Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, NY, September 20–21, 2019
Silverstone, Warwickshire, U.K., September 21, 2019
Bonhams, MPH Bicester, U.K., September 26, 2019
Bonhams, Chéserex, CHE, September 29, 2019
Barrett-Jackson, Las Vegas, NV, October 3–5, 2019
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RAW POWER
1989 Ferrari F40: $1m
60 1961 Porsche 356 Abarth Carrera (one of 20) from the Ingram Collection at the inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
COLUMNS
28 Shifting Gears
I will never again take unfettered personal mobility for granted
Keith Martin
50 Affordable Classic
Come an’ get the Saab 900 Turbo, but parts are forevermore
rare
Nick Jaynes
52 Legal Files
Kevin Hart’s Plymouth Barracuda crash brings up a lot of legal
and safety issues for car owners and restorers
John Draneas
54 Unconventional Wisdom
Finding vital, vibrant connections during a busy month in the
United States and Italy
Donald Osborne
166 eWatch
Duane Allman’s legendary Gibson SG guitar sells for $591,000
Carl Bomstead
FEATURES
58 The SCM Interview: Bradley Price of Autodromo
— Chester Allen
60 Concours Spotlight: Inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar
Festival — Bill Rothermel
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DEPARTMENTS
34 Crossing the Block
36 Concours and Events: SCM’s Seventh Annual Arizona
Insider’s Seminar, Arizona Auction Week, Cavallino Classic
38 Contributors: Get to know SCM staffers and writers
42 You Write, We Read: Monterey Car Week coverage,
MGBs on the brain and defining a “classic” car
44 Display Advertisers Index
46 Neat Stuff: Tiny transporter and Legends of Speed in print
46 Speaking Volumes: The Face of Change: Portraits of
Automotive Evolution
80 Next Gen Market Moment: 2007 BMW M5
82 Rising Sun: 1990 Honda CRX SiR show car, 2006 Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution IX MR, 1989 Nissan Skyline GTS-t Type M
90 Buy/Sell/Hold: Imported Land Rovers, TR3s and Ford GTs
112 Market Moment: 1999 Mazda Miata Hellcat
120 On the Radar: 1993–95 Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG, 1994 BMW
M3 GT, 1992–95 BMW M5 Touring
152 Mystery Photo: “Just the thing for the next SCM 1000 Tour,
but Publisher Martin will want a better cup holder”
152 Comments With Your Renewals: “One of these days,
I’m going to spend a lot of money on some old car, and it will
be all your fault!”
154 Showcase Gallery: Cars for sale
158 Resource Directory: Meet your car’s needs
Bill Rothermel
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Shifting Gears Keith Martin
You Don’t Know What You’ve
Got Till It’s Gone
Driving after a stroke opens the world again — and accelerates hope for
an incredible recovery
I decided my first solo post-stroke drive would be to Cannon Beach,
about 80 miles from Portland, OR, on picturesque State Highway 26.
I walked to the car with my cane, opened the door and slid behind
the wheel. I practiced moving my right foot from the gas to the brake.
As I started the engine and pulled into traffic, the sensations came at
me in a rush. One of the byproducts of a stroke is “neural fatigue.” My
brain is constantly running near redline because so many things that
were once automatic now require specific, directed thoughts.
The first few blocks were terrifying. I felt like every other car on the
road was determined to hit me or cut me off. I had to silence the radio
to keep my brain from total overload.
As I pulled onto the four-line highway towards the coast, I was the
slowest car in the slow lane. I learned there are many impatient drivers
who enjoy using their horns. A few of them waved their fists as well.
After about 15 minutes, the traffic thinned out, and my brain began
to do a better job of assimilating the information it was getting.
I realized I was driving!
Alone!
I was driving alone!
After three months of wheelchairs, I had control over my destina-
A simple view I will no longer take for granted
I
’ve been driving something for as long as I can remember. It started
with the blue-and-white pedal car my grandfather got me when I
was 3 years old.
Soon enough I had a Hawthorne 20-inch single-speed coaster-
braked bicycle. We ordered it from the Montgomery Ward catalog and
picked it up from their local store — a precursor to the modern-day
Amazon locker.
I wore out several stacks of baseball cards by attaching them with
a clothespin to the bike frame so they would vibrate against the wheel
spokes.
When I was 8, my grandfather decided it was time for me to learn
to drive the family tractor. A Ford 9N, it had a manual throttle and a
separate brake for each rear wheel.
There hasn’t been a time in my life since I was 16 that I haven’t
owned a sports car. Even when I was studying dance at the Juilliard
School in New York City, I kept an Alfa Giulietta Spider Veloce in my
grandmother’s basement in San Francisco.
I couldn’t imagine a life without the thrill of running a small-
displacement engine to 6,000 rpm — or getting the revs just right as I
double-clutched into a perfect downshift.
A sudden crash
As SCM readers know, that all changed on January 6, 2019, when I
suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. The doctors told me I was lucky to be
alive. My left side was completely paralyzed. Suddenly the possibility
of driving a sports car seemed just a faint — and most likely impossible
— probability.
Through months of intensive daily rehab, I regained use of my left
arm. My left (clutch) leg is coming back — but more slowly.
Three months after my stroke, I was cleared to drive an automatic.
My daily driver is a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT automatic. Loyal and
reliable, it reminds me of a good-natured Golden Retriever, always
eager to please.
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tion. It was incredible.
I marveled at each fuel stop. Oregon’s antediluvian “No Self Serve”
gas station laws became my new best friend.
Drive-through burger and latte stands were a source of wonderment.
I said, “Double-tall non-fat latte, please,” at a screen and a few minutes
later it magically appeared. No waiting for a nurse to run to the cafeteria
for me, or depending on the kindness of friends.
I drove to Cannon Beach, took a few pictures of Haystack Rock
and came home. I savored the forested coastal range of Oregon as it
unfolded before me.
I still had to be thoughtful, as I needed a cane at rest stops. I moved
slowly and carefully. My biggest fear was and is falling. And I was
alone.
But I was driving.
The shrinking distance to full recovery
I thought about my favorite video — of daughter Alexandra and me
in our ’65 Spider Veloce speeding along Marmot Road on Mount Hood.
It’s a never-ending cascade of up and downshifts, heel-and-toeing and
jumping on the throttle “just so.”
Driving the Hyundai Elantra isn’t like that.
But I could savor those sports-car memories while behind the wheel
of practical transportation.
The distance between being paralyzed and driving is a wide one.
The distance between driving any car and being back on Marmot
Road? Not so much.
I’m thankful to have a second chance at life. My left leg is respond-
ing to therapy (I’m in the gym twice a day) and chances are good I
will be able to drive a stick again. If not, there are many interesting
two-pedal cars for me to choose from.
And I will always have my memories of my grand drives in great
cars to sustain me — as they did when I was immobile.
I never realized how lucky I was to be able to drive any car on any
highway, starting and stopping where I pleased. I had unfettered personal
mobility.
I will never take that for granted again. ♦
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Crossing the Block Chad Tyson Images courtesy of the respective auction companies unless otherwise noted
Mecum
Where: Kissimmee, FL
When: January 2–12
Web: www.mecum.com
Last year: 2,173/3,363 cars sold / $93.7m
Featured cars:
• 1968 Challenger 2 Streamliner
• 1968 Ford Mustang GT “Bullitt”
fastback
• 2019 McLaren Senna
MAG Auctions
Where: Peoria, AZ
When: January 10–12
Web: www.motorsportauctiongroup.com
Featured cars:
• 1956 Ford F-100 Pro Touring
• 1962 Chevrolet Corvette custom
convertible
• 1968 Shelby GT500 KR fastback
Barrett-Jackson
Where: Scottsdale, AZ
When: January 11–19
Web: www.barrett-jackson.com
Last year: 1,820/1,821 cars sold / $124.4m
Featured cars:
• Star Car: 2019 McLaren Senna
• 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO ZL1
• 2017 Ford GT
Worldwide Auctioneers
Where: Scottsdale, AZ
When: January 15
Web: www.worldwideauctioneers.com
Last year: 54/72 cars sold / $9.2m
Featured cars:
• 1934 Auburn 850Y custom phaeton
• 1965 Dodge Coronet A990 Lightweight
• 1931 Cadillac 370A V12 roadster
Russo and Steele
Where: Scottsdale, AZ
When: January 15–19
Web: www.russoandsteele.com
Last year: 304/557 cars sold / $11.7m
Featured cars:
• Star Car: 1985 Lamborghini Countach
QV Downdraft
• 1970 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda 2-dr hard
top
• 1956 Porsche 356A Speedster
Bonhams
Where: Scottsdale, AZ
When: January 16
Web: www.bonhams.com
Last year: 108/120 cars sold / $16.1m
Featured cars:
• 1938 BMW 328 roadster
• 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider
• 1955 Kurtis Swallow coupe
RM Sotheby’s
Where: Phoenix, AZ
When: January 16–17
Web: www.rmsothebys.com
Last year: 131/155 cars sold / $36.8m
Featured cars:
• 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder
• 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS
• 2014 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
Vitesse
Coys
Where: Maastricht, NLD
When: January 17
Web: www.coys.co.uk
Gooding & Co.
Where: Scottsdale, AZ
When: January 17–18
Web: www.goodingco.com
Last year: 106/155 cars sold / $48.2m
Featured cars:
• 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS
• 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast
• 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC
Mecum
Where: Las Vegas, NV
When: January 21–26
Web: www.mecum.com
Bonhams
Where: Las Vegas, NV
When: January 23
Web: www.bonhams.com
ACA
Where: King’s Lynn, U.K.
When: January 25
Web: www.angliacarauctions.co.uk ♦
Auction Calendar
All dates listed are current at time of publication. Contact
information for most auction companies may be found
in the Resource Directory at the back of this issue. Please
confirm dates and locations before attending any event.
Email auction info to: chad.tyson@sportscarmarket.
com.
JANUARY
2–12—MECUM
Kissimmee, FL
Star Car: 1985
Lamborghini
Countach QV
Downdraft
at Russo
and Steele in
Scottsdale, AZ
10–12—MAG
Peoria, AZ
11–19—BARRETTJACKSON
Scottsdale, AZ
15—WORLDWIDE
AUCTIONEERS
Scottsdale, AZ
15–19—RUSSO AND
STEELE
Scottsdale, AZ
15–19—LEAKE
Scottsdale, AZ
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16—BONHAMS
Scottsdale, AZ
16–17—RM SOTHEBY’S
Phoenix, AZ
17—COYS
Maastricht, NLD
17–18—GOODING & CO.
Scottsdale, AZ
21–26—MECUM
Las Vegas, NV
23—BONHAMS
Las Vegas, NV
25—ACA
King’s Lynn, U.K.
Star Car: 2019 McLaren Senna at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ
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Concours and Events SCM Staff Send news and event listings to insideline@sportscarmarket.com
Arizona Auction Week
The collector-car world drives away from snow and ice and finds sun in Scottsdale, AZ, where Barrett-Jackson, RM Sotheby’s, Bonhams,
Gooding & Co., Russo and Steele, Leake Auctions, Worldwide Auctioneers and MAG Auctions Arizona roll out top-notch cars for auction from
January 11 through January 19. Check out our Arizona Insider’s Guide (packaged with this issue) and “Crossing the Block” on p. 34. (AZ)
110 Years of Alfa Romeo
at Cavallino 29
January ice and snow put most of the
Car-Buying Guidance for 2020
The Seventh Annual SCM Arizona Insider’s Seminar is set for January 16 from 9:30
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Gooding & Co. Auction Tent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, 7014 E.
Camelback Road, Scottsdale.
Join emcees Keith Martin and Donald Osborne, along with panelists Carl Bomstead and
Stephen Serio, as they discuss the cars you should buy, sell and hold in 2020.
Admission is free for SCM Platinum subscribers and registered Gooding bidders, $35 for
two SCM subscribers and $70 for two non-subscribers. Register at www.sportscarmarket.
com/scottsdale2019 or call 503.261.0555 Ext. 217. (AZ)
JANUARY CALENDAR
2–17 Dakar Rally, Peru; www.dakar.com
11–12 Festivals of Speed, St. Petersburg,
FL; www.festivalsofspeed.
com
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12 Moto Technica Oldtimer Markt;
www.mototechnica.de
collector-car world on ice, but Florida’s Palm
Beach motors on underneath the never-ending
sun. End the pain and steal some summer at
the 29th Cavallino Classic from January 22 to
26. Cavallino jams a Concorso d’Eleganza on
the lawn at the Breakers Palm Beach and other
events into the long weekend. The five days
of fun end with Classic Sports Sunday at the
Mar-a-Lago Club. This year’s Classic Sports
Sunday celebrates 110 years of Alfa Romeo.
www.cavallino.com (FL)
Jim Pickering
You Write We Read
All letters are subject to editing. Please address correspondence to SCM, P.O. Box 4797, Portland, OR 97208.
Fax 503.253.2234, e-mail: youwrite@sportscarmarket.com
The old B doesn’t turn heads, and it needs a little juicing up of the engine, but
I taught my daughter to drive in it, as I was determined she learn on a stick shift
and not a wimpy automatic
Covering Monterey Car
Week
To the Editor:
I found the cover of your
November issue to be a fantastic
piece of illustration about the car
hobby.
Here is probably one of the
most influential car collectors
of the present day looking at an
amazing example of automotive
art. More importantly, though,
when you look at the picture and
study the man and his appearance
and body language, it opens
a deep conversation about the car
hobby itself.
I would love to know what
he is thinking. Is he thinking
about what it would cost to own
the car? Is he appreciating the
degree of restoration? Has he
owned this car before, or is it one
he has always wanted to drive?
I look at his dress. He is
almost in disguise, as if he does
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not really want to be recognized,
with dark sunglasses, a widebrimmed
cowboy hat pulled
down low. He is there to look
at the car for himself. His body
language is interesting as well.
He appears very humble to me.
I would ask, if you have any
access to Mr. Meyer, what he
was thinking when the picture
was taken. — Chris Cassisi, via
email
Executive Editor Chester
Allen responds: Chris, thanks
for your nice note. A great photo
cranks up your emotions and
your brain, and we’re glad this
one worked for you. We’ve been
trying to take cover shots that
capture the emotion and people
in the hobby — as well as the
great cars. This is Managing
Editor Jim Pickering’s photo.
You may remember the great
shot he took for the May 2019
cover.
MGB Memories
To the Editor:
I enjoy reading my Sports Car
Market down here in the Jamaica
bush — where I drive an Isuzu
diesel pickup!
I only just read Nick Jaynes’
article on the MGB (August
2019, “Affordable Classic,”
p. 48). Here are my thoughts —
for what they are worth — as
I had one here in Jamaica for
quite a long time, as it was the
only sports car strong enough to
survive the Jamaica roads.
But let’s look historically at
British sports cars — post-World
War II. The U.K. was bankrupt,
as massive capital moved to the
United States during the first two
years of the war before the U.S.
joined after the bombing of Pearl
Harbor.
Not even Churchill could
persuade the U.S. to join the war
while the Brits got the %@#!
bombed out of them like 9/11
every day. The U.S. created the
Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe,
and the U.K. only finally repaid
its loans when Prime Minister
Tony Blair gave Bush Junior the
final payment!
The U.K. was bankrupt after
the war — and hence made cars
on a shrunken budget and as
cheaply as possible. Engines were
made to optimize the costly price
of gas, so no Le Mans Bentleys!
Plus the unions took control of the
auto industry with, to my mind,
very poor management and poor
marketing knowledge.
Hence, only the small manu-
facturer could survive, such as
Lotus and other F1 producers
like Cooper.
I did have another MGB when
I got my first job in Los Angeles
in the 1960s. Why? It was cheap,
and the MG has always been
known as the cheap sports car.
Sports Car Market
Dave Tomaro
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You Write We Read
Ad Index
1965 Shelby Cobra replica roadster ..................150
Aston Martin of New England ..........................145
Authentic Classics, LLC ...................................135
Automobiles Etcetera ........................................117
Automotive Restorations Inc...............................97
Autosport Designs Inc .........................................23
Avant Garde Collection .....................................132
Barrett-Jackson ........................................26–27, 35
Bennett Law Office ...........................................124
Beverly Hills Car Club ......................................149
Boca Raton Concours ........................................123
Bonhams / UK ...........................................4–5, 143
Bring A Trailer ...............................................12–13
CarCapsule USA..................................................85
Cars Yeah ...........................................................139
Cars, Inc. ..............................................................47
Centerline Alfa Parts .........................................156
Chequered Flag International ............................127
Classic Auto Mall .............................................. 111
Classic Car Capital ..............................................39
Classic Showcase ..........................................48–49
Collector Studio .................................................135
Cooper Technica, Inc. ..........................................10
Copley Motorcars ................................................99
Diecasm LLC /Automodello .............................151
Dobson Motorsport............................................138
Driversource Houston LLC ...........................30–31
European Collectibles........................................131
Fantasy Junction ............................................40–41
Found Motorcars LLC .......................................134
Fourintune Garage Inc .......................................147
G. Potter King, Inc.............................................113
Gaswerks Garage ...............................................147
Girardo & Co .......................................................21
Gooding & Company ....................................15, 17
Greensboro Auto Auction ....................................93
Grundy Insurance ................................................83
GT Motor Cars LLC ..........................................101
Gullwing Motor Cars, Inc. ................................139
Hamann Classic Cars, LLC .................................81
Hammersley LLC ................................................95
Heacock Classic ................................................167
Huntingridge Motors Inc. ..................................135
Hyman, LTD ..................................................24–25
Intercity Lines ......................................................53
JC Taylor ............................................................129
JJ Best Banc & Co .............................................155
Kevin Kay Restorations ......................................14
Kidston ...........................................................18–19
Leake Auction Company ...................................105
Legendary Motorcar Company .........................147
Luxury Brokers International ........................32–33
Luxury Lease Partners, LLC ...............................61
MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd ...................125
Manns Restoration ...............................................37
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center ...........................43
Mershon’s World Of Cars..................................143
Metron Garage ...................................................109
Motor Classic & Competition Corp. .................133
Motorsport Auction Group LLC .........................56
Mouse Motors, LLC ..........................................146
Northwest European ..........................................149
Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions ......................63
Passport Transport .............................................103
Paul Russell and Company..................................57
Prince Vintage, LTD. .........................................115
Private Garage. L.C. ............................................55
Putnam Leasing .................................................168
QuickSilver Exhausts Ltd..................................119
Reliable Carriers ..................................................87
RM Sotheby’s ....................................................6–7
RMD bvba ...........................................................57
Road Scholars ......................................................93
RPM Foundation .................................................62
Russo and Steele LLC .................................8–9, 11
SCM Scottsdale Insider’s Seminar ...................121
Scott Grundfor Company ..................................130
Steve Austin’s Great Vacations .........................165
Streetworks Exotics .............................................16
Symbolic International ........................................29
The Creative Workshop .......................................51
The Stable, Ltd. .................................................107
The Werk Shop ..................................................143
Tony Labella Classic Cars ................................. 111
Torque Classic Cars .............................................45
TYCTA ................................................................84
Vintage Motors of Sarasota .................................96
Vintage Rallies ...................................................145
Watchworks .......................................................157
West Coast Classics, LLC .................................137
White Post Restorations ....................................135
Wire Wheel Classic Sports Cars .......................151
Worldwide Group ..............................................2, 3
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Light-Hand Drive
by Larry Trepel
“Uh, no, we’re actually from Mars. I’ll explain later.”
I lusted after a 1966
Duetto — and a 100S Healey at
Hollywood Sports Cars. In 1969
— a Porsche 911, but I didn’t
have the money. The Germans
made cars FOR the U.S. market,
and the Italian “artists” created
works of art
The MGB history began in
1962, and until 1965 with no
synchro. The 1965–67 cars were
the best. In 1968, the awful
new interior lost the minimalist
look. Of course, the 1974–80
model should never have been
produced. As Jaynes says, you
can now lower these cars and not
have to measure up to U.S. safety
standards, which was why they
were raised in the first place.
The old early 1960s MGBs
were very competitive in Euro
rallies — and were easily modified.
Other cars have come and
gone, from Alfas, Porsches, a
Lotus Elan and U.S. muscle cars
— all of which I have enjoyed,
but the emotional history has
made me hold on to the old
Jamaica B.
Yes the old B doesn’t turn
heads, and it needs a little juicing
up of the engine, but I taught my
daughter to drive in it, as I was
determined she learn on a stick
shift and not a wimpy automatic.
All the very best to Nick
Jaynes — from the man with
the poor man’s sports car. —
Johnathan Edwards, via email
What is a Collector Car?
To the Editor:
I just finished reading the
October issue of Sports Car
Market. Thanks to Publisher
Martin for providing an update
on his health (October 2019,
“Shifting Gears,” p. 16). It is
good to read that rehab is going
well. My sister-in-law is going
through the same thing, and her
rehab has not been easy, so I
somewhat understand what he
may be going through.
I hope to see him again at
Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale or
at the Pebble Beach Concours.
The October issue had
several expert opinions on what
a classic car is (“Peering into the
Car-Collecting Future,” p. 54). I
believe it is a personal connection
with a car that makes it a
classic.
We live in Rapid City,
SD, and have a 2006 Toyota
Solara convertible with 50,000
miles. This car has never been
mentioned as a classic car — and
probably rightly so. However,
we have driven that car on road
trips (with the top down all the
way) to Door County, WI; the
National Parks of Utah, Arizona
and Colorado (including a stop
at the Gateway Car Museum
outside of Grand Junction);
and to the coast of Oregon and
Crater Lake —just to name a few
places. In my mind, this is truly
a classic car. The Toyota is a joy
to drive and ride. It has a large
trunk for all the stuff we need on
a road trip, and it has required
nothing other than routine maintenance.
Cars of this vintage are
inexpensive and reliable. What
more could you ask for in a classic
car?
I look forward to getting
every edition of Sports Car
Market. You are doing a great
service in keeping car people
interested and informed about a
subject near and dear to so many
people. Thank you and get well!
— Tom Zeller, Rapid City, SD ♦
Sports Car Market
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Speaking Volumes by Mark Wigginton
The Face of Change: Portraits of Automotive Evolution by John
Nikas, photos by Michael Furman, 304 pages, Coachbuilt Press,
$125 (Amazon)
The old saw about not judging a book by
its cover came to mind when I first saw The
Face of Change. The dust jacket features 12
full-front portraits by renowned automotive
photographer Michal Furman.
This cover might, as you go through a
catalog or through a stack of books, fool
you into thinking this is first and foremost a
collection of repackaged images — the carbook
equivalent of a dinosaur rock band’s
new boxed set.
It is not that. It’s so much more.
“Change” is the most important word in
the title, and author John Nikas, along with
a large supporting cast of experts, uses the
book to teach a seminar on the mechanical,
historical and aesthetic forces that changed
the face of automobiles from the earliest
beginnings to the near future.
It’s a scholarly, smart and readable jour-
ney, handsomely supported by Furman’s
lovely work — and historic images. A
tour of the chapter headings will give you
a taste of the scholarly takes and the nonlinear
approach that describes the journey
of personal transportation across three
centuries.
It all starts with “Portraiture — Revealing the Essence,” and adds lay-
ers of complexity through “The Automobile as Idiom,” “The Coachbuilder’s
Art,” “Form and Function,” “The Safety Dance” and more.
Neat Stuff by Jim Pickering
Nikas allows other authors to stretch to tell their particu-
lar pieces of the giant topic, including Robert Cumberford,
a team of instructors from the ArtCenter College of Design,
and Leslie Kendall, Petersen Museum chief historian.
The Face of Change is a surpris-
ing book from the opening page,
and a master class in the factors and
forms that shaped the cars we love,
past and present.
Provenance:
This
collection of writings by
some of the best and brightest academic
minds in the automotive space
reflects their expertise across disciplines.
Fit and finish:
Despite the beautiful printing and
hundreds of images, the basic design
is more quality textbook than coffeetable
queen, and that is not a criticism.
Drivability:
The Face of Change is one of the
most surprising books to come along
in a while. It hits a sweet spot between
academia and nut book, with nary a
road-test description or technical
breakdown. Instead, it is an engaging,
literate and challenging tour
around the history of the automobile,
from some of the best minds. Michael
Furman’s splendid photography is the perfectly lit and
evocative icing on the cake. ♦
Tiny Transporter
Do you like trucks but hate the space required to have one? Automodello’s
first truck is also the first of its ONE43-series 1:43-scale models. This 1956
F-100 is done up in Art Castor’s Transport livery, patterned after the truck
Castor used to haul cars to and from his Chicago-area shop. Only 249 will be
built with the fourcar
trailer, which is a
perfect display piece
for the other 1:43scale
cars in your
collection. Officially
licensed by Ford.
Price is $199.95 at
www.automodello.
com.
A Catalog of Speed Legends
The “Legends of Speed” exhibit at the Phoenix Art
Museum will feature 20 storied race cars driven by some of
the most legendary names in the sport — and you can dig
into those stories in the Legends of Speed Catalog, which is
available from the museum. It’s full of superb photography
as well as the histories that have made these cars worthy of
exhibition at the highest level. If you can’t go see the exhibit
before it closes in mid-March, this hardcover 168-page volume
is the next
best thing. Get it
for $75 at store.
phart.org. ♦
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Affordable Classic 1978–86 Saab 900 Turbo
Ready an’ Willing
The Saab 900 Turbo is a heavy-metal saint on the road, but it’s a sinner
when it comes to spare parts
by Nick Jaynes
Courtesy of Bringatrailer.com
1985 Saab 900 Turbo, sold for $3,100 on Bring a Trailer
W
hen the Saab 900 Turbo debuted in 1978, it redefined the
sports-coupe segment.
If the sporty Swedish hatchback’s shape, spacious interior
and funky wheels weren’t enough to force buyers
to reconsider the definition of a luxury sports coupe, the 900 Turbo’s
engine would.
Under its long, sloping hood, the 900 Turbo hides a longitudinally
mounted, turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. That doesn’t seem terribly
weird until you realize that it’s cocked over at a 45-degree angle — and
backward.
The backward 4-banger sits atop the transaxle. The engine transfers
power to the transaxle through a chain. Quirkier still, the top/side of the
transaxle forms the engine’s oil pan.
Oddities abound inside the 900 as well. The
ignition switch is in the center console — a perfect
receptacle for spilled coffee and Coca-Cola. And the
900’s sills were integrated into the door, so as to avoid
dirtying your trousers during winter months.
Spool up the Whitesnake
Late-’70s and early-’80s Bimmers were built for
cocaine-addled yuppie bankers with lead feet and a
taste for oversteer. Saabs of that era were made for
unassuming software engineers who told people
they listened to Vivaldi but who actually popped in a
Whitesnake tape on the way home from work — they
liked to get wild, but they didn’t want to project it to
the world.
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Details
Driving the 900 Turbo is a hoot — so long as you like a good scare
now and again. The 2-door hatches handle well enough, thanks to the
ample helpings of thick Swedish steel.
The convertibles, which are missing a good portion of that steel, are
about as stiff as scrambled eggs.
It can scream like David Coverdale
Keep the 900 Turbo pointed in a straight line and the revs high, and
you’ll be bowled over with the power the thing makes. Under the right
conditions, 185 horsepower can feel like 900.
Because of the nose-forward engine placement, cornering while ac-
celerating is tricky. Turn the wheel just a bit, and you may find yourself
torque- and under-steering off into an embankment
— now you feel alive.
Save the Saab 99, there’d never really been a car
Years produced: 1978–86
Price when new: $25,390 for a convertible in
1986. The hatch was $18,695
Number produced: 574,325 (all Saab 900s)
Current SCM Median Valuation: Starkers
in Tokyo
Pros: As fast as a slip of the tongue
Cons: Finding parts will make you sweat flesh
and blood
Best place to drive one: To a Whitesnake
concert!
Worst place to drive one: Into a repair shop
A typical owner is: Looking for parts while
humming “Here I Go Again”
like the 900 before or since. With the 900 Turbo, Saab
knocked Bimmer back on its heels by snatching the
thinking man’s sports-luxury-car crown. Today, it
knocks collectors off their financial footing with staggering
repair costs. Although the 900 Turbo is — on
the face of it — an affordable classic, it isn’t really.
Good to be bad
You can pick one up relatively cheaply, sure,
anywhere from $3,500 to $9,000. Sorted examples in
good nick, though, routinely fetch $20,000 or more.
Putting one in your garage isn’t terribly expensive,
then. Ensuring it can leave your garage under its own
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power, however, is a different story.
Now that Saab is essentially dead, having traded hands a few times
in the past decade, the parts supply is slim — especially for the pre-GM
cars like the first-gen 900 Turbo.
I know full well that I helped exacerbate the problem. In the late
aughts, I worked at a Swedish-car repair shop. I was charged with dismantling
and scrapping an entire fleet of Saabs, from Sonett IIs to 99s
to 900s.
I carelessly ripped apart and trashed more burnt-orange velour
Driving the 900 Turbo is a hoot — so long as you
like a good scare now and again. The 2-door
hatches handle well enough, thanks to the
ample helpings of thick Swedish steel.
The convertibles, which are missing a good
portion of that steel, are about as stiff
as scrambled eggs.
and burgundy red leather interiors than I care to count. Without even
a whiff of sentimentality, I heaved hundreds of Saab “Soccer Ball,”
tri-spoke Aero, and “Inca” aluminum wheels into the bed of our scrapmetal
man’s pickup.
Hundreds of engines and transaxles were shown the same disrespect,
and suffered the same fate as those funky wheels. I find myself itching
with guilt when memories of ’70s Saabs stripped bare, bound for the
crusher, flash through my mind.
I realize now just how special Saab 900 Turbos were and are.
They’re weird, stylish cars. And I hate that I had a hand in taking some
of them off the planet only to be replaced by vehicles that are more
appliance than car.
Is this love?
If you can find a well-kept 1978 through 1986 Saab 900 Turbo for
a reasonable price, I say get it. Love it and drive it as much as you can.
Because when it breaks down — and it will — there’s no telling if
you’ll be able to get it going again.
You’re welcome to send me an angry letter when you can’t find
spares for it. I deserve it. ♦
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Legal Files John Draneas
Making Old Cars Safer
Comedian Kevin Hart’s crash in a resto-mod Plymouth Barracuda raises a
lot of safety — and legal — issues
seriously tossed about, she was reported to not have
sustained any serious injuries.
Neither Black not Hart were wearing their seat
belts. Broxterman did not have one to wear.
Love for all
Hart has made public statements about the crash,
professing, “I have nothing but love for Jared and wish
him and Rebecca a speedy recovery.” Hart has also
said he does not intend to sue Black or even make a
claim on his own auto insurance policy. Instead, he
will let his medical insurance cover his injuries.
Neither Black nor Broxterman have made any
public comments, but press reports indicate they have
both retained counsel, as has Hart, and they are “certain
to sue.”
Insurance protocol
As generous as Hart’s statements may be, we
Y
should know that insurance is not a buffet where you
get to pick which of several policies is going to pay
for your losses. There’s a lot of protocol that allows
the insurance carriers involved to make that decision
for you.
ou’ve probably seen news reports about comedian Kevin
Hart’s car crash and his extensive injuries. Despite Internet
reports that all involved have “lawyered up” and that a “lawsuit’s
almost certain,” we haven’t seen an actual lawsuit filed.
Maybe it’s getting filed as you read this, but the lack of a lawsuit
doesn’t mean we can’t use this as an example of how insurance and
legal liability work.
In case you’ve missed the hubbub, Hart is a very popular 40-year-
old actor and comedian. He owns a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that has
been restored and converted into a resto-mod. SpeedKore Performance
Group did the work, and the car was nicknamed “Menace.”
Among its many modifications are a 6.4-L Hemi V8 Hellcat crate
engine that makes 720 hp, a Whipple supercharger, a SpeedKore coldair
intake and SpeedKore custom headers and exhaust. Hart purchased
the car two months earlier as a birthday present to himself.
Serious oversteer
Hart let his friend Jared Black drive the car. Black made a right turn
onto Mulholland Highway in Calabasas, CA, then got on the throttle
too hard and lit up the rear tires. That caused him to lose the rear end,
leave the road on the left, crash through a fence and roll down a steep
embankment. The car came to a very hard stop when it crashed head-on
into a tree, with the rear lifting up and the roof hitting and uprooting the
tree before the car ended up in a ditch.
Hart was riding in the passenger’s seat and suffered extensive inju-
ries — including three spinal fractures that required back surgery to
fuse three of his vertebrae. It will take him many months of therapy to
recover. It’s hard to believe, but reports claim he was picked up at the
crash site and taken home by his security team.
Black suffered serious back and chest injuries. He was cited for
reckless driving.
Black’s fiancée, Rebecca Broxterman, was riding in the back seat.
Actually, it wasn’t really a back seat, as that had been removed in the
restoration and replaced with a shelf and two storage compartments. In
spite of her perch being loose in the rear and and the fact that she was
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McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty, explains, “There is a well-trod-
den path behind the scenes among insurance carriers that dictates how
such losses are shared. It is usually not public, and they don’t all just
hire lawyers and sue each other. The process plays out in subrogation
claims between the carriers, and how that works often depends upon the
actual policy language.”
While Hart has chosen to use his medical insurance to cover his
medical bills, the carrier will most certainly present the claim to Hart’s
automobile insurance carrier, which provides the primary coverage
under the rule that insurance follows the car.
Hart’s auto insurance will likely also cover claims against Black as a
permissive driver of the car. If Hart’s coverage is exhausted, secondary
liability will fall against Black’s auto insurance policy, assuming he has
one. If that is exhausted, the search for coverage gets a little murkier.
Umbrella policies come next, and possibly homeowner’s policies.
Is Hart liable?
There seems to be little doubt that Black is liable for everyone’s
injuries. The more interesting question is whether Hart is liable.
Hagerty sees little doubt
that Hart could be held liable for
Broxterman’s injuries since he allowed her to ride in the back of a car
that did not have seats. This is much the same as people riding in the
bed of a pickup. It’s fun, but the driver is not supposed to allow it to
happen.
Could Hart and/or SpeedKore also be liable for Broxterman’s and
Black’s injuries because of the lack of safety features? That is the most
interesting question of all.
Retrofitting safety features
Press reports have been extremely critical about the car’s lack of
safety features. Although nothing more than seat belts went into these
cars in 1970, reporters have suggested that the restoration should have
included airbags, ABS brakes, safety harnesses and a roll cage.
They have suggested that both Hart and the restoration shop might
be held liable for the lack of these modifications, and that the California
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Highway Patrol might lobby the legislature to require some of them in
restorations.
This car had seat belts, but many of our older cars never came with
them. Are we required to install them? I was mildly surprised when I
purchased my 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and saw it lacked seat
belts. While I thought it was authentic and somewhat quaint, I wasn’t
crazy enough to drive around without them and immediately installed
a set of two-point racing belts. Whether it’s legally required or not, I
strongly recommend everyone do the same.
Hagerty reinforces the wisdom of that: “We’ve already seen cases where
restoration shops have been held liable by juries for not installing seat belts
during a restoration — even where the objective was to be period-correct.”
Whether the law specifically requires something or not, it is always wise
to bear in mind that juries can be very sympathetic to injured persons.
Because of that dynamic, Hagerty has “always advocated for caution.”
Suggestions that this car should have had airbags are probably off-
base. You can’t just go down to your local Pep Boys and buy an airbag
kit that you can install in any old car.
Airbags are part of a highly sophisticated safety system that in-
volves crumple zones, sensors and extensive modern engineering. You
can’t just add them in your next restoration. And even if you could, no
sensible shop would ever be willing to do it because of the liability that
would come from their failure to work when the need arose. You can
probably say the same about ABS brakes. Four- or five-point safety harnesses
would seem to make some sense, but they aren’t necessarily easy
to add during your restoration because they need something to attach to
behind the seat. There just aren’t many places in production cars where
you can do that. Plus, they also have to be attached at the proper angle
to avoid causing more injuries than they protect against.
It’s also hard to see anyone requiring a full roll cage in restorations.
That makes getting in and out of the car very awkward. But it may make
more sense to talk about roll bars in hot-rodded convertibles.
Pity the poor shop
These questions should make restoration shops nervous.
It isn’t hard to see that a judge or jury might hold them liable for not
installing safety features that the customer did not even want. Say the
customer wants a totally period-correct restoration of a car that did not
originally come with seat belts, but the shop knows the car is going to
be driven.
Can the shop comfortably leave them out of the restoration? Is a
waiver from the customer enough?
Today, with relatively inexpensive crate motors that can fit into
almost anything, it’s very easy to buy huge horsepower. With an old
car that wasn’t very safe in its day, you can now have a very fast and
very unsafe car. How much liability does the shop that builds it have to
increase the safety of the car?
If nothing else, the shop better carry adequate insurance coverage.
Without it, the shop likely won’t be able to afford the defense costs
when the lawsuit is filed.
Trending?
Is this case an example of things to come? Our legal system often
provides movement on a case-by-case basis, where a plaintiff wins for
the first time, then a second one wins, and eventually it becomes common.
Once the cases start to attract attention, legislatures can step in
and adopt well-meaning legislation that often unintentionally goes too
far.
But not every unusual case signals a trend. Sometimes they are just
aberrations. Let’s hope that is the case here. ♦
JOHN DRANEAS is an attorney in Oregon. He can be reached
through www.draneaslaw.com. His comments are general in nature
and are not intended to substitute for consultation with an attorney.
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Unconventional Wisdom Donald Osborne
A Common Thread
It is in discovery and learning that we truly find renewal and growth in our
passions — and that’s especially true when it comes to the vintage-car world
both Newport and Chattanooga successfully engaged enthusiasts —
and the general public — in a compelling manner.
There were relatively few barriers to entry, so young people, women
and people of varying sociological groups were widely in evidence as
visitors and participants.
These two new events presented a buffet of automotive lifestyle
experiences — ones that were curated to have a point of view — but
they also allowed the visitor to enjoy the familiar while discovering
something new and exciting.
It is in discovery and learning that we truly find renewal and growth
in our passions, and that is especially true when it comes to the vintagecar
world.
Fresh inspiration in Italy
The same was true of my time in Italy.
Auto e Moto d’Epoca once again did not disappoint. It offers a very
Monte Cassino, 75 years removed from the horrors of war. Below, Earle Osborne,
who helped save the world and instill an appreciation of its beauty in his son
Motor Week in Rhode Island and the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival in
Tennessee — kept me on this side of the Atlantic for the first two weeks
of the month.
That left a scant two weeks to do a month’s work in Italy.
Activities on the other side of the Atlantic included checking in on
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restorations I am supervising for American clients, inspecting cars for
potential client purchase, and guiding a client consignment through
auction. Topping it all off was my 10th annual visit to Auto e Moto
d’Epoca Padova, Italy’s largest classic-car event.
While all these activities in the U.S. and Italy were wildly disparate
in nature, all shared a very important common thread. They were
more than the sum of their parts — they were insp
interesting experiences, giving far more than expecte
Engaging a wider audience
At a time when a number of long-established t
concours d’elegance events are canceled amid grow
cern over waning membership in some types of cla
car clubs and worries about a perceived lack of inter
in old cars by people younger than 60, the events o
October showed me a very different picture.
I was very involved in the Audrain Newpor
Concours and Motor Week, having served as chair
man of the concours and an adviser to other aspects o
the Motor Week, and was a celebrity guest and com
mentator at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.
Nevertheless, I can state with complete objectivi
that both new events owed their success to a shared
proach — one very different from that of the traditi
one- or two-day event on a golf course or city park.
Both sought to present a multi-day, varied progra
auto-related activities to engage a wide audience o
ages and of widely varying experience and interests.
Both events centered on ideas about how we eng
with vehicles — physically, emotionally and intellec
ally. While quite different in feel, focus and objecti
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ctober is always a busy month for me.
For the past six years, I’ve spent October working in
Italy. This year, my responsibilities at two inaugural events
in the United States — the Audrain Newport Concours &
particular blend of cars for sale by dealers, private owners and at auction,
combined with club stands with some of the most unusual and rare cars
imaginable.
