A 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 2.1 Turbo estimate $6,000,000 – $8,000,000, and a 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series 1 Coupe, estimate $5,000,000 – $6,000,000, are the lead cars for the Gooding Amelia Island 2018 classic car auction. The Gooding Amelia Island classic car sale in Florida in March 2018 will see several million-dollar cars on … Read more
The top classic Ferraris on offer at Gooding Amelia Island 2018 are a 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series I Coupe by Pinin Farina and a 1952 Ferrari 212 Europa Cabriolet by Ghia. A 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series I Coupe (estimate: $5,000,000-$6,000,000) and a 1952 Ferrari 212 Europa Cabriolet (estimate: $1,800,000-$2,200,000) will join the barn-find … Read more
Three historic turbocharged competition Porsches are on offer at Gooding Amelia Island 2018 including a 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.1 Turbo, the first turbocharged Porsche to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gooding announced three historic turbocharged competition Porsches as lead cars for the Amelia Island classic car auction in March 2018. … Read more
Bugattis were the most-expensive cars sold at all three Paris Rétromobile week 2018 classic car auctions houses: Artcurial (Type 57 Atalante Coupé), Bonhams (Type 57 Torpedo racer) and RM Sotheby’s (Chiron). Three very different Bugattis were the top results at the auctions of Artcurial, Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s during the annual Rétromobile week classic car … Read more
The top results at the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2018 sale were €2,903,200 for a 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe Atalante and €2,674,000 for a 2006 Ferrari FXX – both world record auction prices for the models. The most-expensive car at the Artcurial Paris 2018 sale was rather appropriately for an auction during Rétromobile week a … Read more
The top results at the Bonhams Paris 2018 sale were the ex-Earl Howe, Pierre Levegh 1935 Bugatti 57T and the 1904 Fiat Type 24/32 rear-entrance tonneau that each achieved €713,000 ($874,000). The two best results at the Bonhams 2018 Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais sale during the Paris Rétromobile week were €713,000 ($874,000) … Read more
A 2017 Bugatti Chiron sold for a world record $4 million as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2018 sale during Rétromobile week. The top result at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2018 classic car auction was €3,323,750 paid for a 2017 Bugatti Chiron – by far the highest price ever paid for this … Read more
A rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato ‘2 VEV’ is the lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 sale. It is expected to be the most-expensive British car ever sold in Britain. Bonhams announced at its Paris Rétromobile auction that a rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato will be its lead car … Read more
Two barn-finds – a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy and a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra – are among the highlights of the Gooding Amelia Island 2018 classic car auction. A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy and a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra that have been parked in a North Carolina garage and … Read more
Gooding announced a collection of 12 Porsches from a private collection for the Amelia Island sale in March 2018. Highlights include a 959 Komfort and a Carrera GT. Gooding has a very good reputation with Porsches at Amelia Island classic car auctions and in 2018 is likely to build further on that tradition. The James … Read more
Bonhams sold Jack Ehret’s Australian Speed Record-Setting 1951 Vincent Black Lightning for nearly $1-million in Las Vegas, as the most-expensive motorcycle ever sold at public auction. Bonhams achieved a new world record high price for a motorcycle when the Australian speed record-setting, 1951 Vincent 998cc Black Lightning motorcycle sold for $929,000 in Las Vegas, USA. … Read more
RM Sotheby’s announced the most complete collection of special Porsche 911 Type 964 variants for its Amelia Island sale in Florida, USA, in March 2018. RM Sotheby’s will offer the “Exclusively Porsche – The 964 Collection” at its March 2018 Amelia Island classic car auction. This collection assembled by a single collector consists of eleven … Read more