November 2022 - auction highlights
6 December, 2022
RM Sotheby’s inaugural Munich sale achieved record prices for many of the BMWs offered from the Bavarian Legends Collection, with 19 of the 32 lots more than doubling their lower estimates. The jewel in the collection, a 1958 507 Series II, fetched €1,917,500 (estimate €1,600,000 – 2,000,000), while the ex-Jochen Neerpasch 1980 M1 in a unique factory grey over brown raised €792,500 (estimate €575,000 – 725,000). Spirited bidding saw the 1975 3.0 CSL Batmobile smash its €180,000 – 220,000 estimate at €578,750; an E36 1997 M3 Evolution in Dakar Yellow with 2,752km made an incredible €286,250 against a guide of €20,000 – 40,000; and a 4,698-km 2003 M3 CSL also set new highs for the model at €325,625.
The estimate-busting results weren’t just reserved for motorsport-inspired models, with a 16,919-km 1985 745i hammered away for €201,250 (estimate €30,000 – 40,000); a 1972 2002 Cabriolet showing 96,328km at €138,000 (estimate €50,000 – 70,000); and a time-warp 1989 Z1, barely used with just 61km, selling for €155,250 (estimate €30,000 – 50,000).
[ RM Sotheby’s Munich Sale – auction results here ]
RM opened November with its most successful London sale to date, grossing £27.26 million and recording an 83% sell-through rate. Top result went to a single-owner 1,416-mile 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ from the Gran Turismo Collection which drew £4,195,625 (estimate £4,000,000 – 4,500,000).
Both Lamborghinis in the collection changed hands, the 1971 Miura SV at a mid-estimate £2,058,125 and the 52,432-km 1984 Countach LP500 S at £477,500 (estimate £380,000 – 500,000); while the collection’s three Group B rally cars also found new homes, led by an ex-Hannu Mikkola 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 at £1,805,000 (estimate £1,750,000 – 2,250,000).
[ RM Sotheby’s London Sale – auction results here ]
RM Sotheby’s were back in action on 9 November in partnership with Sotheby’s in Geneva, selling an ex-Michael Schumacher 2003 Ferrari F2003 GA for CHF14,630,000 (estimate CHF7,500,000 – 9,500,000) – a new record for a modern era Formula One car.
[ RM Sotheby’s Ex-Schumacher Ferrari F2003-GA Sale – auction result here ]
Bonhams’ annual veteran car sale celebrating the Golden Age of Motoring established new auction records for its top-three. The 1898 Peugeot Type 15 8hp Twin-Cylinder Double-Phaeton, a multiple London-Brighton finisher and a previous winner of the Regent Street Concours, generated £494,500 (estimate £275,000 – 325,000); a 1904 Napier 15hp Four-Cylinder Rear-Entrance Tonneau took £368,000 (estimate £275,000 – 350,000); and an 1897 Daimler 4hp Twin Cylinder Tonneau, another Veteran Car Run regular, sold for £345,000 (estimate £225,000 – 275,000).
[ Bonhams Golden Age of Motoring Sale – auction results here ]
Rally cars were the star performers at Silverstone Auctions’ NEC Classic Motor Show sale, headed by a two-owner 1988 Ford RS200 with 7,800 miles at £292,500 (estimate £225,000 – 275,000), and a 1999 Subaru Impreza WRC that started life as a factory car, competing on two WRC events, taking £270,000 (estimate £220,000 – 260,000). Elsewhere, six auction records were set, including a 1989 Jaguar XJS V12 Convertible, unregistered with 100 miles, at £131,625 (estimate £50,000 – 60,000), and a 5,600-mile 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL at £75,375 (estimate £70,000 – 80,000) – recommissioned by a Mercedes dealer in January 2022 after spending the majority of its life in storage.
[ Silverstone Auctions NEC Classic Motor Show Sale – auction results here ]
H&H’s 1973 Alpine A110 didn’t disappoint at its 30 November auction, making just above lower estimate at £55,125. Other notable sales included a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, with just 9,000-miles covered since a two-year nut-and-bolt restoration in the mid-1990s (£110,250) and a left-hand drive 1979 Ford Escort RS2000 X-Pack (£36,373).
[ H&H Buxton Sale – auction results here ]
Classic car auction results and prices for: BMW | Bugatti | Lamborghini | Audi | Ferrari | Peugeot | Napier | Daimler | Ford | Subaru | Jaguar | Mercedes-Benz | Alpine
From leading auction houses: RM Sotheby’s | Bonhams | Silverstone Auctions | H&H Classics
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