Added to that were captivating stands of manufacturers who know
the fine art of correctly and accurately leveraging their heritage to present
their latest models.
Italy will remain a car-obsessed society for generations to come.
Young people move easily in this environment — girls as well as boys —
and the enthusiasm felt by all is quite evident. Despite the relative scarcity
of visitors from the U.S. and Canada, Padova is a very international show,
with hordes of Germans, Dutch, Belgians, English and French.
What really sets Padova apart from other events is the vast array of parts
on offer. Those who had announced the end of the swapmeet in the face of
the Internet are once again found somewhat premature in their predictions.
Standing in a father’s footsteps
One of the deepest and most impressive experiences I had in
October was of a very different nature. In the course of a journey in
Italy to inspect a car for a client, I found myself in the very place where
ved during World War II as a 19-year-old medic.
ssino, halfway between Rome and Naples, saw some of
nse fighting in the European theater during the first half
he Allies moved up the Italian peninsula towards Rome.
t to picture this bloody violence as I saw the calm, quiet
quickly flowing rivers and the majestic rebuilt abbey on
ntainside after the horror and mayhem of 75 years earlier.
the overwhelming emotions I felt there brought me so
h closer to my late father, who never once discussed his
n Italy, a place I have come to love so much. Standing on
t ground, I felt his presence there and realized that my love
alian culture, food, music, architecture, art and certainly
s had brought me to this place on that day to share a mot
with my teenage father across the decades.
erhaps it’s not surprising that the car I came to see
d out to be as interesting as I had hoped, and my client
d up buying it.
ertain that Earle Osborne, with the keen eye and feel he
r what he called “styleage,” would have appreciated and
d of the car.
s and remain so grateful to him and his comrades who gave
y had so I can live these experiences today across the world
elp bring them to as many people as I can. This is a wonme
in which to live, and there is so much around and before
ke our lives as enthusiasts and humans more fulfilling. ♦
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Feature The SCM Interview / Bradley Price
Peter Reid
Bradley Price at the track in his 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce race car
Something Worth Loving
“I think if I can be proud of the design and it meets my own critical eye, it will
appeal to others”
by Chester Allen
watches that inspire the feeling of sitting behind the wheel of a great car. Autodromo has
grown to include driving accessories and sunglasses, but Price, 39, keeps dreaming up
new things in his Hudson Valley studio. He’s also this month’s SCM Interview:
B
What came first, cars or watches?
I have been a lifelong car lover, having grown up in a car-loving family. I enjoyed
watches for many years too, but my fundamental passion has always been for vintage
cars from the crib onward.
watches that resemble car gauges?
It just came to me one day. I was driving my Alfa GTV6 (since sold) through the
How did you get the idea for starting Autodromo — and creating
woods back in about 2008 and thinking about how nice the gauges were and how cool
it would be to have a watch that gave me the same feeling I had driving this car — even
when I was stuck in a meeting at work. That was the beginning of the idea that eventually
became Autodromo.
customer?
Our current lineup ranges from $695 to $1,800. Our typical customer doesn’t have
a simple demographic description, as we have customers as young as 13 and as old as
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What is the price range of your watches, and who is your typical
radley Price spent a decade in New York City’s white-hot design and branding
world. A 2008 drive in his Alfa Romeo GTV6 sparked an idea of making watches
with the same look and feeling of the exquisite gauges on the dash. Now, almost
12 years on, Price — and his company, Autodromo — is famous for incandescent
86. What seems to unite them all is an eye for design and
an open-mindedness about looking at something and appreciating
its intrinsic quality and beauty, as opposed to a
need to wear a “famous name” on their wrist. Our customers
like having something a bit special that not everyone
has. A lot of our clients are in the creative fields, but we
also have plenty of physicians, lawyers and finance folks
as well. Many of them are car lovers like me, but there are
many more who just love the designs we produce and the
feeling it gives them to wear our watches.
Do you do custom work?
We do design and production work for brands as well.
We recently developed a weekend bag in leather that was
given out with the Infiniti Q60 coupe launch edition, for
example. We have also developed a number of rally gifts
for the Copperstate 1000 over the past five years.
What is your design background?
I spent 10 years working in New York City in the
industrial design and branding field. It was my training.
No school can compare to working in the intense environment
of a design studio in New York City! It teaches
you to make magic where minutes ago there was a blank
screen.
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Do any of your watches honor specific cars?
Each of our watches uses specific gauges as sort of a jumping-off
point, but the only watch we have made to honor a specific car would be
our official partnership with the Ford GT. We have created watches both
for the public and for the owners of the GT. The owner’s watch has many
details that make specific reference to the design of the GT itself. But
that is a whole separate topic for another article!
How does your design process work?
I do a lot of ruminating.
I think design school and the professional environment is about hav-
ing a busy hand. You are sketching and iterating constantly. Now that I
have the freedom of running my own business, I have internalized the
iterative process. My mind is doing all the work because I don’t have a
boss or a client that needs to know what I am up to.
I liken the idea to a safecracking machine that is constantly trying
many combinations and gradually each tumbler gives way suddenly,
revealing what is inside the safe. The designs — when they come —
usually come into my head fully formed, but then it is a matter of agonizing
over specific details to make sure that they tie the holistic design
together and harmonize the proportions of the piece.
It’s not a process that any company should use, really. It is more akin
to art making or cinema, but it seems to work for me.
Are your watches made or assembled in the U.S.?
Only the Ford GT owners’ watch, which is hand assembled to order
the best part?
The toughest part of it, aside from the significant investment, is that
here in New York.
What is the toughest part of making watches? What is
you can’t please everyone. People might love the design, but they didn’t
buy it because it was too big or too small, or they wanted a different
color, etc.
Rather than trying to please everyone, I just try to make something
that I love and that I am proud of. I think if I can be proud of the design
and it meets my own critical eye, it will appeal to others.
The best part is when it gives other people the same pleasure to own
the watch that it gave me to create it. When people catch the references
in each piece and appreciate them, that is extremely gratifying.
What is your favorite watch?
I really love the Heuer chronographs of the 1960s and 1970s.
What is your favorite car?
I have long been obsessed with racing berlinettas of the 1950s, such
as the Maserati A6GCS. That is where the inspiration for my latest
watch, the Intereuropa, comes from.
I love the idea of an elegant, beautiful coachbuilt car that can also
drive to the track and win races. To me, those cars are sort of the ul-
“I was driving my Alfa GTV6 (since sold)
through the woods back in about 2008 and
thinking about how nice the gauges were
and how cool it would be to have a watch
that gave me the same feeling I had driving
this car — even when I was stuck in a meeting
at work. That was the beginning of the
idea that eventually became Autodromo.”
timate dual-purpose machines — the whole atmosphere of that time
period. Of pulling up to a grand hotel in a beautiful car with a number
still painted on the side, and having a fabulous meal. This is the sort of
thing that I daydream about.
What is your daily driver? What is your weekend ride?
Daily driver is an Alfa Romeo Stelvio in Verde Visconti.
My vintage cars are more interesting: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Spider Veloce race car, 1965 Alpine Renault A110 and 1976 Dino 208
GT4.
What’s next for you and Autodromo?
We have some exciting stuff in store for next year but you will just
have to wait and see what I come up with!
I would love to expand into a wider array of products beside watches
and gloves, with more accessories and more items like travel goods.
You’ve got a week. Pick a car, a route and a co-driver.
I would love to spend a week driving all of the cols and backroads of
the French Alps in my A110, with my wife navigating, of course. Col de
Turini, Route Napoleon, etc. Those are the roads I really want to explore
one day. ♦
One of Bradley Price’s vintage
cars is a 1976 Dino 208 GT4
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Concours Spotlight Inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
Hot Out of the Gate
Time trials, great cars and interesting people make the first Chattanooga
Motorcar Festival a roaring success
Story and photos by Bill Rothermel
1963 Corvette Grand Sport from the Revs Institute/Collier Collection
end.”
The three-day celebration was as much for gearheads and collector-car enthusiasts
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as it was for the people of this booming Tennessee city.
Celebrity guests included Publisher Martin, SCM’s own Donald Osborne, Alain
de Cadenet, Burt Levy, Brian Redman (who served as grand marshal), David Hobbs,
Tanner Faust, Dorsey Schroeder, Barry Meguiar, Corky Coker, Wade Kawasaki, Ken
Gross, Linda Vaughn, Wayne Carini, and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson.
Proceeds benefited the Erlanger Neuroscience Institute for stroke and Alzheimer’s
research. Lead sponsor was Volkswagen of America, which builds its Atlas SUV in
Chattanooga.
Best in Show for Saturday’s 130-vehicle concours, held in the streets of the city’s
West Village, was presented to Al and Barbara Masons’ gorgeous 1928 Auburn 8-115
Speedster. No stranger to the winner’s circle, the Masons’ Auburn also took home Best
in Class among American Classics and Best Paint Finish — especially noteworthy
since Mason did the painting in his backyard shop.
Designed by 28-year-old Alan Leamy for E.L. Cord, the owner of Auburn, the
Masons’ 8-cylinder Speedster is one of just 253 produced that year. The car’s first
owner was from Oklahoma City, but it remained in storage from 1945 to 2014 in New
Jersey. Mason’s restoration was completed in 2015.
Another frequent visitor to the podium, Peter Boyle, took home Best in Class among
European Classics and the Timeless Elegance Award with his 1928 Isotta Fraschini 8A
SS Roadster by LeBaron.
The car debuted at the 1928 New York Auto Salon. To
Details
Plan ahead: No dates have
been announced for the
2020 Chattanooga Motorcar
Festival.
Where: Chattanooga, TN
Admission: Two-day general
admission was $55.
Web: www.chattanoogamotorcar.
com
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this day, the car is little more than 22,000 miles from new.
Restoration was completed in 2007.
Corvettes were among the more interesting cars
displayed, including a 1963 Z06 Split-Window and a
rare early-production 1953 Roadster — both from the
National Corvette Museum. Also on hand was a 1963
Grand Sport (one of five built) from the Revs Institute/
Collier Collection. The GM Heritage Collection showed
the 1959 Stingray, the 1969 Manta Ray, the 1972 Reynolds
hattanooga, TN, instantly became a player in the collector-car world with
the inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar Festival from October 11 to 13, 2019.
The DeFoor Brothers — Jim and Ken — and racer Jim Pace masterminded
what Publisher Martin called a “celebrity-driven lifestyle week-
The 1959 Stingray from the GM Heritage Collection
Aluminum Corvette and the 2009 Stingray.
Friday and Saturday’s Timed Trials along the city’s
Riverfront Parkway were fantastic. These 1.5-mile
races against the clock between two bridges crossing
the Tennessee River added excitement and color to the
weekend. Norm Murdock posted the weekend’s fastest
time in a 1972 Ford Capri at 78.107 seconds. A total of
41 cars competed.
The weekend also included a Porsche 992 introduc-
tion party, road rally (both Friday and Saturday, with 46
cars competing), antique and wooden boat show, Cars &
Coffee, a Friday night fundraising dinner (with over 500
attendees), as well as Friday and Saturday night street
parties including live music, laser shows, fireworks and
special activities for kids.
Whew! Amazingly, organizers made
it happen
seamlessly, which is nothing short of miraculous for a
first-year event. We cannot wait to see what is on tap in
Chattanooga in 2020! ♦
Best in Show: 1928 Auburn 8-115 Speedster owned by Al and
Barbara Mason
Sports Car Market
Ferrari Profile
Courtesy of Bonhams
1989 Ferrari F40 Berlinetta
The low-mileage cars that bring the big money generally stay locked in the
garage, and that’s a shame
by Steve Ahlgrim
Chassis number ZFFGJ34B000080747
SCM Condition for this car: 2
• Desirable “non-cat” and “non-adjustable” model
• Three private owners and fewer than 20,000 kilometers (12,400
miles) from new
• Single private ownership for over 25 years
• Air conditioning, wind-up windows, Sabelt harnesses
• Ferrari Classiche certified
T
he ultimate Ferrari of the 1980s, the F40 was one of the company’s
original true supercars. Pioneering the use of carbon fiber
in a road car, it was designed with lightness and aerodynamics in
mind, with no concessions made for luxury.
Most remarkable was the twin-turbocharged V8 engine, derived
from the 288 GTO, which achieved 478 horsepower. Zero to 60 mph
took 3.8 seconds, and the F40 broke the Porsche 959’s record for the
fastest production car ever built, having a top speed in excess of 200
mph.
These Ferrari supercars were immensely desirable when new, with
bidding wars ensuing to acquire one and many changing hands at far
above their original list price, and they have scarcely become less so
since. Today the F40 is still rightfully regarded as one of the most significant
modern Ferraris, and no collection of Maranello’s finest can be
seen as complete without one.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 35, sold for $1,015,956, including
buyer’s premium, at Bonhams’ Zoute, Belgium,
sale on October 11, 2019.
I was called to task for something I wrote in last month’s SCM
Daytona Profile (December 2019, p. 70). A reader took issue with my
implication that Daytonas aren’t more valuable because too many
were built. He pointed out there were far more Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Gullwings (1,400) and 300SL Roadsters (1,856) and Ferrari F40s
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(1,311) than Daytona coupes (1,279).
He noted the SLs and F40s sold for two or more times more than a
Daytona. His point was that quantity alone doesn’t equate to value, and
he was right.
The late John Apen, who wrote for SCM and happened to be my men-
tor, taught me this: All valuable things are rare, but not all rare things
are valuable.
I’ve had to remind myself of that many times through the years, like
when I came across an original roof for a 275 GTB. Surely a roof for
one of the most valuable cars on the planet must be valuable, but no.
As fewer 275 GTBs are driven, there is almost no chance of one ever
ending up on its roof again. If one did go reverse turtle, a new roof
would not be hard to fabricate and would be indistinguishable from an
original. The roof had little value.
We’ve all been intrigued by a car that was the only one made in a
particular color. Usually there was only one built in that color because
only one person wanted one.
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We once found a Ferrari Dino that was a
rare color under the red paint it was sporting.
It needed fresh paint, so we decided
to change it back to its original color.
Everyone who saw the car would comment
on the unusual paint before asking for us to
call them when we got a red one.
The color was rare, but it wasn’t valuable.
Not rare — but very valuable
F40s aren’t particularly rare, but they
are definitely valuable. There simply is more
demand than supply.
Daytonas are cool, but the newest one is
46 years old. Car collectors buy what they
lusted for when they were young. The prime
candidate for a Daytona is around 70 years
old now. A 70-year-old’s interest in cars
may still be keen, but their buying activity
is diminished.
In contrast, the ideal candidate for an F40 would be
almost 20 years younger. Many of the potential buyers
are in the full stride of their careers — and with substantial
resources. If they want an F40, price is not a barrier.
Every few years, SCM does an updated F40 pro-
file. The last one was in 2017 (October 2017, p 86). At
that time, I wrote, “Today U.S. prices yo-yo between
$1,100,000 and $1,500,000, depending on the condition
of the car.” That isn’t much different from what I would
have written in 2015.
The 2019 update is more of the same. The bottom end
is down to around $1 million today, but the upper end
hasn’t really changed.
Condition is key to F40 value
The decline at the bottom end can be attributed to a
decline in car quality rather than a softer market.
F40s run the spectrum from ultra-low-mileage col-
lector examples to well-used drivers. Both ends of the
spectrum are feeling the effects of aging.
The earliest cars are now 30 years old. The red seat
fabric started deteriorating years ago. Plastic rear
windows are getting micro-cracks. Books and tools
have been lost, and fresh paint covers small and large
incidents. Million-dollar buyers want the best car, and
those with needs have seen a value decline.
Maintenance is also a factor in valuation. Engine-out
belt services need to be done whether the car is driven
or not. “While we’re here” work can double or triple the
cost of a major service.
High-performance tires should be replaced every five
years. Euro models have two $12,000 fuel bladders that
require periodic replacement. A low-mileage car that
hasn’t turned a mile in years can easily require $25,000
or more to put it back on the road again.
These cars should be driven
The low-mileage cars that bring the big money gener-
ally stay locked in the garage, and that’s a shame. The
F40 is the ultimate driver’s Ferrari, and not using one
is missing one of the most exciting experiences in the
performance-car world.
Many new cars are faster than a F40, but none are as
rewarding to drive. The F40 is raw; there are no driver’s
aids, no power steering, and no F1 transmission.
You sit in a racing-style bucket seat in a basic interior
that’s devoid of carpeting, sound-deadening material
or a radio. Air conditioning is the only nod to driver
comfort.
January 2020
Details
Turn the key, press the start button and the F40
springs to life. The engine will sound healthy, but with
less snarl than more-modern cars.
The car is perfectly docile at light-to-mid throttle, but
when you get into the boost, Dr. Jekyll turns into Mr.
Hyde. In first and second gears, on the boost, tire spin
is a given. In third gear the tires can break loose in irregular
pavement. Pushing an F40 is an unparalleled
thrill that has seduced owners to regularly drive a car
they intended to be a garage queen.
A sweet example
Our subject F40 hit my personal sweet spot. The re-
ported 20,000 kilometers is around 12,400 miles. The
mileage is high enough that the buyer isn’t paying a
premium for a low-mileage car, but it is high enough
that adding another 6,000 or so kilometers won’t kill the
value.
It is a European model delivered without catalytic
converters and with non-adjustable suspension. The
2014 major service needs updating, but the fuel tanks
were replaced in 2017, removing that worry for many
years.
The slightly over $1 million sale was at the low end
of the range — but on the money for a European sale,
where F40s sell for less than in the United States. No one
got hurt, and no one won the lottery on this one.
The new owners can drive the tires off it without los-
ing much money, and I hope they do. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Bonhams.)
Steve Ahlgrim served as general manager and vice presi-
dent of Ferrari dealer FAF Motorcars, has been a concours
judge for over 25 years, and is a member of the IAC/PFA —
an international committee that oversees high-level Ferrari
concours judging.
High Auction Sales for the Past Five Years
$2,500,000
1989 Ferrari F40
$2,000,000
$1,622,500
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
$1,500,000
$1,540,000
$1,534,500
This sale:
$1,015,956
1992 Ferrari F40 coupe
Lot 123, s/n ZFFGJ34B000093
Condition 2
Sold at $1,151,290
RM Sotheby’s, Paris, FRA, 2/7/18
SCM# 6858249
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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$1,710,000
1991 Ferrari F40 coupe
Lot 112, s/n ZFFGJ34B000088083
Condition 2-
Sold at $1,050,000
Gooding & Co., Pebble Beach, CA,
8/24/18
SCM# 6877168
Years produced: 1988–92
Number produced: 1,311
Original list price: $399,100
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$1,301,500
Tune-up cost: $4,000
Chassis # location: Stamped on the
frame in front compartment under
washer bottle
Engine # location: On top of the engine
by the water pump
Club: Ferrari Club of America
Web: www.FerrariClubofAmerica.org
Alternatives: 1991–93 Jaguar XJ 220,
1986–88 Porsche 959, 2004–09
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
SCM Investment Grade: A
Comps
1989 Ferrari F40 coupe
Lot 201, s/n FFGJ34B000080161
Condition 1-
Sold at $1,545,000
RM Sotheby’s, Los Angeles, CA, 12/8/18
SCM# 6887440
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English Profile
Courtesy of Bonhams
Lot 195: 1968 Land Rover Series IIA “Pink Panther,” sold for $58,394
Four Veteran Special Forces Land Rovers
These real-deal combat veterans sold for a fraction of what James Bond
Landies bring at auction
by Paul Hardiman
SCM Analysis At Bonhams’ first auction of its new MPH offshoot
at Bicester Heritage — the World War II RAF
bomber base later used by the U.S. Air Force — a collection of eight
military Land Rovers was among the early entries.
You can buy used — in some cases very used — British Army Land
Rovers from various outlets in the U.K., but these were special – literally,
as they were ex-Special Forces Landies. Special Forces is often
used as a euphemism for Britain’s Special Air Service — the SAS —
obliquely referred to in Army circles simply as “them.”
A bit of mobile warfare history
The SAS used Land Rovers for at least 50 years, having started off in
Jeeps from its inception in 1941, along with its contemporaries Special
Operations Executive and the Long Range Desert Group. All carried
out, variously, reconnaissance and clandestine “ungentlemanly warfare”
in Europe and North Africa during World War II — often behind
enemy lines.
The Long Range Patrol on occasion provided transport for the SAS.
Both SOE and LRDG were disbanded post-World War II, but the worth
of small, highly mobile units for reconnaissance and guerrilla operations
had been proven.
LRDG was replaced, effectively, by Mobility troops of the Special
Air Service, whose members are experts in desert warfare — and able
to field-repair breakdowns.
Moving to Land Rovers was a natural fit after the Jeeps. The SAS
reportedly first used Land Rover S1s during the Oman conflict in the
late 1950s. In 1967, the Series IIA came along, and at some point it
was discovered that the best all-round color for desert camouflage,
I suspect the price
Lot 199: 1985 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 SOV Truck Utility SAS, $59,785
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difference was down
to Lot 199 having more
military service — and
the emotive messages
painted on its sides
and snout ... plus
noted Scud missile kills
daubed on the front
fender might have
pushed the bidding
along.
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especially at long distances, was pink. And that’s how
the legend of the Pink Panther was born, though later
they reverted to standard desert color.
In 1985, the Defender 110 came on stream, operating
behind Iraqi lines in the 1991 and 2003 Gulf Wars. In
2014, with the end of Landie production looming, it was
announced that the SAS was to stop using Land Rovers
after five decades. It’s reckoned that overall the British
military has consumed 200,000 of them — with many
still in service.
These lots sold for between $46,036 and $61,175 at
Bonhams’ MPH sale at Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire,
U.K., on September 26, 2019.
At Bicester, among the lots were one Pink Panther,
one that wasn’t (in green) and three Special Forces 110
V8s, one of them a prototype. We’ll look at the top four,
as they all hit strong money for Land Rovers — although
not as strong as Bonhams and the vendor would have
liked.
Lot 195, 1968 Series IIA “Pink Panther”
This 109-inch wheelbase “Pink Panther” was the real
deal. It was one of 72 production “Pinkies” and thought
to be one of 10 left. Marshalls of Cambridge fitted them
with extra fuel tanks, smoke-grenade launchers, radios,
machine guns, rifles in wing boxes, flare guns, axle
guards, water cans and bladders, sun compass, searchlights
and even a bead breaker in a wing-mounted scabbard,
as crews were expected to be able to repair their
mounts in the field.
This one served in Oman, Jordan, Kenya and Belize
until demobilized in 1984. It was presented well used and
very original, complete with two copy General Purpose
Machine Guns with current deactivation certificates
and festooned with camo netting. It sold for £47,250, or
$58,394. Another ’68 IIA Pink Panther, but in green (Lot
200) fetched $42,431.
Two Defender 110s
Creating great interest were two 1985 Defender 110s,
“V8 SOV Truck Utility SAS,” Lots 199 and 201. These
were part of a run of 39 built to military contract number
FVE22B/695 and were loaded — heaped — with kit.
Said to be the only ones in private ownership, these
have the heavy-duty chassis and Rover’s 3.5-liter V8
engine, which is also seen in the classic Range Rover.
Lot 199, with 31,600 miles, served in the first Gulf War,
Africa and Oman. It was fitted with copy .50-caliber
machine guns. Like the others, it retains its military registration
plates for display purposes. It sold for $59,785.
Lot 201 had 25,600 miles. This lot included pictures
of when it was delivered new to Hereford — and while
serving in the Gulf. It sold for $46,036.
Lot 197: 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 SOV Truck Utility,
$61,175
I suspect the price difference was down to Lot 199
having more military service — and the emotive messages
painted on its sides and snout: “7935 lbs heavy
metal” and “Hell on Wheels” — plus noted Scud missile
kills daubed on the front fender might have pushed the
bidding along.
No combat — but the highest price
Interestingly, just where you would expect prov-
enance to be everything, the SAS Landie that fetched the
most money never saw combat.
Lot 197 was another 110 V8 SOV Truck Utility SAS,
and it’s one of the 39 built. It is the left-hand-drive
prototype built for the American Special Forces in
1993 — one of three produced. This one has a 5-speed
transmission and was demonstrated in the Middle East
— plus at arms exhibitions.
With two copy GPMGs and one copy .50-caliber
machine gun, heavy-duty wire cutters clipped to the
side and 21,950 miles, it just pipped the others to fetch
$61,175, though the estimates on all three were far
higher at £80k–£100k ($99k–$124k).
Land Rover expert Julian Shoolheifer said, “The Pink
Panther is the right money, the prototype too. Factory
V8 spec helps that a lot. £50,000 ($62k) is a bit of a
ceiling with Land Rovers, and generally speaking, I
think prices are currently around 2012 or so levels, with
exceptions where things are very genuine and desirable.
“That said, serious cars are still serious money —
with the right vehicle you can get six-figure sums — but
those cars and buyers are rare.”
As our subject SAS Landies sold for similar money,
we’ll take it that the market has gauged them correctly.
What a contrast in sale prices between these combatused
desert heroes and the huge sums achieved by the
pretend hard-men Defender SVXs from the last two
James Bond films. ♦
Paul Hardiman has written for SCM since 2007. He’s our
go-to guy for British and European auction coverage — and
many car profiles.
1951 Land Rover Series I
Lot 235, s/n 26101172
Condition 2
Sold at $44,886
Bonhams, Goodwood Revival,
Chichester, U.K., 9/8/18
SCM# 6882394
2011 Land Rover Defender 110 SVX
“Spectre” crew cab
Lot 381, s/n SALLDHFS8AA797848
Condition 2Sold
at $396,974
Bonhams, Goodwood Festival of Speed,
Chichester, U.K., 7/5/19
SCM# 6906886
Details
Years built (all Land Rovers) 1948–2016
Number built: About 2 million
Engine # location: This varies: On
V8s, it is on the left side of block by
dipstick tube
Chassis # location: Plate on bulkhead
Tune-up cost (oil-change service): $100
Club: Association of Land Rover Clubs
Web: www.alrc.co.uk
Alternatives: 1940–45 Willys MB/Ford
GPW, 1971–2000 Steyr-Daimler
Puch Pinzgauer, 1983 Humvee
SCM Investment Grade: C
Comps
1995 Land Rover Defender 90 NAS
Lot 15, s/n SALDV3285SA978703
Condition 1Sold
at $159,500
Gooding & Co., Pebble Beach, CA,
8/24/18
SCM# 6877084
Lot 201: 1985 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 SOV Truck Utility
SAS, sold for $46,036
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Etceterini & Friends Profile
Courtesy of Worldwide Auctioneers
1964 Apollo 3500 GT Spider
This special Apollo sold for much more than expected. The quality of the car
and great marketing were key
by Donald Osborne
Chassis number: 2001
SCM Condition for this car: 1-
• The first Apollo Spider produced
• One of just five remaining and the only aluminum-block example
built
• Impeccable bodylines, striking European styling and all-alloy V8
power
• Designed by Franco Scaglione
• Restored by IMC engineer and co-founder Milt Brown
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 153, sold for $506,000, including
buyer’s premium, at Worldwide Auctioneers’
Corpus Christi, TX, sale on October 5, 2019.
The 1960s and early 1970s were a fertile time for those with the vi-
sion, connections and financial wherewithal to create new sports and
GT car brands. These almost always followed a set plan, combining
existing, readily available production engines with sexy Italian bodywork.
The combination seemed unbeatable — if these modern-day alche-
mists could find the sure-fire formula to capture the romance, style and
performance of a Ferrari or Maserati for their clientele without the
worries of dealing with finicky, expensive and complicated mechanicals,
what could be a more secure path to success?
That none of them quite worked out as intended, from the fully
factory-backed DeTomaso Pantera through the Ghia 450 SS and
Intermeccanica Italia to the LMX Sirex 2300, may have been due less
to the planning of their makers and more to the unfortunate confluence
of increasing regulations and Italian labor unrest.
Ultimately, the oil crisis of 1973 crippled the market for thirsty play
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cars. Most of these companies also suffered from insufficient capitalization
— the chief reason for the failure of the Apollo.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda
Milt Brown’s project should have had a better outcome than it did.
His aptly named International Motors of Oakland, CA, built the cars
with Buick V8 engines in the bodies created in Italy by Frank Reisner’s
Carrozzeria Intermeccanica in Turin.
The cars were then sold in the United States. Ron Plescia’s original
design — more than a bit reminiscent of contemporary Italian GTs —
was expertly revised and refined by Franco Scaglione, who was at the
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top of his game. The result was thoroughly
suited to the assignment of expressing the
combination of U.S. muscle and Italian
couture.
Interest continues to build in modern-
day hybrids. As the experiential continues
to drive collector interest, the appeal of
a car that looks great and can be driven
with a sense of abandon thanks to inexpensive-to-maintain
mechanicals grows
exponentially.
At the auction block
Helping boost this sale was the pres-
ence of the first Apollo 3500 GT coupe
as well. Also on hand was one of the
last cars in the series produced, a 1966
Vetta Ventura, which was built in Texas
by Vanguard Industries with the 4.9-liter
Buick V8 engine that was the development
of the 3.5-liter Apollo. However, by the time that particular
car was built, Milt Brown was out of the picture.
As was the case with so many of these would-be dream
cars, two other companies built the last examples.
The rebadged Vetta Ventura, presented as an Apollo
5000 GT, sold for $165,000.
The highest recorded auction price of an Apollo 3500
GT had been the $134,400 achieved at RM Sotheby’s in
Phoenix, AZ, in January 2019.
The $242,000 for which Worldwide sold the first
coupe and the $165,000 for the rebranded coupe seem
to be notable — but not excessive — premiums.
That the car RM Sotheby’s sold in Phoenix was offered
for sale again at Mecum Phoenix in March — and
For those who say it’s a market in
decline, or even in correction, I offer
that it’s a market moving further
towards a rational maturity.
was a no-sale at a called $130,000 — seems odd, but the
consignor probably had reasons to sell.
A changed car market
This sale (once again) illustrates the realities of to-
day’s market.
For those who say it’s a market in decline, or even
in correction, I offer that it’s a market moving further
towards a rational maturity.
You can’t find another “first” production example,
and when that example, in the case of our subject car, is
also very well presented and well marketed, what seems
an extraordinary result is to me simply the correct marop of his game. The result whis game. The result was thoroughly
suited to the assignment of expressing the
combination of U.S. muscle and Italian
couture.
Interest continues to build in modern-
day hybrids. As the experiential continues
to drive collector interest, the appeal of
a car that looks great and can be driven
with a sense of abandon thanks to inex-
pensive-to-maintain mechanicals grows
exponentially.
At the auction block
Helping boost this sale was the pres-
ence of the first Apollo 3500 GT coupe
as well. Also on hand was one of the
last cars in the series produced, a 1966
Vetta Ventura, which was built in Texas
by Vanguard Industries with the 4.9-liter
Buick V8 engine that was the development
of the 3.5-liter Apollo. However, by the time that par-
ticular car was built, Milt Brown was out of the picture.
As was the case with so many of these would-be dream
cars, two other companies built the last examples.
The rebadged Vetta Ventura, presented as an Apollo
5000 GT, sold for $165,000.
The highest recorded auction price of an Apollo 3500
GT had been the $134,400 achieved at RM Sotheby’s in
Phoenix, AZ, in January 2019.
The $242,000 for which Worldwide sold the first
coupe and the $165,000 for the rebranded coupe seem
to be notable — but not excessive — premiums.
That the car RM Sotheby’s sold in Phoenix was of-
fered for sale again at Mecum Phoenix in March — and
For those who say it’s a market in
decline, or even in correction, I offer
that it’s a market moving further
towards a rational maturity.
was a no-sale at a called $130,000 — seems odd, but the
consignor probably had reasons to sell.
A changed car market
This sale (once again) illustrates the realities of to-
day’s market.
For those who say it’s a market in decline, or even
in correction, I offer that it’s a market moving further
towards a rational maturity.
You can’t find another “first” production example,
and when that example, in the case of our subject car, is
also very well presented and well marketed, what seems
an extraordinary result is to me simply the correct mar-
Details-
Details
Years produced: 1963–64
Number produced: 11 (Spider)
Original list price: $7,000
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$327,500
Tune-up cost: $350
Chassis # location: Data tag on firewall
Engine # location: Below dipstick tube
on driver’s side of block
restoration was certainly another positive factor — as
was the fact that all the cars were from the collection of
Apollo’s original sales manager, George Finley.
Worldwide did a terrific job of putting the car for-
ward. When I saw it on display in January at their
Scottsdale sale, I was immediately taken by it. It is, in
my mind, the most attractive of all the Apollo cars built
and was breathtaking to behold. The color combination
was spectacular, showing off the lines of the car to their
best advantage.
The Apollo coupe is an attractive car, but the Spider
is amazingly beautiful. The auction company steadily
stoked interest through the next nine months, and anyone
who thought they might want it was on notice that
they would have a chance in October.
The estimate was not published, but when I inquired
back in January, I was given a number that was quite a
bit lower than the eventual sold price.
I was not surprised at the first figure, which would
have been a record price for an Apollo — by a large
margin.
And I’m equally unsurprised by the final price at
Worldwide’s October sale.
It was a perfect example of a special car bringing a
well-above-expected price in what is largely considered
a market in correction, a buyer’s paradise.
Occasionally and appropriately, a seller can prevail
in this kind of market, and a buyer can obtain something
unrepeatable and therefore correctly bought. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Worldwide
Auctioneers.)
Donald Osborne is the principal of Automotive Valuation
Services, which advises on car collections, acquisition and
sales. He has judged concours from Amelia Island to Kyoto,
Japan, and stars on “Jay Leno’s Garage” on CNBC.
1963 Apollo 3500 GT coupe
Lot 7087, s/n 1027104A
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f his game. The result was thoroughly
suited to the assignment of expressing
of his game. The result was thoroughly
suited to the assignment of expressing the
combination of U.S. muscle and Italian
couture.
Interest continues to build in modern-
day hybrids. As the experiential continues
to drive collector interest, the appeal of
a car that looks great and can be driven
with a sense of abandon thanks to inex-
pensive-to-maintain mechanicals grows
exponentially.
At the auction block
Helping boost this sale was the pres-
ence of the first Apollo 3500 GT coupe
as well. Also on hand was one of the
last cars in the series produced, a 1966
Vetta Ventura, which was built in Texas
by Vanguard Industries with the 4.9-liter
Buick V8 engine that was the development
of the 3.5-liter Apollo. However, by the time that par-
ticular car was built, Milt Brown was out of the picture.
As was the case with so many of these would-be dream
cars, two other companies built the last examples.
The rebadged Vetta Ventura, presented as an Apollo
5000 GT, sold for $165,000.
The highest recorded auction price of an Apollo 3500
GT had been the $134,400 achieved at RM Sotheby’s in
Phoenix, AZ, in January 2019.
The $242,000 for which Worldwide sold the first
coupe and the $165,000 for the rebranded coupe seem
to be notable — but not excessive — premiums.
That the car RM Sotheby’s sold in Phoenix was of-
fered for sale again at Mecum Phoenix in March — and
For those who say it’s a market in
decline, or even in correction, I offer
that it’s a market moving further
towards a rational maturity.
was a no-sale at a called $130,000 — seems odd, but the
consignor probably had reasons to sell.
A changed car market
This sale (once again) illustrates the realities of to-
day’s market.
For those who say it’s a market in decline, or even
in correction, I offer that it’s a market moving further
towards a rational maturity.
You can’t find another “first” production example,
and when that example, in the case of our subject car, is
also very well presented and well marketed, what seems
an extraordinary result is to me simply the correct mar-
Details
Years produced: 1963–64
Number produced: 11 (Spider)
Original list price: $7,000
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$327,500
Tune-up cost: $350
Chassis # location: Data tag on firewall
Engine # location: Below dipstick tube
on driver’s side of block
restoration was certainly another positive factor — as
was the fact that all the cars were from the collection of
Apollo’s original sales manager, George Finley.
Worldwide did a terrific job of putting the car for-
ward. When I saw it on display in January at their
Scottsdale sale, I was immediately taken by it. It is, in
my mind, the most attractive of all the Apollo cars built
and was breathtaking to behold. The color combination
was spectacular, showing off the lines of the car to their
best advantage.
The Apollo coupe is an attractive car, but the Spider
is amazingly beautiful. The auction company steadily
stoked interest through the next nine months, and any-
one who thought they might want it was on notice that
they would have a chance in October.
The estimate was not published, but when I inquired
back in January, I was given a number that was quite a
bit lower than the eventual sold price.
I was not surprised at the first figure, which would
have been a record price for an Apollo — by a large
margin.
And I’m equally unsurprised by the final price at
Worldwide’s October sale.
It was a perfect example of a special car bringing a
well-above-expected price in what is largely considered
a market in correction, a buyer’s paradise.
Occasionally and appropriately, a seller can prevail
in this kind of market, and a buyer can obtain something
unrepeatable and therefore correctly bought. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Worldwide
Auctioneers.)
Donald Osborne is the principal of Automotive Valuation
Services, which advises on car collections, acquisition and
sales. He has judged concours from Amelia Island to Kyoto,
Japan, and stars on “Jay Leno’s Garage” on CNBC.
1963 Apollo 3500 GT coupe
Lot 7087, s/n 1027104A
1965
1965 Apollo 5000 GT coupe
Lot F3, s/n 1004
Condition 5+
Sold at $27,500
Mecum Auctions, Monterey, CA, 8/18/16
SCM# 6804150
Alternatives: 1969 LMX Sirex 2300, 1969
Intermeccanica Italia, 1965 Iso Grifo
SCM Investment Grade: B
Comps
1963 Apollo 3500 GT coupe
Lot S140.1, s/n 1004
Condition 2
Not sold at $130,000
Mecum Auctions, Phoenix, AZ, 3/14/19
SCM# 6897912
Introduced in 1990, the M119 engine
offered a reliable, tunable and dimensionally
similar power unit that did not leak
copious amounts of oil and blow head
gaskets.
This version, the M119.960, was used
only in the 1990–92 500SL. It developed
322 hp right out of the box, and with a
displacement increase, it reached a comparable
375 hp.
According to Mercedes AMG guru
Jonathan Hodgman, AMG also created
their version of the M119 — the 117/119
“hybrid.” This was mostly an M119, but
it has the front timing cover and multiplebelt
drive of an M117. Usually installed
as a performance option in late 1990 and
1991 W126 coupes and sedans, it shows
just how similar the two engines were.
Also, between 1990 and ’92, Mercedes
continued to use the excellent and relatively analog
KE-Jetronic injection system. Mercedes then went to
the unexciting and electrically unfortunate HFM-SFI
system, which is known for its awful wiring harnesses.
Regardless, when the M119 showed up, it was essentially
the end of the M117 4-cam era.
Named for the tool used to make it
The Hammer was extensively re-engineered to fit
the V8 engine, regardless of which V8 was used. Both
Hodgman and Hartmut Feyhl, an ex-AMG employee
and owner of RENNtech Inc., have stated that the body
shells were extensively re-engineered, including a total
redesign of the subframe to carry a W126 differential,
as well as extensive “reshaping” of the transmission
tunnel and firewall, using items of blunt force, to make
space for the beefier driveline.
A real Hammer is not just a W124 with a V8 trans-
plant. Extensive suspension, cosmetic and structural
changes had to be made. With our subject car, we cannot
be sure how much was done, since no undercarriage
photos are present, but this wide-body 300CE meets the
visual standards of an Affalterbach Swine.
Hammer market records shattered
In March 2016, our subject car was offered at Auto
Leitner in Alkmaar, Netherlands, for about $165,000.
Since being advertised, it has not shown a significant
increase in mileage, indicating that whoever purchased
it suspected these cars were on the rise and may have
identified an opportunity in the market.
This could be compared to a 300CE Hammer that
Barrett-Jackson sold in 2010 for a paltry $36,300.
In September 2016, Classic Driver in Philadelphia,
PA, sold a 6-liter M119-powered sedan for $75,000.
