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Keith Martin’s
The Insider’s Guide to Collecting, Investing, Values, and Trends
October 2015 . Volume 27 . Number 10
FERRARI
PROFILES
This Month’s
Market Movers
Up Close
ENGLISH
by Paul Hardiman
64
1952 Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta
$7,526,400 / RM Sotheby’s
A buyer steps up for the bluest of blue chips
ETCETERINI
by Donald Osborne
66
106
1974 Jensen Interceptor Series III
$69,213 / Bonhams
Not cheap, but great value for a rising car
GERMAN
by Jeff Zurschmeide 68
1966 DeTomaso Vallelunga
$256,942 / Artcurial
It has many needs, but it’s rare and special
AMERICAN
by Carl Bomstead 70
126
1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster
$2,380,209 / Bonhams
Rare garage ornament fetches big money
RACE
by Thor Thorson 72
1933 Cadillac Series 355 Roadster
$324,500 / Dragone
Priced accordingly for the only one left
NEXT GEN
by Pierre Hedary
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114
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by Steve Ahlgrim 60
AUCTIONS
What Sold, and Why
202 Vehicles Rated at Eight Sales
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BONHAMS
Chichester, U.K.: Leading totals
to $27.2m, a 1935 Aston Martin
Ulster Works racer fetches
$4.6m, and 72 of 87 cars sell
— Paul Hardiman
ARTCURIAL
Paris, FRA: A 1991 Ferrari F40
races to $1.1m, 57 of 70 cars
hammer sold, and sales total
nearly $13m
— Leo Van Hoorick
LEAKE AUCTION
COMPANY
Tulsa, OK: Sales total $11.6m,
and 513 out of 689 cars go
home to new garages
— Andy Staugaard
SILVERSTONE
Northamptonshire, U.K.: Totals
race to $5.3m, a 2010 Porsche
911 GT2 RS tops the podium
at $440k, and 64 of 78 cars
hammer sold
— Paul Hardiman
MOTOSTALGIA
Indianapolis, IN: Vintage
racers roar past while 65 of 106
cars sell for a combined $4.3m
— Dan Grunwald
ROUNDUP
Highlights from Silver in
Coeur d’Alene, ID; Mecum in
Indianapolis, IN; and Mecum
in Seattle, WA — B. Mitchell
Carlson, John Boyle, Daren
Kloes
acebook
and look for updates and offers!
1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescia
$946,627 / Artcurial
Possibly the last truly unmessed-with Brescia
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1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster
$183,600 / Mecum
A 1990s icon still catches the eye
Cover photo: 1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
roadster; courtesy of Bonhams
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56 Colorado Concours d’Elegance & Exotic Car Show
COLUMNS
22 Shifting Gears
Concours need to evolve, and taking down barriers between
the cars and the audience is a good first step
Keith Martin
46 Affordable Classic
First-gen Toyota MR2s are affordable fun, with pristine
supercharged cars bringing $10k
Mark Wigginton
48 Legal Files
Sometimes, fighting a long legal battle works out pretty well, but
it takes a strong case and maybe a little bit of luck
John Draneas
62 The Cumberford Perspective
The barchetta designed by an inexperienced Carlo Felice
Bianchi Anderloni saved Touring, and provided a shape for
John Tojeiro, AC Cars Ltd. and Carroll Shelby
Robert Cumberford
170 eWatch
1938 four-bit coin brings $649,250 at New York auction
Carl Bomstead
FEATURES
52 2015 Greenwich Concours: Twenty years of starting the
Northeast show season in style — Bill Rothermel
54 2015 Forest Grove Concours: A Grand Classic in
Oregon wine country — Chad Tyson
56 Colorado Concours d’ Elegance & Exotic Car
Show: Come-as-you-are vibes in a concours setting
— Tony Piff
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DEPARTMENTS
26 Auction Calendar
26 Crossing the Block
30 Concours and Events: Fall Carlisle, Hilton Head
Motoring Festival, Niello Concours at Serrano
32 Contributors: Get to know our writers
34 You Write, We Read: Unimog love, 300SL ergonomics
and more dust and rust
36 Display Advertisers Index
40 Time Pieces: A Breitling watch that can send for help
40 Neat Stuff: Paperclips and money clips
42 In Miniature: 1961 Porsche 356B Carrera 2
42 Speaking Volumes: The Porsche 924 Carrera: Evolution
to Excellence
88 Fresh Meat: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat sedan,
2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 sedan, 2015 McLaren 650S coupe
134 Rising Sun: Selected sales of Japanese collector cars
146 Glovebox Notes: 2015 Nissan Rogue SV AWD SUV
156 Mystery Photo: “Although the original two-tone paint
could be buffed out, the body panel gaps were not even”
156 Comments with Your Renewals: “Keith, don’t sell out
to some publishing conglomerate! Your SCM tries to call it like
it is”
158 Showcase Gallery: Cars for sale
164 Resource Directory: Meet your car’s needs
Tony Piff
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Shifting Gears Keith Martin
If I Were King of a Concours
I would recruit apprentice judges from local Cars and Coffee-style
gatherings
seen it done successfully, but it would be useful to have a couple of sentences
on each class sign describing what is important about the class.
For instance, “Class J — Duesenbergs. In their era, these were the most
flamboyant and powerful cars you could buy. Movie stars such as Clark
Gable and Carole Lombard were often seen driving them.”
In this Internet era, where information is just a keystroke away, people
are used to getting nuggets of information — not just two-word titles.
Finally, make it easy for people to see the cars. Major concours,
including Pebble, Amelia and St. John’s, have no forbidding ropes or
barriers to keep people from walking around the cars and peering into
them. Getting to look at the cars from all angles is critical to a successful
concours experience.
The judges
It’s no secret that concours judges are a graying group. I think
Let the audience mingle amongst the cars
O
ne of the magnificent spectacles in the collector car world
occurs as the morning mists lift off a concours field. Dozens
of rare and important machines that trace the history of the
automobile are revealed.
From diminutive Hupmobile roadsters to imposing Cadillac pha-
etons, our love affair with cars is on display.
But like all aspects of car collecting, concours face challenges in
attracting new faces. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to participate
in many concours and shows as an emcee, judge, entrant and
spectator. They include Pebble Beach, Amelia, Concours of America
at St. John’s (Meadow Brook), Keels & Wheels, La Jolla, Hilton Head,
Concorso Italiano, Legends of the Autobahn, the LeMay, Chantilly Arts
& Elegance, Forest Grove and more.
Each of these events does many things brilliantly, and offers a satisfy-
ing experience to those of us who love cars. However, as we move deeper
into the 21st century, the cars of our youth become ever more removed
from the realities of today’s automobile. We need to be thoughtful about
how concours and shows can evolve as a part of a changing world.
Here are some thoughts about what makes an effective concours.
The concours green
Let’s start by considering the environment of the event itself. A
concours or show should always have light, perky music in the background,
from the moment the gates open until they close. I was at a
concours last year where the dark, ponderous Darth Vader theme from
“Star Wars” was played repeatedly. It didn’t exactly set the tone I was
anticipating. Compilations of Italian party music are easy to find and
work well.
Further, the sound system needs to cover the entire field. I’ve been to
many events where those outside the main area simply can’t hear either
the music or the announcements. An uninformed audience is an unhappy
audience.
I am a big fan of “family pricing” for concours, so that car lovers are
encouraged to bring along their teenage kids. After all, we want to make
it as easy as possible for first-timers to attend — so they will become
regulars.
One of the biggest challenges for concours is signage. I’ve never
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Hagerty performs a critically important service with their Junior Judges
program. What is needed now is an apprentice judge program, where
enthusiasts from the ages of 18 to 30 are brought in as a part of a regular
judging team. Once they have judged at any three concours, they could
be considered for inclusion as a regular judge on a team.
I would develop a relationship with local Cars and Coffee-type events.
I’d set up a booth promoting the concours at C&C, have two-for-one
concours admission coupons available, and recruit apprentice judges. I
would also create a class at concours called “Best of Cars and Coffee,”
and have the C&C organizers carefully choose six modern enthusiastowned
and -modified cars to display.
At a concours, it is important to recognize the judges by having
them all come onto the stage for introductions. Bill Warner at Amelia
is the master of this. I can’t hope to replicate his memory skills, but at
the recent concours at St. John’s I was given a well-composed list that
had a sentence about each judge, his or her home town and name. For
example, “Automotive collector and restorer. Judge at many concours.
From Orchard Lake, Michigan, Frank Campanale.”
This also lets the audience know the wealth of experience the judging
team brings to the table.
Sponsors
The ability of a concours to raise money for a charity often depends
on how much of their costs are offset by sponsorships. Consequently,
giving credit to sponsors is of utmost importance. When I am emcee, few
concours provide me with a “thank you” list of sponsors that I can read
three or four times during the day.
I also like to call sponsors to the stage and interview them. Some of
these companies are not car related and are writing checks for five and six
figures. You simply can’t thank them enough. They generally are investing
in the demographics of the attendees, so they don’t automatically get
a “car-buzz” just from being at the event. Let’s make them feel good
about their $50,000 investment with a little love on the stage.
