An ex-Scuderia 1952 Ferrari 340 America Vignale Spider with Mille Miglia and Le Mans racing history is on sale at the Bonhams Scottsdale 2017 auction. Bonhams Scottsdale Sale 2017 Bonhams is holding its sixth annual collector car auction during the Scottsdale Car Week in 2017 on 19 January 2017 at the Westin Keiland Resort in … 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 rare and highly original 1964 Porsche 904 GTS is an early highlight announced for the 2017 Bonhams Scottsdale classic car auction in Arizona, USA. A further highlight is a long nose, torque tube 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB offerd without reserve. Further consignments are still invited. Bonhams Scottsdale Sale 2017 Bonhams is holding its sixth … 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
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
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
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
A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Racing car sold for $4,000,000 as the top result at Bonhams 2016 Quail Lodge auction during the Monterey classic car week. The first Ferrari LaFerrari ever offered for sale at public auction sold for $3,685,000. A new model record of $2.8 million was set for a 1904 Mercedes … Read more
A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Two-Seat Racer raced by Nuvolari and Taruffi for Lord Howe will be on sale at the 2016 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction. Francis Curzon, the 5th Earl Howe, entered the car four times in the Monaco Grand Prix, as well as in numerous other races in Europe including Brooklands, … Read more