Details
Years produced: 1986–93 (AMG
conversions occurred after production
ended)
Number produced: Fewer than 10
wide-body coupes with M119 engines
Original list price: $168,000
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$266,388 (this car)
A real Hammer sedan sold for $84,000 at RM Sotheby’s
Duemila Ruote sale in November 2016. While the prices
are similar, consider that the Duemila car was sitting for
an unknown amount of time, with no maintenance, and
was in unknown mechanical condition.
Due to their extreme rarity, we have not seen a public
sale of a no-stories M117 4-cam Hammer coupe in the
new, wild AMG market. When that day arrives, we can
almost be certain that such a beast will define the upper
end of this market.
AMG hot rods on the rise
Much like the 560SEC featured in the May 2019 issue
of SCM, our subject car appreciated dramatically in a
short period of time.
Observations of the winning bidder during the auc-
tion described the purchase attempt as “relentless.”
Perhaps because of the M119 engine, this car appears
to be well sold, but this could work the other way around
for a person who wants a reliable AMG hot rod.
The fact this car has been painted several times may
have also held it back, but most buyers seem to prefer
this type of pig with a shiny black coat.
Eventually Mercedes did get the message, and in
1992, released the 400E and the 500E. Thankfully, anyone
can enjoy the thrill of the M119 engine and the W124
chassis, but if you want a coupe with this combination,
you’re going to have to pay up.
Regardless of its power unit, this 300CE 6.0 is a rare,
fast and reliable car, and it deserves its lofty throne in
the new market for pre-merger AMG Mercedes. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.)
Pierre Hedary, who owns and operates a Mercedes-
Benz repair and restoration shop in Titusville, FL, lives and
breathes vintage Mercedes.
1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC AMG 6.0
Wide Body
Lot 122, s/n WDB1260451A455326
Condition: 2
Sold at $338,972
RM Sotheby’s, Paris, FRA, 2/6/19
SCM# 6891363
1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC AMG 6.0
Wide Body
Lot 137, s/n WDB1260451A588227
Condition 3+
Sold at $168,397
RM Sotheby’s, Essen, DEU, 4/11/19
SCM# 6897974
Tune-up cost: $704 for the M119 engine
Distributor cap: $236 for a genuine
Mercedes part. Two are required
Chassis # location: On radiator support
Engine # location: Behind left cylinder
head on bellhousing on upwardsfacing
pad
Club: Mercedes Benz Club of America
Web: www.MBCA.org
Alternatives: 1990–99 BMW E31,
1979–95 Porsche 928, 1989–2000
Aston Martin Virage
SCM Investment Grade: B
Comps
1983 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC AMG
coupe
Lot 23, s/n WDB12604412004784
Condition 2+
Sold at $144,819
Artcurial, Monte Carlo, MCO, 7/26/12
SCM# 209367
troduced in 1990, the M119 engine
offered a reliable, tunable and dimension-
ally similar power unit that did not leak
copious amounts of oil and blow head
gaskets.
This version, the M119.960, was used
only in the 1990–92 500SL. It developed
322 hp right out of the box, and with a
displacement increase, it reached a com-
parable 375 hp.
According to Mercedes AMG guru
Jonathan Hodgman, AMG also created
their version of the M119 — the 117/119
“hybrid.” This was mostly an M119, but
it has the front timing cover and multiple-
belt drive of an M117. Usually installed
as a performance option in late 1990 and
1991 W126 coupes and sedans, it shows
just how similar the two engines were.
Also, between 1990 and ’92, Mercedes
continued to use the excellent and relatively analog
KE-Jetronic injection system. Mercedes then went to
the unexciting and electrically unfortunate HFM-SFI
system, which is known for its awful wiring harnesses.
Regardless, when the M119 showed up, it was essentially
the end of the M117 4-cam era.
Named for the tool used to make it
The Hammer was extensively re-engineered to fit
the V8 engine, regardless of which V8 was used. Both
Hodgman and Hartmut Feyhl, an ex-AMG employee
and owner of RENNtech Inc., have stated that the body
shells were extensively re-engineered, including a total
redesign of the subframe to carry a W126 differential,
as well as extensive “reshaping” of the transmission
tunnel and firewall, using items of blunt force, to make
space for the beefier driveline.
A real Hammer is not just a W124 with a V8 trans-
plant. Extensive suspension, cosmetic and structural
changes had to be made. With our subject car, we can-
not be sure how much was done, since no undercarriage
photos are present, but this wide-body 300CE meets the
visual standards of an Affalterbach Swine.
Hammer market records shattered
In March 2016, our subject car was offered at Auto
Leitner in Alkmaar, Netherlands, for about $165,000.
Since being advertised, it has not shown a significant
increase in mileage, indicating that whoever purchased
it suspected these cars were on the rise and may have
identified an opportunity in the market.
This could be compared to a 300CE Hammer that
Barrett-Jackson sold in 2010 for a paltry $36,300.
In September 2016, Classic Driver in Philadelphia,
PA, sold a 6-liter M119-powered sedan for $75,000.
Details
Years produced: 1986–93 (AMG
conversions occurred after production
ended)
Number produced: Fewer than 10
wide-body coupes with M119 engines
Original list price: $168,000
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$266,388 (this car)
A real Hammer sedan sold for $84,000 at RM Sotheby’s
Duemila Ruote sale in November 2016. While the prices
are similar, consider that the Duemila car was sitting for
an unknown amount of time, with no maintenance, and
was in unknown mechanical condition.
Due to their extreme rarity, we have not seen a public
sale of a no-stories M117 4-cam Hammer coupe in the
new, wild AMG market. When that day arrives, we can
almost be certain that such a beast will define the upper
end of this market.
AMG hot rods on the rise
Much like the 560SEC featured in the May 2019 issue
of SCM, our subject car appreciated dramatically in a
short period of time.
Observations of the winning bidder during the auc-
tion described the purchase attempt as “relentless.”
Perhaps because of the M119 engine, this car appears
to be well sold, but this could work the other way around
for a person who wants a reliable AMG hot rod.
The fact this car has been painted several times may
have also held it back, but most buyers seem to prefer
this type of pig with a shiny black coat.
Eventually Mercedes did get the message, and in
1992, released the 400E and the 500E. Thankfully, any-
one can enjoy the thrill of the M119 engine and the W124
chassis, but if you want a coupe with this combination,
you’re going to have to pay up.
Regardless of its power unit, this 300CE 6.0 is a rare,
fast and reliable car, and it deserves its lofty throne in
the new market for pre-merger AMG Mercedes. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.)
Pierre Hedary, who owns and operates a Mercedes-
Benz repair and restoration shop in Titusville, FL, lives and
breathes vintage Mercedes.
1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC AMG 6.0
Wide Body
Lot 122, s/n WDB1260451A455326
Condition: 2
Sold at $338,972
RM Sotheby’s, Paris, FRA, 2/6/19
SCM# 6891363
1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC AMG 6.0
Wide Body
Lot 137, s/n WDB1260451A588227
Condition 3+
Sold at $168,397
RM Sotheby’s, Essen, DEU, 4/11/19
SCM# 6897974
Tune-up cost: $704 for the M119 engine
Distributor cap: $236 for a genuine
Mercedes part. Two are required
Chassis # location: On radiator support
Engine # location: Behind left cylinder
head on bellhousing on upwards-
facing pad
Club: Mercedes Benz Club of America
Web: www.MBCA.org
Alternatives: 1990–99 BMW E31,
1979–95 Porsche 928, 1989–2000
Aston Martin Virage
SCM Investment Grade: B
Comps
1983 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC AMG
coupe
Lot 23, s/n WDB12604412004784
Condition 2+
Sold at $144,819
Artcurial, Monte Carlo, MCO, 7/26/12
SCM# 209367
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American Profile
Karissa Hosek, courtesy of RM Auctions
1915 Stutz Model 4F Bearcat
In a market of $300k resto-mods and depreciating new exotics, $330k for a
genuine legend doesn’t seem too bad
by John Boyle
Chassis number: 4F2658
SCM Condition for this car: 2
• An authentic Bearcat, as noted by the late historian/restorer Paul
Freehill
• Well-preserved, award-winning restoration
• Formerly part of the Charles LeMaitre and James Bradley
Collections
• Open Best of Show and class winner at 2011 Ironstone Concours
• One of America’s earliest sports cars; a performance icon of its
time
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 405, sold for $330,000, including
buyer’s premium, at RM Auctions’ Hershey, PA,
auction on October 11, 2019.
Any discussion of American sports cars usually begins with the Stutz
Bearcat and its similar-looking rival, the Mercer Raceabout.
The Bearcat (initially called the Bear Cat, then Bear-Cat in incon-
sistent Stutz factory literature) became the most famous car of its day
— after Henry’s Model T, of course.
Author Ralph Stein summed it up, “Come to a halt at a stoplight on
an American road in any open, bucket-seated, doorless sporting car
of the pre-World War I days, and almost everyone, ancients who you’d
think would know better as well as kids who never saw one…will yell,
“Hey, mister, that’s a Stutz Bearcat, ain’t it?”
Even into the 1950s and 1960s, the car’s fame was such that two
disparate makes of automobiles, Nash and Triumph, proclaimed in ads
that their cars were worthy successors to the Bearcat.
In 1951, Tom McCahill told readers the Bearcat’s fame “was as sol-
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idly entrenched as the Statue of Liberty or Babe Ruth” among generations
of car buffs.
The model even lent its name to a 1970s television action series.
Although it looks like any one of a number of cars of its period, there
was something about the Bearcat. Perhaps it was the Harry Stutz story,
the car’s racing exploits — or maybe it was just a catchy name that
ingrained itself in the national memory.
A legend is born
A taciturn Ohio farm boy from Pennsylvania Dutch stock, Harry C.
Stutz found machines more to his liking than farming. After building his
first car at 22, he then designed and manufactured industrial stationary
engines.
After moving to Indianapolis, he made the rounds of several firms,
learning something at each, all the while taking correspondence
courses.
A stint as chief engineer, factory and racing manager at Marion
convinced him he should build his own car — but not before designing
an aluminum transaxle and forming a company to manufacture it. He
was just 35.
Believing there was a market for a performance car in the $2,000
range, he selected a 60-hp, 390-ci Wisconsin T-head 4 to power it.
A firm believer in “racing improves the breed” (and its sister credo
“Win on Sunday, sell on Monday”), Stutz entered the prototype Bearcat
in the inaugural Indianapolis 500, where it finished a respectable 11th.
While just outside the money, Stutz was pleased that no repairs were
required during the race. The car’s only problems stemmed from tire
issues, which resulted in 13 pit stops. Although it never won the Indy
500 (finishing 4th in 1912, 3rd in ’13, 5th in ’14 and 3rd in 1915), the
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Stutz’s immaculately uniformed team triumphed at venues
across the country, twice taking Earl Cooper to the
AAA national championship.
Many of the races were won against expensive imports
with larger engines and got a lot of public attention, and
the team earned a national following. The racing publicity
worked, and the factory was often backlogged with
orders. While most Stutz sales were touring cars and
coupes, the sporty Bearcat was the star.
Driving an icon
No matter how glorious, history is the stuff of books,
so what are Bearcats like to drive? Carl Jensen, a collector/restorer
and modern Porsche racer, offered his
impressions after getting behind the wheel of a Bearcat
this summer at the Milwaukee Mile.
“At first you sense an antiquated suspension as the
car leans as you climb in from the passenger side (to
avoid the driver’s side gear and brake levers). You hit
the starter and a pounding heartthrob lets you know this
beast is all business.
“With surprisingly little effort, the transmission
slides into gear and pulls away with a surplus of torque.
Upshifts are smooth, solid and predictable. The car accelerated
far faster than you’d expect from a car of its
three collections before the consignor bought it in 2010.
Photos show it to be in spotless and correct condition;
the only deviations from stock seem to be limited to the
Stutz script on the radiator and the extra spare tire.
Interestingly, the yellow often seen on Bearcats wasn’t
listed as a factory color (two reds and gray were). Today,
most experts assume the factory would paint a car any
color desired. And given its age, no one is likely come up
to you at a car show and tell you they didn’t come from
the factory like that.
The car makes two prior appearances in the SCM
Platinum Auction Database, selling for an identical
$330k at a 2010 RM sale (SCM# 166274), a slight drop
from the $368,500 it brought at RM’s Meadow Brook
sale in 2006 (SCM# 42406).
In both cases, the car was rated in #2 condition and
had identical mileage.
Open body (1912–16) Bearcats generally fall in the
$250k–$400k range, although special cars like a very
early 1912 model have sold for substantially more —
such as $770,000 (SCM# 231777). The outlier is the
record $1.375 million sale of a well-known, no-stories,
two-owner 1914 at Gooding & Company’s 2008 Pebble
Beach sale (SCM# 117598).
In a market of $300k resto-mods and depreciating
new exotics, $330k for a genuine legend doesn’t seem
too bad.
After a century, it still has the power to thrill a new
generation of fans. After sampling the Bearcat, Carl
Jensen began the restoration of one to park alongside
his Porsche. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Auctions.)
John Boyle is a retired Air Force officer and award-
winning television journalist and has been restoring and
collecting cars for the past 21 years. He has written for SCM
and ACC since 2013.
1920 Stutz Bearcat Series H
Lot 40, s/n: H5414
Condition: 2Sold
at $286,000
Worldwide Auctioneers, Scottsdale, AZ,
1/16/2019
SCM# 6891118
3,000-pound weight and 60 hp. What really amazed me
is how rock solid the car is. Passing 65 mph on a track,
there was not a shake, shimmy or hint of drifting off line.
“The car wasn’t even sweating and it felt there was
more power waiting. The first corner you take at speed,
the balance of front/rear weight distribution (thanks to
its transaxle) is a bit surprising; by the second turn you
know what to expect and go even faster. The car feels
like it could lap at speed all day. The biggest shortcoming
of the car, and standard for its day, are its two-wheel
mechanical brakes. Whereas my 1930 Stutz speedster
with its four-wheel hydraulics will stand on its nose, the
old Bearcat has more go than stop.”
Our yellow Bearcat
Most 100-plus-year-old cars have a backstory, as
does this example.
It was reportedly found in 1982 inside a shipping
container in the U.K., wearing a 1920s-style body. A
Stutz expert/restorer/parts maker confirmed that it had
started life as a Bearcat, and it had the correct 118-inch
wheelbase and a genuine 1915 fuel tank.
He was then commissioned to build the rest of
the body. After returning to the U.S., the car was rerestored,
had its engine overhauled, and passed through
January 2020
1912 Stutz Bearcat
Lot 133, s/n: A730
Condition: 3
Sold at $770,000
RM Auctions, New York, NY, 11/21/2013
SCM# 231777
High Auction Sales for the Past Five Years
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$341,000
$200,000
$0
2014
2015
2016
2017
N/A
2018
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1915 Stutz Bearcat
$577,500
$594,000
$451,000
This sale:
$330,000
1915 Stutz Bearcat (subject car)
Lot 271, s/n 4F2658
Condition: 2
Sold at $330,000
RM Auctions, Rochester, MI, 7/24/2010
SCM# 166274
Details
Years produced: 1912–16
Number produced: 1,079 (all Stutz 1915
production)
Number of survivors: An estimated
10–12 1915 Bearcats
Original list price: $2,000
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$330,000 (this car)
Tune-up cost: $500
Chassis # location: Firewall plaque,
transaxle
Engine # location: Right side above
mount
Club: The Stutz Club
Website: www.stutzclub.org
Alternatives: 1911–14 Mercer Raceabout,
1909–14 Marmon Speedster,
1911–14 National Speedway/SemiRacing
Roadsters
SCM Investment Value: B
Comps
This was difficult, because they said that a new
engine mapping was necessary. But in the end, it
was performed.
“The result, including the color combination, was
my choice. It was a great-looking car. But driving it
was a different story. The bigger wheels led to a very
big turning circle. Compared to a normal F1, “018”
was unwieldy, like a race car. And the steering was
not suited to the 18-inch wheels. So at low speed, it
followed every little influence on the tarmac, and the
steering lacked response.
“The brake cooling was poor, so one hard brake
from higher speed was more than enough to show
the limit of the brake capacity.
“But the biggest problem to me was that the car
reached its top speed only in fifth gear. Sixth was
too long to deal with the drag. And there was no way
to get another gear ratio. So at around 300 km/h, revlimiter
in fifth, is the end of the story. Porsche turbos
were doing 330 km/h (205 mph) at this time. Awkward
on a German autobahn with such a machine. And the
acceleration above 220 km/h (136 mph) was also not too
exciting. Not like a normal F1, as you know.
“So in summary, to me, the conversion was not a
success.
“I sold F1018, a show car in my eyes, and bought
F1GTR013. This did not even try to be a street car,
despite being street legal. Driving it on normal roads
was like having a wild animal stolen from a zoo, but
really exciting and fun.
“Summarizing knowledge from my side: Take a
normal F1 to enjoy street driving. It’s a great car if
you do not need more than, let’s say, 330 km/h, which,
of course, is enough. The engine is just stunning. It is
nimble and it is good for daily use too.”
Fast times on the F1 Tour
Wow — when did you last hear from someone who
owned five F1s and used them like that? Probably not in
Singapore or the U.S. ...
I actually drove in a three-F1 convoy with the Kiwi
owner of F1018 on the first F1 Tour back in 2012. He’s
a keen driver, and on a 100-km (62 miles) section of
Autostrada after breakfast, the Brit owner of F1046
and I swapped the lead above 300 km/h (186 mph) with
F1018 close behind.
None of us are talented in the league of my German
friend, but realistically, who regularly drives their
8C/250 GTO/F1 to the limit anymore? And in the future,
this will sadly happen ever more rarely. Collectors aren’t
the same as users. So the limitations of F1018 on the
Autobahn won’t really harm its long-term desirability.
Not the ultimate F1 — but still an F1
And what of our subject car’s value in the context of
its $20 million auction price? We’ve handled four F1s
above that level in the past three years — three of them
special cars and very significantly over $20 million.
An untouched, delivery-mileage
standard F1 in
yellow/gray — not the easiest combination — traded
in the U.K. two years ago for over $20 million. The
ultimate F1 would be one of the five LMs, none of which
is likely to be available, but whose value is probably
north of $30 million.
Our subject car isn’t one of them, though.
Say hello to the new 250 GTO
The High Downforce Kit of our subject car isn’t
popular. Changed colors are never a plus. The LM
engine mods give bragging rights and would be hard to
repeat, as McLaren doesn’t have the parts.
The mileage is average. This car was guaranteed by
the auction house and didn’t quite make expectations,
but almost no car did that weekend.
There’s no denying F1s are the new 250 GTOs and
despite this car’s smaller market because of the restomods,
I’d say this result was spot-on the money. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.)
Simon Kidston, an SCM contributor for many years,
brings an insider’s perspective from three decades of
brokering, auctioning, buying and selling important cars, as
well as F1 ownership.
1995 McLaren F1 coupe
Lot 44, s/n SA9AB5AC7S1048031
Condition 1-
Not sold at $10,750,000
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach,
CA, 8/16/14
SCM# 245013
1995 McLaren F1 coupe
Lot 73, s/n SA9AB5AC5S1048044
Condition 1
Sold at $15,620,000
Bonhams, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley,
CA, 8/18/17
SCM# 6844521
Details
Year produced: 1994–98
Number produced: 64 road cars, seven
prototypes, 28 GTR racing cars, five LM
road cars, two GT road cars. Total 106
Original list price U.K.: £540,000
($800,000 equivalent) in 1994
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$15,620,000
Tune-up cost: $15,000
Chassis # location: Below carpet on
right-side cabin floor
Engine # location: On right hand bank
(cylinder 1 to 6) towards the rear
section of the block
Web: www.cars.mclaren.com
Alternatives: 1995–97 Ferrari F50,
1992–95 Bugatti EB110,
1991–93 Jaguar XJ 220
SCM Investment Grade: A
Comps
1997 McLaren F1 coupe
Lot 51, s/n SA9AB5AC9V1048066
Condition 1-
Sold at $8,470,000
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach,
CA, 8/18/13
SCM# 227450
is was difficult, because they said that a new
engine mapping was necessary. But in the end, it
was performed.
“The result, including the color combination, was
my choice. It was a great-looking car. But driving it
was a different story. The bigger wheels led to a very
big turning circle. Compared to a normal F1, “018”
was unwieldy, like a race car. And the steering was
not suited to the 18-inch wheels. So at low speed, it
followed every little influence on the tarmac, and the
steering lacked response.
“The brake cooling was poor, so one hard brake
from higher speed was more than enough to show
the limit of the brake capacity.
“But the biggest problem to me was that the car
reached its top speed only in fifth gear. Sixth was
too long to deal with the drag. And there was no way
to get another gear ratio. So at around 300 km/h, rev-
limiter in fifth, is the end of the story. Porsche turbos
were doing 330 km/h (205 mph) at this time. Awkward
on a German autobahn with such a machine. And the
acceleration above 220 km/h (136 mph) was also not too
exciting. Not like a normal F1, as you know.
“So in summary, to me, the conversion was not a
success.
“I sold F1018, a show car in my eyes, and bought
F1GTR013. This did not even try to be a street car,
despite being street legal. Driving it on normal roads
was like having a wild animal stolen from a zoo, but
really exciting and fun.
“Summarizing knowledge from my side: Take a
normal F1 to enjoy street driving. It’s a great car if
you do not need more than, let’s say, 330 km/h, which,
of course, is enough. The engine is just stunning. It is
nimble and it is good for daily use too.”
Fast times on the F1 Tour
Wow — when did you last hear from someone who
owned five F1s and used them like that? Probably not in
Singapore or the U.S. ...
I actually drove in a three-F1 convoy with the Kiwi
owner of F1018 on the first F1 Tour back in 2012. He’s
a keen driver, and on a 100-km (62 miles) section of
Autostrada after breakfast, the Brit owner of F1046
and I swapped the lead above 300 km/h (186 mph) with
F1018 close behind.
None of us are talented in the league of my German
friend, but realistically, who regularly drives their
8C/250 GTO/F1 to the limit anymore? And in the future,
this will sadly happen ever more rarely. Collectors aren’t
the same as users. So the limitations of F1018 on the
Autobahn won’t really harm its long-term desirability.
Not the ultimate F1 — but still an F1
And what of our subject car’s value in the context of
its $20 million auction price? We’ve handled four F1s
above that level in the past three years — three of them
special cars and very significantly over $20 million.
An untouched, delivery-mileage
standard F1 in
yellow/gray — not the easiest combination — traded
in the U.K. two years ago for over $20 million. The
ultimate F1 would be one of the five LMs, none of which
is likely to be available, but whose value is probably
north of $30 million.
Our subject car isn’t one of them, though.
Say hello to the new 250 GTO
The High Downforce Kit of our subject car isn’t
popular. Changed colors are never a plus. The LM
engine mods give bragging rights and would be hard to
repeat, as McLaren doesn’t have the parts.
The mileage is average. This car was guaranteed by
the auction house and didn’t quite make expectations,
but almost no car did that weekend.
There’s no denying F1s are the new 250 GTOs and
despite this car’s smaller market because of the resto-
mods, I’d say this result was spot-on the money. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.)
Simon Kidston, an SCM contributor for many years,
brings an insider’s perspective from three decades of
brokering, auctioning, buying and selling important cars, as
well as F1 ownership.
1995 McLaren F1 coupe
Lot 44, s/n SA9AB5AC7S1048031
Condition 1-
Not sold at $10,750,000
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach,
CA, 8/16/14
SCM# 245013
1995 McLaren F1 coupe
Lot 73, s/n SA9AB5AC5S1048044
Condition 1
Sold at $15,620,000
Bonhams, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley,
CA, 8/18/17
SCM# 6844521
Details
Year produced: 1994–98
Number produced: 64 road cars, seven
prototypes, 28 GTR racing cars, five LM
road cars, two GT road cars. Total 106
Original list price U.K.: £540,000
($800,000 equivalent) in 1994
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$15,620,000
Tune-up cost: $15,000
Chassis # location: Below carpet on
right-side cabin floor
Engine # location: On right hand bank
(cylinder 1 to 6) towards the rear
section of the block
Web: www.cars.mclaren.com
Alternatives: 1995–97 Ferrari F50,
1992–95 Bugatti EB110,
1991–93 Jaguar XJ 220
SCM Investment Grade: A
Comps
1997 McLaren F1 coupe
Lot 51, s/n SA9AB5AC9V1048066
Condition 1-
Sold at $8,470,000
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach,
CA, 8/18/13
SCM# 227450
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Next Gen Profile
Courtesy of Barrett-Jackson
1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34
When you pull into a car show in a Type 34, most folks won’t know what it is,
but they’ll want to learn more
by Elana Scherr
Chassis number: 348050177
SCM Condition for this car: 2+
• Rare Type 34, never sold in U.S.
• Recently serviced
• Numbers-matching
• De Luxe package
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his matching-numbers 1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34
De Luxe has 63,889 original miles and is finished in Lotus White
with a red interior. This Karmann Ghia drives well, powered
by a 1,600-cc 4-cylinder engine backed by a 4-speed manual
transmission. It features a working original Emden radio, whitewall
tires, speedometer, hazard warning system, padded dash, indicator
light for dual-braking system, reverse lights and a heated rear window.
Documentation is included.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 801, sold for $39,600, including buyer’s
premium, at Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas
Auction on October 5, 2019.
The pretty Beetle
“For nearly $1,000 more [than a VW Beetle], the customer is acquir-
ing a very pretty body.” When Road and Track wrote that after driving
the new Volkswagen Karmann Ghia in 1956, they meant it as a bit of
a dig.
The implication was that while the Karmann Ghia’s styling was
lovely, its Beetle-based underpinnings and 1,200-cc flat 4 meant that
it could never be more than a Bug in a dress. Well, it was a stunning
Sports Car Market
dress, and VW made almost 500,000 Type 14 Karmann Ghias with very
few cosmetic changes between 1956 and 1974.
These cars are just now starting to get attention as affordable al-
ternatives to more well-known sports cars. What casual Ghia buyers
might not realize is that the curvy-hipped Karmann Ghia that Road
and Track found lacking is not the only pretty body to wear that name.
The razor-edge Ghia
Volkswagen planned to replace the Type 14 with a bigger, faster
sporty coupe, and it introduced the Type 34 Ghia in 1961. While the
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earlier Karmann Ghia was based off the
VW Bug, the Type 34 was longer and
wider, based on the Type 3 Volkswagen.
The new model’s design still came
from the Italian design studio Ghia, but
with sharp, crisp lines where the Type 14
was softly rounded, earning the Type 34
the nickname, “Razor Edge.”
Only 42,000 Type 34 Karmann Ghias
were made between 1961 and 1969. The
Type 34 was Volkswagen’s most well-appointed
offering, with front disc brakes,
a bigger engine and a higher top speed,
but it never caught on the way VW hoped.
Eventually the car was retired to
clear up production-line space for new
Porsche models, and Karmann Ghia
collectors believe fewer than 3,000 Type
34s still exist today. The Type 34 was
not available to dealers in the United
States, but a few hundred found their way stateside from
Canada, so you do occasionally see them pop up at VW
meets and auctions.
All this brings us to our subject car, a white-and-red
Type 34.
De Luxe-ury
By 1968, Volkswagen was almost done with the Type
34 Karmann Ghia, although it would continue making
the Type 14 until the mid-1970s. Some of the things
that set the Type 34 apart, such as the 1,600-cc engine,
available semi-automatic, and superior suspension, had
The Type 34 was not available to
dealers in the United States, but a few
hundred found their way stateside
from Canada, so you do occasionally
see them pop up at VW meets and
auctions.
made their way to the Type 14 by the late 1960s, but the
Type 34 remained roomier and more exotic.
A car like this one is bound to turn heads and start
conversations.
It’s already an eye-catching shape and color combo,
and the De Luxe trim adds on goodies such as a heated
rear window, hazard lights and reverse lights.
Details
Years produced: 1961–69
Number produced: 42,498
Original list price: $2,850
Current SCM Median Valuation: $31,625
Tune-up cost: $60
Chassis # location: Beneath rear seat,
center tunnel
When you pull into a car show in a Type 34, most folks
won’t know what it is, but they’ll want to.
One glance at that wood-grain dash, 100-mph speed-
ometer and strawberry-red interior and they’re going to
start guessing.
“Corvair? Alfa? Something Italian, it must be,” and
you can tell them that they are partially right. This car
has an Italian outfit over good ol’ reliable Volkswagen
4-cylinder and 4-speed manual.
Good buy?
Because there are so few Type 34 Karmann Ghias
available, it’s hard to find equivalent cars to compare
prices.
This car is mostly original and numbers-matching,
which in itself is rare, as it is not uncommon for Type
34 Ghias to get a replacement Type 3 chassis when rust
took its inevitable toll.
With fewer than 70,000 miles and a well-documented
maintenance record, this little Ghia looks ready to drive
across America, spreading the gospel of the Razor’s
Edge. Considering its Emden radio, comfortable seats,
disc brakes, and 4-cylinder fuel mileage, if the new
owner does just that, we’d call this car well bought. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Barrett-
Jackson.)
Elana Scherr lives with a large collection of cars, trucks
and transporters in Southern California. She is also a columnist
for ACC
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia coupe
Lot 63, s/n 2168745
Condition 2
Sold at $64,400
Gooding & Company, Scottsdale, AZ,
1/18/19
SCM# 68909269
1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
convertible
Lot 7052, s/n 1402668361
Condition 3
Not sold at $12,100
Russo and Steele, Amelia Island, FL,
3/6/19
SCM# 6897398
Engine # location: Engine case, center
Club: Type 34 Karmann Ghia Registry
Web: www.type34.com/forum/index
Alternatives: 1956–74 VW Karmann
Ghia Type 14, 1962 Alfa Romeo
Giulia, 1960–69 Chevrolet Corvair
SCM Investment Grade: C
Comps
1966 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type
34 coupe
Lot 2539, s/n 346021856
Sold at $14,148
Kruse, Auburn, IN, 8/30/07
SCM# 46679
rlier Karmann Ghia was based off the
VW Bug, the Type 34 was longer and
wider, based on the Type 3 Volkswagen.
The new model’s design still came
from the Italian design studio Ghia, but
with sharp, crisp lines where the Type 14
was softly rounded, earning the Type 34
the nickname, “Razor Edge.”
Only 42,000 Type 34 Karmann Ghias
were made between 1961 and 1969. The
Type 34 was Volkswagen’s most well-ap-
pointed offering, with front disc brakes,
a bigger engine and a higher top speed,
but it never caught on the way VW hoped.
Eventually the car was retired to
clear up production-line space for new
Porsche models, and Karmann Ghia
collectors believe fewer than 3,000 Type
34s still exist today. The Type 34 was
not available to dealers in the United
States, but a few hundred found their way stateside from
Canada, so you do occasionally see them pop up at VW
meets and auctions.
All this brings us to our subject car, a white-and-red
Type 34.
De Luxe-ury
By 1968, Volkswagen was almost done with the Type
34 Karmann Ghia, although it would continue making
the Type 14 until the mid-1970s. Some of the things
that set the Type 34 apart, such as the 1,600-cc engine,
available semi-automatic, and superior suspension, had
The Type 34 was not available to
dealers in the United States, but a few
hundred found their way stateside
from Canada, so you do occasionally
see them pop up at VW meets and
auctions.
made their way to the Type 14 by the late 1960s, but the
Type 34 remained roomier and more exotic.
A car like this one is bound to turn heads and start
conversations.
It’s already an eye-catching shape and color combo,
and the De Luxe trim adds on goodies such as a heated
rear window, hazard lights and reverse lights.
Details
Years produced: 1961–69
Number produced: 42,498
Original list price: $2,850
Current SCM Median Valuation: $31,625
Tune-up cost: $60
Chassis # location: Beneath rear seat,
center tunnel
When you pull into a car show in a Type 34, most folks
won’t know what it is, but they’ll want to.
One glance at that wood-grain dash, 100-mph speed-
ometer and strawberry-red interior and they’re going to
start guessing.
“Corvair? Alfa? Something Italian, it must be,” and
you can tell them that they are partially right. This car
has an Italian outfit over good ol’ reliable Volkswagen
4-cylinder and 4-speed manual.
Good buy?
Because there are so few Type 34 Karmann Ghias
available, it’s hard to find equivalent cars to compare
prices.
This car is mostly original and numbers-matching,
which in itself is rare, as it is not uncommon for Type
34 Ghias to get a replacement Type 3 chassis when rust
took its inevitable toll.
With fewer than 70,000 miles and a well-documented
maintenance record, this little Ghia looks ready to drive
across America, spreading the gospel of the Razor’s
Edge. Considering its Emden radio, comfortable seats,
disc brakes, and 4-cylinder fuel mileage, if the new
owner does just that, we’d call this car well bought. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Barrett-
Jackson.)
Elana Scherr lives with a large collection of cars, trucks
and transporters in Southern California. She is also a colum-
nist for ACC
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia coupe
Lot 63, s/n 2168745
Condition 2
Sold at $64,400
Gooding & Company, Scottsdale, AZ,
1/18/19
SCM# 68909269
1970 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
convertible
Lot 7052, s/n 1402668361
Condition 3
Not sold at $12,100
Russo and Steele, Amelia Island, FL,
3/6/19
SCM# 6897398
Engine # location: Engine case, center
Club: Type 34 Karmann Ghia Registry
Web: www.type34.com/forum/index
Alternatives: 1956–74 VW Karmann
Ghia Type 14, 1962 Alfa Romeo
Giulia, 1960–69 Chevrolet Corvair
SCM Investment Grade: C
Comps
1966 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type
34 coupe
Lot 2539, s/n 346021856
Sold at $14,148
Kruse, Auburn, IN, 8/30/07
SCM# 46679
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Next Gen Market Moment
Courtesy of Bonhams
2007 BMW M5 sedan
This powerhouse BMW sold at a bargain price, but the future does not look
cheap
Sold at $16,684
Bonhams MPH, Bicester Heritage, U.K.
September 26, 2019, Lot 174
Chassis number: WBSNB2070CU18886
SCM Condition for this car: 2
“T
he engine makes awesome noises and is the end of the analog
era and individual throttle bodies. The challenge is its reliability.
The SMG transmission isn’t all that good and a mechanical
liability — it has jerky operation and is costly to fix. The later
production 6-speeds are sought after, albeit you’ll pump more than
you’d think into resetting the baseline to a reliable level.”
— Eric Keller, BMW M car specialist and founder of Enthusiast
Auto Group
The E60 M5 was the first production sedan to use a 500-hp V10
engine. The advanced 5.0-liter motor could reach 60 mph in about 4.5
seconds. When optioned with the M Driver’s Package, the vehicle could
reach close to 200 mph. When it was introduced in the mid-2000s, the
E60 M5 was the fastest sedan money could buy.
A bargain?
What’s not to love? Well….
The E60 M5 enjoys many features and design elements absent on
non-M variants of the era. The 3.0 CSi fender gills are present, as are
wider, flared panels. The E60 had showy quad exhaust and hulking
19-inch wheels. The E90 came with a new head-up display and active
seats with ventilation.
Our subject car had 50,000 miles and was painted in Metallic Silver
Blue with a white leather interior. The supplied information included
documentation for a pricey new clutch installed within the last 1,000
miles. This example was a U.K.-registered right-hand-drive car with
the SMG automatic transmission.
On the positive side, our subject vehicle was a relative bargain given
the six-figure list price of the E60 in 2007. The bespoke S85 V10 motor
is a powerhouse and was only offered during the five-year production
run of the E60 M5 — the same V10 was also offered in the M6 — but
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not in any other BMW model. Back in 2007, the E60 had a lot going for
it and was considered the state of the art for high-performance luxury
sedans.
However, despite these positives, our subject vehicle remains a used
car. It has 50,000 miles and a recent clutch replacement. U.K. examples
were not offered with the 6-speed manual gearbox that was an option
in the United States. The absence of three pedals places this car at a
further disadvantage in the collector market.
Furthermore, despite its unique V10 engine, the E60 has not
emerged as a popular collectible M5. From an enthusiast perspective,
the E60 does not have the credibility, desirability, or stature of the legendary
E28 or E39 M5s.
A rough ride
I was fortunate to have six hours of seat time in a brand-new E60
M5 in 2008. The motor provided continuous usable power, and the
exhaust note resembled that of an American muscle car.
However, I can only define the experience as rough and uncomfort-
able. By the third hour, I could not find a suitable seating position, and
the ride became annoying.
At the time, I remember thinking to myself, “They have thrown
everything at this car, but for some reason it still falls short of an enjoyable
driving experience.” With mileage in the very low teens, we found
ourselves making regular pit stops.
Big expenses down the road
In this transaction, the buyer certainly benefits from very steep
depreciation. However, the thought of owning a 12-year-old highperformance
BMW with a highly engineered V10 engine is enough to
dampen the legendary optimism of Abraham Lincoln.
The E60 M5 is a tough vehicle to own out of warranty and will
likely present the new owner with a long list of expensive maintenance
issues going forward. Furthermore, given the mileage, color, SMG
transmission, and overall condition, this example has zero upsides as
a collectible.
The new owner got a deal on paper. However, there is a future of
significant expenses with no offsetting appreciation. — Philip Richter ♦
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Next Gen Rising Sun
Recent Sales of Significant Japanese Cars
That Are Market Leaders — or Future Collectibles
by Brian Baker
1990 Honda CRX SiR
#24331. S/N EF81001589. 115k kilometers (71k miles). “2.0-liter
VTEC K20A inline 4, 6-speed manual transaxle, LSD, Pepper White
over black, 15-inch Dunlop Formula CP-R wheels, KW Variant 3
coil-overs, Brembo cross-drilled rotors, Spoon 4-piston calipers, ARC
intake box and piping, Blitz exhaust header, Fujitsubo muffler, Bride
Gias carbon-kevlar bucket seats, Nardi steering wheel.” Condition: 1-.
SOLD AT $19,500. Bring a Trailer 10/24/2019.
Brian’s take: It was only a few issues ago we saw some of the first
CRXs gain traction at auction, and now a heavily modified show car
gives us some perspective on the other end of the CRX market. This is
a real SiR imported from Japan. The SiR was the top model in Japan,
with 1990–91 models receiving a B16a 1.6-L DOHC VTEC engine. It
also came from the factory with a glass roof. The engine in this car was
replaced with one from a JDM Honda Integra Type R (similar to the
Acura RSX). Many other details on this car make it a great, well-built
show car, such as the shaved and tucked (all of the holes filled in and
painted, along with the wiring concealed) engine bay and rear hatch
section. This car was also featured in a Japanese car magazine. When
Courtesy of Bringatrailer.com
it comes to a well-built Japanese car, mods don’t hurt the value at all,
but stay away from the cars that are thrown together. Well sold.
1989 Nissan Skyline GTS-t Type M
#22766. S/N JM1FD3314P0209921. 2,774 miles. “Replacement
Turbo 2.5-L RB25 straight 6, 5-speed manual gearbox, titanium
exhaust system, GReddy intercooler and blow-off valve, three-core
aluminum radiator, GTR aerodynamics, Fortune Auto coil-overs,
Nismo interior trim, recent fluid changes, new injectors, coils, plugs,
battery, brakes.” Condition: 2-. SOLD AT $15,180. Bring a Trailer
10/23/2019.
Brian’s take: If you have been interested in picking up an R32
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Skyline but the GT-R prices, from $25k to $60k, are out of reach,
consider the GTS-t. The only visual differences are the front bumper,
hood and rear wing. Sure, you won’t be able to say you have a “GTR,”
but if you can save some money to put into performance parts,
does it really matter? This car already has the GT-R parts swapped
onto it along with some reasonable performance upgrades. Not a
bad way to save $10k. Well bought. ♦
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
#24322. S/N JA3AH86C66U069403. 9,800 miles. “Turbocharged
2.0-L inline 4, 6-speed manual transmission, Apex Silver Metallic
over black, SE Appearance Package, AMS stainless-steel brake lines,
factory manuals.” Condition: 1+. SOLD AT $39,000. Bring a Trailer,
10/24/2019.
