for €2 million as its top result at the Paris Grandes Marques du Monde 2017 classic car auction. Two classic British cars provided the top results at the Bonhams Paris 2017 classic car sale: A 1935 Aston Martin Ulster Sports Two-Seater car sold for €2,012,500 ($2,146,331) … Read more
A 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipe B P3 raced by Scuderia Ferrari was at €3,920,000 the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2017 classic car auction. A 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipe B P3 Grand Prix racing car sold for €3,920,000 as the highest result at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2017 sale. A 1973 Ferrari 365 … Read more
A 1935 Aston Martin Ulster leads a host of Britain’s top marques at the Bonhams Paris Rétromobile week sale in February 2017 The Bonhams sale Les Grandes Marques au Grand Palais in Paris on 9 February 2017 will include some of Britain’s finest motor cars. More than 30 vehicles from 7 of the most celebrated British marques … Read more
Early February sees the first series of European major classic car auctions of the year in Paris. These auctions coincide with major automobile related show events in the French capital including the Rétromobile week. Major Paris car auctions are usually arranged by Artcurial, Bonhams, and RM Sotheby’s. While Bonhams and RM Auctions concentrate mostly at … Read more
A Porsche 917/10 Prototype and an Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 are the leading cars at the RM Sotheby’s Paris Rétromobile week classic car auction 2017. The 1970 Porsche 917/10-001 Prototype (estimate €4.600.000 – €5.500.000) was the first Can Am Spyder while the 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 (estimate €3.800.000 – €5.000.000) was originally … Read more
A 1948 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa and a 1965 Dino Berlinetta Speciale are the leading car for the Artcurial Rétromobile week classic car auction in Paris 2017. The auction will feature around 150 cars with the usual wide range of interesting and rare, if not necessarily particularly valuable, cars that make Artcurial’s Paris sale one … Read more
A 1935 Aston Martin Ulster Two-Seater Sports – a Le Mans works entry – is the leading car at the Bonhams Paris 2017 Rétromobile week auction. Million-dollar results are also expected from a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Coupé and a 1957 Bentley S1 Continental Cabriolet. See also 2017 Bonhams Paris Classic Car Sale Results … Read more
RM Sotheby’s secured a private collection of 42 Porsches to be sold ‘without reserve’ at sales in 2017. The Paris auction in February features 13 vehicles from the group, highlighted by a one-of-29 Porsche 959 S and a delivery mileage 996 GT3 RS and a one-of-17 964 3.6 Turbo S. RM Sotheby’s Paris Rétromobile Week … Read more
A unique 1964 Porsche 901 Cabriolet Prototype is on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Paris Rétromobile week 2017 classic car auction. This historically important one-of-a-kind Porsche will be joined by two special Aston Martin cars: a 2003 Aston Martin DB7 Zagato and a 2012 Aston Martin V12 Zagato ‘No. Zero’. These cars individual rarities with … Read more