On a final note, concours need to continue to evolve their classes
to appeal to a changing audience. However, I find that most concours
are sensitive to this and are moving forward. Classes such as Modern
Supercars, Japanese Cars from the ’70s and American Pickups from the
’60s are becoming common.
I love being at car shows, from the 12th Annual Troutdale Cruise-In
in Oregon to Pebble Beach. Car shows bring enthusiasts together to do
one thing — celebrate our affection for the automobile.
The job of concours is to attend to the care and feeding of their audi-
ences, judges and sponsors so that they can continue to evolve and flourish
in our changing world. ♦
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Crossing the Block Tony Piff Images courtesy of the respective auction companies unless otherwise noted
Smith’s Auction Company
Where: Cape Girardeau, MO
When: October 2–3
More: www.smithsauctioncompany.com
Bonhams — Preserving the Automobile
Where: Philadelphia, PA
When: October 5
Last year: 47/60 cars sold / $3.8m
Featured cars:
• 1958 Cooper Formula Mk II (Bonhams
estimate: $20k–$30k)
• Star Car: 1936 Wander W25 K roadster.
Coachwork by Wendler ($350k–$450k)
More: www.bonhams.com
RM Sotheby’s
Where: Hershey, PA
When: October 8–9
Last year: 157/169 cars sold / $13.9m
Featured cars:
• 1914 Packard Six 5-passenger tourer.
Offered without reserve
• 1958 Pontiac Parisienne convertible
More: www.sothebys.com
Vicari — Cruisin’ the Coast
Where: Biloxi, MS
When: October 8–10
More: www.vicariauction.com
Mecum — Chicago 2015
Where: Schaumburg, IL
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.
Red Deer, AB, CAN
SEPTEMBER
2–6—AUCTIONS
AMERICA
Auburn, IN
4—SILVERSTONE
London, U.K.
5—BONHAMS
Chantilly, FRA
5—BONHAMS
Beaulieu, U.K.
5—WORLDWIDE
Auburn, IN
5–6—SILVER
Sun Valley, ID
6—COYS
Castle Hedingham, U.K.
6—VANDERBRINK
Greenfield, IA
7—RM SOTHEBY’S
London, U.K.
11–12—ELECTRIC
GARAGE
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12—BONHAMS
Chichester, U.K.
12—DAN KRUSE
CLASSICS
Austin, TX
15—BARONS
Surrey, U.K.
16–19—MECUM
Dallas, TX
21—SHANNONS
Melbourne, AUS
23—BRIGHTWELLS
Herefordshire, U.K.
24—TOM MACK
Charlotte, NC
24–26— BARRETTJACKSON
Las Vegas, NV
25–26—G. POTTER KING
Atlantic City, NJ
26—BONHAMS
Ebeltoft, DNK
26—COYS
Frankfurt, DEU
26—VANDERBRINK
Boone, IA
26—SILVER
Portland, OR
OCTOBER
2–3—SMITH’S
Cape Girardeau, MO
4—J. WOOD & CO.
North Kingston, RI
5—BONHAMS
Philadelphia, PA
8–9—RM SOTHEBY’S
Hershey, PA
8–10—VICARI
Biloxi, MS
8–10—MECUM
Schaumburg, IL
9—BONHAMS
Knokke-Heist, BEL
10—COYS
Ascot, U.K.
10—PETERSEN
Salem, OR
11—MORPHY
Denver, PA
14—H&H
Duxford, U.K.
16–17—BRANSON
Branson, MO
17—DRAGONE
Westport, CT
17—VANDERBRINK
Aurora, NE
17—SPECIALTY AUTO
Loveland, CO
18—BONHAMS
Stafford, U.K.
23–24—WORLDWIDE
Fredericksburg, TX
24—THEODORE BRUCE
Melbourne, AUS
24—SOUTHERN CLASSIC
Murfreesboro, TN
25—SILVERSTONE
Northamptonshire, U.K.
27—BARONS
Surrey, U.K.
30—BONHAMS
London, U.K.
30–NOV 1—COLLECTOR
CAR PRODUCTIONS
Mississauga, ON, CAN
31—CCA
Leamington Spa, U.K.
31—AUCTIONS AMERICA
Hilton Head Island, SC
NOVEMBER
1—ARTCURIAL
Paris, FRA
5–7—GAA
Greensboro, NC
6–7—SMITH’S
Paducah, KY
6–7—MOTOSTALGIA
Austin, TX
9—SHANNONS
Sydney, AUS
12–14—MECUM
Anaheim, CA
14–15—SILVERSTONE
Birmingham, U.K.
18—H&H
Buxton, U.K.
18—RM SOTHEBY’S
New York, NY
20–22—LEAKE
Dallas, TX
20–22—McCORMICK’S
Palm Springs, CA
25—BRIGHTWELLS
Herefordshire, U.K.
27–28—DAN KRUSE
CLASSICS
Houston, TX
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Star Car: 1914 Packard Six 5-passenger tourer, no reserve, at RM Sotheby’s in Hershey, PA
When: October 8–10
Last year: 576/930 cars sold / $15m
More: www.mecum.com
Bonhams — The Zoute Sale
Where: Knokke-Heist, BEL
When: October 9
Last year: 28/35 cars sold / $4.8m
Featured cars:
• 1959 Lotus Elite Sport Coupe (Bonhams
estimate: $71k–$110k)
• 1967 Citroën DS21 cabriolet ($130k–
$200k)
• 1961 Jaguar XKE Series I 3.8
convertible ($210k–$280k)
More: www.bonhams.com
Coys — Ascot Racecourse
Where: Ascot, U.K.
When: October 10
More: www.coys.co.uk
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Crossing the Block Tony Piff Images courtesy of the respective auction companies
Star Car: 1959 Lotus Elite Sport Coupe at Bonhams, Knokke-Heist, BEL
Petersen
Where: Salem, OR
When: October 10
More: www.petersencollectorcars.com
H&H — Imperial War Museum
Where: Duxford, U.K.
When: October 14
Featured cars:
• 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB. Offered
without reserve, proceeds to benefit
charity
• Star Car: 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4.
Offered without reserve, proceeds to
benefit charity
More: www.handh.co.uk
The Branson Auction
Where: Branson, MO
When: October 16–17
Last year: 117/200 cars sold / $2.8m
More: www.bransonauction.com
Dragone — Fall 2015 Auction
Where: Westport, CT
When: October 17
• Star Car: 1967 Exemplar concept car by
Carrozzeria Coggiola
More: www.dragoneclassic.com
Silverstone — The Porsche Sale
Where: Northamptonshire, U.K.
When: October 25
More: www.silverstoneauctions.com
Barons Autumn Classic
Where: Surrey, U.K.
When: October 27
More: www.barons-auctions.com
Bonhams — London to Brighton Run Sale
Where: London, U.K.
When: October 30
Star Car: 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 at H&H, Duxford, U.K.
Specialty Auto Auctions — Larimer County
Fairgrounds (The Ranch) Fall 2015
Where: Loveland, CO
When: October 17
More: www.saaasinc.com
VanDerBrink — The Harvey Bish Collection
Where: Aurora, NE
When: October 17
More: www.vanderbrinkauctions.com
Theodore Bruce — Motorclassica
Where: Melbourne, AUS
When: October 24
More: www.theodorebruceauctions.com.au
Last year: 14/23 cars sold / $2.3m
Featured car:
• 1903 Clement AC4R (Bonhams
estimate: $620k–$780k)
More: www.bonhams.com
Auctions America
Where: Hilton Head Island, SC
When: October 31, 2015
Featured lots:
• 1980 Ford Mustang GT Enduro prototype
(Auctions America estimate:
$45k–$60k)
• 1957 Ford Thunderbird F-code ($175k–
$225k)
• Star Car: 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi ($375k–
$425k)
More: www.auctionsamerica.com
CCA
Where: Leamington Spa, U.K.
When: October 31
More: www.classiccarauctions.co.uk
Collector Car Productions — The Toronto Fall Classic
Car Auction
Where: Toronto, ON, CAN
When: October 31–November 1
More: www.collectorcarproductions.com ♦
Star Car: 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi at Auctions America, Hilton Head Island, SC
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Concours and Events SCM Staff Send news and event listings to insideline@sportscarmarket.com
Gas-Powered Wonders Will Light Up Gaslamp Quarter
More than 150 high-performance, classic and sports cars take over San Diego’s world-famous Gaslamp Quarter on October 11 for the seventh
annual Fifth Avenue Auto Showcase. Expect a wide variety of vehicles, ranging from traditional classics to contemporary luxury. You’ll find
the cars along the six blocks of 5th Avenue between E Street and K Street. This free event starts at 11 a.m. www.gaslamp.org (CA)
Treasure Hunting
in Pennsylvania
Fall Carlisle provides a
three-for-one event from September
30 through October 4.