Brian’s take: When the Evo 8 was first released back in my home-
town, all of the local tuner-heads (who could afford a bank loan) went
out and picked one up. Why? It was the first Evolution sold in the U.S.
The Evolution line has been the performance model of the Lancer
model. It has rally racing history, with driver Tommi Antero Mäkinen
scoring four World Rally Champion titles with the Evo. When buyers
finally got the chance to buy one, they paid well over sticker price. This
car is the next generation — an Evo 9. There are just slight differences
between the models — mostly a few visual upgrades and a stronger
transmission. This car is also an “MR.” That means it came with a
few upgrades over the GSR model, such as BBS alloy wheels, 6-speed
transmissions, Bilstein shocks, and for certain years (this car), an alu-
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minum roof. You don’t see as many Evo 8 and 9s on the road these days,
but they were quite the statement when they first came out. Give it some
time, and this will be a collectible as well. Well sold. ♦
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AUCTIONS IN THIS ISSUE
$36.8m Bonhams, Chéserex, CHE, p. 92
$33.8m Barrett-Jackson, Las Vegas, NV p. 102
$11m Bonhams, Chichester, U.K. p. 114
$4m Saratoga Auto Auction, Saratoga, NY p. 126
Roundup p. 140
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Craig Jackson looks on as the high seller of Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction crosses
the block, a 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition coupe that sold for $1,540,000
Photo courtesy of Barrett-Jackson
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Market Reports Overview
Something New and Something Older
Did the new Ford GT change the market for the 2005–06 Ford GT?
Top 10 Sales
This Issue
(Land Auctions Only)
by Chad Tyson
F
1. 2014 Lamborghini Veneno
Roadster, $8,337,182—Bonhams,
CHE, p. 100
2. 2015 Koenigsegg One:1 coupe,
$4,631,768—Bonhams, CHE,
p. 100
3. 2003 Ferrari Enzo coupe,
$3,126,443—Bonhams, CHE, p. 98
4. 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT coupe,
$2,700,000—Bonhams, U.K.,
p. 118
5. 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari coupe,
$2,200,090—Bonhams, CHE,
p. 100
6. 2010 Lamborghini Reventón
Roadster, $1,968,501—Bonhams,
CHE, p. 98
7. 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante
coupe, $1,866,915—Bonhams,
U.K., p. 122
8. 2011 Aston Martin One-77
coupe, $1,563,222—Bonhams,
CHE, p. 94
9. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder,
$1,563,222—Bonhams, CHE, p. 96
10. 2008 Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4
coupe, $1,320,054—Bonhams,
CHE, p. 94
Best Buys
1994 Porsche 968 Sport coupe,
$11,251—Silverstone, U.K., p. 144
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ord’s GT revival has been a huge hit with the public
— twice over now — even with a few lawsuits
along the way.
The folks in Dearborn created the spiritual suc-
cessor to the GT40 and let it loose in the market for the 2005
model year. That run of 4,038 in two years was a massive
number of supercars to enter the collector-car scene. What
they did next in the market was a surprise to many — they
kept gaining in value.
But the supercar scene is much different than when the
GT40 concept debuted in 2002. Just look at the number of
cars with 500 horsepower from the factory these days. The
number of hot cars has jumped since 2005. And they’re
available starting under $60k now. That’s the environment
for the new Ford GT.
New vs. old
Does the new GT have an impact on the old GT prices?
Do prices for the 2005–06 GTs get a boost from the
gob-smacking performance — and styling — of the new
GT? Or do older GT values plummet as tastes move on to
the newer, shinier and more-exclusive GT?
They’re the same general idea of a car: a two-seat, mid-
engine supercar with world-class performance and some
targeted racing success. The size comparison between the
two is within mere percentage points of millimeters, and
the new one is only 60 kg (132 pounds) lighter. Ford also
limited production to 250 units per year for the 2017-andlater
models.
Sure, they differ significantly in a number of granular
ways (body/chassis materials, overall power, number of engine
cylinders), but this is an obvious evolution rather than
the paradigm shift the 2005–06 street-going GT needed to
make from the original racing GT.
I’m not sure how much of a consideration Ferrari was
this time around, either.
The MSRP differs by a factor of three — at least in
theory — with the 2005–06 car originally starting near
$150k (prior to whatever your local dealer wanted to tack
on top) and the 2017s at $450k (ditto).
I dug into the past five years’ worth of GT sales (2015–
19) with the help of Associate Editor Chad Taylor, to see
what the numbers say. These numbers were separated to
sort out the regular GTs, Heritage GTs and all 2017-andlater
models into three distinct sets of data.
2019 is different
One thing that immediately jumped out was the signifi-
cant drop of 2005–06 GTs at auction in 2019: 23 have sold
and 14 went back with the consignors (through November
2019) compared with 35 sold and another 19 not sold in
2018. That’s a drop of 17 cars (31%) offered after two years
of 30%-plus growth in cars offered.
The first GTs held or gained ground for so long that it’s
odd to realize that the average sold price has dropped $38k
from 2015 to 2019 (median dropped by $15k over the same
time). For Heritage editions, that drop is just under $17k
($12k drop in median).
The median for the four 2017 models that sold in 2018
was $1.68m, and that’s already dropped 17% to $1.39m for
the four sold in 2019.
Stronger than the market
Now all of this is set against the backdrop of a soften-
ing market through 2019, which is off by a third by some
measurements (total Monterey sales, for instance). That
our subject cars haven’t fallen as far as much of the rest of
the market is a testament to their staying power.
The data show movement: It’s generally down over this
time frame — but not with enough consistency to make
reasonable predictions of future changes.
You know, just like the market at large.
I’ll definitely need another few years’ worth of sales
data to track this better, but, at first blush, I can’t say that
the new GT is helping or hindering the old GT in today’s
market. ♦
September 4–7, 2019
September 14, 2019
Saratoga Springs, NY
September 20–21, 2019
Warwickshire, U.K.
September 21, 2019
September 26, 2019
Bonhams MPH
Bicester, U.K.
September 29, 2019
October 3–5, 2019
$0
$10m
$20m
$30m
SCM 1–6 Scale Condition Rating:
1: National concours standard/perfect
2: Very good, club concours, some small flaws
3: Average daily driver in decent condition
4: Still a driver but with some apparent flaws
5: A nasty beast that runs but has many problems
6: Good only for parts
Barrett-Jackson
Las Vegas, NV
Chéserex, CHE
Bonhams
Silverstone
Saratoga
Chichester, U.K.
Sales Totals of Auctions in This Issue
$22.4m
Mecum Auctions
Dallas, TX
Bonhams
$11.3m
$4m
$3.8m
$1.7m
$36.8m
$33.8m
$40m
$50m
1965 Buick Riviera 2-dr hard top,
$23,100—Barrett-Jackson, NV,
p. 110
1988 BMW 325i convertible,
$15,675—Saratoga Auto Auction,
NY, p. 132
2008 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
coupe, $106,700—Barrett-Jackson,
NV, p. 106
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS coupe,
$95,530—Bonhams, CHE, p. 96
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Market Reports Overview
Buy/Sell/Hold
Looking back over 2019, here are three cars whose values have gone up, down
or nowhere
by Keith Martin
Buy: Imported Land Rover Series III 88 and 109
These great 4x4 vehicles are now more than 25 years
old, and a flood of them is surging into the United States
from Europe and South America. Despite the handsome
pictures, most of these rigs have been run hard and put
away wet. The 88 model has an 88-inch wheelbase, while
the 109 has a 109-inch wheelbase. Nonetheless, with careful
shopping you can pick up a decent 88/109 for $25,000.
Budget another $10,000 for refurbishment, and you’ll end
up with a decent rig with a host of modern updates — from
disc brakes to turbo-diesel engines to power steering and
brakes.
Sell: Triumph TR3
The market has been soft for five years for these pug-
nosed British icons. It’s not going to get better. MGAs,
MGBs and TR4s offer a vastly superior cockpit and driving
experience for the same or less money. If someone offers
you more than $25,000, take it — and run like a banshee to
the nearest ATM to make a deposit.
Hold: 2004–06 Ford GT
I’ve never understood the valuation of these tribute
ars. While they are quite wonderful to drive (I tested
one for The New York Times when they were released),
hey have no significant competition history and are
merely a visual homage to the GT40s that raced at Le
Mans. Nonetheless, they have remained strong in the
$260,000–$300,000 range for a decade, and are likely to
tay there. Pay the extra $25,000 to buy one in Gulf Oil
olors, otherwise you will always be explaining why you
didn’t. ♦
Reports Overview
Buy/Sell/Hold
Looking back over 2019, here are three cars whose values have gone up, down
or nowhere
by Keith Martin
Buy: Imported Land Rover Series III 88 and 109
These great 4x4 vehicles are now more than 25 years
old, and a flood of them is surging into the United States
from Europe and South America. Despite the handsome
pictures, most of these rigs have been run hard and put
away wet. The 88 model has an 88-inch wheelbase, while
the 109 has a 109-inch wheelbase. Nonetheless, with careful
shopping you can pick up a decent 88/109 for $25,000.
Budget another $10,000 for refurbishment, and you’ll end
up with a decent rig with a host of modern updates — from
disc brakes to turbo-diesel engines to power steering and
brakes.
Sell: Triumph TR3
The market has been soft for five years for these pug-
nosed British icons. It’s not going to get better. MGAs,
MGBs and TR4s offer a vastly superior cockpit and driving
experience for the same or less money. If someone offers
you more than $25,000, take it — and run like a banshee to
the nearest ATM to make a deposit.
Hold: 2004–06 Ford GT
I’ve never understood the valuation of these tribute
ars. While they are quite wonderful to drive (I tested
one for The New York Times when they were released),
hey have no significant competition history and are
merely a visual homage to the GT40s that raced at Le
Mans. Nonetheless, they have remained strong in the
$260,000–$300,000 range for a decade, and are likely to
tay there. Pay the extra $25,000 to buy one in Gulf Oil
olors, otherwise you will always be explaining why you
didn’t. ♦
Sports
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BUY
SELL
HOLD
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Bonhams Chéserex, CHE
The Bonmont Sale
One of six made, with 597 km, a Koenigsegg One:1 sold at $4.6m
Company
Bonhams
Date
September 29, 2019
Location
Chéserex, CHE
Auctioneer
James Knight
Automotive lots sold/offered
63/75
Sales rate
84%
Sales total
$36,805,712
High sale
2019 Lamborghini Veneno
Roadster, sold at $8,337,182
Buyer’s premium
Double the high estimate — 2015 Koenisgsegg One:1 coupe, sold at $4,631,768
15%, included in sold prices
($1.00 = CHF 0.99)
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
Market opinions in italics
T
his one-off date, Bonhams’ first auction
in Switzerland in more than 10 years,
was originally to have been a repossession
sale of 25 supercars — but
it grew, somewhat, to include a full
catalog of classics.
The cars, most of them prac-
Chéserex, CHE
tically unused — including a
McLaren P1 and a one-of-seven
Lamborghini Veneno, were nestled
on the courtyard and lawn of the splendid Golf
& Country Club de Bonmont, just a half-hour’s drive
from Geneva Airport and overlooking Lac Léman. As
Bonhams’ Sholto Gilbertson pointed out, “This is the
first time our sale room has been a deconsecrated 12thcentury
abbey.”
The cars had been acquired in recent years by the
vice president (and son of the president) of Equatorial
Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, and were
being sold off on behalf of the State of Geneva, acting
with French authorities who had previously seized a
bunch of Mangue’s property over corruption and moneylaundering
charges. All were offered at no reserve, with
the proceeds — $23m — going to charity. Which charity
wasn’t specified, but according to reports, the funds
are supposed to benefit the people of Equatorial Guinea.
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Some record prices were achieved — never mind that some of the
cars had missing paperwork and most would need recommissioning before
use after a long period of storage. That Veneno, with 335 km,
hit $8.3m, $3m over its high estimate, a marque world record,
and a 2014 Koenigsegg One:1 (one of six produced and with
just 597 km) realized $4.63m. A LaFerrari sold for $2.2m, the
35th Aston Martin One-77 sold for $1.56m and a 2010 Bugatti
Veyron 16.4 achieved $1.32m.
Outside the collection, a trio of like-new and practically un-
used Mercedes G-Wagens appeared, although only one sold, a 2018 G65
AMG Final Edition with Kuwaiti registration, for $265,524.
Back in reality, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster sold ($779k) but the Gullwing
didn’t, and neither did the Ford GT, but a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III coupe
(with Series I taillights) sold for $510k. A 2009 599 GTB Fiorano looked a super value
at $104k and a Porsche 356A Speedster was on the money at $346,335. Buy of the sale
had to be the 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS offered at no reserve and sold at less than
half its estimate for $95k.
Not all of the supercar collection was perfect: It included a Maserati 4200 GT
whose bonnet had been opened with a crowbar (a surprising $20,780), a Lamborghini
Diablo VT Roadster with the instruments missing ($219,346) and an armored RollsRoyce
Silver Spur that fell into “shed” territory and fetched a staggering $70,428 — a
valuation no doubt based on weight.
And what of their former owner, who apparently had an official salary of less than
$100,000 per annum? Still at large, it appears, with some of his wealth intact, having
been given a suspended sentence of three years by a French court in 2017. Apparently,
he got to keep the crystal Michael Jackson glove. ♦
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Bonhams Chéserex, CHE
ENGLISH
#43-1933 ASTON MARTIN 1½ LITRE
Le Mans Series II Long Chassis tourer. S/N
L3328L. Black/black canvas/red leather. RHD.
Odo: 33,290 km. One of 17 long-wheelbase
cars out of 85 Series IIs. Shiny and restored
(in Switzerland, early 2013). Very bright new
leather needs to mellow a bit; new carpets.
Decent chrome. Modern starter and alternator.
Extra taillights/indicators. Metric speedo, original
included. New Blockley tires. Ecurie Bertelli
sticker on side deflector. With FIVA
Identity Card. Cond: 2-.
#62-1941 MERCEDES-BENZ 230A lim-
ousine. S/N 129874. Black/black leather. Odo:
22 km. Older-restored late W153 with standard
sedan body. Good paint and chrome. Nice
instruments, veneers. Mirror spotlight, trafficators,
and dual sidemounted spares. With
original Portuguese registration document.
Cond: 2-.
of them cost new). So despite finishing under
the low estimate, this sold quite well at around
10% more, having been offered at no reserve.
FRENCH
#19-2010 BUGATTI VEYRON EB
16.4 coupe. S/N VF9SA25C18M795208.
Atlantic Blue/cream leather.
Odo: 3,142 miles. U.S.-market car, one of 450
produced. Unscuffed outside, with seat leather
only mildly dented. No documents, but Equatorial
Guinea registered. Cond: 1-.
TOP 10
No. 10
SOLD AT $72,371. Sold at RM London 2013
for $85,494 (SCM # 6732401). Same again
was hoped for but, offered at no reserve, we’ll
take this as a correct market valuation as of
late 2019.
SOLD AT $289,485. Formerly owned by Alexander
Andreadis—a (briefly) one-time Mr.
Christina Onassis. Sold well under estimate
but that was far too ambitious. Money paid
here is about right.
#16-2011 ASTON MARTIN ONE-77
coupe. S/N SCFGFXXX6BGS17735.
Red/cream leather. Odo: 1,226 km.
E.U. model, the 35th of 77 built. Very low
mileage and like-new. Registered with Equatorial
Guinea papers, so it will be liable for
taxes—VAT, Car Tax and Customs Duty—just
about anywhere. Cond: 1-.
TOP 10
No. 8
SOLD AT $1,320,054. Offered at no reserve
and sold 35% over the high estimate for almost
exactly its price when new. Very well
sold. Last Veyron at auction in 2019 sold for
$1,050,000, and the three before that—all
Grand Sports—were clustered around the
$1.5m mark.
GERMAN
SOLD AT $1,563,222. Although Bonhams
was a bit coy about naming the former owner
of this collection of supercars, sill plate is inscribed
with the legend “Hand built in England
for Theodore N’Guema Obiang
Mangue.” Sold where expected for a marketcorrect
price.
#7-2014 MCLAREN P1 coupe. S/N
SBM12ABB5EW000056. Yellow/black
leather & suede. Odo: 973 km. McLaren’s
hybrid with 727-hp, 3.8-L twin-turbo V8
backed up with a 177-hp electric motor, one of
375 built. Almost unused and therefore effectively
as-new, still with car cover and charger.
Registered in Equatorial Guinea. Cond: 1-.
SOLD AT $1,273,736. P1 prices appear to
have settled at around £900k/$1.2m in the
back half of 2019 (a little less than most
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#59-1938 HORCH 853A Sport cabriolet.
S/N 854126. Black/black cloth/tan leather. Restored
by Horch classic, deleting original sidemount
spares. Much new metal. Fabulous paint
and chrome. Leather almost unworn, veneers
excellent. Five-speed ZF fitted, original Horch
box included. No documents. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $347,383. Imported to Switzerland
around 2017. Hammered mid estimate. On the
money for a nice Speedster, and did well to get
there with that weird interior...on which the
catalog was silent.
#42-1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL
Roadster. S/N 198042100002388. White/red
leather. Odo: 26,094 km. Very original
(claimed original paint) and mostly unrestored.
Chrome okay; a few chips and scrapes
in sills. Some surface rust in wheelarches.
Quite wonky original leather. Dash top, door
#46-1958 PORSCHE 356A Speedster.
S/N 84294. Maroon/tan leather. Odo: 92,940
miles. Delivered new to New York (although
now with metric speedo), recent restoration in
original colors by Porsche Zentrum Bern. Very
good all around, though dash roll, door tops
and seat details are finished in Louis Vuitton
material (like the Lambo 400GT, Lot 44),
which spoils the effect somewhat. With
Porsche CoA. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $306,855. Found in Ukraine in
2002. Last entry in SCM Platinum Auction
Database in 2016, when it sold at Bonhams
Chantilly for $707,957 (SCM# 6812309). Offered
at no reserve against a $250k–$350k
estimate, sold somewhere in the middle.
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Bonhams Chéserex, CHE
pulls and carpets well patinated. Side trim
okay. German registered. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT
$781,611. In this ownership since 1988. Full
price including premium was near $770k
lower estimate. Fair for a nicely worn-in,
driver-quality car to use as-is, but also the
price of a resto project; personally, I’d keep it
like this. The 1955 300SL Gullwing (previous
car, Lot 41) didn’t sell against a $1.1m lower
estimate.
#28-1973 PORSCHE 911E 2.4 Targa.
S/N 9113210907. Silver/black leather. Odo:
66,732 km. Restored in the U.S. 2011–12,
with engine overhauled when it arrived back
in Europe. Leather lightly shiny and lightly
wrinkled at edges. Swiss registered. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $1,157,942. Two owners, both in
Switzerland. Sold right where expected.
#35-1995 PORSCHE 911 Carrera RS
Clubsport coupe. S/N WP0ZZZ99ZSS390078.
White/black velour. Odo: 40,650 km.
FIA GT2 homologation special, one of 100
made. In race trim with harnesses, buckets,
plumbed extinguisher and air ducting. Repainted
but otherwise said to be unrestored.
Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $67,161. Offered at no reserve,
with the final price with premium $3k behind
lower estimate. Looks like a really nice buy—if
no stories.
#34-1974 PORSCHE 911 Carrera 2.7
coupe. S/N 9114600780. Grand Prix White/
black leather. Odo: 76,698 km. Tidy, refurbed
in 2015. Original interior, driver’s leather
quite well creased. Rear seat bases unusually
baggy too, but perhaps just poor re-covering.
Spacesaver unused, still with all tools. In
Switzerland from new. PCA. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $341,593. Delivered new in Switzerland
and used for club racing. On the
money.
#40-2010 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS
coupe. S/N WP0ZZZ99ZBS780295.
Gray/black velour. Odo: 9,300 miles.
Manual transmission 997.2, with roll cage,
carbon-ceramic brakes, lightweight carbonfiber
bucket seats, interior carbon pack, PCM
with navigation, Sport-Chrono package. Excellent
all around, low mileage. Cond: 2.
BEST
BUY
SOLD AT $156,322. Still on the money for a
Euro Carrera, which are joining the DB5 as a
constant in classic value. Reason why values
are so strong is revealed by the VIN which
notes the engine to be the same MFI configuration
as the fabulous 1973 Carrera RS.
#36-1993 PORSCHE 911 Turbo S Leich-
tbau coupe. S/N WP0ZZZ96ZPS479056.
Yellow/black & gray & yellow leather. Odo:
14,532 km. One of 80 (or perhaps 86). Windup
windows, no airbag. Original and unrestored,
very good all around; wheels and chin
spoiler unscuffed. Leather only lightly creased
and wrinkled. Still with all original paperwork
including sales contract, plus Certificate of
Authenticity. Cond: 2+.
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SOLD AT $95,530. Delivered new to Saudi
Arabia, imported from Kuwait in 2017. Offered
at no reserve and possibly the bargain of
the sale, let go at around half the estimate.
Since it was bought at RM Sotheby’s Essen
earlier in the year for $155,443, (SCM#
6901577), one has to ask what’s wrong with it.
If it’s all clear, a super deal.
TOP 10
No. 9
#12-2015 PORSCHE 918 Spyder.
S/N WP0ZZZ91ZFS800215. Yellow/
black leather & carbon fiber. Odo: 582
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Bonhams Chéserex, CHE
km. Porsche’s hybrid (welcome to the club...)
with 599-hp petrol V8 backed up by 282 hp of
electric twist via two motors (and regenerative
braking). Number 251 of 918 made. With
cover and charger but no books. Catalog said
the rear damper factory recall will have been
attended to by sale time. Swiss registered.
Cond: 1-.
taking on a little patina. Chrome good, polished
Borranis sparkle. Overdrive. Series I
taillights. Swiss registered. Cond: 2-. SOLD
AT $512,389. Swiss delivered. Sold for very
strong money ($350k would have been nearer
the mark). Nice car presented well in an attractive
color, but expensive: This is what happens
at auction when more than one person
wants it.
#44-1969 LAMBORGHINI 400GT 2+2
SOLD AT $1,563,222. All this technological
amazingness is very impressive, but a 918
weighs 1,675 kg...oh well, most of them don’t
get driven anyway. Offered at no reserve and
went well over the $1.2m upper estimate. Well
sold, as the last couple of these at auction
have fetched around the $1.4m mark.
ITALIAN
#45-1949 ALFA ROMEO 6C 2500 SS
cabriolet. S/N 915756. Eng. # SS928349.
Black/tan leather. RHD. Odo: 3,893 km. One
of 63 short chassis built. Older restoration
only completed in 2010. Shiny. No bumpers,
rest of brightwork all good, shallow but large
ding in left front fender behind wheelarch.
Recent-looking leather. All knobs and dials
present and correct, extra water-temp gauge
under dash. Not original engine. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $347,383. Originally supplied to
the Middle East, to France in 1969 and to
Switzerland around 2007. Sold mid estimate
for much more than a Maserati Sebring, and
around the same as a fair DB4.
#30-1976 FERRARI 308 GTB Vetrore-
sina coupe. S/N F106AB19647. Red/black
leather. Odo: 71,265 km. Good paint and fiberglass
(only about the first 700 GTBs were
plastic before they changed to steel). Body
good with no cracks in glass, decent paint.
Baggy, shiny leather, steering-wheel rim worn
and shiny, plus some wear to edge of instrument
binnacle. Aftermarket exhaust. Swiss
registered, but no books. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $330,013. Delivered new to Switzerland.
Sold a bit behind estimate, but right
for condition and history.
#33-1963 FERRARI 250 GTE Series III
2+2 coupe. S/N 4473GT. Silver/black leather.
Odo: 97,982 km. The 118th of 300 Series III
cars. Originally blue with beige leather—restored
2014 and still nice, with leather just
SOLD AT $171,375. Just about reached
lower estimate. Nice to see one on its proper
tall tires. Fair both ways.
#70-1991 FERRARI TESTAROSSA
coupe. S/N ZFFSA17S000091342. Red/
Crema leather. Odo: 47,830 km. Twin-mirror
car delivered new in Switzerland, tidy and
well kept, with books. Dash plastics good,
leather only lightly rippled. However...it’s
hardly been used since it was last serviced
4,300 km ago in 2012, so it’ll need another
belts service, which is engine-out on these. No
January 2020
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coupe. S/N 0415. Sable/tan leather. Odo:
90,651 km. May really be 0634, as there are
two 0415s. Originally blue. Very good, looks
more like ongoing care/refurb work than a big
resto in one go. Last painted late 2000s and
still good and shiny. Sharp interior with almost-new-looking
leather, carpets a bit aged,
weird Louis Vuitton-style pattern to tops of
door pull/armrests. Pedal rubber unworn.
Cond: 2-.
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MFK (Swiss roadworthiness certificate, like
our MoT), and “sold as viewed.” Cond: 2-.
given that these were $400k-plus at the height
of the market and there’s still more to spend.
TOP 10
No. 3
#18-2003 FERRARI ENZO coupe.
S/N ZFFCW56A130134594. Yellow/
black leather & fabric. Odo: 4,173 km.
SOLD AT $69,477. In this ownership since
2015. Testarossas are getting cheaper, but
even after throwing another big service at this
one, you’re still within market price. Belt
change sounds scary, and is on a 15,000
miles/five-year interval on these, but U.K. specialists
do the job for around $3,000. Quite
well bought.
#3-1996 LAMBORGHINI DIABLO VT
Roadster. S/N ZA9RE31A0XLA12064. Red/
cream leather. Lamborghini’s first open-top
V12 production car. Looks okay from the outside
but—like a few of the older cars from this
collection—it was a bit of a shed. Instrument
panel missing, as are books, so no idea of
mileage. Leather well creased. Equatorial
Guinea registration papers. Cond: 3.
Canadian-market car, number 399 of 400 produced.
Still looks practically new and seats
don’t look used, though there’s some buffing
to the center switch console. Catalog-quoted
mileage of 21 km is wrong: last serviced in
2016 at 4,173 km by Modena Cars in Geneva
at a cost of nearly $80k. According to CARFAX,
had 3,187 km on June 29, 2009.
Cond: 1-.
has the (very) unloved Cambiocorsa transmission.
Run away!
#23-2009 FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano
coupe. S/N ZFFFD60B000170353. Black/tan
leather. Odo: 2,492 km. “Modern Daytona”
now seen as a dinosaur, but blindingly fast in
an old-school sort of way. Good, low mileage,
unscuffed, seat leather unworn. Yellow brake
calipers. First serviced at 2,428 km, only 64
km ago, in 2016. Equatorial Guinea registration.
Cond: 1-.
SOLD AT $3,126,443. Sold 50% or more than
$1m over the top estimate, which might have
been the right money if it really had only the
21 km advertised. The last Enzo sold at auction
fetched just under $2.6m in London 2018.
This’ll need another big service if anyone actually
wants to drive it, but against a $3m
price tag, another $80k looks like small
change.
#74-2003 FERRARI 360 F1 Challenge
SOLD AT $220,009. The sale room notice
was telling: “Upon closer inspection and due
to the car’s long term storage, we feel this
vehicle will need further recommissioning.”
Offered at no reserve, it did very well to get as
far as it did, hammering near the top estimate.
#10-2001 FERRARI 550 Barchetta. S/N
ZFFZR52B000124413. Red/beige & burgundy
leather. Odo: 596 miles. U.S.-spec car,
number 435 of 448. Very low mileage means it
still looks basically unused...however, there’s
always a rider to that, as a sale room notice
pointed out, “Upon closer inspection and due
to long-term storage, we feel this vehicle will
need further recommissioning.” With books
and Equatorial Guinea registration. Cond: 2+.
coupe. S/N ZFFYR51B000127416. Red/red
velour. Odo: 9,820 km. One of 180 strippedout
racers (no a/c, less trim, minimalist instrumentation,
roll cage, tweaked dampers, FIA
fuel cell). Good order for a racer; mouse-fur
dash good and intact. Recent new clutch and
gearbox, and belts done 20 km ago. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $173,691. Almost looks sensible
compared with the other hypercars in this
sale. Bought new at Pozzi in France. Offered
at no reserve, hammered mid-estimate. You
can buy 599s cheaper (see Lot 72, following)
but not with this package and so few miles—
though it will need some precautionary recommissioning.
#72-2009 FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano
coupe. S/N ZFFFD60B000166667. Black/
black leather. Odo: 22,600 km. Good all
around. Red calipers. Last serviced in March
2018 at 22,435 km. Swiss registered.
Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $71,792. Offered at no reserve,
sold $14k under lower estimate. Could be
made back into a road car without too much
trouble.
SOLD AT $301,065. Delivered new in Doha,
Qatar, May 2002. First serviced including
timing-belts change in 2007 by Servizio Rosso
in Los Angeles. Serviced again November
2016 at 596 miles by Modena Cars in Geneva,
unused since. Offered at no reserve, sold near
low estimate, but still quite strong money
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#1-2005 MASERATI 4200 GT coupe.
S/N ZAMBC38B000017192. Black/red
leather. Odo: 1,645 miles. From the shed end
of the spectrum in this repossessed collection.
Very low mileage but already offered “for restoration,”
as someone tried to use a crowbar to
open the bonnet (hood), which has then rusted
out on the corners. Interior not too bad and
could do with a good clean. Equatorial Guinea
registration and customs docs. Cond: 3-.
SOLD AT $20,843. Offered at no reserve and
sold incredibly well, as this money gets you a
reasonable runner anywhere else. And it
SOLD AT $104,215. Supplied new in Switzerland
and displayed at the Museo Enzo Ferrari
in Modena on Ferrari’s 70th anniversary. Offered
at no reserve and sold 33% under lower
estimate. This is very cheap for a 599 GTB, so
presumably the mileage makes all the difference
compared with the car earlier in the sale
(s/n 170353, Lot 23)—or perhaps it was simply
that it came near the end of quite a long
day.
TOP 10
No. 6
#48-2010 LAMBORGHINI
REVENTÓN Roadster. S/N ZHWBE91N9ALA03997.
Silver/black &
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Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas, NV
Barrett-Jackson — Las Vegas 2019
A 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition, with fewer than 30 miles on the clock,
was the high seller at an impressive $1,540,000
Company
Barrett-Jackson
Date
October 3–5, 2019
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Auctioneers
Joseph Mast, Shane Radcliff,
Andy White, TJ Freidje
Automotive lots sold/offered
678/678
Sales rate
100%
Sales total
$33,752,060
High sale
2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage
Edition coupe, sold at
$1,540,000
Low miles, high sale — 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition coupe, sold at $1,540,000
Report and photos by Brett Hatfield
Market opinions in italics
L
as Vegas is an amusement park for grownups:
massive casinos built like small cities
unto themselves, restaurants serving some
of the most incredible meals, gambling ev-
erywhere — even in convenience stores — and
stage shows that boggle the mind. In a city so
surreal, the Barrett-Jackson auction is something
to behold.
The 2-million-square-foot Mandalay Bay Re
and Casino Events Center hosted Barrett-Jackson’
Vegas sale on October 3–5 and featured some of the
American Classics, muscle cars, resto-mods, Euro
exotic and luxury cars, and Japanese performance vehicles.
This year’s docket was loaded with an amazing, diverse array of of-
ferings. There were four Ford GTs on hand, including a 2017 ’66 Heritage
Edition with fewer than 30 miles on the clock. That car was the auction’s
high seller at an impressive $1.54 million. There were nine Ferraris on
offer, everything from a 1999 360 Modena to a brand-spanking-new
2019 488 Spider that sold for $368,500. A 2002 Rolls-Royce Corniche,
one of the final 56 to be built at the Crewe factory, traded hands for
$161,700. An über-rare 1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34 found
a new home for just shy of $40k. Corvettes were plentiful (11 early
solid-axle and mid-year Corvettes were offered from the Jim Osterman
Collection), as were celebrity cars, resto-mods, custom builds and
amazing restorations of almost
every stripe. A stunning 1957 Bel
Air convertible found new ownership for just over
$170k. Vintage Fords, multiple Mopars, and some
mob-worthy vintage Cadillacs (proper for Sin
City) filled out the bill.
This year’s Las Vegas sale saw a 100% sell-
1968 Volkswagen Type 34 Karmann Ghia coupe, sold at $39,600
102
through, with a total net of $33.8 million. All 678
vehicles on offer were sold — a very impressive
achievement. “We’re so appreciative of the consignors,
bidders, sponsors and guests who played
a role in the success of this fantastic event. Not
only did we reach another important milestone
with our first 100% no-reserve collector car and
automobilia auction in nearly a decade, we hit
a number of auction-sales records as well,” said
CEO Craig Jackson. ♦
Sales Totals
$30m
$35m
$25m
$20m
$15m
$10m
$5m
0
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Buyer’s premium
10%, included in sold prices
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ENGLISH
#134-2002 LOTUS ESPRIT V8 coupe.
S/N SCCDC08232HA10431. Solar Yellow
Metallic/black leather. Odo: 26,036 miles.
Paint is covered with a clear bra on the nose,
but still shows a black rub mark in center of
front bumper. Black leather interior is piped in
yellow, and shows minor wear on the seat bolsters.
There is a yellow-painted insert in the
center console around the shift boot. Factory
alloy wheels show no signs of wear or damage.
Cond: 2-.
Corniche, but it was off market value by
nearly $30k. Again, this may just be a correction.
This was a fantastic buy for someone.
GERMAN
#709-1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 121040109500399. Silver
Gray clearcoat/black vinyl/black leather. Odo:
57,227 miles. Paint has high gloss and looks to
have been done with a sharp eye toward quality.
Chrome shows some light buff marks, with
trim atop the windshield beginning to show
very light pitting. Stainless also shows buff
marks and some minimal patina. Interior presents
well, as both seats and door cards appear
fresh. Gauges are beginning to show signs of
age. Hard top is included in the sale. Cond: 2.
and backs. Floors are covered in rubber mats,
but freshly painted beneath. Cond: 2. SOLD
AT $45,100. Speaking with the owner and
restorer of the pickup, I found he had dragged
this one home two years ago. The work here
was solid, with obvious care in craftsmanship.
The owner took great pride in showing me all
the little touches he had done along the way.
With 23- and 21-window variants absolutely
out of touch, this one was a cool way to stand
apart from the crowd without having to involve
your mortgage banker. A solid buy.
SOLD AT $48,400. As a smaller manufacturer,
Lotus often had to source some of their
components from others. As a result, the transmission
used in the Esprit came from Renault.
It was robust enough to contend with the
4-cylinder turbo engines, but when Lotus built
the V8 turbo, the fragile second gear was revealed.
As a result, there are now a number of
aftermarket companies that specialize in addressing
the Esprit V8’s Achilles heel. Anyone
considering an Esprit V8 would want to consider
this modification. Given the full price
paid for this example, little room was left to
finance this mod—no mention one way or the
other in the auction description, so best to
assume it hasn’t happened yet.
#772-2002 ROLLS-ROYCE COR-
NICHE convertible. S/N SCAZK28E82CX02041.
Black/black cloth/black leather.
Odo: 1,900 miles. Stunning, glossy black paint
presents beautifully, with only a few light
swirl marks to detract. Light buff marks on the
stainless rear-deck surround. Black leather
shows light creasing at the driver’s side seat
bolster, small impressions left by the soft top
when in the raised position. Cond: 2+.
#447-1966 MERCEDES-BENZ 230SL
convertible. S/N 11304212016426. Light
Ivory/black vinyl/black leather. Odo: 21,435
miles. Equipped with power steering, brakes,
a/c. Paint looks to have been well prepped and
executed. Color-matched hubcaps have small
scratches. Chrome bumpers have light pitting,
buff marks. Stainless trim around the convertible
decklid is scuffed and scratched. Chrome
trim at the decklid latch is scratched, shows
light pitting. Door sills are scuffed, dirty. Seatcover
piping is wavy at the seat backs. Convertible-top
headliner is dirty. A little detailing
would go a long way. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $95,700. Last seen at the BarrettJackson
Las Vegas sale in September 2018,
where it sold for $115,500 (SCM# 6878970).
What a difference a year made, with the sale
price dropping $20k. SCM Pocket Price Guide
median value grew from $113.5k to $115.5k,
with the $1,500 add for the hard top remaining
static. Perhaps there is more apprehension in
this segment of the market than others.
#687.1-1965 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER double-cab pickup. S/N 265040436.
Velvet Green/Salt & Pepper cloth, gray
vinyl. Odo: 1,378 miles. A freshly finished
restoration of a solid DoKa (DoppelKabine or
double-cab) pickup. Two-year-only shade of
Velvet Green paint has had good prep, showing
only minor orange peel. Bed is covered
with a canvas-and-leather cover over oak
bows on a metal frame. Truck bed has oak
strips applied with double-sided tape to avoid
putting screw holes in the metal. Glass
scratched on driver’s side door sliding window.
Spotless engine bay houses a 1,776-cc
flat 4 running through a Freeway Flyer
4-speed. New interior buckets covered in a
salt-and-pepper tweed fabric, with vinyl sides
SOLD AT $47,300. Last seen in January 2018
at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale, where
it traded hands for $59,400 (SCM# 6863035).
After a meteoric post-recession run-up, Pagoda
SLs have experienced a softening market
of late. This copy sold in 2015 for $68,200
(SCM# 6796482). This may have been just
part of a broader market correction, or it
could have been indicative of something more.
Time will tell.
#801-1968 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN
GHIA coupe. S/N 348050177. Lotus White &
black/red vinyl. Odo: 63,889 miles. Shiny Lotus
White body with black roof presents well.
Brightwork is shiny, but likely original.
Chrome shows light patina. A couple of small
chips are present at the trailing edge of the
passenger’s door. Seats and door cards appear
to have been recently re-covered, but the balance
of the interior shows light fading. Engine
SOLD AT $161,700. This Corniche was the
ninth of the final 56 to be built at the Rolls
Crewe factory. It was obviously a special automobile,
and was beautiful in the flesh. Before
I checked values, I thought $161k was
going to be huge money for a 17-year-old
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bay is tidy, correct. Hubcaps are shiny, tires
are new. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $39,600. The
big Karmann or European Ghia. Last seen at
the September 2018 Saratoga Auto Auction in
Saratoga Springs, NY, where it didn’t sell at a
high bid of $45k. These Type 34s are rare for
VWs, seldom seen at auction. The recipient of
styling by Ghia, just like its smaller and better-known
stablemate the Type 14, these were
nearly twice the cost of a Beetle when new.
With the price dropping $10k in just over a
year, it seems someone left with a clean, rare
Volkswagen at a decent price. (See profile, p.
78.)
#471-2001 PORSCHE 911 Turbo coupe.
S/N WP0AB29981S687911. Polar Silver/
Metropol Blue leather. Odo: 49,415 miles.
Metallic paint is protected on the nose and
rear-view mirrors with a clear bra. Said bra
has a few scuff marks on passenger’s side of
the nose, but those did not penetrate to the
paint. Driver’s side seat bolster shows minor
wear—less than what I would expect with the
miles shown. Factory turbo-twist wheels are
all free of damage. Engine bay is tidy, correct.
Cond: 2.
performance car such as this would seem to
some as sacrilege, but living with it as a daily
driver seems perfectly sensible. Long lamented
by purists for being the first of the watercooled
911s, and hated for the “fried-egg”
headlights, the 996 is a bit of a performance
bargain. As 996 Turbo values have begun to
creep up, this seemed like a decent buy.
#771-2011 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS
AMG coupe. S/N WDDRJ7HA3BA004718.
Alubeam Silver Metallic/Classic Red leather.
Odo: 16,000 miles. Clear bra is hazy and
faded, making the paint look dull. There is a
large blemish on the hood about half the size
of a dime, as well as an assortment of other
scuff marks. Rear-view mirrors are also covered
in the same faded clear-bra material, and
look dull. Panel gaps are consistent all around.
Wheels are in good nick. Seat bolsters show
creasing and minor wear. Cond: 3+.
of which fewer than 200 were imported into
the U.S. One could be forgiven for wondering
if these might become the next Fiat Jolly.
