March 2024 - European auction previews
5 March, 2024
A French-titled 1990 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary heads the entries at Aguttes’ Spring Sale in Paris on 10 March. Estimated to fetch €300,000 – 500,000, it has been in the consignor’s family for 29 years and has covered 41,456km.
Aguttes’ 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 started life as a Gran Turismo 5th Series before being rebuilt as a Gran Sport Zagato more than 50 years ago. Owned by a number of prominent custodians, including the president of the Belgian Ferrari Club and Dan Margulies, it was treated to an engine rebuild in 2010, with a new block and cylinder heads from renowned specialist Jim Stokes Workshop (estimate €400,000 – 500,000).
Other highlights include an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Spider recreation by Pur Sang (estimate €300,000 – 400,000); a three-owner 1982 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 with 23,000km (estimate €200,000 – 250,000); and a 1967 Citroën DS 21 Pallas, the subject of a meticulous €126,000 restoration at marque experts Crescia following the current owner’s purchase in 2003 (estimate €50,000 – 80,000).
[ Aguttes Spring Sale – auction catalogue here ]
Oldtimer Galerie hosts the first sale of the year at its Toffen HQ, where four Ferraris are set to go under the hammer on 23 March. The 26,000-km 2013 F12 Berlinetta in Rosso Maranello has remained with its Swiss owner from new and comes with options totalling more than CHF35,000 (estimate CHF200,000 - 220,000). A two-owner 2012 FF with 75,000km is listed at CHF120,000 - 130,000; while a 45,100-km 1999 456 M GT is one of fewer than 700 examples built with the desirable 6-speed manual gearbox (estimate CHF65,000 - 75,000), and the 74,200-km 308 GTB Quattrovalvole on offer comes from single-family ownership from new (estimate CHF80,000 - 90,000).
Elsewhere, a 1953 Jaguar XK 120 SE Drophead Coupe that emerged from a four-year restoration in 2002 is guided at CHF80,000 - 90,000, and a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupe that was repainted in its original colour during a restoration some 10 years ago is CHF65,000 - 75,000.
Classic car auction price estimates for: Lamborghini | Alfa Romeo | Porsche | Citroën | Ferrari | Jaguar | Mercedes-Benz
From leading auction houses: Aguttes | Oldtimer Galerie
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