Walk in the gate, and you find a
gigantic collector car swapmeet,
a car corral and an auction. The
Fall Carlisle event makes it easy
to discover something you didn’t
know you needed. Venues open
at 7 a.m. For pricing and event
passes, visit www.carlisleevents.
com. (PA)
OCTOBER CALENDAR
4 Brooklands Morgan Day,
Brooklands Museum,
Weybridge, Surrey, U.K.;
www.brooklandsmuseum.
com
11 Cars for Kids Automobile
Show, Litchfield, CT;
www.ctjuniorrepublic.org
An Automotive Island Getaway
The Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours
d’Elegance returns for another great week of automotive events. This
year the Honored Marque is Chrysler. The Savannah Speed Classic
revs up from October 23 to 25 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf
Resort and Spa. The following weekend, October 31 through November
1, Hilton Head Island becomes the grand venue. The Car Club
Showcase takes over the first and 18th Fairways of the Planter’s Row
Golf Course at the Port Royal Golf Club on October 31. On November
1, the Concours d’Elegance will start at 9 a.m. The Motoring Midway
exhibits will also be at the Port Royal Golf Club on October 31 and
November 1. For pricing and packages, visit www.hhiconcours.com.
(SC)
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Concours Celebrates
Ferrari and Cadillac
Niello Concours at Serrano
takes place on October 4 in El
Dorado Hills, CA, and the 12th
edition will feature Cadillac and
60 years of Ferrari in America.
The event opens at 10 a.m. Tickets
are $45 in advance and $55 at
the gate. www.nielloconcoursatserrano.com
(CA)
18 Lake Mirror Classic
Automobile Festival, Lakeland,
FL; www.lakemirrorclassic.com
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Michael Trimble
You Write We Read
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Universal Motor Device
kudos
To the Editor:
Imagine my surprise when
I discovered profiled in SCM a
very nice example of a vehicle
that is parked in my own garage.
The Unimog Doka (doppelkabine)
(July 2015, “Affordable
Classic,” p. 40) must possess the
unique distinction among SCMfeatured
vehicles of having a
rated towing capacity of 44,000
pounds with its 4WD, locking
diffs, and 6 forward speeds plus
torque convertor.
One omission — the article did
not mention the origin of the name
“Unimog.” This is the German
acronym for “UNIversal-MOtorGerät”,
or in English, “Universal
Motor Device.”
And that it certainly is. —
Tom Meacham, Anchorage, AK
Cars or cash
To the Editor:
Interesting story about the
father and son tug of war over
the cars (August 2015, “Legal
Files,” p. 46). It seems to me the
obvious solution to most of these
estate situations is the use of life
insurance. If the LLC contains a
few million dollars worth of cars,
and some children don’t want
them, then the owner should have
a few million dollars worth of life
insurance to provide the cash to
equalize the estate payout. — Jim
Brannen, San Diego, CA
Real driving makes
better drivers
To the Editor:
I agree with Keith Martin:
“Bad Driving Is Here to Stay”
(July 2015, “Shifting Gears,” p.
16), but can anything be done
about it?
No one can just point the
finger at one thing to blame as a
cause to champion.
Companies have catered and
marketed to several generations
to increase the bottom line (can
you blame them?).
I bought an Audi A5 last
year and had to have it built, in
Germany, to my specs because
there was not one on the East
Coast with a 6-speed manual and
sport suspension.
My simple 1964 Morgan Plus
4 is insured for $53 large. How
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…possess the unique distinction among SCM-featured
vehicles of having a rated towing capacity of 44,000
pounds with its 4WD, locking diffs, and six forward speeds plus
torque convertor
many young potential enthusiasts
can afford that?
Driver training was manda-
tory in high school to obtain a
driver’s license when I attended
in 1962. Two of my teachers
raced sports cars on weekends.
Automatic transmissions were for
old ladies and gentlemen.
The New York Times had
a reporter who did nothing but
cover F1 and sports car racing in
Europe, Watkins Glen, Sebring,
Riverside etc....
In today’s (June 15) New York
Times Sports section, there was
no mention of the 24 Hours of
Le Mans, and you might get two
sentences on who won an F1 race
now and then.
That was then, this is now.
The current culture demands
that your iPhone be at your side
or in your hand 24/7, and those
that can’t send or respond immediately
are thought of as out of
touch — and even irresponsible.
I have suggested, to whoever
would listen, that in a perfect
world, each young driver take a
car-control clinic, advanced driving
technique and ideally a racing
course at an accredited school.
This will, of course, never happen
but, at this point, anything
positive would be welcome. —
Steve Schefbauer, Monroe, CT
A few thoughts on 300SL
values and ergonomics
To the Editor:
I am a lifelong Mercedes-Benz
enthusiast, having owned several
300SLs and managed MercedesBenz
stores and owned one of my
own for many years.
The article (July 2015,
“German Profile,” p. 64) was
interesting and good reading,
but there were several errors.
The very first sentence says the
production car “retained the race
car’s aluminum-alloy bodywork,”
which of course it did not except
in the case of a very small number
of special cars. As I recall, those
alloy cars number in the high
twenties against a total 300SL
production of Gullwing coupes
and roadsters close to 3,000 cars.
Myself, I would consider a color
change of a very fine original car
a definite value hit.
Cumberford (“The Cumber-
ford Perspective,” p. 66) mentions
the poor ergonomics of the
car, but I would challenge that, as
the car has plenty of leg, head and
elbow room, which are lacking in
a great many cars for the era. I am
well over six feet tall and, sadly,
in the mid-200-pound range
weight-wise, but I was easily
comfortable in either the roadster
or the Gullwing.
Of course, the wide threshold
is a challenge but eased by the
folding steering wheel. The only
further comment is the seat back
is a bit too upright and lacks a
reclining mechanism. However
I found it quite easy to engineer
a riser under the front of the seat
that effected a reclining of it to
my satisfaction. The Gullwing
is, of course, quite noisy and has
little ventilation — thus you see
drivers with the doors open at
low speed. This was cured by the
folding top of the roadster.
The later car featured better
handling and riding with its improved
rear suspension. Best of
all, the cars, if maintained well,
are dead-reliable, fast and comfortable
at any speed and are very
long-legged. They easily cruise at
triple-digit speeds in comfort.
The build quality, engineer-
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Ad Index
AIG PC Global Services, Inc .............................................51
American Car Collector ...................................................161
Aston Martin of New England ...........................................47
Auctionata AG ....................................................................59
Auctions America ...............................................................39
Auto Kennel ......................................................................143
Automotive Restorations Inc............................................118
Autosport Designs Inc ......................................................141
Barrett-Jackson .............................................................27, 51
Bennett Law Office ..........................................................161
Beverly Hills Car Club .....................................................151
Beverly Hills Motoring ....................................................147
Blackhawk/Auto Collections Inc .....................................121
Boca Raton Concours .........................................................44
Bonhams / SF ...............................................................11, 13
Bonhams / UK ....................................................................15
Borro ...................................................................................53
Branson Collector Car Auction ..........................................55
Canepa ..............................................................................137
Carlisle Events ..................................................................125
Cars, Inc. .............................................................................43
Centerline Alfa Parts.........................................................110
Central Classic Cars .........................................................136
Charles Prince Classic Cars..............................................107
Chequered Flag International ...........................................143
Chubb Personal Insurance ..................................................33
Classic Assets Motor Sports Center ...................................81
Classic Investments ..........................................................161
Classic Showcase................................................................51
Cooper Classic Cars .........................................................147
Copley Motorcars .......................................................10, 137
Dan Kruse Classics ...........................................................127
DC Automotive .................................................................140
DeLorean Motor Company Florida .................................130
Desert Concorso .................................................................14
Dragone Classic Motorcars Inc. .......................................131
Dresser Leathers ...............................................................136
Driversource Houston LLC .......................................... 24-25
Electric Garage Auctions ....................................................45
E-Type UK USA ...............................................................124
European Collectibles.......................................................149
Evans Cooling Systems Inc. ...............................................31
Exotic Classics ..................................................................117
Fantasy Junction .................................................................87
Ferrari Market Letter ........................................................157
Flashpoint Fabrication ......................................................137
Foreign Cars Italia ............................................................129
Fourintune Garage Inc ......................................................161
Gooding & Company .......................................................2–3
Greensboro Auto Auction ...................................................85
Grundy Worldwide ...........................................................135
GTA Reunion ........................................................................8
Gullwing Motor Cars, Inc. ...............................................153
Hamann Classic Cars........................................................123
Heritage Classics ................................................................63
Hilton Head Island Concours .............................................93
Hyman, LTD .....................................................................113
Intercity Lines .....................................................................49
J Chadwick Co Engraving ................................................120
Jan B. Luehn .......................................................................99
JC Taylor ...........................................................................115
JJ Best Banc & Co ............................................................145
Keno Brothers Auctions .........................................16-17, 41
Kevin Kay Restorations .....................................................83
Kidston ................................................................................19
Leake Auction Company ..................................................105
Legendary Classic Center...................................................37
Legendary Motorcar Company ..........................................38
LeMay—America’s Car Museum ....................................152
Lory Lockwood ..................................................................97
Lucky Collector Car Auctions ............................................76
Luxury Brokers International .............................................95
Luxury Brokers International ...........................................154
MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd ....................................58
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center ..........................................35
Mershon’s World Of Cars...................................................89
Morphy Auctions ..............................................................111
Mossgreen Pty Ltd............................................................141
Motostalgia .........................................................................21
My Car Quest ...................................................................145
Oregon Ballet Theatre ........................................................12
P21S ..................................................................................155
Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions .....................................91
Park Place LTD ...................................................................77
Paul Russell And Company ..............................................135
Pro-Team Corvette Sales, Inc ...........................................133
Putnam Leasing ................................................................156
QuickSilver Exhausts Ltd.................................................119
Reliable Carriers .................................................................79
RM Sotheby’s ...................................................... 4–5, 6–7, 9
Robert Glover LTD...........................................................145
SelectBooks, Inc. ..............................................................154
Sloancars .............................................................................57
Steve Anderson Illustrations.............................................157
Steve Austin’s Great Vacations ..........................................90
Steve’s Corvettes ..............................................................104
Suixtil USA .......................................................................149
Symbolic International .......................................................23
T.D.C. Risk Management ...................................................51
The Stable, Ltd. ................................................................109
The Werk Shop .................................................................162
Tony Labella Classic Cars ..................................................86
TYCTA .............................................................................153
Unit 56 ..............................................................................151
Vintage Car Research .......................................................157
Vintage Motors of Sarasota ..............................................101
Vintage Rallies ..................................................................147
VintageAutoPosters.com ..................................................157
Watchworks ......................................................................160
Welsh Enterprises, Inc. .....................................................139
West Coast Classics, LLC ................................................155
Woodside Credit ...............................................................155
Worldwide Group ...............................................................29
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You Write We Read
If you can afford only one million-dollar car, please make it
a 300SL lest you miss one of life’s great experiences
ing, fit and finish, and reliability
is unequaled by their competitors.
