January 2017 - Scottsdale highlights
15 February, 2017
The ex-Bob Jane Australian GT Championship winning 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight achieved $7,370,000 (estimate $7,500,000 – 9,000,000) at Bonhams Scottsdale sale on 19 January, making it the most valuable E-Type to be sold at auction.
Among the seven cars selling in excess of $1 million was a 1952 Works Ferrari 340 America Spider Competizione with Mille Miglia, Targa Florio and Le Mans history which fetched $6,380,000 (estimate $7,500,000 – 9,000,000); a 1928 Mercedes-Benz Typ S at $4,812,500 (estimate $5,000,000 – 6,000,000); and an unrestored matching numbers 1964 Porsche 904 GTS at $2,310,000 (estimate $2,000,000 – 2,500,000).
Bonhams realised total sales of $36.3 million and a sale rate of 81%.
RM Sotheby’s reported $53.8 million in sales and an 89% sale rate from its two-day Arizona auction. Leading the results was a recently restored 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster, selling for $6,600,000 (estimate $7,400,000 – 8,400,000).
Strong results for the Ferraris on offer saw all those over the million dollar mark except the F40 find new homes, including; a 1969 365 GTS – one of 20 produced – at $3,602,500 (estimate $2,900,000 – 3,500,000); a 2,090-mile 1995 F50 at $3,135,000 (estimate $3,000,000 – 3,500,000); and a Platinum award-winning 1967 330 GTS at $2,475,000 (estimate $2,200,000 – 2,500,000).
Other notable highlights included a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 200 V Sport Roadster – believed to be the sole surviving example of the 31 produced – which blitzed its pre-sale estimate of $50,000 – 70,000, taking $176,000; a 1967 Shelby GT500 Fastback made over double its top estimate, selling for $286,000 (estimate $110,000 – 130,000) and a 35,000-km 1986 BMW Alpina B6 2.7, one of 67 built, went for $52,250 (estimate $50,000 – 70,000).
Top sale at Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale Auction was a three-owner 1925 Bugatti Type 35 which set a new world record, selling for $3,300,000 (estimate $2,600,000 – 3,200,000).
Other big-ticket sales included a 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast, one of only 28 left-hand drive examples produced, which sold for $2,915,000 (estimate $2,800,000 – 3,200,000); a 2011 Ferrari 599 SA Aperta which made a record price of $1,485,000 (estimate $1,200,000 – 1,400,000); and a one-owner unrestored 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing soared above its pre-sale estimate of $900,000 – 1,100,000, fetching $1,457,500.
Other highlights among the sales included a 1969 American Motors AMX/3 at $891,000 (estimate $900,000 – 1,300,000); a 1920 Stutz Series H Bearcat set a new world auction record at a mid-estimate $451,000; and a restoration project 1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster made an estimate-busting $341,000 (estimate $200,000 – 275,000).
Classic car auction results and prices for: Jaguar | Ferrari | Mercedes-Benz | Porsche | Shelby | Bugatti | Mercedes-Benz | American Motors | Stutz
From leading auction houses: Bonhams | RM Sotheby’s | Gooding & Company
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