June 2017 - US auction highlights
14 July, 2017
Bonhams returned to Greenwich on 4 June for its annual Concours d'Elegance sale, with a varied inventory of European sports and supercars complementing the traditional American classics – generating a sale total of $7.3 million and an impressive 92% sell-through rate.
Heading the results was a Euro-spec 35,000-km 1990 Ferrari F40 at $880,000 (estimate $875,000 – 975,000); a 1932 Bugatti Type 49 with coachwork by Labourdette at $676,500 (estimate $650,000 – 850,000); and a 1993 Bugatti EB110 at a mid-estimate $605,000.
All three Aston Martins on offer also found new homes; the 1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II making $346,500 (estimate $350,000 – 400,000); a 1985 Aston Martin Lagonda with bills in excess of $70,000 since 2013 took $52,800 (estimate $70,000 – 90,000); and a two-owner 2003 Aston Martin Vanquish with 8,000 miles from new fetched $89,100 (estimate $90,000 – 120,000).
Success among the pre-war machinery included a 1925 Bentley 3 Litre Four Seater Tourer – with known history from new – at $272,250 (estimate $275,000 – 325,000); a 1932 Chrysler CL Imperial Custom Convertible, one of just 49 examples built, which achieved $181,500 (estimate $220,000 – 260,000); and a recently restored 1928 Packard Custom Eight Model 4-43 Convertible brought $126,500 (estimate $125,000 – 175,000).
Other highlights included a three-owner 1999 Ferrari 456 M GT with less than 22,000 miles from new which went for $101,200 (estimate $65,000 – 85,000) and a 75,000-mile 1988 BMW M6 changed hands for $55,000 (estimate $40,000 – 50,000).
RM Sotheby’s reported total sales of $9.3 million from its single-day 175 lot Santa Monica auction on 24 June, held for the first time in partnership with sister company Auctions America.
A matching-numbers 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster claimed the honours for the top result, narrowly missing its reserve during the event, it sold immediately afterwards for its low-estimate $1,100,000.
Other top-tier success included a 16,000-mile 1992 Ferrari F40 at $957,000 (estimate $900,000 – 1,100,000); a 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible at a mid-estimate $880,000; and a 1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster blitzed its $450,000 – 550,000 pre-sale estimate, selling for $797,500.
Elsewhere, notable highlights included a 24,520-km 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8, selling for $434,500 (estimate $450,000 – 550,000); a 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage realised $341,000 (estimate $275,000 – 325,000); a former Pebble Beach award-winning 1936 Bentley 3½ Litre Sedanca sold for $200,750 (estimate $275,000 – 325,000); and a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, with less than 8,000 miles from new, crept above its lower estimate to post a sale at $264,000.
Classic car auction results and prices for: Ferrari | Bugatti | Aston Martin | Bentley | Chrysler | Packard | BMW | Mercedes-Benz | Duesenberg | Cadillac | Porsche |
From leading auction houses: Bonhams | RM Sotheby’s
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