#689-1999 FERRARI 360 Modena
coupe. S/N ZFFYR51A5X0118876. Rosso
Corsa/tan & black Daytona leather. Odo:
6,600 miles. In traditional Ferrari colors. Paint
shows light swirl, with a scuff mark across the
leading edge of the hood on driver’s side.
Headlight covers are showing the first signs of
haze. Seat bolsters show little wear, commensurate
with the low miles. Wheels are all free
from rash. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $51,700. The secret seems to have
gotten out about 996 911 Turbos, as prices are
creeping up. Objections from the more snobbish
types have died down as others have discovered
the performance bargain in these
Porsches. A couple of years from now, this
price may look like a downright steal, especially
for a car with the desirable 6-speed
manual transmission.
#645.1-2002 PORSCHE 911 Turbo
coupe. S/N WP0AB29942S686045. Speed
Yellow/black leather. Odo: 48,757 miles. Stunning
paint has minor chips on the nose that
appear to have been professionally touched
up. Aftermarket HRE wheels pair with it well
and are in good nick. Glass shows no chips or
nicks. Black leather GT3 seats show minor
wear on their high bolsters. Yellow seat belts
complement the seats. Engine bay is clean and
correct. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $128,700. This seemed to be another
in a fairly long list of high-end cars that
sold for well below market value. Is it possible
this is an indication of something larger looming
on the horizon? Or is this simply a market
correction that is overdue?
ITALIAN
#509-1959 AUTOBIANCHI BIANCHINA
Trasformabile. S/N 110B014779.
Red & black/black canvas/red & white vinyl
& cloth. Odo: 24,782 miles. A decent-quality
restoration on an undeniably cute little car.
Chrome appears to have been refinished, with
some minor buff marks. Paint presents well,
with decent prep and execution. Red-andwhite
vinyl and cloth interior shows next to no
wear, with only minor creasing present. Engine
bay is clean, nicely detailed. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $82,500. Along with the 430, the
360 was one of the more practical Ferraris,
one that you could conceivably drive every
day. Powered by a 395-hp, 3.6-liter V8, the
Modena was both larger and lighter than the
355 it replaced. The Modena was considered
by many to be the first “reliable” Ferrari—
that’s perhaps out of touch, but some reputations
are hard to shed. This example, with
fewer than 7k on the clock, was nearly new,
and thus a relative bargain at market value.
BEST
BUY
#762-2008 FERRARI 599 GTB Fiorano
coupe. S/N ZFFFC60A480159596.
Rosso Corsa/tan leather. Odo:
7,380 miles. Another case of no clear bra resulting
in a handful of pock marks and road
rash littering the otherwise beautiful red finish.
Glass is clear, without road pepper. Driver’s
seat bolster shows minimal signs of wear on
the red piping. Wheels are as-new. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $60,500. Having an automatic in a
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SOLD AT $27,500. The Autobianchi Bianchina
Trasformabile was produced from
1959 to 1961. Only 1,500 of the Trasformabiles
were built (the Trasformabile has the
center convertible roof with solid side pillars),
SOLD AT $106,700. The 599 GTB Fiorano
was the direct replacement for the 575 Maranello,
and was introduced as a 2007 model.
It was one of the few cars to produce more
than 100 hp/liter without the use of forced
induction. Prices for the 599 have been strong
in the past, but this example fell well short of
the $170k market value, and without the benefit
of a reserve, traded hands at quite a discount.
Well bought indeed.
#761-2012 FERRARI FF Shooting
Brake. S/N ZFF73SKA2C0183060. Grigio
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Metallic/Cuoio leather. Odo: 18,936 miles.
Paint is marred only by a single chip on the
hood half the size of a fingernail. Driver’s side
seat bolster shows wear, and there are some
small stains on the leather door card. There are
some minor stains on the carpet. Wheels are
free from damage. Glass is clear, without pepper.
Cond: 2-.
Perseus leather. Odo: 15,346 miles. Paint presents
as-new, with a clear bra preventing marks,
pepper or defects of any kind. All glass is
clear, free from marks. Panel gaps are consistent
throughout, something that wasn’t always
a Lambo trait. Wheels are rash-free. Driver’s
side seat bolster shows minor wear on the red
piping. Cond: 2.
should be. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $126,500. Introduced at the 2011
Geneva Motor Show, the FF is Ferrari’s
4-passenger, 4-wheel-drive grand tourer. Producing
651 hp from a naturally aspirated
6.3-liter V12, it was Ferrari’s largest engine
ever in a road car. This was another example
of a Ferrari GT car selling at the low end of
the market. With an original MSRP starting at
$295k, this FF has depreciated like a rock.
Some of that could have been written off to
condition, but a more likely explanation is that
GT cars don’t seem to hold their value as well.
#746-2013 FERRARI 458 Spider. S/N
ZFF68NHA6D0190827. Rosso Corsa/tan
leather. Odo: 10,608 miles. Well equipped
with front suspension lift, advanced front-light
system, electric Daytona-style seats, sport exhaust
and more. Surprisingly, this 458 has not
had a clear bra applied to the hood—a rarity
on cars like this. As a result, the red paint is
marred by road rash, with multiple nicks and
chips present. Driver’s outside seat bolster
shows a dark wear spot. Factory wheels are in
good condition. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $110,000. Recently replaced by the
Lamborghini Huracán, the Gallardo now represents
a bit of a bargain in supercars. This
sale was spot-on price-wise, proving the continuing
attraction for entry-level Lambos. If
you can suffer through with just 543 hp at
your disposal, you can have amazing performance
for discount prices.
#749-2019 FERRARI 488 Spider. S/N
ZFF80AMA0K0238432. Nero/black leather.
Odo: 95 miles. Absolutely as-new, with only
95 miles on the clock. Heavily optioned with
SCM3 magnetic suspension damping, Carbon
Fiber package, Alcantara door panels and
lower dash, and red calipers. Paint is spotless,
without a rock chip or bug splat to be found.
Wheels show no rash or wear. Glass is crystal
clear. The black leather quilted interior, offset
by bright red stitching, is similarly wear-free.
Engine bay is spotless. Cond: 1.
SOLD AT $37,400. One of two ultra-low-mile
Honda S2000s at this sale. Demand for these
wonderfully balanced cars is still high, and
finding one with low miles is a bit of a trick.
Given the scarcity of supply, market forces
push the price for prime examples higher. This
copy sold well beyond price-guide value of
$22,000. Well sold.
#695-2005 ACURA NSX-T coupe. S/N
JH4NA21635S000182. Berlina Black/black
leather. Odo: 36,334 miles. One of only 43 in
Berlina Black over black leather built in 2005.
Glossy paint shows minor peppering on the
nose and light buffer swirl throughout. Panel
gaps are consistent throughout. Seat bolsters
show some creasing, but no real wear. Wheels
are all in good condition, free from damage.
Engine bay is clean, correct. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $330,000. The stunning replacement
for the 430, the 458 made its debut at the
2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Generating 570
hp from a naturally aspirated 4.5-liter V8, the
458 was a leap forward in performance. The
458 resale values have remained strong. In
this case, a roster of desirable options may
have been what helped drive the sale price far
beyond book value and condition. Well sold.
#711-2014 LAMBORGHINI GAL-
LARDO LP550-2 coupe. S/N ZHWGU5BZXELA13849.
Bianco Monocerus/Nero
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SOLD AT $368,500. Right time, right place,
as this 488 is the second-most-expensive 488
to ever cross the block, at $368,500. RM Sotheby’s
sold one in Monterey, a 488 GTB 70th
Anniversary coupe for $428,500. Unfortunately
for the new owner, this will likely be an
impossible feat to repeat any time soon.
JAPANESE
#415-2005 HONDA S2000 convertible.
S/N JHMAP21465S003458. Berlina Black/
black cloth/black leather. Odo: 4,500 miles.
Paint reveals very minor blemishes on nose.
Driver’s side seat bolster and piping show
wear from ingress/egress. Black canvas top
shows no fading, indicating indoor storage.
Wheels are in good shape. Engine bay is as it
SOLD AT $80,300. Acura’s answer to a reliable
exotic, the NSX debuted at the 1989 Chicago
Auto Show as a 1990 model. Initially
built with a 3.0-liter V6 producing 270 hp,
displacement increased to 3.2 liters in 1997,
bumping power to 290 hp. When collector-car
values took off after the recession, NSX prices
began to climb. This one sold significantly
below median value of $108,500. Very well
bought.
#388-2008 HONDA S2000 convertible.
S/N JHMAP21448S000529. Rio Yellow
Pearl/black cloth/black leather. Odo: 2,045
miles. This example, with just over 2k miles
from new, could scarcely be told from one
fresh off the assembly line. Paint presents
well, with almost no indication of use. Black
leather interior is as-new. Black convertible
top is free from wear or fading. Wheels are all
rash-free. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $47,300. 2008
marked the penultimate year for S2000 production,
with 2,538 copies finding their way to
American customers. With a cult-like following,
it is difficult to find low-mile examples like
this one. With fixed supply and continuing
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allowed the 810 to sit much lower, dispensing
with the need for running boards. This one
was beautifully turned out. Unfortunately for
the seller, it crossed the block far below median
value.
#31-1958 NASH METROPOLITAN Se-
demand, unmodified, unused copies can command
a massive premium. This one sold for
more than double book value. Well sold.
AMERICAN
#750-1936 CORD 810 Sportsman con-
vertible. S/N 2057H. Cool Orchard Green/
Tobacco Brown leather. Odo: 2,466 miles.
Claimed $450k restoration with documentation.
Cool Orchard Green paint has been done
to a high standard. Chrome and stainless have
both been beautifully refinished. Engine bay
appears to have a length of dryer exhaust hose
running from up by the carb down along the
passenger’s side of the firewall. Fitted with a
replacement Lycoming engine block; original
engine block is included in the sale. Brown
ries III coupe. S/N E43181. Sunburst Yellow
& Frost White/yellow & white vinyl. Odo:
33,329 miles. 91-ci I4, 1-bbl, 3-sp. A fresh
restoration done to a decent standard. Sunburst
Yellow and Frost White paint shows considerable
prep and solid execution. There is a hairline
crack coming down from the driver’s side
turn signal down behind the front bumper.
Chrome bumpers look to have been recently
refinished. Stainless trim is nicely polished.
Black dash has been well refreshed. Yellowand-white
vinyl interior is as-new. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $110,000. Notoriously complex and
difficult to maintain, these are special cars
that required knowledgable mechanics and
considerable investment to keep running well.
A quality restoration on one would be a massive
undertaking. This was a good restoration,
but there were a few glaring oversights. Not
sure what drove the price on this to double
market value, but sometimes it just takes two
guys who are both convinced they have to
have the same car. Very well sold.
BEST
BUY
#145-1965 BUICK RIVIERA 2-dr
hard top. S/N 494475H930935. Sahara
Mist/Saddle vinyl. Odo: 21,000
SOLD AT $18,150. The Metropolitan was
sold as a Nash, a Hudson (after the two companies
merged), and later as its own standalone
brand. It was sold in the U.S., as well as
in the United Kingdom. The coupe variants
typically sell for about half what the convertibles
do. The sale price here was double book
value, and indicative of the restoration standard.
The seller likely had every penny of the
sale price and more in the restoration.
#791.1-1961 LINCOLN CONTINEN-
leather bench seats show only minor wrinkling,
with no real signs of wear. Machineturned
dash is stunning. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT
$115,500. Introduced in 1936, the Cord 810
featured a number of firsts for an American
car. It was the first to have both front-wheel
drive and independent front suspension. It was
the first car to offer hidden headlights. Repositioning
the transmission in front of the engine
TAL 4-dr convertible. S/N 1Y86H423956.
Presidential Black/black vinyl/black leather.
Odo: 2,893 miles. 430-ci V8, 4-bbl, auto.
Glossy paint shows light swirl marks. Large
water spot on rear decklid. Dash leather on
both driver’s and passenger’s sides is cracked.
Seat leather looks new, with no wear. Chrome
and stainless present well. Engine compartment
is a morass of hoses and wires, but clean.
Cond: 2-.
miles. 425-ci V8, 4-bbl, auto. Paint, likely
original, has lost some of its luster, but is still
decent enough for driver quality. Stainlesssteel
trim could benefit from a bit of polishing,
and there is a dimple in the trim at the driver’s
side door. Chrome is holding up well, with
very minimal patina. Engine bay has correct
components and is mostly clean. Saddle vinyl
interior shows well, with little wear present.
Interior does not show significant fading.
Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $23,100. Last seen at the McCormick’s
Palm Springs, CA, sale in February of
2006, where it changed hands for $27,563
(SCM# 1565663). This was the final year of
this body style, which was built for only three
years. Values on these were $10k above the
high bid. With fewer miles on it than a soccer
mom drives in two years, and overall condition
more than acceptable, this sale price was
a fair bargain. With that kind of latitude, you
could drive this and enjoy it, and likely sell it
in a few years for a tidy profit. Well bought.
#53-1983 AVANTI II 2-dr hard top. S/N
12AAV1234C1003558. Avanti Black/tan
leather. Odo: 88,279 miles. 305-ci V8, 4-bbl,
auto. Glossy black paint looks great from a
few paces, but closer inspection shows checking.
A two-inch-long scratch on the passenger’s
side front fender has been touched up.
Chrome bumpers still present well. Interior
features a wood-rimmed MOMO steering
wheel. Driver’s seat bolster shows wear from
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Bonhams Chichester, U.K.
Bonhams — Goodwood Revival 2019
Said to be the only survivor of three Atalante-bodied Type 57 Bugattis, the
top lot sold for almost $1.9m
Company
Bonhams
Date
September 14, 2019
Location
Chichester, U.K.
Auctioneer
James Knight
Automotive lots sold/offered
73/105
Sales rate
70%
Sales total
$11,252,817
High sale
1935 Bugatti Type 57
Atalante coupe, sold at
$1,866,915
Buyer’s premium
Pride of the late Barry Burnett Collection — 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante coupe, sold at $1,866,915
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
Market opinions in italics
W
ith the DB4GT sold immediately
before the auction and the 2018
Ford GT withdrawn to fight another
day, it was left to the ex-
Barry Burnett Bugatti Type 57 Atalante to
carry the torch for the highest bid. It fetched
the right money, which must have been a relief,
as the rest of the sale was an object lesson
in August 2019 valuations, sold or unsold.
Next down was the rebodied 1939 Alfa 6
acted an offer before the sale that the owner couldn’t resist, presumably close to the
2m/$2.75m lower estimate. Sure money today is better than a “maybe” tomorrow;
ough this one was unlikely not to have sold.
Post-sale deals boosted the numbers: I was surprised that $85k was not enough for a
Chichester, U.K.
2300B Spider at $508k, with a driver-quality
DB4, pedaled to the sale from Sweden, at
$329,418. The Daytona reached $539k post-sale (see
the profile in December 2019, p. 70), this month’s price
for a six-light Boxer (365 GT4) is $308k, and $72k for a
4-speed Porsche 930, while the market now sees a DB6
Mk II Volante as worth $925,362.
Other soundings were $243,484 (sold) for a 1924
Bentley 3 Litre and $535k (“just missed it”) for a very
original 1929 4½, the only one left with its original
Harrison body. The Banksy-artworked Volvo truck,
tipped to go over £1m ($1.245m), stalled at $1.146m. And
9 VPD, one of Jaguar’s first Works racers, though now
presented in very different semi-lightweight form, was
talked up to only $473k against an ask of $750k.
The DB4GT was one of 45 right-handers that had been
run for a time by Donald Campbell as a demonstrator and
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60 Corvette, even though it was in exceptional condition, with a 4-speed, and later
t was declared sold at $92,369. Similarly, £125k/$156k should have been enough
to have bought the ex-Jack Sears XK 120 coupe racer…which it was, later converted
to a post-sale deal at £133,333/$166,058, and a 1979 Aston Martin V8
Volante that stalled at £80k/$99,639 later appeared in the results at $103,790
— a bargain even in today’s terms.
There’s always diversity here. A nicely
restored 1960 Lamborghini DL20 tractor,
Ferruccio’s favorite, took a strong $29,361, and
in today’s market $31,509 was healthy money
for a 1944 Willys Jeep; a Ford example from the
same year did not sell on the day, but looked a
great post-sale deal at $17,778. Rarely seen in the
U.K., a Hoss Fly SBC-powered barstool fetched
an over-estimate $10,975, which is approximately
two-thirds the new cost in the U.S.
Before the sale proper started, a 1961 Cooper
T55 F1/Tasman car, which won first time out in
1961 driven by Jack Brabham, was auctioned to
raise money for Jackie Stewart’s charity Race
Against Dementia. After being introduced by Sir
Jackie himself and offered at no reserve, it fetched
approximately twice its estimate at $304,354. ♦
Sales Totals
$30m
$25m
$20m
$15m
$10m
$5m
0
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
15% on first $62,272; 12%
thereafter, included in sold
prices ($1.00 = £0.80)
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#262-1915 ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50HP
Silver Ghost tourer. S/N 6AD. White & aluminum/
black leather. RHD. Originally designated
as an HJ Mulliner tourer; likely served
as a Royal Navy ambulance before being rebodied
as a saloon circa 1919. Restored in the
late 1960s/early 1970s with replica LondonEdinburgh
body. This replica Alpine Eagle
body fitted in ’90s. Retrofitted with brake front
axle and servo gearbox by the factory in 1924,
but both are now missing. SRN amended catalog
notes to suggest “car may still contain
some post World War I Rolls-Royce Silver
Ghost components” and “engine is of the correct
type but is stamped “M” rather than the
usual engine number.” Cond: 2-.
#209-1931 ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25HP
Shooting Brake. S/N GNS45. Green & timber/
black leather. RHD. Originally a Barker
landaulet, converted to a station wagon (or
shooting brake, as we Brits had it then) by
James Young in 1942. All holding up well,
although positioning of Barker dipping headlights
makes the frontal proportions a bit odd.
Nice plating to radiator shell. Timber good,
with some flaking varnish. Nicely patinated
leather in rear, recent new leather in front.
Now with flashing indicators and “Mickey
Mouse ear” repeaters on roof. Last used in
2016, although started first time when shown a
fresh battery. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $166,058. Owned and raced by
Jack Sears in the 1954 season, but it was a
lighter color then. Bought by vendor at a Coys
auction in London in 2003 for £34,111
(~$54k). Earlier in 2019 advertised for sale by
CKL Developments, whose founder, Chris
Keith-Lucas, raced it in the Fordwater Trophy
at the Goodwood Revival in 2018 (14th). Not
sold off the rostrum at £125k ($156k) bid—
20% under lower estimate—but later declared
sold at £133,333 in a post-auction deal. Fair
price considering the history. If you weren’t
too bothered about that, later in the sale there
was the 1952 120 coupe (S680335) in a very
yellow yellow, hot-rodded as a fast road/rally
car by John May’s XK Developments for Peter
Agg, that sold for $121,742.
#202-1958 AUSTIN A35 HRDC racer.
S/N 001. Blue/black cloth. RHD. Prototype
Academy racer built to strict “control” formula,
all with sealed engines from the same
builder and running on the same tires. Good
all around, in usual used-racer condition, having
been pedaled by a multitude of drivers, its
track record including two Goodwood Revivals.
(The 2016 St. Mary’s Trophy was a gridfull
of these.) Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $329,419. So, it’s a bitsa, but no
harm in that, as very few survive in their original
form. Money paid was quite healthy if you
compare it with the 1921 Silver Ghost with
replica Alpine Eagle coachwork that sold for
$289k at Bonhams’ Festival of Speed sale in
July (SCM# 6906862) and $351k at Olympia
the previous December (SCM# 6887636).
#229-1924 BENTLEY 3 LITRE tourer.
S/N 365. Green/brown leather. RHD. Odo:
52,940 miles. Supplied new to Australia and
bodied there. Updated with four-wheel brakes
in 1925 following collision with a tram in
Melbourne. Still with original body—surviving
very well. Fair, usable order all around.
Leather now with nice patina. Flashing indicators
and extra driving lights now fitted.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $42,968. As seen at Bonhams’
Members’ Meeting sale (April 7, SCM#
6897986), when it fetched $66,140, having
hammered 10% over estimate. Owned new by
American banker J. Pierpont Morgan II while
in London until 1942, when it was rebodied.
Conversion to a commercial or dual-purpose
vehicle was one way around petrol shortages
in WWII, as they attracted an extra fuel allowance.
Repurchased by the family of the second
owner in late ’90s. $66k was a good price for
a 20/25 wagon in April; this time just reached
lower estimate. Still fairly good money for a
20/25 in this recalibrated era of Brexit, but the
short-term owner lost at least $20k in six
months once you take premiums into account.
#247-1954 JAGUAR XK 120 coupe. S/N
S669125. Green/green leather. RHD. Odo: 465
miles. Good older restoration of racer. Pretty
good door fit for an XK. A few chips in likely
original dash veneer. Left front bumper a little
droopy, rear light plinths not pitted. Two-inch
sand-cast SUs. Still with tow eyes, extinguisher,
harness eyes, rear rain light and electrical
cut-offs for racing, but no roll cage.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $32,942. Being sold by “international
best-selling crime novelist” Peter
James. Nope, me neither...but he’s owned and
raced it since 2016. Offered at no reserve
against a £14k–£18k ($17k–$22k) estimate,
but sold some way over that. As is ever the
way with competition cars, it’s still less than it
would cost to build a new one.
#246-1959 AUSTIN MINI 2-dr sedan.
S/N AA2S73608. Red/red & gray vinyl. RHD.
Odo: 57,111 miles. Very original, from two
months into production. Restored and repainted
from a surface-rusted barn find, but all
SOLD AT $243,484. Returned to the U.K. in
2004, when the previous owner visited Scotland
with the car and sold it there. Fair price
for an attractive and usable car, hammered (in
the room) £10k ($12k) behind lower estimate.
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panels claimed to be factory. New rear subframe.
Original seat vinyl, repro carpets, door
trim and headlining. Strangely, it was drained
of fluids after restoration, as the owner had no
intention of using it. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$35,806. Bought from Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale
in 2017 for $24,565, three times its estimate
(SCM# 6847595), having been laid up 43
years earlier. That was for replacement of the
rear subframe (a consumable item on a Mini),
which never happened. Although values have
fallen back slightly as the fever of Issigonis’
tiny wonder reaching 60 has waned towards
the end of its anniversary year, this is the right
sort of money for an early, original car.
#298-1959 JAGUAR MK I 3.4 saloon.
S/N S990633DN. Green/brown leather. RHD.
Odo: 38,285 miles. Nicely restored Mk I by
Guy Broad, finished as an “evocation” of
Mike Hawthorn’s tweaked 3.4 in which Britain’s
first F1 Champion lost his life on the A3
near his home in Farnham in 1959. Straight
body, nice paint, interior left nicely patinated,
with replica Tourist Trophy Garage enamel
badge on the glovebox lid, although there are
a few deviations from the original: It should
really have a four-spoke steering wheel instead
of the nice Moto-Lita fitted, the interior
should really be green, and there’s powerassisted
rack-and-pinion steering. Registration
is a tribute to Hawthorn’s VDU 881. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $329,419. U.K. supplied, exported
to Holland 2004. In this ownership since
2007; driven to the sale from Scandinavia.
Bidding stalled a bit followed by lots of haggling
around the £220k ($274k) mark, eventually
hammered for £230k ($286k). Fair price
for an honest old thing.
#241-1961 ASTON MARTIN
DB4GT coupe. S/N DB4GT0161R.
Green/black leather. RHD. Fair order,
older (2001) restoration (by Roos in Switzerland)
and paint. Originally Dubonnet. Leather
presumably dates from this time. Not the
straightest of panels, but shows a nice patina,
as it would have as a working racer in period.
Not the original motor; uses 370/0182/GT, a
race unit that was originally in 1 VEV. Not
U.K. registered, but original number should
hams Chichester, U.K.
panels claimed to be factory. New rear sub-
frame. Original seat vinyl, repro carpets, door
trim and headlining. Strangely, it was drained
of fluids after restoration, as the owner had no
intention of using it. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$35,806. Bought from Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale
in 2017 for $24,565, three times its estimate
(SCM# 6847595), having been laid up 43
years earlier. That was for replacement of the
rear subframe (a consumable item on a Mini),
which never happened. Although values have
fallen back slightly as the fever of Issigonis’
tiny wonder reaching 60 has waned towards
the end of its anniversary year, this is the right
sort of money for an early, original car.
#298-1959 JAGUAR MK I 3.4 saloon.
S/N S990633DN. Green/brown leather. RHD.
Odo: 38,285 miles. Nicely restored Mk I by
Guy Broad, finished as an “evocation” of
Mike Hawthorn’s tweaked 3.4 in which Brit-
ain’s first F1 Champion lost his life on the A3
near his home in Farnham in 1959. Straight
body, nice paint, interior left nicely patinated,
with replica Tourist Trophy Garage enamel
badge on the glovebox lid, although there are
a few deviations from the original: It should
really have a four-spoke steering wheel in-
stead of the nice Moto-Lita fitted, the interior
should really be green, and there’s power-
assisted rack-and-pinion steering. Registration
is a tribute to Hawthorn’s VDU 881. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $329,419. U.K. supplied, exported
to Holland 2004. In this ownership since
2007; driven to the sale from Scandinavia.
Bidding stalled a bit followed by lots of hag-
gling around the £220k ($274k) mark, eventu-
ally hammered for £230k ($286k). Fair price
for an honest old thing.
#241-1961 ASTON MARTIN
DB4GT coupe. S/N DB4GT0161R.
Green/black leather. RHD. Fair order,
older (2001) restoration (by Roos in Switzer-
land) and paint. Originally Dubonnet. Leather
presumably dates from this time. Not the
straightest of panels, but shows a nice patina,
as it would have as a working racer in period.
Not the original motor; uses 370/0182/GT, a
race unit that was originally in 1 VEV. Not
U.K. registered, but original number should
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TOP 10
No. 4
with a 2.5-liter FPF. Cosmetically restored in
2014 but unrun since and some way off (belts,
fuel tank, roll bar, etc.) race ready. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $304,354. T55 was an interim
smaller car with 4-cylinder power, and six
speeds rather than five, used before the new
Coventry Climax V8s were ready. This car
won the 1961 Aintree 200 first time out, with
Brabham, in the wet (with Bruce McLaren 2nd
in F11161). Has been owned by film director
David Cronenberg. Sold in aid of Sir Jackie
Stewart’s Race Against Dementia charity, offered
at no reserve and went well over estimate.
#253-1961 JAGUAR E-TYPE SemiLightweight
racer. S/N 850007. Metallic
blue/black velour. RHD. 9 VPD, a famous old
warhorse, one of the seven first E-types used
for competition. Sister car to 4 WPD, although
little of the original remains apart from the
chassis plate. Good order for a racer. All the
old parts taken off it are included. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $57,290. Mk I tag was only applied
retrospectively when the Mk 2 appeared late in
1959; Jaguar always called it the 3.4 Saloon.
Although hammered at the low estimate (very
near the end of the sale when everyone was
flagging a bit), strong money for a Mk I/Mk 2.
You couldn’t replicate it for the price, so in
that respect, and against a similar newly completed
car that I drove recently asking £85k
($106k), looks good value. These things are
proliferating like Eleanor Mustangs...and in
the car park I spotted its doppelganger: the
3.4 rally car profiled in the July 2017 issue.
#236-1960 ASTON MARTIN DB4
coupe. S/N DB4264R. Eng. # 370415. Silver/
red leather. RHD. Odo: 66,873 miles. In gooddriver
order, older (2004) repaint still okay
from five paces. Originally Sea Green, then
blue. Body straight and outriggers solid, but
fenders are steel, bumpers don’t all point quite
in the same direction, and windscreen is
chipped and scratched. Leather has nice patina.
Said to have recent rebuild of factoryreplacement
engine fitted in 1962. Cond: 3+.
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SOLD AT $2,700,000. Works demonstrator:
Much was made of Donald Campbell’s “ownership,”
but he had lots of cars on loan from
various manufacturers. Sold before the sale
for an offer the German vendor of 28 years
couldn’t refuse, presumably near the £2.2m
($2.7m) lower estimate, so we’ll estimate it
sold at just below that.
#200-1961 COOPER T55 F1 racer. S/N
F11061. Green/black. MHD. One of two T55s
slimlines built, driven in period for the Works
by Jack Brabham as a 1.5-liter F1 car; also ran
in Tasman series as a 2.5/2.7. Currently fitted
NOT SOLD AT $473,267. No bids past
£380k against a £600k–£750k ($747k–$934k)
estimate. New FIA Lightweights are about
£250k ($311k) and used ones can be bought
for £150k ($187k) and upwards—though not
the one offered at this sale (Lot 291), which
stalled at £180k ($224k). Given how little of
the original car remains (it really ought to be
valued on the sum of its weapons-grade parts),
a price tag near $1m looks hard to justify.
#289-1961 MORRIS-COMMERCIAL
FF K140 coach. S/N 5K1774A149674. Blue
& white/blue vinyl. Originally a BMC Mobile
Service Training Unit vehicle, built from 1959
on five-ton coach chassis, initially to provide
mechanic training on the all-new front-wheeldrive
Mini. Five-speed gearbox is backed up
to 2-speed rear axle. Later restored/reconfigured
to motorhome/race-car transporter with
rear ramp. Now finished in British Leyland
Special Tuning livery. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $71,613. From the second batch
built, on a longer wheelbase than the original
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On the Radar
A whole new crop of world cars is now legal to
import into the United States.
If you’re not familiar with the rules, you can find
info at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import.
by Jeff Zurschmeide
1993–95 Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG
Bonhams Chichester, U.K.
six. Some of these were converted into rally
and race-car transporters for the Comps Department.
Sent to Canada in the early ’70s.
Returned to the U.K. late ’90s and originally
restored in red. Bought at auction in 2005;
vendor bought it in 2015. The last one of these
sold at auction (now with Cummins 6-liter
power and modern 6-speed transmission,
SCM# 6882167) fetched £64,400/$83,784 at
Bonhams’ Revival sale September 2018.
#233-1967 AUSTIN MINI Cooper S FIA
Pros: Europe-only über hot rod made for two
years. 6.0-L V8 engine made 375 hp/428 ftlb,
0–60 in 5.2 seconds and top speed of 175
mph. Special 17-inch alloy wheels, AMG
suspension and AMG-tuned exhaust. Inside,
Recaro sport seats give equal parts luxury and
performance feel.
Cons: Just 126 authentic E60 AMGs were
made, of which 12 are the Limited Edition.
Many E-Class cars were converted to E60
specs by AMG as an aftermarket update.
Those are functionally identical but without
the factory build code — check provenance
carefully.
Price range: $145k–$175k, plus import costs.
1994 BMW M3 GT
Group 2 2-dr sedan. S/N 1005467. Red/black
cloth. Good order for a racer, with Lucas slidethrottle
injection on Arden eight-port head,
aluminum doors, bonnet and bootlid, 12-inch
wheels. Redlined at 8,500 rpm, so just as well
it has a new forged crank.... Ultimate Group 2
road-racer spec is quite unusual when most
FIA Minis are built to Appendix K (pre-’66
rules), but it has a home within Motor Racing
Legends’ series, and can probably race at the
Goodwood Members’ Meeting. Chassis number
quoted as 1005467: a real LHD Austin
Cooper S Mk I would start CA2S7L, and you
can just about make that out (or something
similar) in the photographs. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $925,362. Offered but not sold at
$468,100 back at Bonhams’ May 2009 Aston
Martin sale at Newport Pagnell (SCM#
1644343), when it had 50,335 miles. Owned
since 2013 by Peter Phillips, owner of the
Jones Bootmaker footwear retail chain, who
died last year; one of 12 cars being dispersed
from his collection. Sold at mid-estimate,
which by today’s standards is going quite well.
#271-1976 FORD ESCORT RS2000
Group 1 rally car. S/N GCATSL86849.
White & red/black velour & vinyl. Rally car
from new—good all around. Rebuilt to Group
1 spec in 2010. SRN on the windscreen said it
had a “Heritage Shell,” which I’ve never heard
of, although this was missing from the online
catalog. English driver and navigator names
on side windows, U.K. registered, FIA Historic
Technical Passport good until 2025.
Cond: 3+.
Pros: Europe-only FIA GT racing homologation
model. Just 356 were produced with a
3.0-liter S50 engine rated at 295 hp. Aluminum
doors and an aero package were included,
along with 17-inch wheels and race-inspired
suspension. BMW made 306 in left-hand drive
for Europe, and 50 right-side for the U.K. 171
mph top speed.
Cons: The E36 M3 that came to America in
1995 is not as well loved as the prior E30 or
later E46 M3. This one will look about the
same, only with an aero kit.
Price range: $60k–$80k, plus import costs.
1992–95 BMW M5 Touring
SOLD AT $50,129. Delivered new to Denmark,
built into a racer in 1990s. Won the
2015 Copenhagen GP under-1300-cc race.
Offered at no reserve; sold mid-estimate for
fair stock Cooper S Mk I money, or around the
price of a used pre-’66 racer—at much less
than it would cost to build again.
#264-1969 ASTON MARTIN DB6 Mk II
Volante. S/N DB6MK2VC3754R. Midnight
Blue/blue cloth/beige leather. RHD. Odo:
52,724 miles. One of 36 Mk II Volantes and
nine with a ZF 5-speed, upgraded to Vantage
spec by Works Service early in its life. Originally
silver, then purple, painted again after
1998–99 restoration. Chassis and structure
perfect, deep paint over straight body, unmarked
leather, carpets look new. New stainless
exhausts. Still got a little ripple in the left
rear bumper. Cond: 2+.
Pros: Just 891 of these high-speed station wagons
were made for European sale. About 25
have already been imported into the United
States. The 3.8-liter S38 engine made 335
horsepower. With a 6-speed manual gearbox,
0–60 time is estimated around 5.9 seconds,
with a top speed of 160 mph.
Cons: Could be mistaken for an ordinary 5-Series
wagon with some add-ons.
Price range: $50k–$60k, plus import costs. ♦
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SOLD AT $60,155. Driven in period by Timo
Mäkinen and other Flying Finns. Won Finnish
Historic Rally Championship 2011 and 2012.
A slightly odd one, as in its present spec it
won’t be competitive on historic rallies, but
changing it dilutes its historical value...which
is maybe what kept the price down (the rally
world doesn’t mind too much about reshells,
as they’re a fact of life). Not sold on the day;
later declared sold at £48,300, £20k ($25k)
under the lower estimate. Probably correctly
valued, and still much cheaper than building a
new one.
#267-1990 ASTON MARTIN V8 Vo-
lante. S/N 15837. Green/black cloth/cream
leather. RHD. Odo: 32,658 miles. Very late
(last was 15849) Oscar India V8 with injection,
essentially Prince of Wales spec (Vantage
but without the chavvy bodykit) plus a few
extras such as fitted luggage and raised-center
armrest. This has Ronals and Vantage suspension
but not the 400-hp Vantage engine. Very
good overall, veneers all good, leather lightly
worn on driver’s seat—especially the outer
bolster. Incomplete chassis number quoted;
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should start something like V8CFF or
SCFCV8. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $179,032. Another
from the collection of Peter Phillips,
who bought it in 2010. Though a couple of
years ago even average Volantes could be relied
upon to hit £150k ($187k) all day long, in
today’s market this very nice example was
quite well sold.
#299-2016 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
90 Heritage Hardtop SUV. S/N SALLDWNP7GA487032.
Grasmere Green/cream fabric.
RHD. Odo: 30 miles. One of 400, finished in a
similar hue (sorry!) to the first Landie, plus a
number plate with a knowing nod to both
“HUE 166” and the last ever Landie Defender,
produced 2016, which is registered H166
HUE. As-new with 30 miles; only deviation
from factory is stainless door bolts. Cond: 1-.
A kind of “poor man’s Bugatti,” in reality
nearer to an Austin 7 Ulster or early MG
Midget and more expensive than either.
#218-1935 BUGATTI TYPE 57 Atalante
coupe. S/N 57252. Black &
Primrose/brown leather. RHD. Said to
be the only survivor of three Atalante-bodied
57s. Good to very good all around; restored
using new wings in early 2000s, now wearing
the registration number once on Sir Malcolm
Campbell’s Type 57S. Leather now slightly
baggy. Overdrive fitted by Ivan Dutton Ltd.
Cond: 2-.
TOP 10
No. 7
ven into overmats. No telling if it was always
this wheelbase. Later repainted (was blue) and
chromed spears added to rear-wheel spats.
Leather almost unworn. Now with twin carbs.
Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $508,451. Sold by RM in Arizona
January 2013 for $440,000 (SCM# 5642340).
First seen by SCM when RM sold the Gene
Ponder Collection in April 2007, where it
fetched a high $924,000 (SCM# 44884). Hammered
£45k ($56k) under lower estimate, to
the same bidder who bought the ’69 1750 Spider
(Lot 234) for $33,658.
SOLD AT $1,866,915. Pride of the collection
of the late Barry Burnett, the first 28 of whose
cars Bonhams sold in 2009, with six more in
this auction; this one was acquired only a
short time before his death. Sold on the phone
at high estimate.
SOLD AT $64,452. Just keeping tabs on
where as-new run-out Landies are now. In
2016, lots of U.K. dealers bought one and sat
on them, and they are gradually being released
out of the woodwork and drip-fed into
the market. Sold pretty much where expected,
with winning bid matching lower estimate.
FRENCH
#287-1924 AMILCAR CGS roadster.
S/N 261. Blue/blue leather. RHD. Restored in
Switzerland, cycle wings fitted in the U.K.
after 2017. Clean, straight and tidy. Nice engine-turned
dash, leather doesn’t look very
old. Original steel boattail and woodwork;
according to catalog, diff “significantly updated
to improve driveability” in an unspecified
way. Engine last rebuilt in 2016.
Cond: 3+.
GERMAN
#278-1988 PORSCHE 911 Turbo coupe.
S/N WP0ZZZ93ZJS000542. Venetian Blue/
dark blue leather. RHD. Odo: 88,747 miles.
Recent restoration, glass-out repaint. Wheels
refurbed, external rubbers and rear reflector
look new, new factory exhaust. Seat leather is
original and baggy and steering wheel worn
shiny, though full service history said to back
up relatively modest mileage. Cond: 2-.
#203-1959 FIAT 1100 racer. S/N 103H773092.
Blue/black & blue & white vinyl. RHD.
Goodwood racer. Said to have a 1,500-cc engine
instead of the original 43-hp 1089
(“Goodwood rules” generally allow for a 25%
increase in capacity in the saloon-car classes,
but this is pushing it a bit). Good all around.
Looks the part with lots of negative camber on
the front, side-exit exhaust, twin carbs and
likely lightweight bumpers, but no information
offered on exact spec or who built it.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $71,613. Offered but not sold at
Bonhams’ Festival of Speed sale in July; this
time no reserve and hammered £20k ($25k)
behind the lower estimate. Correctly sold but
looks like a bargain...at 2015 prices; these
were $150k cars three years ago.
ITALIAN
SOLD AT $88,800. Came to the U.K. in 2017.
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#237-1939 ALFA ROMEO 6C 2300 B
short-chassis spider. S/N 813219. Maroon/
red leather. RHD. Odo: 49,529 km. Rebodied
in the style of Touring in the ’80s. Still presents
excellently, including Touring logos wo-
SOLD AT $17,187. Originally supplied to
South Africa. Thought to be the only one in the
U.K., and has been for sale for past couple of
years at a Sussex dealer not very far from
Goodwood. Even less money than the A35
Academy racer (Lot 202), and offered from the
same vendor. Cheap for an entry to a possibly
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (Okay, full disclosure:
I’ve taken part in the St. Mary’s Trophy
race, finishing one from dead last, and
just being there is an experience to remember.)
#276-1970 FERRARI 365 GTB/4 coupe.
S/N 13435. Blue/beige & black leather. RHD.
Plexi Daytona, repainted, fairly original apart
from the usual nine-inch (Boxer) rear wheels.
Delivered new to the British School of Motoring
for use on its High Performance Course.
With Ferrari Classiche certification. Cond: 2-.
