June 2021 - UK auction previews
7 June, 2021
Gooding and Company’s online platform will feature a 14-lot sale in June, with bids closing on the 18th, headed by a 1969 Ford GT40 with a pre-sale estimate of £1,800,000 – 2,200,000. P/1085 is the last of the 13 unused Mk III chassis and was initially built up as a rolling chassis by Malcolm Guthrie in 1969, remaining unfinished until 40 years later when Ian Jones ‘ Racing Fabrications completed the build.
Other highlights include an ex-Walter Brun 1990 Porsche 962 C which formed part of Henry Pearman’s Group C collection (estimate £800,000 – 1,200,000) and a 1968 Lamborghini Miura S with a replacement engine (estimate £800,000 – 1,000,000).
[ Gooding & Company – sale catalogue here ]
A 1937 Lagonda LG45 is among the early entries announced for Brightwells’ 23 June online sale, guided at £165,000 – 185,000. The car received its Rapide bodywork in the early 1990s and has been a regular rally competitor since the consignor’s purchase in 2013.
Brightwells ’project’ 1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4, offered without reserve, is missing its interior but comes with an engine and gearbox and has remained in its current state for the past 30 years; while a unique 1972 Reliant Scimitar GTE Ferguson 4x4 Prototype and a two-owner 1975 Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina are also set to go under the hammer at no reserve.
A 1977 Lotus Esprit is one of the stars at Classic Car Auctions’ 26 June sale, being held at the London Classic Car Show (estimate £58,000 – 68,000). The subject of a body-off nut-and-bolt restoration at a cost in excess of £35,000, it has been finished in a vibrant Seventies scheme of Lotus Orange with Tartan interior and shows some 27,000 miles.
Anglia Car Auctions’ line-up includes a 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL with known history from new and a replacement engine fitted by BMW in 1979 (estimate £120,000 – 130,000); a 1973 Citroën DS20 Safari, owned by the vendor’s family since 1979 and restored in 2013 (estimate £20,000 – 25,000); and a 2008 32,359-mile Lamborghini Gallardo with 10 Lamborghini service stamps (estimate £55,000 – 65,000).
Classic car auction price estimates for: Ford | Porsche | Lamborghini | Lagonda | Ferrari | Reliant | Alfa Romeo | Lotus | BMW | Citroën
From leading auction houses: Gooding & Company | Brightwells | Classic Car Auctions | Anglia Car Auctions
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