October 2024 - European auction previews
26 September, 2024
Bonhams returns to the Belgium seaside resort of Knokke-Heist on 6 October with a 69-car entry for its Zoute Sale. The top three features an ex-Brussels Motor Show 1951 Ferrari 340 America, one of only two Touring-bodied Berlinettas built (estimate €3,000,000 – 4,000,000); an ex-Équipe Nationale Belge 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder that competed in the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans (estimate €3,400,000 – 3,900,000); and a Swiss-delivered, one-owner 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss with only 50km from new (estimate €1,500,000 – 2,500,000).
Also consigned is a 1974 BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile that started life as a BMW Motorsport test car, before being passed on to its legendary works driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. One of just 57 second series Batmobiles produced, it was restored in the mid-1990s under renowned CSL expert Yannick Bernat’s stewardship, during which time it received an Alpina B2 engine upgrade providing an additional 57bhp (estimate €300,000 – 400,000).
[ Bonhams’ Zoute Sale – auction catalogue here ]
A 1948 Maserati A6GCS that was raced by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1949 Rome Grand Prix is due to go under the hammer at Aguttes’ inaugural Autoworld sale in Brussels on 5 October, where it’s expected to fetch €800,000 – 1,200,000. Joining the Maserati is a 1922 Bugatti Type 30 that made its competition debut as a works entry at the 1922 ACF Grand Prix, finishing 3rd, and going on to take 9th place at the following year’s Indianapolis 500 in the hands of its first private owner the ‘Prince of Cystria’, Bertrand de Faucigny-Lucinge (estimate €800,000 – 1,200,000).
[ Aguttes’ Autoworld Sale – auction catalogue here ]
Highlights among the machinery on offer at Oldtimer Galerie’s next sale in Toffen, Switzerland include a two-owner 1973 Iso Grifo that’s resided with the consignor since 1978 (estimate CHF225,000 – 250,000); a 1990 BMW M3 Cabriolet, four owners and 121,000km (estimate CHF80,000 – 85,000); and a 1965 Maserati Quattroporte, restored in 2005 and mechanically overhauled in 2017, with less than 34,000km from new (estimate CHF70,000 – 80,000).
Classic car auction price estimates for: Ferrari | Porsche | Mercedes-Benz | BMW | Maserati | Bugatti | Iso
From leading auction houses: Bonhams|Cars | Aguttes | Oldtimer Galerie
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