Media | Photos |Sports Car Market - The 5 Best Buys of Monterey 2009
Last year’s Monterey auctions sold 561 cars for a grand total of $120m, with 14 cars breaking the magic million-dollar mark. Each year, SCM reports on quite a few good buys at each of the Monterey auctions, but only five cars get rated as SCM Best Buys. Here are our selections from 2009.
01-08-10
1. 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California SpyderGooding & Co., Pebble Beach, CA August 16, 2009SOLD at $2,750,000 Early Cal Spyder with one-piece side vents, wrap-around bumpers, crackle finish dash and rare and useful hard top. Underwent engine switch...
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2. 1940 Lincoln Zephyr Continental "Babe Ruth" convertibleMecum Auctions, Monterey, CA August 15, 2009SOLD at $170,660 Presented as one of 404 built, and said to have belonged to Babe Ruth. Concours quality black paint and detailing, driver's door prou...
03-08-10
3. 1952 Allard J2X "Little Red" roadsterBonhams, Carmel, CA August 14, 2009SOLD at $194,000 Good paint has some small flaws and polish scratches, nice chrome throughout. Engine claimed to have been rebuilt and balanced in 2008. Clean interior, with mix...
04-08-10
4. 1939 Alvis Speed 25 tourerRusso and Steele, Monterey, CA August 15, 2009SOLD at $231,000 Coachwork by Cross & Ellis. Full restoration in 1992. Hershey Junior winner that year, shown at Pebble and Amelia Island in 2002. No 37 of 38 built in 1939....
05-08-10
5. 1936 Packard Twelve 2/4 Passenger coupe roadsterRM Auctions, Monterey, CA August 15, 2009SOLD at $264,000 Excellent panel fit, paint shows signs of age. Restored in early ’50s, awarded CCCA #53—one of earliest CCCA awards. Rerestored in the ’80s and...