To answer why they have not
soared to the crazed values of
some of their contemporaries, I
would point to the build numbers.
At nearly 3,000 units, which have
always been highly valued, most
are still around in one condition
or another; they are not actually
“rare” in the sense of a SWB or
even a 275 GTB.
Bottom line: If you can af-
ford only one million-dollar car,
please make it a 300SL lest you
miss one of life’s great experiences!
— Tom Claridge, Monte
Sereno, CA
Executive
editor
Chester
Allen responds: Mr. Claridge,
thanks for your fine letter. The
sentence about 300SL aluminum
bodywork was part of the auction
house’s catalog description of the
car, and we should have caught
the error. In addition, Robert
Cumberford wrote that
the
300SL Gullwing’s interior was
“weak ergonomically in today’s
terms….” Cumberford goes on
to say that the car is comfortable
once the driver is seated. Again,
thanks for contributing and increasing
everyone’s knowledge
of this wonderful car.
Vive la France Part II
To the Editor:
I really enjoyed reading Mr.
Doug McDonald’s response to
my assessment of the Baillon
Collection (July 2015, “You
Write,” “Vive la France [and dust
and rust]”), and your opinion
about the condition of the 1963
Porsche 356SC sold for $102,336
is spot-on. It makes perfect sense,
it is a “two plus two equals four”
kind of statement that no one will
argue with — except for me.
First, I have to warn you that
I am not a fan of logic and reason
because they suck the fun out
of life. Being married to them
is like saying “every car I ever
own is going to be a Ford Taurus
because they offer good value
for the money!” However, I am
going to start by throwing logic
into the ring. In the case of the
Baillon Porsche, it was actually
one of the better cars. It was complete;
it was not hit or burned. It
did not have gaping holes in the
body. It had its original engine, a
nice interior and no red flags. It
was parked early on, so many of
its bits were not damaged from
use, and it was a pleasant color
combination. In addition, the
Baillon Collection is now an immortal
part of French history, and
historical ties do boost the value
of a car in certain circumstances.
Now for the fun part. The
nemesis of logic is passion, which
ran amok at this auction.
If passion were a white, pow-
dery stimulant, there would have
been people lining up to snort
handfuls of it at the Baillon sale.
However, we can’t fault people’s
personal decisions because they
don’t subscribe to our thinking.
I happened to like the Porsche,
and it compared favorably to the
$2 million Talbot, the disembodied
Voisin and many of the
other cars there. I am also in the
trade, and while I do not restore
Porsches, I know a few guys
who do, and the cars that come
through their shop are often
botched restorations full of mud
and filler that were done years
after this car was locked up.
Yes, I acknowledge restora-
tion work is hard and expensive,
because I do it too. However, if
someone wants the only Porsche
from the Baillon Collection, they
are free to pay whatever they
want for it, and while we can
voice our opinions, they don’t
matter that much.
It is their decision, their money,
their time and their happiness. We
should be elated that someone who
sees the potential in the car bought
it and is going to give it the love it
deserves — just like you are giving
your heirloom 356 and I am
giving my Mercedes the love and
attention they deserve as well.
To put it all in perspective,
a female friend of mine used to
visit my shop. When she saw me
working on my 280SE 3.5 coupe
for five years in a row, she often
said, “I can’t believe you and your
mom blew $10,000 on that nasty
old car!” See? It’s all a matter of
perspective. — Pierre Hedary,
via email
(Editor’s note: Pierre Hedary
is an Auction Analyst for SCM.) ♦
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Courtesy of Bonhams
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Time Pieces by Alex Hofberg
The Breitling Emergency 2 is a Beacon for Help
In the early 1990s, the owner of Breitling
S.A. — one of the most famous makers of
watches for aviators — got an idea from
a friend who was a professional aviator:
Create a device that is a wristwatch and a
micro transmitter that would help locate and
rescue an aviator in extreme distress.
In 1995, the Breitling Emergency
debuted — the world’s first watch featuring
many pilot-useful features — plus a
transponder with a deployable antenna that
sent a signal on the internationally monitored
distress frequency 121 MHz. Roughly
40,000 of these devices were sold. In a few
instances, the devices actually saved lives.
The Breitling Emergency was restricted
to licensed pilots for use during emergencies,
but the newly released Emergency 2 is
available to professionals and adventurers
for use in any situation that requires searchand-rescue
efforts.
Officially categorized as a PLB (per-
sonal locator beacon), the Emergency 2 also
is equipped with a dual-frequency transmitter:
The first broadcasts intermittently at
406 MHz, which is picked up by low-altitude, Earth-orbit satellites,
(LEOSAR) and geostationary satellites, (GEOSAR). These satellites are
monitored by COPAS SARSAT (a pair of acronyms, the latter in English
for Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking, the former the Russian
equivalent thereof), which is an international organization dedicated
to enhancing and speeding rescue
efforts all over the globe. The second
transmitter continues to employ the
121.5 MHz signal that helps rescuers
find the wearer.
In actual use, the wearer attempts
Details
Production date: Approved for sale in
the United States in July 2015
Worst place to wear one: Out on a
drunken bender and triggering the
beacon to summon a taxi
is best):
Ratings (
Rarity:
Durability:
Parts/service availability:
Website: www.breitling.com
to position the device in a location
that is clear of trees and other heavy
cover — a rocky outcropping, for
instance. The wearer fixes the watch
to some object so that it remains
motionless. Then the user deploys the
antenna by twisting the large knob
Neat Stuff by Tony Piff
Porsche Paper Pincher
This paperclip is shaped like a Porsche 911. Therefore, if you’re a
Porschephile, you should buy 100 of them for $20. www.shop3.porsche.
com
Italian Bill Spanner
Enjoy making a
automotive fashio
statement every
time you pay for
something with
this Italian wrench
shaped money clip
Will it make payin
your Alfa mechan
less painful? Prob
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on the side and pulling out a coiled wire
until the cap releases.
When the device is fully deployed,
another antenna will pop out of the opposite
side, and it must also be pulled
to full extension. Immediately, the two
antennae will alternately transmit for
a minimum of 24 hours. One antenna
transmits to the satellite system for
identification and processing of the alert
to be forwarded by COSPAS SARSAT
to various SAR agencies. The other antenna
transmits directly to the rescuers.
Here are further important bits of
information:
Buying an Emergency 2 watch re-
quires filling out a contract that makes
you personally responsible for the transmitter
which — if misused — will start a
chain of events that could incur fines and
expensive fees from rescue agencies. So,
be careful. This is not a toy.
The transmitter is a “one-shot” de-
vice. If the watch is misused, Breitling
warns that recommissioning the watch
will cost half of the original list price, so, again, be careful to ensure
proper use. However, if the watch is used for the intended purpose and
you are rescued, Breitling will recommission the watch at no charge.
Upon purchase, the owner must register the watch, with its many
unique serial numbers and country of origin, with COSPAS SARSAT.
Before an Emergency Watch can leave the dealer, the purchaser must fill
out the paperwork in person and accept responsibility for it. Emergency
Watches can only be purchased in person at an official Breitling dealer.
Further, if the watch is a gift, the recipient must be involved in the
actual purchase and registration.
The Emergency watch employs a unique rechargeable power
source to have enough output to power the transmitters for 24 hours.
Although the watch comes with a charging and self-diagnostic dock,
the Emergency 2 must be returned to Breitling once every two years for
replacement of the battery pack. The first visit is free.
