A 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 ‘Long Chassis’ Tourer is offered at the Bonhams Festival of Speed 2019 classic car auction. Bonhams announced a classic car from the glory days of pre-war Italian racing, a 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 ‘Long Chassis’ Tourer as a lead car for the 2019 Festival of Speed sale in the UK in July 2019. The car is one of the last examples of the very … [Read more...]
2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed (Mansell’s Williams Announcement)
Nigel Mansell's 1992 Williams-Renault FW14B Formula 1 car driven to five Grand Prix victories en route to the World Championship is offered at the 2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale. Bonhams announced that the 1992 Williams-Renault FW14B Formula 1 car in which legendary British racing driver Nigel Mansell won five Grand Prix races on his way to becoming 1992 … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Auction Results
A 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato sold for $13,315,899 as the top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 sale. The top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale 2018 was as expected for the 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, registration number 2 VEV, that achieved $13,315,899. This was the highest price ever paid for a British-made car at an … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Auction Preview
The 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato ‘2 VEV’ is the lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 classic car auction. Twelve cars, including four Aston Martins, are expected to sell for over a million dollar at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 sale. Bonhams expects that the 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato ‘2 VEV’ may set a new record for a British car … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (The Bridge Porsche Announcement)
The 1977 Porsche 911 S from the hit Scandi-noir TV series The Bridge is to be offered at Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale 2018 as a charity lot. The olive-green 1977 Porsche 911 S Coupé driven by Saga Norén in the Swedish-Danish television police drama series The Bridge (Bron/Broen) will be sold to benefit charity at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Modern Supercars Announcement)
A Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, an Aston Martin One 77 Q-Series and a McLaren P1 will be on offer at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale in July 2018. Several modern supercars will join the classic cars at the annual Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale for one of the most exiting British auction line-ups in recent years. The latest hyper cars announced for the … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Announcement)
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 for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car auction in … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Results
Three cars sold for more than a million dollar at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 sale: a 1973 Porsche 911 RS Lightweight, a 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster and a 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Sedanca de Ville. The top result at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 classic car auction was £897,500 ($1,163,408) paid for a 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale (Porsches Announcement)
A rare 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera Speedster GS/GT is the leading car thus far announced for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale 2017. A beautifully restored 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera Speedster GS/GT (estimate $1,200,000-$1,300,000) is the early lead car the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed classic car auction 2017. A 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS Lightweight … [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...]