Le Mans Winning Ferrari 275 GTB Joins Bonhams Classic Car Auction
October 28, 2014 Comments Off on Le Mans Winning Ferrari 275 GTB Joins Bonhams Classic Car Auction
From the day it was delivered new to legendary race team owner Georges Filipinetti of Geneva, Switzerland, this automobile – chassis number 09079 – has had an exceptional and well-documented history. The eleventh of just twelve built – and one of the most prominent and successful of those twelve, this rare, matching numbers, Ferrari Classiche-certified car went on to do what its makers intended: race.
Continue reading …Bonhams To Offer Rare Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy Berlinetta For Bond Street Sale
October 22, 2014 Comments Off on Bonhams To Offer Rare Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy Berlinetta For Bond Street Sale
James Knight, Bonhams International Motoring Director, said: “This is a wonderfully original, long-term preserved, Ferrari 275 ‘Longnose’ Berlinetta offered from the Maranello Rosso Collection. It is one of the finest examples of its type that we at Bonhams have ever had the privilege to offer.”
Continue reading …Bonhams Celebrates The Best Of European Motoring At Zoute Sale
September 23, 2014 Comments Off on Bonhams Celebrates The Best Of European Motoring At Zoute Sale
Once owned by Formula One star Nigel Mansell, the British racing drivers 1989 Ferrari F40 is a highlight of the sale, estimated at €600,000-800,000 (£480,000-640,000). The F40 is one of four offerings from the Italian stable
Continue reading …£3.4 Million Bonhams Beaulieu Sale The Perfect Warm Up For Goodwood
September 9, 2014 Comments Off on £3.4 Million Bonhams Beaulieu Sale The Perfect Warm Up For Goodwood
James Knight, Bonhams Head of Motoring, said: “The team have great affection for this Sale. Bonhams are proud to embrace the entire spectrum of the Collectors’ Motor Car market and the Beaulieu Sale has a leaning towards the more affordable end of the spectrum, and also motor cars in need of resurrection
Continue reading …Famous Lagonda Team Car ‘Epe 97’ To Star In Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale
August 19, 2014 Comments Off on Famous Lagonda Team Car ‘Epe 97’ To Star In Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale
‘EPE’s life began in 1936 when Lagonda faced financial decline. The company was rescued by Lagonda admirer and businessman Alan Good who subsequently appointed W.O. Bentley as chief designer
Continue reading …Ferrari 250 GTO Achieves $38,115,000 (£22,843,633)
August 15, 2014 Comments Off on Ferrari 250 GTO Achieves $38,115,000 (£22,843,633)
Surpassing the current record of the most valuable car sold at auction, which was also set by Bonhams with the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 R F1 Racer that sold for $30-million at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival of Speed Auction last year, the Ferrari GTO had been the subject of intense international interest.
Continue reading …Beaulieu Sale To Offer Rare Collectors Items
August 12, 2014 Comments Off on Beaulieu Sale To Offer Rare Collectors Items
Following the record sale of last year, this year’s Bonhams sale at Beaulieu will once again offer the full spectrum of motoring from the past 100 years.
Continue reading …A Century Of Motoring At Bonhams Mercedes-Benz Sale
July 10, 2014 Comments Off on A Century Of Motoring At Bonhams Mercedes-Benz Sale
The Bonhams sale will create history as the only auction house to have held a sale in the new Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, opened in May 2006. Several Bonhams auctions were held in the previous Mercedes-Benz Museum in the 1990s.
Continue reading …Mercedes Limousine Once Owned By Colleague Of Chairman Mao To Sell At Bonhams Stuttgart Sale
July 3, 2014 Comments Off on Mercedes Limousine Once Owned By Colleague Of Chairman Mao To Sell At Bonhams Stuttgart Sale
Featured as part of the July 12th Mercedes-Benz sale in Stuttgart, Germany, the Maoist era Pullman is estimated at €150,000 – €250,000 (£120,150 – £200,250 / 1.3 million – 2.1 million yuan).
Continue reading …Bonhams Festival of Speed Auction Raises £22.6m
June 27, 2014 Comments Off on Bonhams Festival of Speed Auction Raises £22.6m
The brutally fast 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus led the pack at £10.7 million ($18.2 million USD).
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