The new Breitling Emergency 2 is a serious tool, and as such, bears
serious responsibility to own. An equally serious price tag — starting at
roughly $16,000 — accompanies the watch.
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In Miniature by Marshall Buck
1961 Porsche 356B Carrera 2
Once again my affinity for 356
Porsches has crept in, and the Carrera
2 is a rare one. The 1961 model year
was also the last year of production for
356 Carreras. They were the fastest of
the breed — and the first cars from
the factory fitted with disc brakes.
Until now, if you wanted a model
of a 356 Carrera, your only choice was
diminutive 1:43 scale. For anything
larger, you would have to commission
a model builder to make one for you,
which I have done for a few clients.
Enter GT Spirit with their wonder-
ful broad range of 1:18-scale Porsche models. The models from GT Spirit
are serial-numbered “limited editions,” varying in quantity from as low as
500 to as many as 1,500 depending on the car and color/version. Any model
run over 250 is just not that limited. However, that takes nothing away from
this model, as it is a superb and worthy addition to any model collection,
and there is only one color/version offered for this one: a warm ivory with
contrasting tan interior.
This model, as with all GT Spirit pieces, is a curbside model. That means
it is static with no opening panels. Some refer to
these as “sealed” models. In any case, this model
is highly detailed and beautifully finished.
The overall body shape is spot-on, as is over-
Model Details
Production date: 2014
Quantity: 999
SCM five-star rating:
Overall quality:
Authenticity:
Overall value:
Web: www.gts-models.com
all accuracy and quality of fit and finish. The
model is made of resin, styrene and photo-etched
metal detail parts. The windows are all crystal
clear, and each is fitted with proper simulations
of metal trim and rubber gaskets. The only weak
spot on the entire model is with the windshield
Speaking Volumes by Mark Wigginton
The Porsche 924 Carrera: Evolution to Excellence
by Roy Smith, Veloce, 320 pages, $75.51, Amazon
The path from automotive conception to production is rarely a straight
line, and the Porsche 924 is a good example. Starting as a joint venture
design between Volkswagen and
Porsche, the car was built around
the 4-cylinder VW engine, but developed
by Porsche. It was headed to
Volkswagen showrooms until world
events and business reality intruded.
Recession, a Middle East war and
the near fiscal death of Volkswagen
led to a change of management, and
suddenly Porsche had the car, ready
to produce as an entry-level Porsche,
much to the delight of the marketing
department. Sales began in 1975.
By 1978 there was a 924-only
racing series in England, despite reluctance
from the factory (who both
complained about it not being a raceready
car as well as feared it might
succeed and steal thunder from the 911). There was also thinly disguised
disgust from most Porsche fans. I mean, it was water-cooled, the engine was
in the wrong end, and it came from Audi — sputter, sputter — it just wasn’t
natural.
But the 924 proved to be a well-balanced, aerodynamic platform, and
going real racing was inevitable. And being a Porsche, winning was inevitable
as well.
Roy Smith brings to life the backstory in Evolution to Excellence, a
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detailed look at the cars, the races and the personalities that
led to the 924 Carrera becoming a class winner at Le Mans,
a rally winner, and a formidable race car wherever it turned
a wheel.
Smith examines the racing history and develop-
ments along the way, including the introduction of the
Carrera GTR, which was purpose-built for racing customers.
The success of the cars helped raise their profile
with customers, and the 924 was a consistent seller to
those who wanted something other than the 911 — and
at a lower price point.
Evolution to Excellence is the perfect homage to the
car: handsome, precise and perfect for the task at hand,
and it is researched and written to high standards.
Provenance:
Roy Smith is known for books that dive deep into the
details, and he got welcome access and input from the
factory and many of the racing principals involved in the
924’s success.
Fit and finish:
With beautiful printing of rare photos and a simple design,
Evolution to Excellence is quality from beginning to end.
Drivability:
One test of a book is how much you can learn to care
about a topic you simply didn’t come to the book with a hunger
to learn. The 924 will never be exciting for lots of folks,
but Smith turned his relentless research into a very readable
account of a special car at an odd time in racing. ♦
Sports Car Market
wipers. They are single
cast and painted dull aluminum.
With the rest of the
model being so good, these
are noticeable in their lack
of detail and finesse.
All lenses for head-,
fog, signal and taillights
are wonderful — with
perfect engravings. Even
separate little reflectors
and the reverse light
under the rear bumper
are there and well done.
Beautiful chrome wheels
with delicate little Porsche crests centered in each are shod
with period-correct tires. The tires are excellent and have
perfectly miniaturized treads, but as always, there is no
sidewall detail. Licensing issues with all tire manufacturers
prevent many models from having sidewall details.
The tan interior is very well done. All the detail is there,
from a dashboard with all the bits to the door panels with
hardware and map pockets. Even the flooring is correct with
its combination of carpeting and rubber floor matting.
As I have written before, with GT Spirit, you can put
together a formidable 1:18-scale collection of Porsche street
and race cars by acquiring their models as well as those
from AutoArt and Minichamps.
This has to be one of the best model car bargains out
there. You can find them from some dealers — and all over
eBay — priced anywhere from $76 to $179. You simply cannot
go wrong. (The original issue price was 80 euros, which
was about $86.)
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Affordable Classic Toyota MR2
Toyota’s Under-the-Radar Sports Car
The first-gen MR2 was its own beast — an origami-ish wedge full
of reliable fun
by Mark Wigginton
Hot and cold sales
Sales for the first-gen MR2
were more than adequate, with a
peak of 51,271 leaving the factory
in 1985 — but falling to a mere
13,153 by the end of the 1989
model year. Introduction of the
second-generation car revived the
brand briefly, with 45,424 built in
the first year of production, but
quickly falling below 20,000 units
and finally bottoming out at only
3,309 in 1996. And the smaller,
lighter, third-gen MR2 was an
artistic success, but it was never
able to pry open the wallets of
buyers, with fewer than 30,000
sold throughout the run.
The competition for the MR2
First-gen Toyota MR2s were more angular and wedge-shaped than their rounded later iterations
S
ome marques, even in the affordable category, seem to engender passionate
supporters. Mention Alfa or Porsche, and the swooning starts. Even the humble
Miata has a plenty of fans.
The Toyota MR2? Not so much.
But if you are looking for an affordable two-seater, it should be on your list to
investigate. They are plentiful and have performance on par with the competition —
across nearly 25 years of production and three wildly different design envelopes.
The accidental sports car
The MR2 (apparently Toyota shorthand for Mid-engine, Rear-drive, 2-seater) was
launched in 1984, but that belies a long development period, as Toyota started the process
of creating a fuel-efficient two-seater (but not necessarily a sports car) way back
in 1976. Toyota designers were looking for light, fun to drive and economical, and
they settled on a mid-engine, rear-driver layout, which, as development proceeded,
changed the focus more and more to building a sports car.
The MR2 went through three distinctive redesigns, with the first-gen W10 produced
between 1984 and 1989. The second-gen W20 came along for the decade between 1989
and 1999. Finally, the W30 came along for the last tour, from 1999 to 2007.
For shorthand purposes, think of the three styles
as kinda-Fiat X1/9, kinda Ferrari 348 and kinda
Porsche Boxster.
You might also think “kinda derivative.” But, hey,
it’s Toyota, and while the cars are technically strong,
you have to go pretty deep in the canon to find something
that stands out as a design exercise that gets the
heart racing. Or, if it makes you happier, think, generally,
but not exclusively, T-top to coupe to roadster.
All three were transverse mid-engine and rear
drivers, mostly with 5-speeds, and all exhibited
competitive handling and performance for the cars
they were up against in the marketplace.
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Details
Years produced: 1984–89 (first-gen car)
Current price range: $5,000–$10,000
Pros: Toyota reliability, great handling
Cons: Toyota non-sizzle amongst your car
friends, no luggage space
Best place to drive one: Parking-lot gymkhanas
and country roads
A typical owner: The kind of person who
doesn’t follow the herd, but wants to
make sure they get to their destination
Second gen — 1990–91 Toyota MR2
Sports Car Market
obviously hasn’t changed. Options
at this end of the market for cars of
the same vintage are still primarily
Miatas, Honda CRXs, and Fiat
X1/9s. If you want to dig deep, and
want to love “’Merica,” you can
sample the Pontiac Fiero (if you must).
Also, you really have to choose the model and
look that speaks to you. For me, it’s all about the firstgeneration
cars. The second-gen Ferrari wannabe is a
bit corporate and dull for my tastes, and the third-gen
Boxster wannabe suffers from the same blandness that
the Honda S2000 deals with — although on the positive
side, it is pretty rare given the low sales volumes. But the
first MR2 iteration was its own beast — an origami-ish
wedge full of fun.
Reliable pep and handling
So, what do you get in a 1984–89 MR2? Start with the
16-valve, 1,587-cc 4-cylinder engine that was also in the
Corolla of the period. The double-overhead-cam engine
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A period advertisement shows a first-gen Toyota MR2 from 1988
put out 112 horsepower, fuel-injected, and generated 0–60 mph times under nine seconds
and quarter-mile times under 19 seconds. If you can find an MR2 Supercharged,
the horsepower goes up 25% and cuts two seconds off the quarter-mile time.
