A 1933 Maserati 8C 3000 Biposto driven by Fagioli and Nuvolari, a 1935 Riley MPH and two Bentleys are early entries for the Bonhams Amelia Island 2016 sale. The race-documented 1933 Maserati, Riley and Bentleys are from the Willem van Huysteen Collection and will feature prominently at the March 2016 classic car sale in Florida. Willem Van Huysteen Collection at Bonhams Amelia … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Paris Grandes Marques Sale (Early Entries Press Release)
A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB leads the list of early entries to the Bonhams Paris 2016 Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais classic car auction. Other preliminary top cars on offer include a 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK GTR Coupé, A 1990 Ferrari F40, a 1955 Lancia B24 Spider, and a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Cabriolet. Bonhams Paris 2016 Classic Car Auction The first major classic … [Read more...]
2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris Classic Car Sale (Top Early Entries)
A 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder (est. €2.8 to €3.5 million) and a 2004 Enzo Ferraris are the early highlights of the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris classic car auction. The sale during Rétromobile week will also feature a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing and the 1989 Ferrari F40 that originally belonged to Stefano Casiraghi, the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco. RM Sotheby’s … [Read more...]
2016 Artcurial Paris Auction (Preview: 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider)
A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti (estimate above $30 million) from the Pierre Bardinon Collection leads the 2016 Artcurial Paris classic car sale. As a Scuderia Ferrari, the car was raced at amongst other Le Mans and the Mille Miglia. It was driven by leading drivers of the period including Mike Hawthorn, Wolfgang von Trips and Stirling Moss. The 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s New York Driven by Disruption Sale (Auction Preview)
Juan Miguel Fangio’s 1956 Ferrari 290 MM is the highlight of the RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption classic car auction in New York in December 2015. Only 40 cars will be on sale but five are expected to sell for over $5 million each with a further 16 entering the auction with upper estimates of over a million. The other top cars are a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, a 1958 … [Read more...]
2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Pre-War Highlights (Auction Preview)
A 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A and a 1938 “The French Connection” Lincoln Coddington V12 HEMI are stars of the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale. These two magnificent prewar automobiles will be among the highlights of a nine-day celebration of Barrett-Jackson’s 45th anniversary at the Scottsdale, Arizona, classic car auctions in January 2016. 2016 Barrett-Jackson … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Scottsdale Classic Car Auction (Press Release)
An impressive line-up of German and Italian sports cars will be on sale at the Bonhams January 2016 classic car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Early entrants include a 1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GS Coupe and 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS while a 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL "Batmobile" and (inevitably) a 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster will represent Germany’s top automobile … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Returns to Monaco (Press Release)
Bonhams will sell an ex-Stirling Moss works 1952 Jaguar C-Type in a Monte Carlo classic car auction at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix week in May 2016. The car was driven by amongst others Stirling Moss and Peter Walker at Le Mans 24-Hours and the Mille Miglia. See also: 2016 Bonhams Monaco Sale (Press Release: Jaguar C-Type XKC011 Update) for new information on this … [Read more...]
2016 Artcurial Paris Auction Early Entries
The final Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta and the unique 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider built for Gianni Agnelli are early top entries for the 2016 Artcurial Paris auction. The 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta with a pre-auction estimate of €9 – 12 million ($10 – 13.2 million) was the last of the 250 GT model series built and is sold from the estate of Antoine Midy. The 1986 … [Read more...]
2015: Ten Most Expensive Cars Sold at Public Auction (Jan to October)
Seven of the top-ten highest prices paid for classic cars at public auctions thus far in 2015 were for Ferraris with $18.5 million the record price. After the Monterey classic car week in mid-August 2015, the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider from the Baillon Collection sold for $18,500,000 in Paris, remained the most-expensive car of 2015. However, seven new cars … [Read more...]
2015 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale – Klutt Collection (Press Release)
The remarkable Peter Klutt Collection of post-War sports cars will be on sale at the 2015 Gooding Pebble Beach classics auction on the Monterey Peninsula. Highlights from this collection includes a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, a 1988 Porsche 959 Komfort, and a 1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II. Ferrari 275 GTBs are commonly amongst the most-expensive cars sold at public auction and the … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale Pinnacle Portfolio (Press Release)
The Pinnacle Portfolio of 30 post-war sports cars including a 1959 Ferrari 250 LM will be the highlight of the 2015 RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction. Other cars in this collection of some of the world’s rarest and most important sports and super cars include a road-race hybrid 1998 McLaren F1 “The Road Going LM”, a bookend pair of Bugatti Veyrons, and the final Enzo gifted to the … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Festival of Speed Auction (Press Release)
The 2015 Bonhams Festival of Speed classic car auction will offer the very first Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster ever built, estimate over $2 million. The car was the most expensive production vehicle on offer in the world when offered for $1.5 million in 1998. Mercedes Benz built only 25 CLK GTRs of which only six were roadsters. The car on offer was the first one ever built … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Press Release)
Sir Stirling Moss’s 1961 Porsche RS-61 Sports racing car will he one of the highlights of the 2015 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car auction. The car achieved 13 victories and 20 podium placings in SCCA National Competition in the USA but the car on offer was only raced by Stirling Moss in historic races, including his last competitive race. The auction estimate is … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Auction (Preview)
Two Ferrari 250 GTs headline the RM Sotheby’s classic car auction at Villa Erba during the 2015 Villa d’Este Concorse d’Eleganza on Lake Como in Italy: a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti (Estimate: Available Upon Request) and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti (est. €11,000,000 - €13,000,000). This biannual auction is often … [Read more...]