![1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet Front Trhee Quarter view](http://classic-car-auctions.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ASTON-MARTIN-DB5-CABRIOLET-1965.jpg)
Bonhams achieved results in excess of a million dollar on five cars at the 2015 Paris auction. The top result was €1,897,500 for a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet followed by €1,219,000 for a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet. Of the three 1930s Alfa Romeos, only one cleared the reserve margin. A 1966 AC Cobra 289 surprised by selling well above the pre-auction estimate and for just more than a million dollars. The only top Ferrari on offer failed to find a buyer.
Million-Dollar Cars at Bonhams Paris 2015 Auction
The following cars achieved results of a million dollar or more at the Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais classic car auction in Paris on February 15, 2015:
Year | Car | Price ($) | Price (€) |
1965 | Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet | 2,171,878 | 1,897,500 |
1962 | Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet | 1,390,879 | 1,219,000 |
1930 | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Grand Sport | 1,351,514 | 1,184,500 |
1966 | AC Cobra 289 Mark II Roadster | 1,072,776 | 937,250 |
1930 | Isotta Fraschini 8A SS Cabriolet | 1,066,567 | 931,500 |
Auction in euro, prices converted as €1 = $1.145 | |||
1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet
![1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet Front Trhee Quarter view](http://classic-car-auctions.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ASTON-MARTIN-DB5-CABRIOLET-1965-240x135.jpg)
The top result achieved at the Bonhams 2015 Paris auction was €1,897,500 ($2,171,878) for a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet – a new record for this model. Only 123 of the 1,021 DB5s produced were convertibles with only 39 convertibles finished as left-hand drive cars. The car has covered only 23,000 miles from new.
![1962 Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet](http://classic-car-auctions.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1962-Aston-Martin-DB4-Cabriolet-240x135.jpg)
A 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet received a highest bid of €920,000 but initially failed to clear the reserve margin. However, it was sold at €1,219,00 ($1,290,879) before the end of the auction. The pre-auction estimate was €1.2-1.6 million. According to Bonhams, the DB4 was the first production car capable of accelerating from a standing start to 100 mph and back to rest again in under 30 seconds.
Alfa Romeos at the Bonhams 2015 Paris Auction
![1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Supercharged Gran Sport](http://classic-car-auctions.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1930-Alfa-Romeo-6C-1750-Supercharged-Gran-Sport-240x135.jpg)
Bonhams had three 1930s Alfa Romeo 6C cars on offer at the 2015 Paris classic car sale. The top result achieved was €1,184,500 ($1,351,514) for a 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Grand Sport. This Alfa Romeo with English coachwork by James Young was driven by Boris Ivanowski to a class win at the 1930 Brooklands Double Twelve.
![The ex-Giuseppe Campari 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 5th Series Supercharged Gran Sport Spider](http://classic-car-auctions.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1931-Alfa-Romeo-6C-1750-4th-Series-Supercharged-Gran-Sport-Spider-240x135.jpg)
A 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Spider Grand Sport with a pre-auction estimate of €1,8 to €2.4 million was expected to be the top result at the Bonhams 2015 Paris auction but the highest bid of €1.5 million fell short of the reserve margin.
The highest bid for a 1937 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Berlinetta was €650,000 – well below the pre-auction estimate of €800,000 to €1,400,000. The 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 of Mussolini’s mistress similarly failed to sell at the RM Auctions 2015 Paris sale despite a highest bid of €1.8 million.
1966 AC Cobra 289 Mark II Roadster
A 1966 AC Cobra 289 Mark II Roadster was one of the surprises at the Bonhams 2015 Paris sale. It achieved €937,250 ($1,072,776) – well in excess of the pre-auction estimate of €6-700,000.
The car was originally a right-hand drive model but was converted to left-hand drive. Amongst it illustrious former owners was Amschel Rotschild – a gentleman racer from the famous banking family.
1930 Isotta Fraschini 8A SS Cabriolet
A 1930 Isotta Fraschini 8A SS Cabriolet sold for €931,500 ($1,062,841). During the 1920s, Isotta Fraschini produced some of the most-luxurious and most-expensive cars in Italy. Cars exported to America were even more expensive than the Duesenberg Model J.
The only top Ferrari offered at the Bonhams 2015 Paris auction was a 2007 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Berlinetta. Bidding stopped at €980,000 – well below the pre-auction estimate of €1.4-1.7 million. A 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Conversion sold for €650,000 and a 1990 Ferrari F40 achieved €724,500 – both well above pre-auction estimates.
The top bid of €760,000 for a 1955 Bentley Continental Type R Coupé was similarly well short of the estimate of €850,000 to €1,150,000.
Bonhams next major car auction will be its first appearance at Amelia Island in mid-March with a new Goodwood Members’ Meeting sale and the second Mercedes Benz Sale in Stuttgart to follow later in March.