Mostly what you get is enough performance enhanced by superb handling. The
mid-engine layout, slightly rear-biased weight distribution and a stiff platform had
the MR2, in period, doing quite well against most of the competition in car magazine
comparison tests.
In fact, if you read the car rag reviews from the time, you will wonder why you
didn’t rush out and buy one right then and there. Everyone was in love with the MR2;
they were positively gushing. It was Car of the Year Japan, as well as Motor Trend
Import of the Year, and it was consistently mentioned in top 10 lists.
That love was also true of owners, with reliability ratings off the charts, customer
satisfaction as strong as the benchmark Honda CRX of the period, and a loyal customer
base that thought the next car they would buy after the MR2 was another MR2.
On the downside, despite having both fore and aft luggage areas, there is little of it
to use. Some complained about the looks, especially the height of the car, which made
it appear like it was standing on tiptoes (on the other hand, that makes it much easier
to get into and out of than the Miata).
Third gen — 2001 Toyota MR2
Credit-card fun
Now the good news: These car are affordable — truly
affordable. First-gen cars are plentiful enough, with
many survivors. At the bottom end of the market, there
are project cars for $500, while pristine supercharged
cars will bring $10,000 — and plenty of well-loved
100,000-milers come along at that sweet spot in the
middle. There doesn’t appear to be any auction market
for them at this point, so think inexpensive fun rather
than investment.
The bottom line might be to take a long look at the
road less traveled, so stop scouring Craigslist for Miatas
(which have become the darlings of newbie drifters, with
a predictable rise in prices) and drive a few MR2s. If the
motoring scribes loved them in the late 1980s, maybe
you will as well. Just don’t forget your Milli Vanilli cassettes…
♦
October 2015
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Page 46
Legal Files John Draneas
Waking From a Litigation Nightmare
Plaintiff takes his Ferrari 212 Vignale case all the way and comes out on top
L
ast month, “Legal Files” gave a behind-the-scenes report on the
settlement of the Cunningham Corvette case, explaining how
hard it is to really be a winner in litigation and why settlements
almost always make sense (September 2015, p. 70). This month,
it’s the other side of the story — an example of a plaintiff taking it all
the way and coming out on top.
Five years ago, “The Nightmare of Litigation” (May 2010, “Legal
Files,” p. 32) reported on a 1953 Ferrari 212 Vignale deal gone bad.
“Ed” had given a $25,000 deposit to a California broker represent-
ing a seller in Japan. Ed traveled to Japan to inspect the car and didn’t
like it. The broker ref
At the time of the 2010
the broker and the Jap
to Japan and attorney
to be just the beginnin
what followed.
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appealed. After cycli
attorneys, the broker e
own briefs before the
Court. That produced
— a full affirmation o
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against the broker’s
residence, but it w
encumbered and Ed
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ing to stave off forecl
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pay off later.
Ed got word that
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a driver who had b
drinking. The broker
been injured and had
a major lawsuit, cla
that he had suffered
damage that left him u
work. Ed’s attorneys
lawsuit proceeds.
The broker had
with the California
Compensation Fund,
$100,000 and received
lawsuit proceeds. The
of lawyers also claim
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broker’s insurance
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willing to just pay it to be left alone. That set up a squabble among the
claimants as to how to divide the money. In the end, the lawyers got
paid, Ed received $127,000, the Victims’ Fund accepted about $20,000,
and the broker got nothing further. However, an Internet search indicates
that the broker is now back at work.
Proceedings in Japan
At first, Ed had a lot of sympathy for the Japanese owner, who never
saw any of the money and probably didn’t do anything wrong — other
than pick the wrong broker.
he situation, and asked
he broker to resolve the
efunding the $25,000
n the owner did noth,
apparently accepting
hatever story he heard
om the broker, Ed lost
s sympathy and hired a
ery capable Tokyo law
rm to pursue collecion
efforts against the
owner.
The owner refused
to pay, challenging
the validity of the
California judgment.
Once a judgment be-
ay the judgment debtor
n another state or counnew
nothing about the
and was not even in the
al Files John Draneas
Waking From a Litigation Nightmare
Plaintiff takes his Ferrari 212 Vignale case all the way and comes out on top
L
ast month, “Legal Files” gave a behind-the-scenes report on the
settlement of the Cunningham Corvette case, explaining how
hard it is to really be a winner in litigation and why settlements
almost always make sense (September 2015, p. 70). This month,
it’s the other side of the story — an example of a plaintiff taking it all
the way and coming out on top.
Five years ago, “The Nightmare of Litigation” (May 2010, “Legal
Files,” p. 32) reported on a 1953 Ferrari 212 Vignale deal gone bad.
“Ed” had given a $25,000 deposit to a California broker represent-
ing a seller in Japan. Ed traveled to Japan to inspect the car and didn’t
like it. The broker ref
At the time of the 2010
the broker and the Jap
to Japan and attorney
to be just the beginnin
what followed.
California appeals
Outraged by the d
appealed. After cycli
attorneys, the broker e
own briefs before the
Court. That produced
— a full affirmation o
cision. With no furthe
available, it became a m
would collect his mo
broker.
Ed’s judgment cr
against the broker’s
residence, but it w
encumbered and Ed
foreclosure notices f
prime lender about tw
year. The broker was m
ing to stave off forecl
so perhaps the house w
pay off later.
Ed got word that
broker had been invol
in a car crash, caused
a driver who had b
drinking. The broker
been injured and had
a major lawsuit, cla
that he had suffered
damage that left him u
work. Ed’s attorneys
lawsuit proceeds.
The broker had
with the California
Compensation Fund,
$100,000 and received
lawsuit proceeds. The
of lawyers also claim
the lawsuit proceeds.
Eventually, the d
broker’s insurance
everyone that, betwee
only $250,000 of cove
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willing to just pay it to be left alone. That set up a squabble among the
claimants as to how to divide the money. In the end, the lawyers got
paid, Ed received $127,000, the Victims’ Fund accepted about $20,000,
and the broker got nothing further. However, an Internet search indi-
cates that the broker is now back at work.
Proceedings in Japan
At first, Ed had a lot of sympathy for the Japanese owner, who never
saw any of the money and probably didn’t do anything wrong — other
than pick the wrong broker.
he situation, and asked
he broker to resolve the
efunding the $25,000
n the owner did noth-
, apparently accepting
hatever story he heard
om the broker, Ed lost
s sympathy and hired a
ery capable Tokyo law
rm to pursue collec-
ion efforts against the
owner.
The owner refused
to pay, challenging
the validity of the
California judgment.
Once a judgment be-
ay the judgment debtor
n another state or coun-
new nothing about the
and was not even in the
eek
eek
entation to prove all of
me whether the owner
nia.
membered the sequence
rget much, as he served
the broker at The Quail,
rey Car Week.
me misgivings about the
er, the court pointed out
ch, as Ed could simply
t new proceedings.
was facing a lot of ad-
lead to a dead end, so
00 — by this time, the
% interest that was acamount
owed to almost
000 collected from the
Files John Draneas
Waking From a Litigation Nightmare
Plaintiff takes his
iles John Draneas
Waking From a Litigation Nightmare
Plaintiff takes his Ferrari 212 Vignale case all the way and comes out on top
L
ast month, “Legal Files” gave a behind-the-scenes report on the
settlement of the Cunningham Corvette case, explaining how
hard it is to really be a winner in litigation and why settlements
almost always make sense (September 2015, p. 70). This month,
it’s the other side of the story — an example of a plaintiff taking it all
the way and coming out on top.
Five years ago, “The Nightmare of Litigation” (May 2010, “Legal
Files,” p. 32) reported on a 1953 Ferrari 212 Vignale deal gone bad.
“Ed” had given a $25,000 deposit to a California broker represent-
ing a seller in Japan. Ed traveled to Japan to inspect the car and didn’t
like it. The broker ref
At the time of the 2010
the broker and the Jap
to Japan and attorney
to be just the beginnin
what followed.
California appeals
Outraged by the d
appealed. After cycli
attorneys, the broker e
own briefs before the
Court. That produced
— a full affirmation o
cision. With no furthe
available, it became a m
would collect his mo
broker.
Ed’s judgment cr
against the broker’s
residence, but it w
encumbered and Ed
foreclosure notices f
prime lender about tw
year. The broker was m
ing to stave off forecl
so perhaps the house w
pay off later.
Ed got word that
broker had been invol
in a car crash, caused
a driver who had b
drinking. The broker
been injured and had
a major lawsuit, cla
that he had suffered
damage that left him u
work. Ed’s attorneys
lawsuit proceeds.
The broker had
with the California
Compensation Fund,
$100,000 and received
lawsuit proceeds. The
of lawyers also claim
the lawsuit proceeds.
Eventually, the d
broker’s insurance
everyone that, betwee
only $250,000 of cove
48
willing to just pay it to be left alone. That set up a squabble among the
claimants as to how to divide the money. In the end, the lawyers got
paid, Ed received $127,000, the Victims’ Fund accepted about $20,000,
and the broker got nothing further. However, an Internet search indi-
cates that the broker is now back at work.
