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 …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 …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 …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 …‘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 …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 …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 …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 …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 …The brutally fast 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus led the pack at £10.7 million ($18.2 million USD).
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