November 2021 - auction highlights
16 December, 2021
The eagerly anticipated sale of Jean Guikas’ collection saw many of the 76 cars on offer demonstrated at Circuit Paul Ricard as the bidding got underway. A one-of-six 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione carried off the honours for the top result, the ex-Turin Motor Show exhibit raising €6,192,500 at RM Sotheby’s €39.5 million no-reserve auction (estimate €7,000,000 – 9,000,000).
Other highlights among the Italian machinery included a matching-numbers 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I at €4,420,625 (estimate €5,500,000 – 7,000,000); the 1967 French GT Championship-winning Ferrari 275 GTB with Ferrari Classiche certification took €2,142,500 (estimate €2,400,000 – 2,800,000); and a 1975 Lamborghini Countach LP400 – delivered new to Italy but with much of its life spent in America – exceeded its upper estimate, making €905,000.
[ RM Sotheby’s Guikas Collection Sale – auction results here ]
A 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort went under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s London sale on 6 November, held as part of the events surrounding Motor Week in the capital. Slated to fetch £800,000 – 1,000,000, the 16,600-mile example in single-family ownership since 1992 found a new home at £1,158,125.
[ RM Sotheby’s London Sale – auction results here ]
The NEC Classic Motor Show made a welcome reappearance on the calendar after last year’s pandemic-induced hiatus. Silverstone Auctions’ two-day sale generated £9.2 million with an 83% sell-through rate, led by a recently restored 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC taking £540,000 (estimate £495,000 – 545,000). Fast Fords performed well; among them a 10,490-mile 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth drew £103,500 (estimate £80,000 – 110,000) and a two-owner 1980 Escort RS2000 Custom with 28,000 miles went for £52,875 (estimate £40,000 – 50,000).
[ Silverstone Auctions NEC Classic Motor Show Sale – auction results here ]
H&H’s final visit to the Imperial War Museum in 2021 saw the top-three successfully hammered away and an 80% sell-through rate yielding £2.9 million in total sales. Heading the trio, which all sold above estimates, was a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 at £360,000 (estimate £280,000 – 320,000), with a 50,400-mile 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT bringing £286,875 (estimate £220,000 – 250,000), and a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, recently the subject of a £100,000 nut-and-bolt restoration, achieving £219,375 (estimate £150,000 – 200,000).
[ H&H IWM Duxford Sale – auction results here ]
Classic car auction results and prices for: Ferrari | Lamborghini | Porsche | Ford | Aston Martin | Mercedes-Benz
From leading auction houses: RM Sotheby’s | Silverstone Auctions | H&H Classics
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