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Celebrating Horsepower 2019
A spectacular 1938 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood convertible, one of six said
to survive, sold for $187,500
Company
Saratoga Auto Auction
Date
September 20–21, 2019
Location
Saratoga Springs, NY
Auctioneer
Brent Earlywine
Automotive lots sold/offered
144/276
Sales rate
52%
Sales total
$3,974,541
High sale
2006 Prevost Vantare
motorhome, sold at $360,000
Buyer’s premium
10% for onsite buyers; 13%
for those online, included in
sold prices
A highly-detailed quality restoration made this classic stand out — 1938 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood convertible, sold at $187,500
Report and photos by Larry Trepel
Market opinions in italics
A
iming to become a popular upstate
New York event, this was the third
annual auction in conjunction with
the Saratoga Automobile Museum,
Saratoga Springs, NY
the proceeds going towards funding the
museum and its diverse programs. The
viewing tents and auction take place on
the grounds of the museum and performing-arts center
— an inviting setting to view the cars. The outdoor
stadium-like theater is a perfect place to stage the cars
at auction time.
Last
year’s auction
featured
the Dammerman
Estate Collection, a large block of 43 excellent, mostly
American cars, donated by the estate to benefit the
museum. Without a group such as this, I had predicted
I would see fewer upscale lots on the block. But surprisingly,
there were even more impressive cars this year,
with a new team of experienced organizers bringing
in diverse and top-level lots of both American and
European origin.
The highlight of the auction was a 1969 John Wyer
Gulf-Mirage M2, beautifully restored and coming off
appearances at notable concours. Highly publicized and
anticipated pre-auction, this stunning car was originally
raced by David Hobbs, who attended a preview featur-
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ing it and other important lots. It was by far the most valuable car in
the auction, and the theater was abuzz when it went up, but alas, it
went unsold with a high bid of $880k.
Some notable lots fared better and sold, such as a concours-level
1938 Cadillac Series 75 convertible for $187,500, a 1965 Porsche
911 for a fair $176k, a 1972 Maserati Indy for $47.8k, and the world’s
finest 1984 Chrysler LeBaron convertible for a jaw-dropping $8,525.
Could the K-car finally be getting the recognition it deserves? Most un-
usual was that the highest sale in the auction was a 2006 Prevost Vantare custom-built
motorhome for $360k.
This year’s auction reflected the current
volatile market, with much effort by the auctioneers
to sell many of the high-level lots. But
the lower results also reflected the fact that last
year’s Dammerman lots were all sold at no
reserve, while most of the high-value lots this
year had reserves on them. Auction companies
are probably pushing many consignors to forgo
a reserve, ensuring that sales percentages don’t
fall dramatically. That dance will continue, as
the houses work to convince consignors that it is
better to sell even a bit below expectations than
to leave with one’s car still in hand. It will be
interesting to see what happens next year up in
lovely Saratoga Springs. ♦
Sales Totals
$6m
$5m
$4m
$3m
$2m
$1m
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#846-1955 BENTLEY R-TYPE Saloon.
S/N 4400G6T4017008. Black & beige/red
leather. RHD. Odo: 54,028 miles. Partially
restored quite a while ago. Driver’s door fit
badly off. Trunk, front fender and rear fender
skirt fit also off. Paintwork still glossy but full
of flaws. Crackling in one area, microbubbles
here and there. Contrasting-color paint lines
poorly done. Bumpers rechromed at one time
and still decent, but other chrome has various
pitting and flaws. Interior mix of partially
original rear seat and older restored front
seats. Wood has some serious flaws, needs full
restoration. Roof fabric may be original, but
time to say goodbye. Engine bay restoration
still looking half-decent. Underbody showing
some chassis corrosion in spots. Freestone &
Webb panels all aluminum; a blessing here.
Vintage painted bird on the doors with a scroll
reading “Pete Veritatem,” Latin for “Seek the
Truth.” Cond: 3-.
belts and Cobra wood steering wheel. Original
260 engine replaced with a 289, mated to a
5-sp transmission. Most work appears carefully
done, some minor flaws such as windshield
gasket keep it from a #1 rating.
Cond: 2+.
He purchased the car in 2016 after prior
owner purportedly had it restored by noted
MGA Twin Cam specialist Jim Alcorn. Hanaburgh
also had a highly modified MGA for the
track (offered here but a no-sale), but sadly, he
passed away without much time to enjoy this
car. Freshly restored examples have sometimes
sold in the $80k–$100k range, so price here
seems about correct, but if the modified engine
is in perfect running order, I’d call it somewhat
well bought.
#834-1959 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100-6
NOT SOLD AT $24,000. I honored “Pete
Veritatem” when inspecting this elegant Bentley,
and it was not positive. Many cosmetic
flaws now on a fairly old, mid-quality restoration.
While likely drivable, it would not be
fully welcome at a Cars & Coffee, let alone a
Rolls-Royce Owners Club meet. Deserves a
full restoration, but will be quite costly considering
all the complex details of any coachbuilt
’50s Bentley. The high bid was likely in the
right ballpark.
#791-1959 MGA Twin-Cam roadster.
S/N YD31721. Porsche Indian Red/black
cloth/black leather. Odo: 34,215 miles. Appears
carefully restored back in 2002. Body
panels all in good form; paint no longer perfect
but no significant flaws. Top fitted well,
with some minor wear. Very nice Dunlop center-lock
wheels in fine condition. Interior has a
touch of inviting patina in seats and carpets.
Dash holding up well. Competition seat belts
installed, and comes with a roll bar that has
been removed. Engine compartment restored,
and now shows use. Beautiful valve covers in
fine condition, and under them is a mildly
modified motor with Carillo rods, mild race
cams, header, and other parts that up the stock
108 hp to 120 hp. Undercarriage in fine shape,
further signs of modest use. Total package
well thought out and executed for street and
historic-race use. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $38,500.
This very appealing MGA was part of the
small Brian Hanaburgh Collection of MGs.
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NOT SOLD AT $57,500. Striking pre-’60s
Austin-Healey 100-6. With six Healeys at the
auction, you had your choice between early
versions for the purist or later versions with
more equipment and comfort. This ’59 100-6
was quite impressive, restored under Tom Cotter’s
ownership. Bidding stopped at $57,500,
not far off but deserves more.
#609-1965 SUNBEAM TIGER convert-
ible. S/N B9470851. Black/burgundy leather.
Odo: 86,146 miles. Full recent restoration with
some modifications. Body and paintwork excellent,
with modified front and rear ends, no
bumpers, some badges and chrome trim removed.
Lowered race-style windshield and
aerodynamic headrests. Halibrand replica
knockoff wheels. Interior fairly stock, dash,
carpets, gauges all excellent. RaceQuip seat
BN6 roadster. S/N BN6L2442. Black & red/
black vinyl/black leather. Odo: 2,175 miles.
Top-level restored body with excellent panel
fit and superb paintwork. No scratches or
swirls in black paint. Trunk fit slightly off but
within British tolerances. Driver’s door not
closing easily. Interior carefully done, with
beautiful seats, simple dash and small Lecarra
steering wheel. Chrome wire wheels with Michelin
XAS tires. Upgraded to disc brakes.
Engine compartment excellent, as is undercarriage.
Cond: 1-.
NOT SOLD AT $65,000. Likely a costly restoration,
but the modifications are a matter of
taste; perhaps has narrower appeal than a
stock version would have. The elusive buyer
who likes modifications has to be in the room
for a car such as this to do well. Personally, I
thought the modifications just didn’t work
well, but that’s an opinion, and no denying the
level of work was excellent. On to another
auction, or in this case, find some expert online
targeting.
#865-1969 GULF-MIRAGE M2 racer.
S/N M230003. Gulf Blue & Orange/black.
RHD. Splendid restoration of an extremely
rare John Wyer Automotive Engineering race
car built for Group 6 competition in 1969.
Stated to be closely returned to its original
configuration. Body, interior, suspension and
paintwork all appear done to a very high standard.
An original BRM V12 engine is fitted.
Has appeared since around 2012 at Monterey
and Sebring Historics, and Amelia Island,
Greenwich, Monticello and Radnor Hunt
concours, as well as the Simeone Museum.
Cond: 1-.
NOT SOLD AT $880,000. The most important
and highly publicized car in the auction,
and definitely the most valuable. Joined onsite
by David Hobbs, who had raced this car in
1969. The high bid didn’t break the milliondollar
mark, and I suspect the consignor was
looking for that as a minimum. Hard to state
what this car should be worth. In its favor is
the John Wyer production, Gulf-Mirage livery,
stunning body and fine restoration. Working
against it is the model’s lack of success. None
of the three M2s built scored significant victories,
and notable success is often what racecar
collectors are looking for.
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#864-1971 CHEVRON B19 racer. S/N
71B1911. Red. RHD. Restored example of
Chevron’s notable B19 race car. Work appears
very carefully done, with clean and straightlooking
pieces throughout. Floor pans and
other pieces appear as-new, but stated to have
several years of racing on them. Completely
restored in 1999, following many years of
historic racing, including a long period of use
by Brian Redman. Then raced again until
2004, when it was removed from competition.
Recently serviced. Comes with Brian Redman
logbooks during his time in it. Also stated as
having many spares available from consignor,
but not included in sale. Cond: 2.
GERMAN
#856-1959 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER custom single-cab pickup. S/N
478042. Sealing Wax Red/gray cloth. Odo:
36,688 miles. Full, fairly recent restoration.
Body and paint very well done. Interesting
color, paint has a touch of orange peel, original
rather than custom grade finish. Panel fit
very good, one door just slightly off. Description
states engine caught fire in 2013 so new
motor installed during complete restoration.
Now fitted with Weber carbs. Engine and bay
super-clean and may have seen little use since
restoration. Bed has well-made wood-slat
setup installed to protect metal finish. Appears
easily removable if/when desired. Simple interior
was restored nicely. Cond: 2+.
#860-1965 PORSCHE 911 coupe. S/N
301879. Bali Blue/red leather. Odo: 62,463
miles. Body and paint restoration in 2005—
very well done; paint still appears fresh and
near flawless, with very good panel and door
fit also. Most chrome and trim pieces fine,
some chrome has pitting. Interior is the star of
this car, as seats are claimed original and appear
to be so. Headliner has stains and also
likely original, but a keeper. Dash and instruments
as well. Wood trim on dash may have
had some refreshing, but could be the original
pieces. Engine rebuilt recently, appears in new
condition. Weber carbs installed, OE Solexes
come with car. Wheels and tires appear fresh.
Cond: 2+.
NOT SOLD AT $150,000. Brian Redman is
well connected with this particular B19. He
did not race it during the peak of his professional
career, but later started a long run with
Square A race team in the 1980s, with many
historic race wins in the books. Since Redman
successfully raced a different B19 when they
were first constructed in 1971, this example’s
history can be confusing at first glance. But
the consignor accurately describes the long
historic-class connection to Redman. A buyer
who wants a B19 with significant history will
have to make his own judgment as to how
valuable Redman’s long-term link makes it.
The no-sale bid of $150k was serious, but not
enough here.
NOT SOLD AT $60,000. Very appealing VW
pickup truck. Sort of a counterculture answer
to the now high-society VW Bus. Restoration
makes it too nice to use as a utility truck anymore,
so now a concours-worthy truck. High
bid of $60k was well below the estimate of
$90k–$110k. Hard to place an exact value on
these, but I’d say the bid was a bit low and the
estimate a bit too high. Consignor correct to
hold out.
SOLD AT $176,000. A very special 911, a
holy combination of restored paint and mechanicals
with an original interior. That
doesn’t always work, but given the good condition
of the interior components, I think it
does here. Not many years ago it would have
seemed insane to call $176k a bargain, but in
today’s high (if volatile) market, this early 911,
with an original interior, appears fairly well
bought. Although, for a quarter of this price,
one could have bought the ’72 Maserati Indy
instead.
#604-1971 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL
convertible. S/N 11304412020720. Bronze/
brown canvas/tan leather. Odo: 89,757 miles.
A well-done restoration now showing some
age and many minor flaws. No dents, bodywork
all good, relatively rare and striking
color, paint decent but losing its youth. Prized
fender swage lines are gone. Soft top has a
few worn areas. Hard top comes with stand.
Classic bundt-style alloy wheels. Interior nice,
but like exterior, needs some refreshing. Dash
wood collapsed in one spot; seats good but not
outstanding. Steering wheel excellent. Frigiking
a/c a plus to some buyers. Engine compartment
in similar state, decent but no longer
outstanding. Firewall pad degrading, metal
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bits lack luster, some hoses could use replacement.
Cond: 2-. NOT SOLD AT $60,000.
Pagoda SLs are now past a meteoric rise and
have softened a bit with so many currently in
the market. This example will make a fine
driver but needs some attention to details to
bring back its condition. A close call on the
high bid, but the estimate of $90k–$100k may
be unrealistic now.
#558-1974 BMW 2002 2-dr sedan. S/N
4221943. Beige/tan vinyl. Odo: 45,336 miles.
Restoration done in 2012. Body and paint excellent;
claimed to have “never been on salt
roads” but has had fenders replaced. Most
chrome and rubber trim replaced, windshield
appears new. Stainless bumpers have microscratches,
particularly rear, and black sections
now dull. OE steel wheels redone, with new
Kumho tires. Interior very tidy and carefully
restored. Seats redone well, carpets and headliner
appear new. Nardi steering wheel, original-era
radio. Engine compartment appearance
very nice, though K&N air filter seems out of
place amid all the originality. Cond: 2+.
kept the nice-looking OE air box. The large,
awkward-looking bumpers and rear taillights
put this year at the bottom of the hierarchy for
some BMW collectors, but for others it is not a
factor. Considering that, and if there are no
mechanical issues, I’d call this 2002 fairly
bought and sold.
BEST
BUY
#740-1988 BMW 325I convertible.
S/N WBABB2309J1045144. Cirrusblau/blue
cloth/tan leather. Odo:
45,921 miles. Largely original example in
spectacular, flawless condition. Body and
paint appear virtually new. Trunk minutely up
on one side; possibly a temporary result of
recent replacement of rubber gasket. New fabric
top, perfectly installed; consignor states it
was only needed because the plastic rear window
was imperfect. Seats only non-original
component, very well reupholstered, appear
as-new. Dash, console and carpets perfect.
Engine compartment looks as it would have
on dealer’s lot—as-new and with protective
spray on valve cover and other parts. Timing
belt replaced recently. Underbody also remarkable
for 45k miles. Cond: 1.
originality, but given the overall condition, it’s
not inappropriate the owner wanted seats that
were flawless. While the E30 325s from this
period are of modest value, this one was an
outlier, and I won’t be surprised to see it at
another auction going for much more than the
sale price here. Very well bought.
IRISH
#808-1981 DELOREAN DMC-12 Gull-
wing. S/N SCEDT26TXCD010673. Stainless
steel/black leather. Odo: 10,165 miles. Tidy,
low-mileage, 5-speed DeLorean, one of two
offered from original ownership by a husband
and wife. Hood fit poor, and a few minor dings
on body. Appears someone got overenthusiastic
with the steel wool on body panels. Wheels
still excellent, with tires showing a fair
amount of wear. Bumpers and taillights in
good shape. Interior shows cracks in driver’s
seat, and A-pillar piece lifting, but decent
overall given common ’80s era plastic warpage.
Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $19,800. Well-done 2002, carefully
brought to original appearance, with few of
the typical flaws you see in 2002s after restoration.
The Nardi steering wheel is a suitable
replacement for the ugly, padded OE wheel of
that year, but in the engine bay I would have
SOLD AT $15,675. Consignor was present to
answer questions; he has a small collection of
near-perfect BMWs and decided one had to be
sold. This 325i was in stunning condition—I
doubt there is a better one in existence. The
redone seats mean it can’t claim complete
SOLD AT $33,000. DeLorean prices are moving
very slowly upwards, but better than seeing
them collapse. The husband and wife both
bought the same unusual car 37 years ago,
drove them both only 10k miles, and then sold
them both at the same time. There was some
kind of meaning to this sale that I’m still trying
to understand. His car went for almost $7k
less (Lot 809, $26,400), but appeared to be in
the same overall condition. Both cars seemed
in the right ballpark, I considered them fairly
bought and sold.
ITALIAN
#858-1972 MASERATI INDY 4.9 coupe.
S/N AM116491712. Blue/tan leather. Odo:
19,607 miles. Partial restoration, with new
paint, interior and other details. Stated to have
had a “complete mechanical overhaul over the
past decade.” Paintwork is very good, just a
few minor flaws. No dents or dings anywhere,
but some small rust spots on passenger’s side
rocker. Chrome trim all excellent. Doors close
solidly. Rubber trim gaskets redone, a few
minor flaws visible. Wheels excellent with
good Michelin XWX tires. Interior very nicely
redone, with top-drawer work on seats, dash,
console and carpets. Although hard to view
well at auction site, some underbody surface
rust visible—a question mark for potential
buyers. Engine compartment, valve covers and
many components appeared well kept. A few
rusty nuts and bolts, easily remedied.
Cond: 2-.
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Raised springs still installed along with dreadful
5-mph bumpers. Interior fairly well restored,
with seats, wood dash and carpets in
fine condition. Vent-window latches gone.
Aftermarket wood steering wheel in very good
shape. Engine compartment would benefit
from a thorough detailing and a few new
pieces. Cond: 3+.
Nice but hardly pristine example with VTEC
engine and manual transmission. Body panels
straight, no real dents, but abrasion and paintfade
spots on rear bumper, door handles, mirror
and a few panels. Headlights clear, no
yellowing, possibly replaced at one time. Engine
compartment decent but not carefully
detailed. Stated as having new clutch, battery,
alignment and brake pads within last 3k miles.
Interior good, with just a bit of aging; noticeable
tear in driver’s seat only real flaw. Original
wheels holding up well, no scuffs.
Underbody shows minimal surface corrosion.
Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $47,850. Stated as having onefamily
ownership, this was a nice example of a
fairly rare Maserati with added rare oneowner
history. Just 19k miles on the odometer,
but no mention of accuracy, so possibly 119k
miles. Regardless, this was a fine-looking Indy,
a car I feel is undervalued considering its low
production numbers and beautiful styling. An
automatic transmission was a negative to me,
but perhaps not to all buyers. On an Italian
car of this era, it’s always worth checking corrosion
condition before bidding. If nothing
serious, then well bought. In my view Indys
are a bargain in general, and that may well
change.
#635-1980 FIAT SPIDER 2000 convert-
ible. S/N 124CS000164721. Metallic white &
red/black cloth/black vinyl. Odo: 31,647
miles. Much restoration work done—still decent
but now showing some aging and flaws.
Body appears straight, metallic white upper
paint nicely done but has chips and flaws
around windshield and other areas. Red lower
paint less flawed. Chrome trim all okay, with
some light scratches here and there. Cloth top
excellent, but a few rubber gasket pieces
poorly attached. Aftermarket wheels in very
good shape but look unsuited for this car.
SOLD AT $3,413. This particular Fiat benefited
from a nicely done restoration for a car
of modest value. Aging now, but still plenty of
life left. The automatic transmission and, let’s
call it “unusual,” color scheme may have lowered
its appeal. A recent no-sale at Mecum
Kissimmee in 2018 with a high bid of $8k
(SCM# 6860222). That seems a fair price to
me, so if same consignor, he’s likely filled with
regret he didn’t take that sale. The winning bid
I heard was $3,250, but the sale price with
commission is an odd $3,413. Perhaps some
compromise took place post-hammer. A worthy
buy, with perhaps enough money left over to
change the awful springs and bumpers and
even put in a 5-speed manual box.
JAPANESE
#541-1994 HONDA DEL SOL VTEC
convertible. S/N JHMEG2175RS001282.
Milano Red/gray cloth. Odo: 59,162 miles.
SOLD AT $8,360. The description rightly
compared it to the Miata, noting that it has
160 hp, more than the 128 hp of the revised
1994 Miata. Del Sol total sales of 75k in its
five years in the U.S. was not much less than
the Miata, but because of the Miata’s long
lifespan, Del Sols indeed seem rare. Also,
chalk that up to the many that have been modified
or trashed in typical ’90s Civic street-mod
use. Strong sale price here for a good but not
exceptional example reflects these gaining
appeal to young collectors.
AMERICAN
#823-1929 PACKARD CUSTOM
EIGHT Series 640 convertible. S/N 178886.
Beige & light brown/tan cloth/brown leather.
Odo: 1,752 miles. Excellent older full restoration,
holding up very well—probably due to
almost no use and careful storage. No cracking
on fenders or body, all paint in excellent condition.
No chrome pitting, soft-top fabric and
wood excellent. Whitewall tires have no yellowing.
Interior shows no wear on the seats,
doors or other areas. Varnish on dash a bit
heavy. Undercarriage appears as-new also.
Cond: 1-.
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perhaps just a touch off highest level in certain
areas, such as dash and engine. Color
choice now out of vogue. Documents showed
sold in an RM auction at the JEM Museum
way back in 2003 for just under $96k. At that
point it had just 17 miles fewer than displayed
here. All those years with so little use means
mechanical issues from sitting could be present.
Recently offered pre-sale by an upstate
New York dealer, who must have decided it
was time to go try an auction. Sold not too far
off that 2003 sale price, but when adjusting
for inflation, $96k in 2003 would now be
$133k. That comes to about $2,600 per mile.
Hopefully new owner will give this splendid
Packard some exercise and bring down that
figure to something more reasonable, say
$2,200. A true gem in this auction, and fairly
well bought.
#879-1930 PACKARD CUSTOM
EIGHT Series 740 roadster. S/N 184623.
Dark blue/white cloth/tan leather. Odo: 16,728
miles. Older full restoration, now showing
many typical flaws of pre-war classics restored
in the late 20th century. Bodywork has no major
flaws or dents, running boards excellent.
Paint has lost a bit of luster but still very presentable.
Various chips and scratches, driver’s
side rear fender the worst section, with noticeable
cracking and chips. Most chrome still
very good to excellent. One spotlight has
cracked glass. White cloth top discolored a bit,
one small tear. Top wood in fine shape, but
luggage-carrier wood showing some age. Interior
in same older-restoration condition. Some
wear on seats, with passenger’s seat back sagging
noticeable. Dash wood decent, with no
real cracks but finish aging. All gauges good.
Engine shows aging restoration as well. Underbody
good, with some surface rust in a few
spots. Cond: 3+.
#819-1936 FORD MODEL 68 panel de-
livery. S/N 182533732. Black/rust cloth &
vinyl. Odo: 39,594 miles. Early delivery truck
used as an animal ambulance in local area.
Good-quality restoration just starting to show
some age. Black paintwork probably better
than when new, a few small flaws here and
there. Pot-metal trim pieces mostly good.
Wheels, hubcaps and tires all in fine shape.
Interior well restored, with dash very original,
cloth seat fabric not so original. Cabin in back
features a nicely finished wood floor and side
pieces. Neat, clean, still show-quality overall.
Cond: 2-.
convertibles built in 1938, and consignor
states only six survive. Cond: 1. SOLD AT
$187,500. To my eye, the most impressive car
in the auction. The work was done by Clayton
Restorations, and it was worth spending time
poring over the quality of the restoration.
Stated to have received 100 points at a CCCA
Grand Classic. Hammered sold at $187,500,
with same amount listed as price to new
owner, so apparently no buyer’s commission.
Many Cadillacs from this era seem undervalued
to me, and this one was certainly a spectacular
car to have for this price.
NOT SOLD AT $25,250. Puzzled when I first
saw “Animal Ambulance” on the side panel,
as well as “F.W. Rapp DVM” on the door. I
assumed trucks were only used to take animals
to the pound back in that time. Turns out there
was much effort by the SPCA and Humane
Society to provide funding for trucks to serve
as ambulances for animals. So a heartening
history and may possibly be the only remaining
1930s animal ambulance in the country.
Decent, appropriate-level restoration. Bid not
close enough to $29k reserve, and consignor
held out.
#821-1938 CADILLAC SERIES 75
Fleetwood convertible. S/N 3270144. Pelham
Gray/black cloth/red leather. Odo: 93,054
miles. In the Nethercutt Museum for many
years; previously restored in 1965 under their
care. A new, perfect and impeccable restoration
was completed in 2013, changed back to
original factory color. The gray paintwork is
stunning and elegant in person—perfectly
complemented by the red interior, which appears
to have seen little wear since restoration.
Gauges and dash excellent, door wood perfect.
All chrome and other details appear flawless.
CCCA Senior Winner. Only 44 Series 75
SOLD AT $77,500. The Packard 740 roadster
has great sporting styling—a wonderful classic.
The restoration has lost its freshness,
partly from time but also likely driven a bit
over the years. If you want a concours-competitive
example, this will need much work.
Alternatively, it could be lightly refreshed and
driven many miles without fear of wear and
tear. A no-sale on the block at $75k, but sold
later for total price of $77,500. For someone
with that purpose in mind, the price makes this
a very affordable, outstanding model Packard.
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SOLD AT $7,150. Every piece of this Buick
will need extensive restoration except the tires
and the steering-wheel logo. I didn’t look at
the engine but can imagine what is in there. At
least all the trim and other pieces appeared to
be intact, so may not be a long parts hunt. But
I was stunned that someone decided this Buick
was worth taking home for over $7,000. Supremely
well sold.
#839-1957 CADILLAC ELDORADO
Biarritz convertible. S/N 5762074859. Thebes
Green Metallic/white vinyl/blue & white
leather. Odo: 66,927 miles. 365-ci V8, 4-bbl,
auto. Fine condition overall, but some aging in
spots. Body- and paintwork striking, with a
few small flaws. Top vinyl excellent. Hood fit
a bit off. Most chrome excellent, but a few
pieces not up to snuff. Rear bumper has noticeable
haze in one section. Wheels have
some slight deterioration to finish. Interior
delightful and in excellent condition, with just
a few minor flaws. Undercarriage shows just a
bit of use. Cond: 2+.
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#582-1953 BUICK SPECIAL 2-dr sedan.
S/N 17045664. Green & rust/gray cloth &
green vinyl. Odo: 45,380 miles. 263-ci I6,
2-bbl, auto. Claimed all original, but not a real
benefit here. Body-panel fit good, but major
rust holes in many areas—including lower
fenders, behind headlights and in doors. Decayed
paint coming off in many areas. Roof
completely covered in surface rust. All chrome
pieces have unusual sparkling chrome flakes
against a rust background. Interior has a disintegrated
rear seat and a restored front seat that
needs another restoration. Sickening odor inside,
probably from small animals that need to
be dealt with. Steering wheel and dash in halfdecent
condition. Description optimistically
states, “Body and paint all original with one
small patch in the driver’s floor.” Recent
Coker whitewalls are a bright spot amid all the
decay. Cond: 5+.
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#205-1956 FORD THAMES E83W
pickup. S/N C902551. Green/black vinyl.
RHD. Odo: 21,278 miles. Charming old thing,
commercial version of Ford Pop with same
1,172-cc side-valve 4, and rare stepside body
by Anthony Hoists Ltd. Restored in 1992 and
still presenting very well. This livery since
2006. Mileage is since restoration. Sadly,
wouldn’t start for this new drive-through auction,
but “ran when parked.” Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $11,817. Slightly exceeded its estimate
nonetheless. First owner from new until
1990. Offered at a Historics auction in 2011,
then sold by Bonhams at Beaulieu in September
2012 for $13,755 (SCM# 6742519). Bonhams
MPH, Bicester, U.K., 09/19.
#247-1963 HUSTLER HUNTSMAN 6
Star lot of the day, Ferraris included — 2005 Porsche Carrera GT convertible, sold for $759,461 at Silverstone,
Warwickshire
MECUM AUCTIONS
Location: Dallas, TX
Date: September 4–7, 2019
Auctioneers: Mark Delzell, James Landis,
Russell Conklin
Automotive lots sold/offered: 713/1,073
Sales rate: 66%
Sales total: $22,436,400
High sale: 1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX 2-dr hard top,
sold at $253,000
Buyer’s premium: 10%, included in sold prices
Report and photos by Cody Tayloe
SILVERSTONE
Location: Warwickshire, U.K.
Date: September 21, 2019
Auctioneer: Jonathan Humbert
Automotive lots sold/offered: 31/63
Sales rate: 49%
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Sales total: $3,757,709
High sale: 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, sold at $759,461
Buyer’s premium: 12.5%, included in sold prices
($1.00 = £0.80)
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
BONHAMS MPH
Location: Bicester, U.K.
Date: September 26, 2019
Auctioneer: Rob Hubbard
Automotive lots sold/offered: 73/111
Sales rate: 66%
Sales total: $1,661,794
High sale: 1993 Ford Escort RS Cosworth hatchback
and 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 SOV SAS
utility, each sold at $61,175
Buyer’s premium: 15% on first $61,793; 12%
thereafter, included in sold prices ($1.00 = £0.81)
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
SOLD AT $9,732. I’m assuming it was built,
or at least started, a while back, as these days
early Minis are more likely to be restored
rather than plundered for parts. (Donor was a
1963 Austin Super Deluxe.) Sold quite
strongly. How many more are out there? Bonhams
MPH, Bicester, U.K., 09/19.
#195-1968 LAND ROVER SERIES IIA
109 Pink Panther utility. S/N 25113968D.
Pink. RHD. One of 72 converted for military
use by Marshall of Cambridge, with extra fuel
tanks, gun mounts, smoke-grenade launchers
and sun compass. Festooned with kit. Now
civilian registered, was 10FG97. Pink Panther
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utility. S/N A2S7359794. White/gray & black
velour. RHD. Odo: 89,000 miles. And more
come out of the woodwork... What William
Towns did after the Aston Martin Lagonda,
this shower cubicle on wheels does using Mini
mechanicals—in the case of the six-wheelers,
that means two rear subframes, with one facing
backwards. Good order all around; looks
only recently reassembled: Wheels look as if
they came off the Metro the motor probably
came from. No idea of build date. Cond: 3+.
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nickname comes from paint scheme, found to
be the most effective for camouflage in the
desert. Cond: 3.
originally 10FG50. Cataloged as a Defender,
though Land Rover didn’t use that badge until
1989. Looks like big money, but more was
expected. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $59,785. One of
39 built to this spec with heavy-duty chassis
for the SAS. From the Elite Collection of eight
ex-Army Land Rovers and said to be one of
only two in private ownership. This one served
in the Gulf, Africa and Oman. Only another
110 V8 SOV was (slightly) more expensive, a
1993 prototype version built for U.S. Special
Forces, at $60,854. Bonhams MPH, Bicester,
U.K., 09/19. (See profile, p. 68.)
FRENCH
#165-1989 PEUGEOT 205 GTI hatch-
SOLD AT $58,394. One of eight ex-military
Land Rovers from the Elite Collection. In service
until 1984. Sold almost £20k ($25k) under
the low estimate, though the money paid
would buy three regular IIas in the same condition.
Bonhams MPH, Bicester, U.K., 09/19.
(See profile, p. 68.)
#181-1979 LOTUS ESPRIT S2 coupe.
S/N 78110548. Black/beige leather. RHD.
Odo: 74,400 miles. Recently restored (by one
of the U.K.’s best names in the fiberglass business),
sharp and shiny, interior redone, motor
very clean and tidy. New stainless exhaust,
wheels refurbed. Cond: 2+.
back. S/N VF320CD6201958056. Red/gray &
black leather. RHD. Odo: 140,000 miles.
Clean and tidy, appears well kept and stock.
But they’re leggy, and they do get baggy quite
quickly, though motors are generally okay, as
130-hp 1.9 is only pulling 800 kg. “Only slight
upgrades to stereo system.” Cond: 3+.
but originally part of the Renault U.K. management
fleet. This owner since 2007 (and 24k
miles). One of the three modern(ish) Renault
hot hatches that featured heavily in MPH
launch material, along with a 2011 Megane
Cup and a 2015 Megane Trophy R—and the
only one of the three to sell. Sold right in the
middle of the estimate range, and less money
than an R5 Turbo 2. Bonhams MPH, Bicester,
U.K., 09/19.
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#S99-1958 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 121042502077. Ivory/tan
canvas/tan leather. Odo: 19,291 miles. Approximately
10-year-old refreshening. Paint
cracks showing on nose and along some body
seams. Doors sag slightly when operating and
are slightly misaligned when closed. Brightwork
is lackluster. Windshield surround is
scratched. Soft top appears to have been stored
almost exclusively in the down position. Driver’s
seat piping is worn. Older reupholstered
seats and door panels. A few ripples on the
driver’s door leather. Sisal carpets show some
wear and discoloration. Dusty engine bay, but
otherwise tidy. Restored Solex carbs. Electronic
ignition. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $30,588. Good money for an early
Esprit, but justified by condition and would be
very hard to replicate for the price. Will probably
retail for more, so watch the small ads.
Bonhams MPH, Bicester, U.K., 09/19.
#199-1985 LAND ROVER 110 SOV SAS
utility. S/N SALLDHV1BA236929. Sand/tan
canvas. RHD. Odo: 31,600 miles. Fair used
order, still festooned with kit including gun
mounts, copy .50 GPMG, smoke launchers
and lots of kitbags and nets—and a legend
painted on the front that reads “7,935 lbs
Heavy Metal.” Now civilian registered,
SOLD AT $7,646. Immaculate examples have
hit £25k ($31k), approaching the price of Mini
Coopers (and after all, this was the Mini Cooper
for the ’90s). This was nearer driver quality,
but since it’s hard to find a stock one these
days, maybe a minor steal if it hasn’t previously
been a race/track-day car. Bonhams
MPH, Bicester, U.K., 09/19.
#176-2006 RENAULT CLIO V6 255
Sport hatchback. S/N VF1C61U0633141023.
Yellow/black leather & suede. RHD. Odo:
26,500 miles. Spiritual successor to the 5
Turbo, with a big V6 behind the seats instead
of a barkingly turboed, pushrod 1.4 four. 255
is Mk II version from 2003, calmed down a bit
with longer wheelbase, wider track (and extra
50 kg) than the 2000 original. Good all
around; lowish mileage, two owners, books
and tools. Evo induction kit and a KTR exhaust.
Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $89,100. Here in Dallas marks the
third attempt this year the consignor has
sought to unload this 190SL. We first saw it at
Mecum’s Phoenix sale, where the high bid was
$75,000 (SCM# 6905087). In May, it was offered
at Mecum’s Indianapolis sale, where the
high bid was $80,000 (SCM# 6902284). The
reporter there noted that it was “generously
bid.” The mechanicals seem up to par, with a
list of improvements and maintenance items,
but the cosmetics leave a lot to be desired.
Values that were quickly on the rise five to
eight years ago have settled down and taken a
dip. As seen by the activity on this one this
year, the big payday that was once a reality
has come and gone. The longer one is offered
and the more auction rounds it makes, the
more stale it becomes, but this one managed to
find some fresh blood. Well sold. Mecum Auctions,
Dallas, TX, 09/19.
SOLD AT $45,881. RHD quite rare in these,
January 2020
#S171-1965 PORSCHE 356C coupe. S/N
220307. Irish Green/tan leather. Odo: 49,083
miles. Single-family owned; always resided in
Dallas area. Paperwork includes original purchase
agreement, dealer invoice, window
sticker, maintenance records and original technical
manual. Factory sunroof. Excellent paint
is well applied. Seals have all been replaced.
Panel alignment very good. Chrome wheels.
Brightwork is all in good order. Slight lamina-
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tion on left rear glass. Windshield shows minor
wiper streaks. Factory headrest on
passenger’s seat. Seats re-covered in leather.
Dash paint is excellent. Carpets have been
replaced. Interior hardware and gauge bezels
are free of pitting. Small ripple in headliner.
Cond: 1-.
condition. Some pitting on door handles.
Frame painted to match body. Interior is in
very good condition. Plush carpet added and is
in good condition, with custom sewn borders
around edges for a proper fit. Some minor
soiling on white areas of seats. Shoulder belts
added to front seat. Cond: 2-.
sunroof trim, and a few small fisheyes on
hood. Weatherstripping appears to be original
and is failing around the doors. Front windshield
has wiper streaks and is sand-pitted.
Some dull stainless with heavy scratches at the
rear bumper. Left rear taillight lens is cracked.
M-Tech front lower lip. Original carpets are
slightly worn and frayed, especially around
the accelerator pedal. Doors re-covered in red
leather. Inner door sills revealed that the car
used to possibly be silver. Amateur leatherwrapped
steering wheel. Shift boot is loose.
Dash cracked in multiple places. Lower dash
panel under steering wheel missing, exposing
wires and relays underneath. Headliner ripped
at sunroof. Cond: 3-.
NOT SOLD AT $120,000. No mention of
when the restoration was performed, but if it is
older, it is holding up very well. Also not mentioned
is a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity,
so it is unknown if it is numbers matching, but
that did not seem to affect bidding. Porsche
356C coupe values typically hover just under
$100,000, with a few outliers that reach over
the century mark. With single-family ownership
and a fine restoration, this one was special
and deserving of the high bid here, but
what was bid is likely all the money. Mecum
Auctions, Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#S251-1975 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER microbus. S/N BH389428. Blue/
gray & white vinyl. Brazilian-import Type 2.
Odometer set to all zeros, including the tenths
position. Accessory roof rack and side ladder.
Pop-out front and side glass. Rear corner windows.
Questionable fit on the safari windows.
Some dry spray and other prep issues throughout.
Panels are straight with good alignment.
All seals have been replaced and are in good
NOT SOLD AT $62,500. The consignor did
not market this one as a 23-window or a
Samba, instead saying it had a “panoramic
solar ceiling.” Although newer than an actual
Samba and not a factory 23-window, it still
attracted a lot of attention. This one is a Brazilian
model with the safari windows punched
into the roof. The Samba-style roll-back roof is
not original and this bus lacked the underbody
structural panels that strengthened the chassis
of the real Sambas. In speaking with the
owner, he indicated that this re-creation offered
the look and feel of a 23-window Samba
without the six-figure price tag, saying it was a
good alternative for someone with a budget of
$30k–$50k. The bids went beyond that, but it
failed to sell. Mecum Auctions, Dallas, TX,
09/19.
#F135-1985 BMW 325E coupe. S/N
WBAAB5400F9627501. Imola Red/gray
cloth. Odo: 103,025 miles. Older repaint, with
dry spray behind rear windows, overspray on
SOLD AT $9,350. The “E” designation in the
325E stands for “efficiency,” as these Autobahn
cruisers were mpg rated at 22 city and
36 highway. There is no mention of service
records, which is something many like to see
in an older BMW—especially with the missing
panel below the steering wheel. There are
other signs, such as the addition of racing
seats, that will raise many questions about
how hard this car has been used and how well
it has or has not been maintained. Offered at
no reserve, it’s possible faults did not keep
someone from paying a healthy amount for
this example. Shortly after the auction, it appeared
on a Dallas-area dealer’s website with
an asking price of $13,991. Mecum Auctions,
Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#S82-1988 PORSCHE 928 S4 coupe. S/N
WP0JB0925JS860579. Black/gray leather.
Odo: 28,681 miles. Appears to be all original
with relatively low original mileage. Unforgiving
black paint shows age flaws throughout,
with a large chip on passenger’s side of
hood that has been touched up. Lots of dirt in
paint and plenty of clearcoat swirls and
scratches throughout, but paint does appear to
be original. Lenses clear. Seals are original
and holding up well. Front glass slightly sand
pitted. Panel alignment is Porsche quality
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correct. Interior is average: Seats are free from
bolster wear, carpets are looking slightly tired,
but gauges are clean and clear. Screen printing
is in good order. Slight wear on shift knob.
Factory Blaupunkt cassette deck. Rear domelight
hanging by its wires. Cond: 3+. NOT
SOLD AT $47,000. All 928s produced for
1988 were S4s, but what sets this one apart is
the low-ish mileage and the desirable manual
transmission. A Houston-area dealer has this
example listed on their website for a few bucks
shy of $60k, which is reportedly reduced from
a previous asking price of $75k. In May, the
dealer listed it for sale on a popular online
bidding platform, where it topped out at
$38,000. In August, it surfaced again, this time
at Mecum’s Monterey auction, where the high
no-sale bid was $55,000 (SCM# 6909507),
which is not a far cry from the asking price
today. Bidding was softer here in Dallas, but
not unreasonably far from the previous offering.
