April 2024 - UK auction previews
9 April, 2024
Bonhams opens its UK calendar at the 81st Goodwood Members’ Meeting on 14 April, with British machinery heading the line-up. Star attraction is a 1936 Lagonda LG45 Rapide Tourer, one of 25 built, it’s been in single-family ownership since 1958 (estimate £450,000 – 600,000); while a 1954 Bentley R Type Continental Fastback, also with long-term ownership (estimate £450,000 – 550,000), and a 1967 Aston Martin DB6 4.2 Volante Conversion (estimate £250,000 – 300,000) round out the top-three.
A rare, one-of-10, 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 'Crown Edition' which features the uprated engine from the 722 Edition is expected to fetch £200,000 – 300,000. The unregistered one-owner car has been on static display in the Middle East since new, and has recently been serviced and recommissioned by Stratton Motor Company.
Other low-mileage lots on offer include a UK-supplied, 1,700-mile 2006 Ferrari 575M Superamerica (estimate £200,000 – 250,000); an ‘as new’ unregistered 1994 Jaguar XJS 4.0 Convertible with 310 miles that has remained in a private collection at Jaguar since it was built (estimate £100,000 – 120,000); and a 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2, imported from Japan by the vendor and currently showing 6,500 miles (estimate £50,000 – 70,000).
[ Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting Sale – auction catalogue here ]
H&H has secured a single-family owned 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster with 54,412 miles for its 24 April Buxton sale, listed at £45,000 – 55,000. Early entries also include a 1963 Lancia Flaminia GTL, believed to be one of just 11 currently registered in the UK (estimate £38,000 – 45,000) and a 1974 Alpine A110, built in Spain by FASA Renault and imported into the UK in 2003 (estimate £40,000 – 50,000).
A brace of Ferraris will go under the hammer at SWVA on 25 April; its 1999 F355 Spider in Giallo Fly with 25,861 miles was brought over from the US in 2020 and carries a guide of £37,500 – 42,500, while the 33,394-mile 2004 360 Spider was delivered new by Stratstone Ferrari Manchester and comes from a deceased estate (estimate £45,000 – 50,000).
Classic car auction price estimates for: Lagonda | Bentley | Aston Martin | Ferrari | Jaguar | Renault | Alpine
From leading auction houses: Bonhams|Cars | H&H Classics | SWVA
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