Proceedings in Japan
At first, Ed had a lot of sympathy for the Japanese owner, who never
saw any of the money and probably didn’t do anything wrong — other
than pick the wrong broker.
he situation, and asked
he broker to resolve the
efunding the $25,000
n the owner did noth-
, apparently accepting
hatever story he heard
om the broker, Ed lost
s sympathy and hired a
ery capable Tokyo law
rm to pursue collec-
ion efforts against the
owner.
The owner refused
to pay, challenging
the validity of the
California judgment.
Once a judgment be-
ay the judgment debtor
n another state or coun-
new nothing about the
and was not even in the
eek
entation to prove all of
me whether the owner
nia.
membered the sequence
rget much, as he served
the broker at The Quail,
rey Car Week.
me misgivings about the
er, the court pointed out
ch, as Ed could simply
t new proceedings.
was facing a lot of ad-
lead to a dead end, so
00 — by this time, the
% interest that was ac-
amount owed to almost
000 collected from the
ciples,
ciples, but he has actu-
fees so far total about
on his judgment. And,
dgment, the broker still
ses daily.
ure notices on the bro-
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ker’s house lately, so he is optimistic that the real estate market has
improved enough that the house might become a source of payment.
The broker seems to be seeing the same handwriting on the wall.
After the Japanese owner settled, the broker contacted Ed’s attorney
asking for a release of the lien, thinking that the matter had ended. He
flew into a rage when he was told that he still owed $170,000.
Defamatory barrage
The latest development is that Ed is now facing a public-relations
barrage. Numerous Internet and social media posts have made very
defamatory statements about Ed, and anonymous emails with those
statements have been received by many of his business associates. Ed
can’t trace them to the real sender, as they come from multiple dummy
companies and addresses and untraceable sources. So all he can do is
persevere.
Was it worth it?
“Legal Files” posed that question to Ed. He admits that everyone he
knew initially told him, “Forget about it. It’s only $25,000. A lawsuit
just isn’t worth it.” But Ed couldn’t just let the broker get away with it,
and he had to stand up for his principles.
Still, he had his doubts when he first got started with the litigation.
“But if the broker had not responded so venomously, and had he not
attacked my character and my attorney’s character from the start, I very
well might have just let it go.”
So, Ed is our other side of the story. He fought the legal battle and
came out ahead, proving that it is possible to stand up for your principles
and win in litigation. As much as we cheer him on, “Legal Files”
is not ready to recommend this to everyone.
Ed had several good things going for him.
At the start, he knew that he was spending money he might never
get back. He was willing and able to do that to prove the point, and any
money recovered would be the icing on the cake.
An astute businessman, Ed viewed this as just another project the
whole time, and didn’t get stressed out and lose sleep about the litigation.
He was able to keep his focus on the target, and he didn’t get
worked up about the broker’s antics.
Ed also had a reliable source of recovery in the Japanese owner’s
deep pockets. There was little doubt that he could afford to pay the
judgment, so getting to that end was the only question.
Finally, Ed got lucky. The broker’s car crash that produced $127,000
was impossible to predict. The broker could have lost his house to
foreclosure and declared bankruptcy to wipe out Ed’s judgment, but
he somehow managed to hang on. Take those events away, and the
outcome isn’t so good.
Of course, the owner is kicking himself about this. He had the early
opportunity to make the whole thing go away for $25,000 but passed it
up. Whether his mistake was thinking Ed would just go away or putting
his faith in the wrong broker, he definitely made the wrong choice.
He doubled down on that error when he missed his second good
chance to resolve this, right after he got served. At that point, any logical
person would realize that Ed was not going to go away and that he
was in for a legal battle that would cost more than the $25,000 at stake.
He could have offered to pay the $25,000 and reimburse Ed’s legal fees,
which anyone in Ed’s position would likely accept — and then try to
work something out with the broker, who was still expecting to earn a
commission from the sale of the Vignale. Instead, the owner in Japan
rolled the dice, and it ended up costing him 10 times as much.
So maybe we’ve come full circle. Ed may have come out okay, but
the litigation has still been a nightmare for the other guys. ♦
JOHN DRANEAS is an attorney in Oregon. His comments are general
in nature and are not intended to substitute for consultation with an
attorney. He can be reached through www.draneaslaw.com.
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Feature 2015 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
A Platinum Experience
The Greenwich Concours serves as a bit of a “coming-out party”
for car owners after a long winter hiatus
Story and photos by Bill Rothermel
• The Chief Judges Award went to the stunning
1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport owned by Walter
R. Lucas. Saturday’s Best in Show also went to
the Marano Collection for their magnificent 1935
Graber-bodied Packard Eight 1201 Convertible
Victoria.
• Another unusual entrant was the 1973 Buick Gran
Sport Sun coupe owned by Philip Roitman. Loaded
with options, including a factory sliding sunroof
and Stage I 455 V8, it is one seldom-seen and rare
muscle car.
• Sports cars are always a highlight at Greenwich
and Sunday did not disappoint. Best in Show and
Best Italian Sports Car 1946–59 honors went to a
gorgeous turquoise blue/green 1951 Cisitalia 202C
owned by Andrew Benenson.
Alan Rosenblum’s 1953 Fiat 8V was recipient of the Best Car for the Mille Miglia Award
T
wenty years in the concours world is a lifetime. Any concours lasting that long is
a great event.
The Wennerstrom family, founders of the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance,
achieved their platinum anniversary on May 30–31, 2015.
Greenwich’s unique format, with Concours Americana Saturday and Concours
International Sunday, has served quite nicely. This year, 115 American cars and motorcycles
participated Saturday, with another 145 of their foreign counterparts rolling into
Greenwich’s Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Sunday.
As one of the earliest events in the Northeast show season, the Greenwich Concours
serves as a bit of a “coming-out party” for car owners after a long winter hiatus. The
upscale location close to I-95, the wealthy New York and New England markets, and the
annual Bonhams auction held concurrently with Sunday’s International Concours all
give the concours added zing.
Somewhat strangely, the powers-that-be fail to capitalize on the location, as auction
and vendor tents obscure the panoramic waterfront views. Note to organizers: Consider
flipping them with the invited concours cars for 2016 (and thank me later).
One thing’s for sure: At Greenwich, you will see cars not seen elsewhere, which adds
to the charm.
Saturday’s winners included:
• John W. Middendorf’s unique 1896 Robert’s Electric, which received Most
Outstanding Horseless Carriage Pre-1905.
• The 1923 Duesenberg Model A sport phaeton owned by Eric Killoran won the
Most Outstanding Vintage Automobile 1916–26.
• The Marano Collection’s just-restored 1953 Packard Monte Carlo concept car
took Most Outstanding Closed Car 1946–54.
Details
Plan ahead: The 21st annual
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance is
scheduled for June 4-5, 2016
Where: Roger Sherman Baldwin
Park in Greenwich, CT
Cost: $40 for one day or $60 for
two days
More: www.greenwichconcours.com
Winner of Best in Show and Best Italian Sports Car 1946–59 was
this 1951 Cisitalia 202C owned by Andrew Benenson
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A one-off 1953 Packard Monte Carlo concept from the Marano
Collection won Most Outstanding Closed Car 1946–54
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• Alan Rosenblum’s 1953 Fiat 8V “Otto Vu” Rapi
coupe received Best Car for the Mille Miglia
Award, while Most Outstanding Mercedes-Benz
honors went to Michael Schudroff’s meticulously
restored 1955 300SL Roadster.
• P.P. Pappalardo’s 250 GT was recipient of the Most
Outstanding Ferrari.
• Best English Touring Car Post-1959 went to the 1967
AC 428 Frua of Rick Phillips, and Best English GT
Car went to Michael Odierna’s 1960 Aston Martin
DB4.
Among Sunday’s most unusual cars were the 1964
Nissan Cedric sedan, driven to the concours by owner
Walter Miller and thought to be the oldest Nissan in the
U.S. Another rare sight was Vinnie and Julia Baksht’s
1985 Zil 41045 limousine, which received Best Special
Interest Car honors. When did you last see a Soviet-era
car, let alone one with faux leopard carpets?
Noted Ferrari collector and vintage racer Jim
Glickenhaus served as Grand Marshal, and Wayne Carini
of TV’s “Chasing Classic Cars” served as Honorary Chief
Judge.
Perhaps most encouraging at Greenwich are the
throngs of young photographers lined up along the roads
surrounding the concours waiting to catch a shot of the
cars entering and leaving the show field. It’s good to know
that the car hobby (hopefully) is alive and well among our
younger enthusiasts. ♦
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Feature 2015 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
Forest Grove Time Travels With the Classics
The CCCA cars brought glitz, glamour and some new faces to an already
thriving concours
by Chad Tyson
Larry Nannini accepts a Best in Show award from emcees Donald Osborne and Keith Martin for his 1934 Packard Super Eight 1104 dual-cowl sport phaeton
the cars is the closest thing we have to time travel.
On July 19, the enticing sounds and smells of a century-old engine puttering into
C
place mingled with a barely audible Super Eight Packard starting up for the judges to
critique — the Classic Club Car of America arrived at the 2015 Forest Grove Concours
d’Elegance.