Seems the market is $50k, give or take.
Mecum Auctions, Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#406-1989 PORSCHE 928 GT coupe.
S/N WP0ZZZ92ZKS842411. Green metallic/
cream leather. RHD. Odo: 37,034 miles. Almost
the holy grail of 928s—manual, low
mileage. Really nice condition, and nicely
kept; seat leather often doesn’t age well on
these. Recent belts, tensioners. Complete toolkit.
Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $61,175. In this ownership since
1997, stored for past 10 years. Fairly strong
money, but lowish mileage and good paper
trail are helping here. Bonhams MPH, Bicester,
U.K., 09/19.
#401-1994 PORSCHE 968 Sport
coupe. S/N WP0ZZZ96ZSS815525.
White/black cloth. RHD. Odo:
127,382 miles. Sport is U.K.-version Club
Sport with a few deleted options added back in
such as rear seats and electric windows: 306
made. Fair condition, sill trim/side skirts a bit
wavy, as usual. Seat fabric and dash top okay.
Motor slightly corroded, rebuilt at just under
100k miles. Cond: 3+.
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#308-1972 FERRARI 365 GTB/4 Day-
tona coupe. S/N 15977. Red/black leather.
RHD. Odo: 82,001 miles. Paint okay, headlight
lids a bit gappy, front bumpers a little
droopy, and exhaust tips point in different directions.
Retrimmed back to original black
from tan with black highlights in 2017. Mouse
fur okay. Factory a/c. Now with 9.5-inch rears.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $11,251. Offered at no reserve and
sold for a bargain price. This was the first lot
in the afternoon, after the Ferraris in the
morning, so perhaps the room was half-asleep
after lunch. Better than an E30 M3 to drive
and a fraction of the cost—even cheaper than
a 924 Turbo. Silverstone, Warwickshire, U.K.,
09/19.
SOLD AT $64,695. Strong money for a 928
but deserved here. Hard to find like this. Silverstone,
Warwickshire, U.K., 09/19.
#219-1993 FORD ESCORT RS
Cosworth hatchback. S/N WF0BXXGKABPB94509.
Blue/gray & black velour. RHD.
Odo: 38,207 miles. Big-turbo (YBT) car, original
and unmessed with—apart from quad
headlight conversion. Only slight bagginess to
driver’s seat base, RS Owners’ Club overmats.
Recent cambelt. With books. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $759,461. Came to the U.K. in
2018. Star lot of the day, Ferraris included,
and centered right in front of the rostrum. Just
as well it sold... Hammered a little under the
$750k low estimate, which is normal at European
sales at the moment. I think we’ve seen a
few at auction in the U.K. before, but it’s been
over three years. Dealer prices for cars with
similar mileage start at £665k/$830k, with a
67,000-miler advertised at £400k/$500k.
Cheaper than an Enzo! Silverstone, Warwickshire,
U.K., 09/19.
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auxiliary gauges are slightly cloudy. Heavy
bolster wear on driver’s seat. Console leather
does not match from right side to left side.
Climate controls are faded. Cond: 3-. SOLD
AT $52,800. Just a few months before appearing
in Dallas, this example was offered at
Leake’s Tulsa sale in June 2019, where it did
not sell for $55,000 (SCM# 6906270). Here,
the consignor changed strategies and offered
it at no reserve. The volume of sales over the
past year or two has been plentiful for
Panteras, but few of them have sold for the
relatively low price paid here, so in that aspect
it was well bought. It is a lot more common to
see them exceed $100,000 in today’s market;
after all, it is Italian. It would have been refreshing
to see a set of original Campagnolos
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#418-2005 PORSCHE CARRERA GT
convertible. S/N WP0CA29875L001361.
Black/black leather. Odo: 4,344 miles. One of
1,270, German delivered, then in Italy. Low
miles and still excellent. Carbon pack (which
means it loses the charming beech gearknob,
an homage to the 917), Porsche luggage set,
full-body paint protection (£7k/$12k).
Cond: 1-.
NOT SOLD AT $462,553. Owned by Elton
John 1972–75, no doubt bought off the back of
success of “Tumbleweed Connection.” Sold by
Silverstone in 2017 for $724,484 with 81,675
miles (SCM# 6851018). Not sold against a low
estimate of £425k ($530k), but offered later at
a buy-it-now price of £475k ($587k). Strange.
Silverstone, Warwickshire, U.K., 09/19.
#S20-1974 DETOMASO PANTERA
coupe. S/N THPNND06744. Black/black
leather. Odo: 40,775 miles. Offered at no reserve.
Older repaint is showing age. Body
filler lifting on hood. Rock chips along nose.
Poor prep, crack and bubbles of rust at right
rear quarter panel. Painted bumpers. Faded
black paint on trim behind quarter windows.
Driver’s door slightly out at the rear. Front
glass has some scratches and wiper streaks.
Interior carpets appear to have been replaced.
Center gauges are clean and clear, but other
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on this one, which have themselves become
valuable, rather than the 1980s-era mags.
With the previous offer at Leake not too far
from the selling price here, the market has
been set on this particular example. Mecum
Auctions, Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#302-1977 FERRARI 308 GTB coupe.
S/N F106AB21993. Red/cream leather. RHD.
Odo: 36,031 miles. Early steel (therefore drysump)
GTB, sits nicely on correct-profile, tall
rubber. Decent paint, though some rushed prep
in areas, new leather. Newish stainless exhaust.
Slightly later front and rear valance—
and some of the front is held together with
zip-ties. With battery cut-off, car cover.
Cond: 3+.
someone very happy. Bonhams MPH, Bicester,
U.K., 09/19.
#S60.1-1999 LAMBORGHINI DIABLO
456s are edging close, and see the 550M in
the same sale, Lot 172). Sold where required,
which looks right or even quite healthy for a
fairly tidy example. Bonhams MPH, Bicester,
U.K., 09/19.
#172-1998 FERRARI 550 Maranello
coupe. S/N ZFFZR49B000111707. Silver/
black leather. Odo: 20,800 miles. Originally
Giallo Fly, repaint includes “Original painting
—Grigio Titanio” sticker. Tidy, leather not
unduly worn, dash top and plastics good. Last
cambelt and clutch 2018. No books, but copies
of service records. Speedo change means real
mileage is about 60,000. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $59,069. Supplied via the U.K. to
Hong Kong, came back to the U.K. in 1998.
Sold near bottom estimate. The current reality
for a nice, driver-quality car—and an ’81 308
GTS that didn’t sell could have been bought
after the auction for £38k ($48k). Silverstone,
Warwickshire, U.K., 09/19.
#179-1986 FERRARI 412i 2-dr sedan.
S/N ZFFYD24C000062799. Gold/Magnolia
leather. RHD. Odo: 28,000 miles. Fair all
around. Body fairly straight, with various areas
of new paint. Wheels slightly peeling and
corroded. Leather well creased and cracked in
front, better in rear. Exhausts look fairly fresh.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $45,881. No longer the
cheapest Ferrari (those are Mondials, though
SOLD AT $52,833. Delivered new in France
via Pozzi, imported to the U.K. 2002. Offered
but not sold for $87,413 at Bonhams’ Paris
sale February 2019 (SCM# 6897674), then
not sold at Bonhams’ Festival of Speed sale in
July (SCM# 6907825) at the same £50k–£60k
($62k–$74k) estimate as here. Eventually the
seller put it out of its misery and let it go $10k
under lower estimate, where it should make
NOT SOLD AT $250,000. Produced to commemorate
Lamborghini’s relationship with
Alpine Electronics, which had been a longtime
in-car entertainment provider to Lamborghini.
Only 12 were produced for the North American
market; this was number 11. In addition to
factory-upgraded audio, the package also included
several unique carbon-fiber trim
pieces, but no engine mods. This example was
last sold at Mecum’s 2018 Monterey sale,
where it brought $253,000 (SCM# 6878177).
Since then, it could be found for sale on the
website of a Houston-area dealer asking
$265,750. Fair price offered, but after a year
of assumed ownership, the dealer does not
appear ready to take a loss. Mecum Auctions,
Dallas, TX, 09/19.
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#S103-1994 TOYOTA SUPRA Turbo
coupe. S/N JT2JA82J9R0013423. Red/tan
leather. Odo: 122,388 miles. One-owner, factory
twin turbo. Includes original window
sticker, manuals and service receipts. Right
front fender appears to have previous paint.
Clearcoat scuffs and scratches throughout.
Body is straight and free of any dings and
dents. Panel alignment factory correct. Front
windshield has wiper streaks. Headlights and
taillights clean and clear. Interior is average.
Driver’s seat shows little wear; slightly dirty,
but not heavily worn. Screenprinting is all
intact, although some touch points are slightly
dull. Acrylic over gauges slightly cloudy.
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VT Alpine Edition coupe. S/N ZA9DU01B7XLA12265.
Blue Chiaro/Snowcorn leather.
Odo: 7,996 miles. Number 11 of 12 Alpine
editions produced. Brembo brakes. “Viscous
traction” all-wheel drive. Low original mileage.
Super-soft paint shows age flaws: rock
chips on the nose, a few scratches here and
there, but all paint appears to be original. Car
is dirty. Lenses and front headlights are free of
fading. Glass all original. Weatherstripping is
all original and in good condition. Panel alignment
is factory correct. Door thresholds are
surprisingly clean. Carpets are dirty with some
minor wear. Bolster wear is minimal. Dash
leather stretched nicely and free of any cracking.
Screen printing on interior buttons are
slightly faded but not worn from touch.
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Back-seat leather is a little more cracked than
what would be typically seen. Two small
punctures on driver’s side rear seat bottom.
Cond: 2-.
with the exception of four with bodies by
Fleetwood. In all, almost 3,500 were produced
for 1933. For General Motors, these were just
downmarket from their premium Cadillac offerings,
and the often forgotten brand represents
a good value in pre-war cars today. Ten
years ago, Worldwide Auctioneers sold a similar
example at their Houston Classic for
$37,400 (SCM# 120431), where the reporter
called it “an excellent buy.” The same can be
said here: excellent buy. The winning bidder
was a Florida dealer who now has it listed on
their website for $47,000. Mecum Auctions,
Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#F175-1948 DODGE POWER WAGON
SOLD AT $41,800. Even before the newest
fifth-generation Supra was launched for 2019,
these have always had a loyal following, with
some examples being offered by dealers for
astronomical numbers. Naturally, the highvalue
examples have most of what was offered
here—factory twin turbo, leather interior and
targa roof. The single-ownership history was a
bonus, but the value may have been softened
due to high mileage and automatic transmission.
Adding a turbo setup to a naturally aspirated
Supra is fairly common, but the
desirability is with the 2JZ-GTE, which was
the factory twin-turbo powerplant. This sale
was on the low side of recent transactions and
went to a dealer in Missouri. Well bought.
Mecum Auctions, Dallas, TX, 09/19.
AMERICAN
#F114-1933 LASALLE SERIES 345 C
sedan. S/N 1201466. Labrador Gray & black/
gray cloth. Odo: 15,210 miles. Equipped with
dual sidemount spares, rear luggage rack, synchromesh
transmission and Trippe lamps.
Older restoration in well-cared-for condition.
Restoration is starting to show age, mainly in
paint and rubber. Light surface scratches, with
a few heavier paint flaws present. Light pitting
on brightwork. Door handles are more heavily
pitted. Early signs of delamination on door
vent windows; other glass is in good condition.
Panel alignment is acceptable for the
time period. Gauges slightly cloudy and surrounds
are lightly pitted. Carpets, upholstery
and headliner in good order. Dash wood is free
of any major flaws. Tidy underside and engine
compartment. Cond: 3+.
pickup. S/N 83908159. Red & black/black
leather. Odo: 15,979 miles. 230-ci I6, 2-bbl,
4-sp. Frame-off restored to a level better than
new. Retains original 6-volt electrical system.
Basecoat/clearcoat paint job consists of very
well applied paint with few flaws. Scuffing at
running boards at doors. A few scratches here
and there. Glass is in very good condition,
with all having been replaced. Stainless-steel
fasteners throughout. Custom-cut, rubber diamond-plate-pattern
floor coverings. New interior
and upholstery. Interior paint as nice as
the exterior. Gauges have been restored and
are in very good condition—aside from the
faded odometer read-out, which is original.
Original Braden PTO winch. Original flathead
in very good condition. Engine paint is very
high quality. Cond: 2.
shows age, but otherwise in good condition.
Rear fenders do not appear to match decklid
color. Chips around the driver’s A-pillar, rear
edge of hood and trunk lid that are untouched.
Brightwork scratched throughout, including
bumpers and grille. Rubber is older but is in
good condition and not yet hard or cracked.
Left rear untempered side glass is cracked.
Overall panel alignment good. Carpets appear
to be original, with some bunching. Some
fraying at the driver’s foot pedal. Dash paint
appears to be original. Gauges are slightly
cloudy. Worn steering-wheel bezel is loosely
fitted. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $27,500. Sold at no reserve. With
the mileage claimed to be original, it would
have been reassuring to have more documentation
about the history of the car. Potential
bidders would have appreciated the information,
and it may have affected the final hammer
price. A solid starting point, this example
would benefit from a restoration at this point,
and luckily is it not too far gone. Past sales on
several examples have reached well over
$100,000, so the potential upside for this one
is there. Mecum estimated it between $35k and
$45k, and many offerings with estimates at
this sale have been pretty accurate. Well
bought. Mecum Auctions, Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#T140.1-1956 DESOTO ADVENTURER
NOT SOLD AT $50,000. Last seen at Barrett-Jackson’s
Scottsdale auction in 2019,
where it sold for a respectable $63,800 (SCM#
6891089). Our reporter there called it well
bought and “too nice to use,” which is an accurate
description of the high-level restoration.
A handful of historic Power Wagon sales
have surpassed $100,000, but jump back a few
years prior to those sales and values were
usually in the $20k range, with the top of the
market right under $50k. Is this the sign of a
softening market? Maybe, or possibly two
people just did not want it bad enough. For
this level of restoration, it’s worth changing
venues and giving it another try. Mecum Auctions,
Dallas, TX, 09/19.
#F17-1952 OLDSMOBILE 98 convert-
SOLD AT $28,600. Recognized as a CCCA
Full Classic. This striking color combination
was one of the 11 original colors offered when
new. Almost all produced were Fisher bodies,
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ible. S/N 529M16455. Yellow/black cloth/blue
vinyl. Odo: 39,265 miles. 303-ci V8, 4-bbl,
auto. Power convertible top and windows. AM
radio. One of about 3,500 said to be produced.
Mileage stated to be original. Appears to be an
older restoration in good condition. Paint
2-dr hard top. S/N 50386071. Black & gold/
gold vinyl, brown cloth. Odo: 58,473 miles.
341-ci V8, 2x4-bbl, auto. Beautiful restoration.
Said to have been used as a pace car for
the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Paint is glossy,
with a few chips along the hood and minor
clearcoat scratches. Brightwork is lightly pitted
in a few areas, but otherwise in very good
condition. Front-end brightwork is very nice.
Trunk is a little high at the front; otherwise,
panel alignment is good. Interior is nicely restored.
Seats show virtually no sign of wear.
Some interior hardware is lightly pitted. Original
factory radio. Interior illumination operable.
Headliner in good order although seams
are not correctly aligned with material pattern.
Interior panel loose at driver’s footwell. Tidy
engine bay with batwing air cleaner. Cond: 2+.
NOT SOLD AT $40,000. DeSoto made just
shy of 1,000 examples in 1956, and they were
only offered in one color combination, as represented
here. We have seen this one cross the
block one previous time at Mecum’s 2019 Indianapolis
sale, where it changed hands for
$44,000 (SCM# 6903288). Just a few years
ago, pristine examples were bringing over
$100,000 and, as the market began to cool,
$70,000 seemed to be near the bottom of the
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1927 Rolls-Royce Woodie shooting brake
1964 Jaguar E-type convertible
Green/Concours condition. Completely rebuilt engine,
wood, frame, etc. Private owner. $250,000. Contact
John, Ph: 508.991.8000 x101 or 508.776.0001,
email: jmeldon@jjbest.com. (MA)
1950 Jaguar XK 120 roadster
64,539 miles. Alloy XK 120. All original except for interior
and paint. Could be one of the last unrestored
Alloy XK 120s around. Heritage Trust certificate
included. $265,000. Contact Kyle, Ph: 614.419.2446,
email: kyle.grim@yahoo.com.
1959 Austin-Healey 100-6 BN6 roadster
S/N 1E10502. Opalescent Silver Blue (with navy
blue top)/navy blue. Inline 6, 4-spd manual. Fully
restored, numbers-matching XKE. Attractive color
combo, this convertible includes upgraded Wilwood
brakes all around, ceramic headers, alloy radiator
with auxiliary fan, electronic ignition, gear-reduction
starter, 15-inch steering wheel and digital Bluetooth
stereo with phone jack. This high-end driver is ready
to drive and enjoy today! Classic Showcase. Ph:
760.805.9090, email: webmaster@classicshowcase.
com. Website: classicshowcase.com/index.php/inventory/detail/609.
(CA)
1965 Jaguar E-type Series 1 3.8 convertible
S/N 1E13274. Old English White/black. 29,866 miles.
Inline 6, 4-spd manual. This numbers-matching
E-type was the subject of a recent restoration by Jaguar
professionals, and stands as a stunning example
of Jaguar excellence. The car includes a matching
white hard top, log book of past work and restoration
receipts. Classic Showcase. Ph: 760.805.9090,
email: webmaster@classicshowcase.com. Website:
classicshowcase.com/index.php/inventory/detail/528.
(CA)
1967½ Jaguar XKE convertible
Blue/black. Inline 4, 4-spd manual. Completely
restored. Never any rust. Everything new. Fully
sorted and pampered. National MGB award winner.
Too many cars. $16,500 OBO. Contact Kenneth, Ph:
435.574.2061, email: 72mgb4sale@gmail.com.
Black & white/red. Fully restored, new interior,
new exterior black-and-white paint, new frame.
Stainless-steel exhaust, new 60-spoke stainless-steel
chrome wheels. Runs great, looks great! Invested
over $58,000 in this vehicle. Seeking best reasonable
offer. $48,000 OBO. Contact Ronald, Ph:
216.396.2396, email: r26m@netzero.com. (OH)
1961 Jaguar E-type convertible
1969 Jaguar E-type coupe
61,057 miles. One of few; welded louvers, fiveyear
restoration, refreshed in 2018. Open-bonnet
latch. Excellent driver. $295,000. Contact Kyle, Ph:
614.419.2446, email: kyle.grim@yahoo.com. (OH)
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Cream/gray. 17,000 miles. Inline 4, 4-spd
manual. Owned this vehicle for 35 years. Professionally
restored from a new galvanized frame in
Ascot Fawn (gray)/black. 24,000 miles. Inline 6,
4-spd manual. It would be hard to find a more solid,
original XKE. No accident damage, nearly perfect
White/red. 51,000 miles. V8, 3-spd automatic.
Beautiful white with red leather interior, red top and
boot. Has new Avon tires, Nardi wheel, toolkit and
books. The car runs very well and the color combination
is stunning. $44,500 OBO. Contact Michael, Ph:
612.554.0220, email: mkarch@floydtotalsecurity.
com. (MN)
Sports Car Market
21,376 miles. Unique; has many late-model features.
Aluminum radiator, Wildwood brakes, modern alternator,
velocity stacks and electronic ignition. New
top, paint and engine detailed in 2018. Upgrades
made for a great driver. $155,000. Contact Kyle, Ph:
614.419.2446, email: kyle.grim@yahoo.com.
1966 Land Rover Series IIa 88 2-dr soft top
1984 Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible
48,507 miles. Series 1.5, 4.3-liter, restored in 2016.
Nice Driver. 48,507 miles. $168,000. Contact Kyle,
Ph: 614.419.2446, email: kyle.grim@yahoo.com.
S/N 1255038. Champagne Grigio/black & tan. 25
miles. V8, Chrysler 6.1-L. Gen. III Hemi blueprinted
engine, Chrysler/Mercedes 5-speed automatic. FAST
XFI 2.0 fuel injection, Art Morrison Sport IFS front
suspension and steering. Factory Five IRS rear suspension,
Ford Racing 8.8 differential, Vintage Air a/c
and heat. Just finished, every piece new or rebuilt.
Full details Online. $125,000. Contact Skip, Ph:
406.270.0546, email: skippy@cyberport.net. Website:
hemiceptor.com. (MT)
1972 MGB convertible
7,682 miles. Series 1, 10-year restoration, refreshed
2018. $158,000. Contact Kyle, Ph: 614.419.2446,
email: kyle.grim@yahoo.com.
1965 Jaguar E-type convertible
S/N P180755. Black/red. 58,444 miles. Inline 6,
4-spd manual. This striking Jaguar 340 has been
one-family-owned since February of 1968, and
stands in great mechanical condition. This example
is one of only 535 left-hand-drive models made, and
one of only 10 outfitted with the 3.8-liter engine.
With the fitment of the straight-port E-type-like
cylinder heads and a lighter body shell, these 340s
proved to be faster than their full-blooded Mark 2
equivalents. Classic Showcase. Ph: 760.805.9090,
email: webmaster@classicshowcase.com. Website:
classicshowcase.com/index.php/inventory/detail/641.
(CA)
1967 Jaguar E-type convertible
S/N GCN1A8212. British Racing Green/black leather.
55,411 miles. Inline 6, 4-spd manual. 6-cylinder,
low original miles. Excellent original car. Call for
complete information. $22,000 OBO. Contact Bill,
Ph: 920.823.2187, email: whebal@yahoo.com. (WI)
1970 Jensen Interceptor Mk II custom
hatchback
1997. Always in Arizona; used sparingly and never
off road. In dry storage for the past 15 years. Frame,
body, interior are perfect; new soft top. Vehicle
runs but needs rejuvenation from all these years in
storage. This is a beautiful and correctly restored
Rover, perfect for someone with the ability to put
it back on the road. $12,000. Contact Douglas,
Ph: 480.254.0575, email: dbmmackay@gmail.
com. (AZ)
1967 Jaguar 340 Mk II sedan
original interior. Awesome car in need of some work
to get it up and running again. Lots of potential to
make this car great again. $33,000 OBO. RPM. Contact
Steve, Ph: 802.598.0385, email: rpm@rpmvt.
com. Website: www.rpmvt.com/. (VT)
1969 MGC convertible
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1985 Morgan 4/4 OTS
2018 Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible
GERMAN
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo coupe
1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 convertible
S/N C6858. British Racing Green/saddle. 28,383
miles. Inline 4, 5-spd manual. Very nice original
condition, vast collection of manuals and documents
from new full history to date, condition of import
convert to propane converted back by earlier owner.
$38,500 OBO. Contact Buzz, Ph: 503.608.0305,
email: buzzwright1@gmail.com. (OR)
2003 Aston Martin Vanquish coupe
S/N SCA666D58JU107784. Old English
White/Seashell. 3,359 miles. V12, automatic.
Please contact Kelly Strong for any inquiries!
$439,999. Automobiles Etcetera. Contact Kelly, Ph:
514.795.5277, email: Kelly.Strong@automobilesetcetera.com.
Website: www.automobilesetcetera.
com/vehicles/2018/rolls-royce/dawn/mont-royal/
qc/40078442/?sale_class=used. (Quebec)
FRENCH
1967 Citroën DS21 Chapron decapotable
Metallic Charcoal/black leather. 88,200 miles. Inline
4, 5-spd manual. New 18-inch wheels and tires.
Lowered, very nice, beautiful condition. Great paint
with very nice interior. Runs strong and drives great.
Listed by SCM as “hold.” Rare, appreciating in value.
Email for more pictures. $24,300 OBO. Contact
Randy, Ph: 405.650.8078, email: rhiseus@yahoo.
com. (OK)
1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL convertible
S/N WP0CA2997VS342029. Black/gray. 47,000
miles. Flat 6, 6-spd manual. This car exemplifies all
that a modern classic can be: reliable, beautiful, fun
to drive and just a little bit more special than the car
next to it at the stoplight. 993 values have leveled off
from their stratospheric run, and we think now is a
buyer’s market. Values will remain up, as no matter
what happens, a 993 will always be the last aircooled
Porsche, and the end of an era. $53,000 OBO.
Curated by SSA. Contact Sean, Ph: 781.585.5587,
email: sean@southshoreautoworks.com. Website:
www.curatedbyssa.com/. (MA)
2001 BMW M coupe
S/N 938. Tungsten Silver/Charcoal. 28,500 miles.
V12, Special ordered new by owner for $240,000:
Rear-seat delete, 6-speed semi-auto sequential
paddle shift, serviced by dealer each year from new.
Immaculate. In Santa Barbara, CA. $59,000 OBO.
Contact Carey, Ph: 805.689.6262, email: carey@
clkre.com. (CA)
Dark green/black leather. Inline 4, 4-spd manual.
Original California-delivered genuine DS21 Chapron.
Recently driven across the U.S. with zero problems.
Amazing history. Always solid, always taken care
of. For more information, visit us online. Washington
State Dealer 11005. FOUND Motorcars. Contact
Greg, email: chapron67@yahoo.com. Website:
www.FOUNDMotorcars.com. (WA)
Silver-blue metallic/dark blue leather. 55,000 miles.
V8, 3-spd automatic. Very nice color combination.
Two owners, low miles, both tops. Please contact
me for more photos and additional details. $17,000
OBO. Contact Tom, Ph: 310.266.3655, email: sir@
sunspeed.com. Website: madison-zamperini.smugmug.com/Cars/Mercedes-Benz-450-SL-1980.
(CA)
Black/brown. 68,500 miles. Inline 6, 6-spd manual.
Impeccable M coupe with all service items up to date.
Performance KONI shocks with adjustable shock
tower camber/castor plates. Clean CARFAX. Desirable
larger S54 engine, super-fast car. $42,000
OBO. RPM. Contact Steve, Ph: 802.598.0385, email:
rpm@rpmvt.com. Website: www.rpmvt.com/. (VT)
2001 Porsche Boxster convertible
S/N xxx0718. Seal Gray/Nephrite Green Leather.
84,000 miles. Flat 6, 5-spd manual. Porsche CoA,
Boxster S exhaust, no IMS or RMS problems, new
waterpump, brakes; clutch perfect. Original spare
and toolkit — never used. Could use rear window,
top works perfectly. Cold a/c, Bluetooth sound system.
Drives excellent, handles excellent. $7,900 OBO.
Contact Brian, Ph: 630.988.8090, email: porscheguy71@yahoo.com.
(IL)
ITALIAN
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900CSS Series 2
5-window coupe
S/N AR1900C01877. Red/beige. 9,778 miles. Inline
4, 4-spd manual. A very original and complete car.
Best of Show at the 2017 AROC National Convention.
Certificato d’Oro (over 98 points), numerous concours
awards. One owner for 40 years. $350,000 OBO.
Contact Oliver, Ph: 416.807.1750, email: oliver@
axim.ca. Website: www.olympiancars.com. (ON)
1979 Fiat 124 Pininfarina spider
S/N 124CS20145187. Blue/black. 90,000 miles.
Inline 4, 5-spd manual. Complete ground-up restoration.
140 hp, 5-speed. Twenty-five years in the
making. MB top, interior black w/blue piping. Runs
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email john@visionsinvehicles.com,
website www.visionsinvehicles.com
Auction Companies
GAA Classic Cars Auction,
Artcurial Motorcars.
33 (0)1 42 99 2056. 33 (0)1 42 99 1639.
7, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées,
75008 Paris, France.
Email: motorcars@artcurial.com.
www.artcurial.com/motorcars. (FR)
Greensboro, NC. 1.855.862.2257. A
Premier Classic, Antique and Unique
Vehicle Auction Experience. Offering
550 vehicles three times a year — February,
July and November. All presented
in a climate-controlled, enclosed,
permanent, dedicated facility affectionately
called “The Palace”. GAA Classic
Cars brings you a customer-oriented
team full of southern hospitality, a floor
team with many years of classic auction
experience and a selection of vehicles
that continues to evolve and grow with
each sale. www.gaaclassiccars.com,
1.855.862.2257 (NC)
Barrett-Jackson Auction.
480.421.6694. 480.421.6697. For over
four decades, the Barrett-Jackson Auction
Company has been recognized
throughout the world for offering only
the finest selection of quality collector
vehicles, outstanding professional
service and an unrivaled sales success.
From classic and one-of-a-kind cars
to exotics and muscle cars, BarrettJackson
attracts only the best. Our
auctions have captured the true essence
of a passionate obsession with cars that
extends to collectors and enthusiasts
throughout the world. A television audience
of millions watches unique and
select vehicles while attendees enjoy a
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Palm Springs Auctions Inc.
GPK Auctions. 856.573.6969. GPK
Auctions produces The Atlantic City
Auction & Car Show. For over four
decades hobbyists, enthusiasts and
collectors from across the country have
descended on Atlantic City in February
Keith McCormick. 760.320.3290.
760.323.7031. 244 N. Indian Canyon
Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262
A family-run auction house producing
two large classic cars auctions per year.
McCormick’s Palm Springs Auctions
has been in business for over 25 years,
and each auction features over 500 classics
and exotics.
www.classic-carauction.com (CA)
310.899.1960. 310.526.6594. Gooding
& Company offers its international
clientele the rarest, award-winning examples
of collector vehicles at the most
prestigious auction venues. Our team of
well-qualified experts will advise you
on current market values. Gooding &
Company presents the official auction
of the famed Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance in August, the recordsetting
Scottsdale Auction in January
and a world-class auction at the Omni
Amelia Island Plantation in Florida in
March. www.goodingco.com. (CA)
Bonhams is the largest auction
house to hold scheduled sales of classic
and vintage motorcars, motorcycles
and car memorabilia, with auctions
held globally in conjunction with internationally
renowned motoring events.
Bonhams holds the world-record price
for any motorcar sold at auction, as well
as for many premier marques.
San Francisco: (415) 391-4000
New York: (212) 644-9001
Los Angeles: (323) 850-7500
London: +44 20 7447-7447
Paris: +33 1 42 61 10 10
www.bonhams.com/motors
Hollywood Wheels Auctions &
Shows 800.237.8954. Hollywood
Wheels is a premier auction house that
specializes in Porsche sports cars, European
exotics, American classics and
historical race cars. Each year, during
the Amelia Island Car Week, they host
the Amelia Island Select & Auto Retro™
within the ballroom of the Amelia
Island Omni Plantation Resort. Hollywood
Wheels… Where Great Cars Are
Bought & Sold!
www.hollywoodwheels.com
Leake Auctions. 800.722.9942.
Leake Auction Company was established
in 1972 as one of the first car
auctions in the country. More than 40
years later, Leake has sold over 34,000
cars and currently operates auctions
in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Dallas.
Recently they have been featured on
several episodes of three different
reality TV series — “Fast N Loud”
on Discovery, “Dallas Car Sharks” on
Velocity and “The Car Chasers” on
CNBC Prime.
www.leakecar.com (OK)
Oregon. 541.689.6824. Hosting car
auctions in Oregon since 1962. We
have three annual Auctions: February,
Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, OR;
July, Douglas County Fairgrounds,
Roseburg, OR; September, Oregon
State Fairgrounds, Salem, OR. On the
I-5 Corridor. We offer knowledgeable,
fast, friendly, hassle-free transactions.
Oregon’s #1 Collector Car Auction
www.petersencollectorcars.com
Premier Auction Group.
844-5WE-SELL. The auction professionals
that have been taking care of
you for the last two decades have partnered
together to create a team that is
dedicated to providing the utmost customer
service and auction experience.
We applied our 83 years of auction
experience to build a platform ensuring
that every aspect of our company
exceeds your expectations. Join us for
the Gulf Coast Classic March 17 & 18,
in Punta Gorda, FL.
844-5WE-SELL / 844-593-7355
www.premierauctiongroup.com
info@premierauctiongroup.com
RM Sotheby’s. 800.211.4371.
New England Auto Auction.
207.594.4418. Presented by the Owls
Head Transportation Museum, the
New England Auto Auction™ is the
nation’s largest and longest-running
event in its class that operates solely to
preserve the legacy of transportation’s
earliest pioneers. Over more than four
decades, NEAA™ has continuously
raised the bar by connecting discerning
enthusiasts and collectors with rare and
sought-after automobiles.
Web: owlshead.org
Email: auction@ohtm.org
RM Sotheby’s is the world’s largest
auction house for investment-quality
automobiles. With 35 years’ experience
in the collector car industry, RM’s
vertically integrated range of services,
coupled with an expert team of car specialists
and an international footprint,
provide an unsurpassed level of service
to the global collector car market.
For further information,
visit www.RMSothebys.com (CAN)
Russo and Steele Collector Auto-
mobile Auctions. 602.252.2697.
Specializing in the finest American
muscle, hot rods and custom automobiles
and European sports; Russo and
Steele hosts three record-breaking
auctions per year; Newport Beach in
June; Monterey, CA, every August;
and Scottsdale, AZ, every January. As
one of the premier auction events in
the United States, Russo and Steele has
developed a reputation for its superior
customer service and for having the
most experienced and informed experts
in the industry. Fax: 602.252.6260.
7722 East Gray Road, Suite C
Scottsdale, AZ 85260.
info@russoandsteele.com,
www.russoandsteele.com (AZ)
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Automobilia
inventory runs from the late 1890s
through the 1960s; featuring marque,
event and product advertising. Please
visit us at:
www.VintageAutoPosters.com
BMW
W. Yoder Auction. 920.787.5549 .
W. Yoder Auction holds the only semiannual
collector car auction in the state
of Wisconsin open to the public where
anyone can buy and anyone can sell!
But we don’t stop there. We specialize
in collections and sell it all! Contact us
today. info@wyoderauction.com. Learn
more about us at wyoderauction.com
and like us on Facebook.
Automodello. 877.343.2276.
1:12 1967 Gurney Spa-winner handsigned
by Dan Gurney
ONE24™ Cadillac, Delahaye, Delage,
Ford, Iso Grifo, Lincoln in 1:24 scale
ONE43™ Cadillac, Ford, Lincoln,
Sunbeam in 1:43 scale
Hand-built Limited Edition Resin Art™
10% SCM Discount — SCM19MP on
Automodello.com
Worldwide Auctioneers.
800.990.6789 or 1.260.925.6789.
Worldwide Auctioneers was formed
over a decade ago by vintage-motorcar
specialists Rod Egan and John Kruse.
The sale and acquisition of classic automobiles
is our core business, and no one
is better qualified. Worldwide is unique
in having owners who are also our
chief auctioneers, so you deal directly
with the auctioneer, and we are wholly
invested in achieving the best result for
you. Our auctions are catalog-based,
offering a limited number of higher-end
consignments, with an emphasis on
quality rather than volume. (We don’t
limit ourselves to only selling the most
expensive cars in the world, but do
ensure that every car we consign is the
very best of its type.)
We also offer specialist-appraisal,
estate-management and collectionconsultancy
services. Our dedicated
private sales division serves the needs
of individual collectors who seek privacy
or to acquire vehicles that may not
be available on the open market.
www.worldwide-auctioneers.com (IN)
Alfa Romeo
Automotive Restorations.
Centerline International. (888)
750-ALFA (2532). Exclusively Alfa
Romeo for over 35 years. You can rely
on our experience and the largest inventory
of parts in North America to build
and maintain your dream Alfa. We
carry restoration, maintenance and exclusive
performance parts for Giulietta
through the new 4C. Newly developed
parts introduced regularly. Check our
website or social media for new arrivals,
tech tips and special offers.
www.centerlinealfa.com (CO)
Appraisals
Passion for automobiles made visible
Created from over 100 components, this
highly detailed 3 dimensional artist’s
model of the iconic five dials is inspired
by the early 911 dash, complete with
functioning clock. Each dial is hand
crafted and assembled by the artist.
Customization is available. Limited
edition, signed and numbered. Many
more unique motoring gifts available at
www.motorology.com
Motorology, LLC
Williston, VT
617.209.9902
Steve Austin’s Automobilia &
Great Vacations. 800.452.8434. European
Car Collector tours including
Monaco & Goodwood Historics, private
collections, and car manufacturers.
Automobile Art importer of legendary
artists Alfredo de la Maria and Nicholas
Watts.
www.steveaustinsgreatvacations.com
Gooding & Company.
310.899.1960. Gooding & Company’s
experts are well-qualified to appraise
individual automobiles as well as collections
and estates. Whether it is the
creation of a foundation, living trust or
arrangement of a charitable donation,
we are able to assist you.
www.goodingco.com (CA)
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Vintage Auto Posters. Since 1980,
Everett Anton Singer has been supplying
international collectors with
the most diverse selection of authentic
vintage automotive posters. The vast
203.377.6745. Collector car sales, both
road and race, have been a key activity
for over 35 years. Our sales professionals
actively seek consignments on
a global basis. We also offer vehicle
“search and find” for rare models. We
undertake pre-purchase inspections
worldwide. We provide auction support,
including in-person or telephone bidding
for absentee buyers. Restoration
management and special-event assistance
are also included in our services.
Our aim is to make sure that your collector
car passion is as enjoyable and
worry-free as possible.
www.automotiverestorations.com
California Car Cover Company.
More than just custom-fit car covers,
California Car Cover is the home
of complete car care and automotive
lifestyle products. Offering the best in
car accessories, garage items, detailing
products, nostalgic collectibles, apparel
and more! Call 1.800.423.5525 or visit
Calcarcover.com for a free catalog.
The Werk Shop. 847.295.3200.
Coachbuilt Press. 215.925.4233.
Coachbuilt Press creates limited-edition
automotive titles for the discriminating
motoring enthusiast. We present exceptional
material on the most significant
collections, museums and marques with
a balance of authoritative writing, precise
research, unique historical documents
and the modern photography of
Michael Furman. Please visit our website
to view our latest titles and order.
www.CoachbuiltPress.com (PA)
BMW full and partial restorations has
been our main focus for over 20 years.
We build show winners and awesome
daily drivers. Our shop is located 30
minutes north of O’Hare Airport in
Libertyville, Illinois. We also provide
our clients with collection management,
temperature/humidity-controlled storage,
show assistance and private treaty
sales. We’ve built an international reputation
on our rich history of restoring
both pre- and post-war BMWs and are
honored to be recognized for the care
and quality of our work. Our collectors
have won numerous prestigious awards
at Pebble Beach, Hilton Head and many
other concours. Contact us by phone or
via our website:
www.thewerkshop.com (IL)
Buy/Sell/General
Beverly Hills Car Club is one of the
largest European classic car dealerships
in the nation, with an extensive inventory
spanning over 135,000 sf. We can
meet all your classic car needs with our
unprecedented selection; from top-ofthe-line
models to project cars. We buy
classic cars in any shape or condition &
provide the quickest payment & pickup
anywhere in the U.S. 310.975.0272.
www.beverlyhillscarclub.com (CA)
Blackhawk Collection, Inc.
925.736.3444. One of the world’s foremost
companies specializing in buying
and selling classic cars for clients
around the globe for over 45 years.
Over the years, many of the greatest
cars in the world have passed through
the doors of the Blackhawk Collection.
Visit our website at www.blackhawkcollection.com
Charles Prince Classic Cars. Based
Autosport Groups. 561.676.1912
or 954.401.4535. Over 42 years experience
offering Luxury, Classic, Exotic
and Hi-line motorcars worldwide.
Autosport Groups is highly respect-
ed for our fine selection of preowned
luxury, classic, exotic and sports cars,
as well as exceptional customer service.
We offer easy financing and extended
warranties on most cars. Trades accepted.
Top cash paid for your classics,
exotic or hi-line automobiles. garycg@
aol.com www.autosportgroup.com (FL)
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in London, we are specialists in the
finest historic motorcars and in contact
with dealers and collectors from around
the world. We offer the best advice
and service in the collector car field.
