An historic 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 pre-war Grand Prix car raced by Scuderia Ferrari headlines the RM Sotheby’s 2017 Paris Rétromobile week auction. Further racing car highlights include Alfonso de Portago’s 1954 Osca MT4 1500 alongside ex-Le Mans 2008 Ferrari 430 GTC and 2010 Porsche 911 RSR. RM Sotheby’s Paris Rétromobile Week 2017 … Read more
Pre-war cars lead the 2017 Gooding Scottsdale auction: a Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix, an Alfa Romeo 6C Sports Cabriolet and a Bentley 4 ½ Litre Open Tourer. The 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix (estimate: $2,600,000-$3,200,000) is in French racing blue and had only three previous owners. The 1932 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Series … Read more
The 1914 Vauxhall 25hp ‘Prince Henry’ Sports Torpedo – perhaps the world’s first sports car – leads the Bonhams’ Bond St 2016 sale in London. Other top entries include a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, a “James Bond” 1963 Aston Martin DB5 with two-owner faultless records and an early 1968 Maserati Mistral 4000 Spyder. A … Read more
A 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton and modern Ferraris are early leading lots for the 2017 RM Sotheby’s Arizona Biltmore classic car sale. The 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton was the personal car of LeBaron’s renowned automotive designer Ralph Roberts and had groundbreaking design features. In addition to several further pre-Second World War … Read more
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
RM Sotheby’s ‘Duemila Ruote’ (2000 Wheels) in Milan in November 2016 will be the largest automotive-themed private collection sale ever staged in Europe. This multi-day sale scheduled for the weekend of 25 November 2016 in Milan, Italy, will feature over 430 cars, 150 motorcycles, 60 boats and hundreds of bicycles and automobilia items. All lots … Read more
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton sold for $2,090,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Hershey 2016 sale. This Duesenberg was the only car that achieved over a million dollar but several further vehicles also exceeded expectations. The garage-find 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster sold for $341,000 while David Holls Lincoln Boattail Speedster … 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