Int T: (0)798 5988070 or email: sales@
charlesprinceclassiccars.com
www.charlesprinceclassiccars.com
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all facets of restoration under one roof.
Let our team of professional craftsmen
and specialists make your classic car
vision a reality. www.classicshowcase.
com (CA)
dition. We pick up from anywhere in
the U.S. Quick payment and pickup.
718.545.0500.
www.gullwingmotorcars.com
service, product quality and fast delivery.
We look forward to serving the
vintage Mustang enthusiast.
www.MustangAmerica.com (PA)
Hyman Ltd Classic Cars.
Chequered Flag. 310.827.8665.
Chequered Flag is Los Angeles’ best
known classic car dealer. We specialize
in European classic and sports cars,
particularly air-cooled Porsches. We
have over 100 classics in inventory
including over 25 Porsches. We appreciate
our many repeat customers with
over 15,000 cars bought and sold since
1986. www.ChequeredFlag.com
sales@chequeredflag.com (CA)
Copley Motorcars. 781.444.4646.
Specializing in unique and hard-to-find
classics and sports cars. We only sell
cars we love ourselves, and deal in a
limited number of models. Before delivery
to you, all of our classics, including
Defenders, are fully inspected and
serviced by one of two expert shops.
We are located in Needham, MA.
copleycars@gmail.com,
www.copleymotorcars.com (MA)
314.524.6000. One of the largest inventories
of vintage cars in the world.
Please visit our website often,
www.hymanltd.com to see our current
stock. Hyman Ltd Classic Cars, 2310
Chaffee Drive, St. Louis, MO. 63146
314-524-6000 sales@hymanltd.com
Paramount Automotive Group/
Foreign Cars Italia. 888.929.7202.
Since 1989, we have offered all the
exclusive brands that you have ever
dreamed about. Offering new and used
Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin and
Porsche in Greensboro, NC, Aston
Martin, Bentley and Maserati in Charlotte,
NC and Porsche in Hickory, NC.
We sell, buy and trade. Visit us at www.
Paramountauto.com or www.ForeignCarsItalia.com
(NC)
Legendary Motorcar Company.
Classic Auto Mall — One of the
largest Classic Car Facility’s in the
world, with nearly eight acres under
one roof in a climate controlled, secure,
indoor showroom. Over 800 vehicles
on display/for sale. The Ultimate Destination
for Classic and Specialty Cars,
located one hour west of Philadelphia
on the Turnpike in Morgantown, Pennsylvania.
Consignments invited, single
car or entire collections. Worldwide
marketing coverage.
Call 888.227.0914 or visit us at
www.ClassicAutoMall.com
Corvette America. 800.458.3475.
The #1 manufacturer & supplier of
interiors, parts and wheels for all generations
of Corvettes. Our Pennsylvania
manufacturing facility produces the
finest quality Corvette interiors and our
distribution center is stocked with thousands
of additional Corvette-related
products. Corvette America is a member
of the RPUI family of companies.
www.CorvetteAmerica.com (PA)
DriverSource. 281.497.1000.
Classic Investments Inc.
303.388.9788. Barn find. Redefined.
Since 1989 our company specializes in
the restoration, sales and service of
1950s–1970s Classic European sports
cars: Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo,
Lancia, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Austin
Healey, Porsche and Mercedes. Colorado’s
premier one-stop shop for all of a
collector’s needs. Friendly, knowledgeable,
passionate staff welcomes you to
call for all inquiries; our in-house factory-trained
Ferrari mechanic has 40
years’ experience.
www.ClassicInvest.com (CO)
Pursuing & Preserving Fine Automobiles
Since 2005, DriverSource is a
leading specialist in the classic collector
car market. Our concept of sales,
service and storage is tailor made to the
automotive enthusiast lifestyle. To learn
more about our services or inventory,
please give as a call or contact us via
email. sales@driversource.com.
www.driversource.com
905.875.4700. Since 1985, Legendary
Motorcar Company has specialized
in buying, selling and restoring some
of the rarest cars in existence. For
sale, in our 150-car showroom you’ll
find, ultra-rare muscle cars, European
sports cars and modern performance
cars. In our 75,000 square-foot facility,
our highly-skilled craftsmen perform
complete award-winning restorations.
Whether you are buying one special car
or building a museum, our collection
management services will help you
make the right decisions. Over 30 years
in business, we have grown to become
the nation’s premier collector and performance
car facility.
www.legendarymotorcar.com (ON)
Paul Russell and Company.
978.768.6919. www.paulrussell.com.
Specializing in the sales of 1970s and
earlier great European classics since
1978. You can rely on our decades of
knowledge and experience with Mercedes-Benz,
Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti,
Alfa Romeo and other fine collectibles.
Guidance is given with an emphasis
on building long-term relationships.
Contact our Classic Car Sales team via
email at: sales@paulrussell.com (MA)
Precious Metals: Fine Motorcars
Luxury Brokers International.
Girardo & Co. +44 (0) 203 621
2923. Girardo & Co. provide clients
with a specialist service offering expert
advice in buying, selling and sourcing
classic cars at the very top end of the
collector’s market, whilst delivering the
best possible service to clients.
www.girardo.com info@girardo.com
215.459.1606. Specializing in the sales,
purchase and brokerage of classic automobiles
for the astute collector, with
a new-age, contemporary approach.
Focusing on original, high-quality
examples as enjoyable, tangible investments.
Classic car storage, classic car
consignment, brokerage, and other
consulting services are available as
well. We actively pursue the purchase
and sales of any investment-grade classic
car. Since 2009, we have offered
a unique opportunity for collectors,
enthusiasts and other industry professionals.
www.lbilimited.com, sales@
lbilimited.com (PA)
of San Diego. 619.515.2220. We are
one of the Premier Classic Exotic Dealerships
in Southern California since
2004. Owned by Dr. Perry and Judith
Mansfield, we buy, sell, consign and
provide auction management. American
Classics, Vintage European, Modern
Performance. Help with exhibiting
client vehicles at car shows. Our showroom
hosts private events, art shows
and club meetings. Precious Metals is
passionate about making your car experience
first class. Contact David Young
619.515.2220, sales@pmautos.com,
www.pmautos.com (CA)
Saratoga Auto Auction. Sept. 18
and 19, 2020 at the Saratoga Performing
Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY.
To consign, register to bid, or to purchase
tickets, visit saratogaautoauction.
org. 518-587-1935 x22 / jeff.whiteside@
saratogaautoauction.org
Classic Showcase. 760.758.6100.
For over 35 years, we’ve been restoring
automotive history and helping
collectors obtain, restore and sell classic
vehicles. Our world-class facility
houses three showrooms of cars and
department specialty areas to perform
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Gullwing Motor Cars stocks more
than 100 cars at our warehouse location,
27 years of experience; visited
by customers across the country and
overseas. We specialize in European
and American cars and we are always
looking to buy classic cars in any con-
Mustang America. 844.249.5135.
Mustang America is a new company
initially specializing in first generation
(1965–1973) Mustang parts, interiors
and accessories. Launched by Corvette
America, Mustang America provides
the same level of world-class customer
Symbolic International.
858.259.0100. Symbolic International
is one of the premier dealers of classic
cars and vintage race cars in the world.
Our spectacular vehicles are available
for purchase and worldwide delivery.
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Our knowledgeable team, with over 100
years of combined experience, can help
you find the perfect car for your collection.
www.symbolicinternational.com
info@symbolicinternational.com (CA)
rives safely for that experience. For
over 35 years, our standards for excellence
have had clients returning time
and time again. Trust the Best. Trust
Intercity Lines.
www.Intercitylines.com
than Grundy! With no mileage limitations,
zero deductible*, low rates, and
high liability limits, our coverages are
specifically designed for collector car
owners. Grundy can also insure your
daily drivers, pickup trucks, trailers,
motorhomes, and more — all on one
policy and all at their Agreed Value.
www.grundy.com (PA)
Classic Showcase. 760.758.6100.
Vintage Motors of Sarasota.
941.355.6500. Established in 1989,
offering high-quality collector cars
to the most discerning collectors.
Vintage’s specialized services include
sales, acquisitions and consignment of
high-quality European and American
collector and sports cars. Always buying
individual cars or entire collections.
Visit our large showroom with 75-plus
examples in the beautiful museum
district of tropical Sarasota, FL.
www.vintagemotorssarasota.com (FL)
Passport Transport. 800.736.0575.
Since our founding in 1970, we have
shipped thousands of treasured vehicles
door-to-door with our fully enclosed
auto transporters. Whether your prized
possession is your daily driver, a vintage
race car, a Classic, a ’60s muscle
car or a modern exotic, you can depend
on Passport Transport to give you the
premium service it deserves. We share
your appreciation for fine automobiles,
and it shows.
www.PassportTransport.com
Hagerty Insurance Agency, LLC.
800.922.4050. is the leading insurance
agency for collector vehicles in the
world and host to the largest network of
collector car owners. Hagerty offers insurance
for collector cars, motorcycles
and motorcycle safety equipment, tractors,
automotive tools and spare parts,
and even “automobilia” (any historic
or collectible item linked with motor
vehicles). Hagerty also offers overseas
shipping/touring insurance coverage,
commercial coverage and club liability
coverage. For more information, call or
visit www.hagerty.com (MI)
Classic Showcase has been an industry
leader in the restoration, service and
sale of classic Jaguars, and most other
fine British automobiles. From sports
cars to luxury sedans, our world-class
restoration facility and highly skilled
team are ready to assist your needs with
acquiring the perfect British classic
today! 760.758.6100.
www.classicshowcase.com (CA)
Fourintune Garage Inc.
West Coast Classics. 424.376.5151.
West Coast Classics are internationally
renowned California Classic Car
Dealers who specialize in buying and
selling of rare and classic European and
American classic cars. Southern California
location at 1205 Bow Avenue in
Torrance. We ship throughout the world
and will provide you with unparalleled
service of your rare, sports, exotic,
luxury, collector or classic car needs.
www.WestCoastClassics.com info@
WestCoastClassics.com (CA)
Car Storage
Reliable Carriers Inc. 800-521-6393.
As the country’s largest enclosed-auto
transport company, Reliable Carriers
faithfully serves all 48 contiguous
United States and Canada. Whether
you’ve entered a concours event, need
a relocation, are attending a corporate
event or are shipping the car of your
dreams from one location to another,
one American transportation company
does it all.
www.reliablecarriers.com
Collector Car Insurance
J.C. Taylor Insurance.
800.345.8290. Antique, classic, muscle
or modified — J.C. Taylor Insurance
has provided dependable, dynamic,
affordable protection for your collector
vehicle for over 50 years. Agreed
Value Coverage in the continental U.S.,
and Alaska. Drive Through Time With
Peace of Mind with J.C. Taylor Insurance.
Get a FREE instant quote online
at www.JCTaylor.com
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JWF Restorations Inc. SpecializCARS.
310.695.6403. For more than
two decades, CARS (Classic Automotive
Relocation Services) has looked
after some of the most irreplaceable
motorcars in the world. CARS are now
able to offer secure indoor vehicle storage
solutions at its new state-of-the-art
warehouse facility in Los Angeles.
Contact CARS directly to discuss your
vehicle storage requirements and find
out more about the many services that
we offer. History has proven that CARS
are the team to trust. Do not take any
chances with your pride and joy — hand
it to the people that will care for it as
their own. Fax: +1 (310) 695 6584
Email: info@carsusa.com
www.carsusa.com
Classic Car Transport
Barrett-Jackson is proud to endorse
a new breed of insurance for classic,
antique, exotic, special-interest, contemporary
classic and limited-edition
cars.
To get a quote is even easier with our
new online improvements. Go to
www.barrett-jackson.com/insurance/,
select “Get a quote,” enter in a couple
of key pieces of information about your
vehicle, and get an estimated quote
within seconds! It’s that easy.
Don’t be caught without the right
insurance for your vehicle. In the unfortunate
aftermath of damage to your
vehicle, learning that your insurance
won’t restore your prized possession
to its former glory, or appropriately
compensate you for your loss, is the last
thing you want to hear. To get a quote
by phone, call 877.545.2522.
Aston Martin of New England.
781.547.5959. 85 Linden Street,
Waltham, MA 02452. Proudly appointed
Aston Martin Heritage Dealer
for the USA. New and pre-owned Aston
Martins are our specialty. Please contact
us when buying, selling or restoring.
www.astonmartin-lotus.com (MA)
ing in AC restoration from street to
concours, U.S. Registrar AC Owners
Club (U.K.). Now selling AC parts and
tires, including inventory from Ron
Leonard. Jim Feldman. 503.706.8250
Fax 503.646.4009.
Email: jim@jwfrestoration.com (OR)
262.375.0876. www.fourintune.com.
Complete ground-up restoration on
British marques — specializing in
Austin-Healeys since 1976. Experience
you can trust, satisfied customers
nationwide. Visit our website for details
on our restoration process, which includes
a complete quotation on Healeys.
Located in historic Cedarburg — just
minutes north of Milwaukee, WI.
Kevin Kay Restorations.
AUTOSPORT DESIGNS, INC.
631.425.1555. All Aston Martin models
welcome regardless of age, as new inevitably
become old! Routine servicingcomplete
mechanical restorations/rebuilds
— cosmetic repair/paintwork to
complete frame-off restoration. Large
inventory of parts. All services as well
as our current unventory of automobiles
for sale can be seen at
www.autosportdesigns.com (NY)
Intercity Lines, Inc. 800.221.3936.
Gripping the wheel of your dream car
and starting the engine for the first time
is a high point for any enthusiast. We
are the premier enclosed auto transport
company that will ensure your car ar-
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Grundy Insurance. 888.647.8639.
James A. Grundy invented Agreed
Value Insurance in 1947; no one knows
more about insuring collector cars
Chrome Strategies Management
LLC. Trust and Estate/Wealth Advisory
Services focuses on meeting the increasingly
complex financial planning
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530.241.8337. 1530 Charles Drive, Redding,
CA 96003. Aston Martin parts,
service, repair and restoration. From an
oil change to a concours-winning restoration,
we do it all. Modern upgrades
for power steering, window motors,
fuel systems and more. Feltham Fast
performance parts in stock. We also
cater to all British and European cars
and motorcycles.
www.kevinkayrestorations.net (CA)
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needs and interests of classic car collectors,
investors, trust, estate, wealth
professionals, and family offices. We
are a completely independent advisory
that develops best practice strategies to
fit your objectives. Please contact us to
discuss our scope of services.
www.chromestrategies.com
Email to: info@chromestrategies.com
Advertise in the SCM Resource Directory. Call 877.219.2605 Ext. 218 for information; e-mail: scmadvert@sportscarmarket.com.
German
mobiles and motorcycles. The Quail
maintains its intimacy and exclusivity
by limiting admission through lottery
ticket allocations. Admission is inclusive
of six gourmet culinary pavilions,
caviar, oysters, fine wines, specialty
cocktails, champagne, and more. Web:
signatureevents.peninsula.com (CA)
Events—Concours, Car Shows
Art’s Star Classics. 800.644.STAR
Hilton Head Island Motoring
Festival. The South: a place where tea
is sweet, people are darlin’, moss is
Spanish and, come autumn, cars are
plentiful. This fall, HHI Motoring Festival
returns to the towns of Savannah,
GA, and Hilton Head Island, SC. Join
us this fall — October 24–November 3,
2019 — in the land of Southern hospitality.
To purchase tickets or for more
information, visit www.HHIMotoringFestival.com
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna
Seca. 831.242.8200. WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca is home to
the legendary Corkscrew, which has
been the scene of many famous racing
memories. The 2019 premier-event
season includes the Rolex Monterey
Motorsports Reunion, IMSA, Trans
Am, Ferrari Racing Days, World Superbike
and IndyCar’s season finale at the
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. For
tickets, camping and hospitality contact
www.WeatherTechRaceway.com or call
831.242.8200.
Finance
(1.800.644.7827). 30 years of expertise
in new and hard to find parts, as well as
component restoration for all Mercedes
from 1931–1971. Servicing owners and
restorers worldwide. Star Classics also
offers: Sales and Acquisitions of all
’50s and ’60s Mercedes and restoration
project management for car owners so
they realize the car of their dreams.
Contact us today:
info@artsstarclassics.com
www.artsstarclassics.com
International Phone #: 1.602.397.5300
in its assortment. From small services
to full ground-up restorations, work is
always true to original. Ever-changing
showcase of for-sale vehicles. We are
your trusted source.
www.mbclassiccenter.com (CA)
Scott Grundfor Company.
Bud’s Benz. 800.942.8444. At
Lajollaconcours.com. Earning the
reputation as one of the finest internationally
renowned classic automobile
showcases in the United States, the La
Jolla Concours d’Elegance continues to
attract discerning car enthusiasts from
around the globe. Experience World
Class Cars and World Class Experience
on April 17–19, 2020. Register and
purchase tickets at lajollaconcours.com,
or call 619.233.5008, for more information.
(CA)
Classic Car Capital 310.254.9704,
Ext. 1. Maximize the return on your
passion by recapitalizing the equity in
your vintage cars. Whether to expand
your collection, invest or for personal
use, you decide how to use the funds.
With unparalleled experience, service
and expertise in this highly specialized
lending, we understand the market and
needs of the collector. Whether using
one car or multiple cars as collateral, we
offer lines of credit with no origination
fees or prepayment penalties.
European Collectibles Inc.
The Elegance at Hershey.
717.500.5191. The Elegance at Hershey
is a celebration of vintage race cars and
concours automobiles from 6/12 to
6/14/2020, commencing with the Grand
Ascent, featuring the Concorso Bizarro
and culminating with our concours
d’elegance.
Our primary goal is to benefit our
charities: JDRF, AACA Museum and
AACA Library & Research Center.
For more information, visit
www.theeleganceathershey.com,
or call 717.500.5191. (PA)
Ferrari Financial Services.
201.816.2670. As the world’s only
Ferrari-owned finance company, no one
understands a Ferrari customer’s unique
perspective better than the company
that designed these iconic sports cars.
Whether it’s a line of credit for owners
interested in utilizing the equity in their
collection, or a simple interest loan, we
stand committed to help our clients enhance
their collection — without origination
or early termination fees. “FFS”
offers a level of expertise that cannot be
matched by other lenders.
949.650.4718. European Collectibles
has been buying, consigning, selling
and restoring classic European sports
cars since 1986. We specialize in
Porsche (356 and 911) 1950s to early
1970s, along with other marks including
Mercedes, Aston Martin, Ferrari,
MG, Austin Healey and Jaguar, with 40
vehicles in stock to choose from. European
Collectibles also offers complete
mechanical and cosmetic restorations to
concours level, along with routine service.
Located in Orange County, CA,
between Los Angeles and San Diego.
Sales@europeancollectibles.com or
visit our website
www.europeancollectibles.com (CA)
Bud’s, we sell a full line of MercedesBenz
parts for cars from the 1950s
through the 1980s. We do minor and
major service work on most Mercedes.
Restoration work; including paint, interior,
mechanical and other services are
available. We pride ourselves in doing
work that is tailored to our customers’
needs and budgets. We also (locally)
work on later-model Mercedes, BMW,
and Mini Coopers. Computer diagnostics
and work related to keeping your
daily driver on the road are all available
at Bud’s. www.budsbenz.com (GA)
805.474.6477. Since the 1970s, Scott
Grundfor Company has set the bar with
best of show cars. Four decades later,
we continue our long and rich tradition
of excellence in the collectible car
and restoration market. As trusted and
respected Mercedes-Benz experts, we
strive to not only continue the restoration
and sales excellence we’ve worked
so hard to develop, but to also bring
awareness to the appreciation, preservation
and history of the automobile.
scott@scottgrundfor.com
www.scottgrundfor.com (CA)
Import/Export
CARS. 310.695.6403. For more than
two decades, CARS (Classic Automotive
Relocation Services) has looked
after some of the most irreplaceable
motorcars in the world. If you need your
vehicle transported, CARS have the
expertise and knowledge to ensure it
arrives in perfect condition, on time,
and with no unexpected costs. CARS
are able to action any shipping request
through its own offices in the U.K., New
York, Los Angeles and Japan, and via
its network of global agents. Whether
your vehicle needs to be transported by
road, sea or air freight, please get in
touch and allow CARS to take the worry
and stress out of your shipment
needs. History has proven that CARS
are the team to trust. Do not take any
chances with your pride and joy — hand
it to the people that will care for it as
their own. Fax: +1 (310) 695 6584
Email: info@carsusa.com
www.carsusa.com
Cosdel International Transportation.
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center.
J.J. BEST BANC & CO. provides
The Quail, A Motorsports Gath-
ering. 831.620.8879. A prominent
component of Monterey Car Week, The
Quail is a world-renowned motorsports
event featuring one of the world’s finest
and rarest collections of vintage auto-
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financing on classic cars ranging from
1900 to today. Visit our website at
www.jjbest.com or call 1.800.USA.1965
and get a loan approval in as little as
five minutes!
1.866.MB.CLASSIC. 1.866.622.5277).
The trusted center of competence for
all classic Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts.
Located in Irvine, CA, the Classic
Center is the only sales and restoration
facility in the U.S. exclusively operated
by Mercedes-Benz. Over 50,000
Genuine Mercedes-Benz Classic Parts
Since 1960, Cosdel International Transportation
has been handling international
shipments by air, ocean and truck.
Honest service, competitive pricing
and product expertise have made Cosdel
the natural shipping choice for the
world’s best-known collectors, dealers
and auction houses. If you are moving
a car, racing or rallying, or attending a
concours event overseas, Cosdel is your
comprehensive, worldwide resource for
all of your nationwide and international
shipping needs. We are your automobile
Export Import Experts. 415.777.2000
carquotes@cosdel.com.
www.cosdel.com (CA)
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Italian
Hamann Classic Cars.
203.918.8300. With more than 30 years
in the industry and worldwide clientele
in dealing in European race and sports
cars, specializing in classic Ferraris of
the ’50s and ’60s.
www.ferrari4you.com
has been the leader in exotic, luxury,
and collector car leasing. This honor
comes from Putnam’s unique ability
to match the car of your dreams with
a lease designed just for you. Every
Putnam Lease is written to provide
maximum flexibility while conserving
capital, lowering monthly payments,
and maximizing tax advantages. Its
Putnam’s way of letting you drive more
car for less money. For leases ranging
from $50,000 to more than $1 million,
with terms extending up to 84 months,
contact the oldest and most experienced
leasing company in the country by
calling 1.866.90.LEASE. Or just visit
www.putnamleasing.com
The Lamborghini Club America
is the world’s largest organization of
Lamborghini owners and enthusiasts.
Inclusive to both vintage and modern
Lamborghini owners, the Lamborghini
Club America is a critical asset to the
Lamborghini ownership experience.
Membership includes La Vita Lamborghini
magazine, a carbon fiber member
card, special pricing at most authorized
dealers for parts and service, and much
more. Join today at:
www.LamborghiniClubAmerica.com
Leasing
Legal
Dr Beasley’s. Dr. Beasley’s proVintage
Car Law. 717.884.9010.
Bryan W. Shook, Esquire, acts for and
represents leading antique and collector
car dealers, brokers, restoration houses,
and private individuals Internationally.
He has been responsible for innumerable
and prominent cases, distinguishing
himself with his unparalleled
knowledge of automobiles and network
of contacts, experts and clients. He is
redefining automotive law.
www.vintagecarlaw.com (PA)
Multimedia Publications
Luxury Lease Partners LLC.
201.822.4870. LLP is a self-funded
exotic car lessor that does not follow
conventional lending rules, such as
scores, debt-to-income ratios or comparable
borrowing requirements. LLP can
provide lease financing on any exotic car
from $50,000 to $5 million, regardless of
your credit history. If you own a car and
need cash, LLP provides sale/lease-back
financing so you can keep driving your
car! Contact us at
info@luxuryleasepartners.com
vides you with detailing solutions that
have amazing ease of use and performance
that is unparalleled. It’s Jim
Lafeber’s fanatical passion for quality
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drove him to create Dr. Beasley’s.
The goal was to create a unique line
of handmade, custom formulated car
appearance products that spare no expense
on the quality of ingredients and
the use of new technologies. The result;
nearly 15 years and thousands of hours
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Visit www.drbeasleys.com
Parts, Accessories & Car Care
AmericanMuscle 877.887.1105.
Starting out in 2003, AmericanMuscle
quickly rose to be one of the leading
aftermarket Mustang parts providers
in the business. With the addition of
Challenger parts in 2018, AmericanMuscle
provides the most sought-after
products, accessories and fast shipping.
AmericanMuscle.com
are proud to be the largest USA supplier
of in-stock restoration parts for your
classic GM A, B, C, E and G-body vehicle,
including newly released Cadillac
CTS, ATS, STS, Escalade, EXT and
XLR. 100% privately owned to serve
you better, since 1982. We are devoted
to quality parts and customer service.
Visit OPGI.com today or call today to
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QuickSilver Exhaust Systems. 011
44 1428 687722. Our customers are sophisticated
enthusiasts who choose our
exhaust systems for various reasons —
originality, durability, weight reduction
and enhanced sound. We’re the default
choice for many of the most important
classics. Originality is important, but
there’s no reason why subtle improvements
cannot be introduced. QuickSilver
use superior materials and modern
manufacturing techniques unavailable
when the cars were new. http://quicksilver-exhausts.myshopify.com
Racing Services
Vintage Racing Services.
Turtle Garage provides readers
Premier Financial Services.
877.973.7700. As a serious sports car enthusiast,
you’re always seeking a better
driving experience. Your high standards
should also apply to car financing. Since
1997, Premier Financial Services has
been recognized by countless owners for
our integrity, deep understanding of the
sports car market, high level of customer
service and ability to tailor flexible leasing
solutions. If you’ve never considered
leasing, let us explain how it could be
your best financing alternative. If you’ve
leased from others in the past, let us
show you how we’re different. Either
way, you’ll benefit from starting or ending
your search for a better financing
experience by contacting us at
877.973.7700. Learn more at
www.premierfinancialservices.com (CT)
with unique insights into the collector
vehicle market and the broader automotive
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Museums
MetroVac’s car vacs and car dryLeMay—America’s
Car Museum
Putnam Leasing. 866.90.LEASE.
For over 30 years, Putnam Leasing
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celebrates America’s love affair with
the automobile. Named the Best Museum
in Western Washington, the fourlevel,
165,000-square-foot museum
features 12 rotating exhibits and 300
cars, trucks and motorcycles on display.
ACM includes a 3.5-acre show field,
State Farm Theatre, Classics Café,
banquet hall and meeting facilities and
offers a majestic view above Commencement
Bay. For more information,
visit www.lemaymuseum.org.
LeMay—America’s Car Museum
2702 E D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421
877.902.8490 (toll free)
info@lemaymuseum.org,
www.lemaymuseum.org (WA)
ers are the top choice of professional
detailers and passionate car enthusiasts
worldwide, like Wayne Carini. Our
products are proudly made by American
workers using only U.S. steel.
These powerful machines are built
to be virtually indestructible and last
decades. MetroVac products are the
classic way to care for classic cars.
www.metrovac.com
Evans Waterless Coolant is the
solution to running too hot. With a boiling
point of 375°F, our revolutionary
liquid formulation is a superior alternative
to water-based coolants. Evans
eliminates water vapor, hotspots and
boil-over, resulting in a less pressurized,
more efficient cooling system and
preventing corrosion, electrolysis and
pump cavitation. Evans also protects
down to -40°F and lasts the lifetime of
the engine.
See how it works at
www.evanscoolant.com
203.377.6745. Our full-service shop facility
and experienced staff provide all
aspects of racecar construction, setup
and repair for production-based cars to
purpose-built sports racers to formula
cars. We can build a racecar from the
ground up, restore your historic vintage
racer to its former glory or maintain
your racecar, all to ensure your maximum
enjoyment. Our trackside support,
transportation, racecar rental and
coaching can round out your experience.
Our sister company, Automotive
Restorations Inc., offers high-quality
upholstery, body and paint and panel
fabrication services. www.automotiverestorations.com/vrs/home
Restoration — General
TOURANIL Leather by AERISTO
+1 (817) 624-8400. A deep passion for
classic automobiles has led AERISTO’s
founder Christian Schmidt to develop
an authentic line of classic, vegetable
tanned leathers.
AERISTO, the market leader for high
end, technical aviation leathers is now
proud to offer their TOURANIL article
to the restoration community.
All raw materials are sourced from premium
South German bull hides, available
in stock in a wide array of colors.
Please reach out to AERISTO to learn
more. info@aeristo.com
www.aeristo.com
Alan Taylor Company Inc.
Original Parts Group Inc. 800243-8355.
At Original Parts Group, we
760.489.0657, is a full-service automotive
restoration and repair facility
that specializes in Pre and Post-War
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European and American Automobiles.
With an emphasis on French Marques
including Bugatti & Delahaye and over
50 years of experience in the automotive
field, we have proven to be a leader
in the automotive industry. Our facility
provides a full-array of services including
Fabrication, Metal-Shaping, Engine
& Transmission Rebuilding, Machine
Shop, Award-Winning Upholstery,
Paint Shop and Pattern Making & Castings.
Providing these services in-house
has proved to be highly efficient and
has enabled us to provide our clients
with the highest level of old-fashioned
quality workmanship, professionalism
and client services. www.alantay-
lorcompany.com
wide. Our world-class facilities consist
of a team of passionate and dedicated
craftsmen who are ready to perform either
factory standards or performance/
modified upgrades. Visit our website
or call us to discuss your project today.
www.classicshowcase.com (CA)
understand how much your classic car
means to you and we will treat your restoration
or repair with the quality care
and respect it deserves — getting the
job done right the first time. We believe
that a restoration should last a lifetime
and beyond, so we strive to provide our
clients with quality restoration services
that will last for generations.
www.hahnautorestoration.com
has grown over the last decade into a
well-respected restoration facility and
automotive sales center known around
the world. Backed up with a very strong
reputation, we provide high-quality
restorations on classic Mercedes-Benz.
We value our customers through excellence
in our work and service. Our
parts department is top notch and has
a rare variety of hard-to-find original
Mercedes-Benz parts. Email: Office@
palmbeachclassics.com
www.palmbeachclassics.com (FL)
D. L. George Historic Motorcars.
610.593.7423. We stand at the crossroads
between you and historic European
motorcars of the pre-war and early
post-war era. We provide full-service
restoration, maintenance and support
of the finest cars driven extensively
by the most refined collectors. Find
us at concours from Amelia Island to
Pebble Beach, venues from Lime Rock
to Goodwood, and events including the
Mille Miglia, Peking to Paris, and The
Colorado Grand.
www.DLGEORGE.com (PA)
Automotive Restorations.
203.377.6745. Founded in 1978, we
are well-established practitioners of
the art and craft of vehicle restoration,
preservation and service. Nearly 40
experienced craftspeople focused on
the art and entertainment to be enjoyed
with great cars describes our culture.
Our staff and expertise encompasses
a broad range of skills and specific
vehicle experience. Proper project management
and control produces the quality
and attention to detail we have come
to be known for in all we produce. See
much more on the Web at www.automotiverestorations.com
Fantasy Junction. 510.653.7555.
For 35 years, Owner/Enthusiast Bruce
Trenery has operated Fantasy Junction
from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The dealership enjoys an outstanding
worldwide reputation for integrity and
knowledge in the collector car field.
Many of the world’s greatest sports cars
have passed through the doors, with
both buyers and sellers enjoying expert
representation.
Email Sales@FantasyJunction.com,
www.FantasyJunction.com (CA)
Hjeltness Restoration.
760.746.9966. What began as attention
to detail developed into love. We
benefit from 34 years of disassembling
original cars with the intent to restore
yet also with an eye on the future, other
restorers will need benchmarks to copy.
If your own personal piece of history
needs doing for the first time or the
second please contact us.
www.HjeltnessRestoration.com
Paramount Classic Cars.
Jeff’s Resurrections has been
Farland Classic Restoration.
Brightworks. 937.773.5127. Bright-
works has partnered with Ruote Borrani
to be the only authorized restorer
of Ruote Borrani wheels in the world,
and to be a distributor for any new
Ruote Borrani products in North America.
We use the original Ruote Borrani
drawings and blueprints to restore your
wheels to exact factory standards and
offset. Additionally, we use the correct
font letter/number stamps to re-create
all of the original markings to restore
your Borrani wheels to be factory original,
correct and certified.
www.brightworkrestoration.com (OH)
303.761.1245. A complete facility offering
concours-level restorations,
repair and fabrication services. We
work on all makes, and specialize in
Ferrari, Mercedes and Porsche. Highly
organized and fiscally responsible, we
provide biweekly detailed billing to
keep you abreast of the rapid progress
of your project in every way. Check out
our site for details. Email: info@farlandcars.com.
www.farlandcarscom
bringing some of the world’s finest cars
back to life in a quiet corner of Central
Texas for almost three decades. Founded
in 1990, we are a full-service auto
restoration facility specializing in classic,
exotic and antique vehicles, whose
work has won many awards. With a
full-time team of ten skilled mechanics,
metal craftsmen, specialist re-finishers
and detailers, we offer complete mechanical
and coachwork services. Our
premises encompass 36,000 square feet
of historic property that once housed
a pre-war Dodge dealership in Taylor,
Texas, just a short drive from downtown
Austin, Austin Bergstrom International
Airport and the Circuit of the
Americas. 512.365.5346.
www.jeffsresurrections.com (TX)
844.650.9125. A 120,000 square foot
facility located in Hickory, NC, offering
a full-array of services including
sales, consignments, complete restorations,
engine and transmission rebuilding,
metal-shaping and fabrication on
classic cars. We specialize in American
muscle and English cars but also work
on a wide range of makes and models
including all European models. Our
goal is to provide our clients with the
highest level of quality workmanship
and professional client services. We
base our company policy on the Golden
Rule; always treat the other person the
way you want to be treated and always
endeavor to do what is right and fair.
Contact us for a free estimate on your
classic. Email us at rtheiss@paramountauto.com
for more information.
www.paramountclassiccars.com
Paruch Automotive CraftsmanOn
the Road Again Classics.
The Guild of Automotive Restor-
ers. 905.775.0499. One of the most
widely recognized names in the world
of collector cars. As seen on Discovery,
History and National Geographic TV.
www.guildclassiccars.com (CAN)
408.782.1100. Northern California’s
largest Classic & British auto restoration
& repair shop is a 12,000 square
foot facility under one roof! We opened
our doors in 2008 and have restored
over 20 Concours 1st place winners!
Our team of 8 craftsmen with over 165
years experience have risen to the top,
becoming a Certified Hagerty Expert
Collision Repair Facility and in-house
Certified Glasurit paint shop.
www.ontheroadagainclassics.com
Hahn Auto Restoration.
Classic Showcase. 760.758.6100.
For over 35 years, we’ve been restoring
automotive history by creating driver-,
show/driver-, show- and preservationlevel
restorations for collectors world-
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724.452.4329. We take pride in offering
concours-level collector car restoration,
recommissioning, custom builds and
repair services. With our experienced
staff and cutting-edge technology, we
can restore your car back to its original
beauty and help it perform better than
when it was first driven off the lot! We
Ragtops & Roadsters.
Palm Beach Classics.
561.568.5906. Palm Beach Classics
215.257.1202. For close to three decades
Ragtops & Roadsters has provided
maintenance, preservation and restoration
services for British, German,
Sports Car Market
ship. 262.339.0180. We are a small
team of passionate craftsmen dedicated
to delivering sophisticated automotive
metal restoration. Our passion is
restoring ’50s–’60s coach-built vehicles;
especially Italian marques. Our
capabilities include coach-built body
restoration, metal shaping, fabrication,
trim and exhaust fabrication, muscle
car restoration... anything metal. We
have been involved with a substantial
pedigree of world-class vehicle restorations.
For over 10 years, our workmanship
has been shown and won awards at
concours across the U.S. and Europe.
Give us a call to learn more about
who we are and how we can help with
your next project. 262.339.0180 www.
paruchautomotivecraftsmanship.com
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Carl Bomstead
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The Legendary Duane Allman’s Guitar
The guitar that wailed and warbled in Allman’s hands sells for huge
money at auction
Thought
Carl’s You have to be of a certain age to appreciate the guitar work of Duane Allman. The opening track, “Statesboro Blue
from the album “At Fillmore East” is legendary. He left us in 1971.
Graham Nash acquired Allman’s Gibson SG guitar. This was the start of Nash’s extensive collection of other
guitarists’ guitars.
Allman’s Gibson SG was recently sold at Heritage Auctions’ July 2019 Entertainment and Memorabilia event for $591,000,
including the vig. This sale continued the strong interest in vintage guitars.
Here are a few more items that are not as pricey — but are still very cool:
was complete with the original
shipping box, copy of Toy
Truck magazine that featured
the cement truck and a letter of
authenticity that was signed by
Smith Miller company president
Fred Thompson. Price was up
there but not out of line considering
it was the only one.
EBAY #254310279928—ALFA
ROMEO NOS DEALERSHIP
SIGN. Number of bids: Buy-ItNow.
SOLD AT: $2,750. Date:
8/11/2019. This cool sign was
still in the original shipping
crate and measured 73 inches
in diameter. It was double sided
and internally illuminated. The
plastic appeared to be in good
condition and the seller stated he
had owned it since 1992. This is
the perfect thing to spice up the
SCM World Headquarters garage,
which is full of Alfas.
of bids: Buy-It-Now. SOLD AT:
$825. Date: 8/19/2019. These
grille badges allowed entry for
Del Monte Forest property owners,
and the earliest known dates
to 1928. The 1960 badge was
worn, with paint loss, and the
other had signs of use. Price paid
was well beyond reason — especially
with the higher numbers
and questionable condition — so
I don’t know what the buyer was
thinking. Collecting all of the
badges is a task, as there is only
one known complete collection.
EBAY #383100446528—
LAMBORGHINI MIURA
P400 DRIVER’S HANDBOOK.
Number of bids: 20.
SOLD AT: $1,234. Date:
8/17/2019. This 16-page handbook
was full of diagrams and
all kinds of technical information.
Only 465 P400 Miuras
were produced between 1966
and 1970. The cover was lightly
soiled, but if you are an automotive
literature collector — or
are fortunate enough to have a
Miura in the garage — this is a
rare treat.
EBAY #274010613032—
SMITH MILLER “B-MACK
BLUE DIAMOND CEMENT
TRUCK”—TEST SAMPLE.
Number of bids: 33. SOLD AT:
$3,200. Date: 10/22/2019. This
was an authenticated powdercoated
test sample of a toy truck
that was produced in 1980. It
EBAY #233329601446—1910
OREGON LICENSE PLATE.
Number of bids: 7. SOLD AT:
$2,577. Date: 10/8/2019. Oregon
first issued plates in 1911, but
between 1908 and 1911 they issued
an optional version of the
pre-state plate. They are rare as
heck, and this one was in original
unmolested condition. As
such, it sold for adult — but not
unrealistic — money. Good luck
finding another in this condition.
EBAY #202760413455—1960
AND 1961 DEL MONTE PEBBLE
BEACH PROPERTY
OWNER’S BADGE. Number
EBAY #283610711349—BATMAN
SPARKLING SODA
LICENSE-PLATE ATTACHMENT.
Number of bids: 30.
SOLD AT: $1,054.29. Date:
9/15/2019. Batman Soda was
produced by the Colt Company
and was popular on the East
Coast during the 1960s. Licenseplate
attachments were produced
for all kinds of products,
but those promoting soda are of
particular interest. This was a
new one for me, and it sold for a
bunch, but a Batman Soda can
recently sold for strong money,
so if you want the rare and unusual,
it’s time to step up.
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EBAY #352809130229—
CADILLAC V12 HOOD ORNAMENT.
Number of bids: 28.
SOLD AT: $15,000. Date sold:
10/6/2019. This is just so wrong
on all levels. The seller states
Harley Earl designed this hood
ornament, which is bunk. It also
had absolutely nothing to do
with Cadillac. The St. Paul Ornament
Company made this in
the 1930s as an accessory hood
ornament. They show up every
few months and sell for $1,500
to $2,000, so the sales price is
just silly money. ♦
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