CCCA unleashed their regional armada of hand-burnished, stately opulence. Ten
classes featured the big, heavy metal vying for trophies and one-upmanship. The club
hosts several (four to six) Grand Classics a year all over the country. The CCCA Oregon
Region joined up with the 43rd annual Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance to make this
one of the five Grand Classics scheduled for 2015.
In addition to the Gatsby-style feast of Classics, there was a flavor for every automo-
tive taste: an exhibition of modern supercars, 60 years of Ford Thunderbirds on display,
microcars and 42 other classes — including eight different custom and modified groups.
More than 300 cars parked on Pacific University’s shaded lawns Sunday morning for
exhibition and awards, with 59 of them Full Classics.
There are few concours settings that offer the ambiance — and sufficient shade on
a hot day — of the Forest Grove Concours. Pacific University was founded in 1849, 37
years before Benz’s Patent-Motorwagen hit the scene.
“Being here under the shade of the trees of Pacific University. There’s nothing quite
like it,” said Allen Stephens, chairman for the event,
during the awards ceremony opening. Publisher Keith
Martin and Editor at Large Donald Osborne emceed the
event with their usual witty banter.
The Classic classes brought glitz, glamour and some
new faces inside the green nylon rope.
“I visited a few times, but this is my first time show-
ing,” Stan Dickinson, of Edmonds, WA, said while standing
next to his 1935 Packard 1207 convertible coupe.
Best Open Car award went to SCMers James and Gail
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Details
Plan ahead: The 44th Annual
Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
is scheduled for July 17, 2016
Where: Pacific University, Forest
Grove, OR
Cost: $20
More: www.forestgroveconcours.org
SCMers James and Gail Smalley of Wauna, WA, won Best Open
Car with their 1960 Porsche 356B
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oncours are a great reminder of how things used to be — long before Apple,
Intel and Tesla were many people’s retirement bets. Whether it’s Great
Depression-era costumes at Pebble Beach or someone hand-crank-starting
their car on a chilly morning — setting foot onto the manicured lawn hosting
Smalley of Wauna, WA, and their 1960 Porsche 356B.
SCM’s own John Draneas competed in the same Class S
(Porsche through 1979) and came away with third place
out of 11 contestants.
Larry Nannini of Colma, CA, completed a hat trick by
winning Best in Show, Best Classic Car and first place in
Class C5 for his stunning, one-of-three-remaining, 1934
Packard Super Eight 1104 dual-cowl sport phaeton.
The 44th annual Forest Grove Concours takes place in
July 2016. Featured classes include German performance
and engineering and celebrating 100 years of BMW.
When asked for his best reason to continue putting on the
event, Allen Stephens responded, “That’s really the reason
we do it — fundraising for the Rotary. Celebrating the
automobile with so many enthusiasts in the Northwest,
along with a beautiful setting, brings people together.” ♦
John Vincent
Chad Tyson
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Feature 2015 Colorado Concours d’ Elegance & Exotic Car Show
Sweet Sounds of Success
Famous race cars rip and roar for onlookers
Story and photos by Tony Piff
The day climaxed with race cars firing up, to the crowd’s delight
lief. “This car was two blocks from my house in Lima, Peru. It was a daily driver. It was
parked in the streets.”
Now the car, along with a dozen other storied racers, sat along a curve of hay bales at
M
Details
the center of the show field. The image called to mind a road-course hairpin.
Volunteers organize this Denver area celebration of cars and history in support of
Ability Connection Colorado, an organization that serves Coloradans with disabilities,
and concours participants are as passionate about the charity as about their cars. “It’s not
just one disability,” McCarter said. “It’s all types of ailments. The main thing is I wanna
get the car here with the kids.”
“Kids with special needs love to live life,” said Judy Ham, President and CEO of the
charity. “This is for the community.”
“I don’t even know what concours judging means,” said Terry Miller, standing near
his unrestored 1962 Volkswagen 23-window Samba bus. “It’s for a good cause; I threw
my money in. I just hope they don’t kick me out. It needs a tune-up. It’s having a little
trouble getting uphill,” Miller laughed.
“It always has trouble going up hills,” he said. “I thought I’d be a little out of place
with all the Ferraris and Lamborghinis and stuff, but
they love the bus. I’ve never seen this many cars of this
Winner and People’s Choice:
1964 Willment Cobra coupe,
owned by Larry Miller
Plan ahead: The 33rd Annual
Colorado Concours d’Elegance is
scheduled for June 5, 2016
Where: Arapahoe Community
College, 5900 S Santa Fe Drive,
Littleton, CO 80120
Cost: Admission to the concours is
$10. Children 12 and younger
get in free
Number of entries: 500
Web: www.coloradoconcours.org
Marcel Hunter details his 1985 Lamborghini Countach LP400
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Terry Miller’s 1962 Volkswagen 23-window Samba bus
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aurice Shnaider paced around SCMer Christian McCarter’s 1965 Shelby
GT350 R and said in a thick accent, “I have goosebumps.”
Although the Shelby now resides in Denver, it began its career on another
continent. “I grew up with this car,” Shnaider said in complete disbe-
magnitude before.”
Marcel Hunter’s 1985 Lamborghini Countach LP400
looked perfect in the noon sun, but the car is no trailer
queen. “I had the pleasure of driving it in this morning
from Colorado Springs,” Hunter said.
Hunter said prepping for judging is “an ongoing pro-
cess. During the off-season I take a lot of it apart. There
are weeks’ worth of work going into it.” His focus on
detail was awarded with non-stop attention all day long
and a best-in-class win.
Despite the concours d’elegance setting, the vibe is
car-show casual, and owners not interested in judging are
welcome. Jerry Danner of the Rocky Mountain Saab Club
in Denver brought four cars just to show. His baseball cap
read, “WE ARE MANY WE ARE SAAB.”
For the climax of the day, the live jazz band took a
break, and the race cars at center field — including the
Shelby — lit off one by one, filling the air with a cacophonous,
unmuffled roar. Attendees flocked and pressed in
close to batter their eardrums and breathe in the unmistakable
scent of race fuel.
Charity never sounded, or smelled, so good. ♦
properties was Villa Chiaramonte Bordonaro ai Colli. The 18th century
villa was built by King Ferdinand and his wife after an unsuccessful
swipe at Napoleon sent them scurrying to exile in Palermo.
The baron preferred to concentrate on motorsports, an activity in
which he participated with the same vigor that his ancestors put into
accumulating property. He was a prolific competitor, driving in seven
Targa Florios, numerous hillclimbs, regional races and the Mille Miglia.
He was a serious contender with a top-five win in a Targa Florio. This
5th-place finish was accomplished with the help of a rather potent piece
of machinery: his Ferrari 212 Export, chassis number 0158ED.
Light, fast and serious
Ferrari’s line of 212 models was introduced just four years after
they introduced their first model in 1947. The 212 line was an update of
Ferrari’s 166 series. The 212 had a mechanical configuration similar
to the 166. with the main difference being a larger 2.6-liter engine over
the 166’s 2-liter engine. The 212s could be ordered in either an Inter or
an Export model. The Inter was generally configured as a street version
with a long-wheelbase chassis and a single carburetor engine. The
Export was generally configured as the competition version. Exports
had a shorter chassis — by 14 inches — a competition rear suspension
and a more powerful engine.
Like all Ferraris of the era, 212s were built to the owner’s specifi-
cations. Misinformation carried over from early publications on the
model muddy the exact configurations that were available, but the
Exports are generally thought of as having a high-compression engine
with three Weber carburetors. It is reported that 0158ED was updated
with high-performance features normally found on 225 Sports.
Ferrari built the 212 running gear and sent it to the client’s choice of
coachbuilder for dressing. This resulted in a diverse assortment of body
styles from the usual Italian carrozzerias — and a few examples from
lesser-known builders, such as U.K.-based Abbott.
One of the most popular 212 models is the barchetta built by Touring
Superleggera. Touring specialized in a lightweight construction technique
in which alloy panels were fixed to a lightweight understructure
of metal tubing. The patented technique — called Superleggera or “superlight”
— produced a lighter car than the competition and was quite
popular in the 1950s. The barchetta was a handsome but minimalist
design that was said to resemble a “little boat” in part because of a
style line down its side which supposedly would be the water line if the
car was floated in water.
The winning combination of the light Superleggera body and
Ferrari’s powerful V12 engine was quite successful in period competition
and remains successful at sales arenas today.
Bred for battle and stellar history
0158ED is no ordinary early Ferrari. It is as blue chip as they come,
and absolutely deserving of a high value. Inter model 212s carried
odd — as in even and odd — chassis numbers. This indicated Ferrari
considered them Grand Touring models. Export models received even
numbers indicating they were competition Ferraris, bred to go to battle
against the best the competition could send their way. 0158ED being
an even chassis number shows this car is an exclusive competition
example. Ferrari also bestowed 0158 the ED suffix, which indicates it is
a high-performance Export model.
The ownership history of 0158 is unbroken all the way back to its de-
livery to Baron Bordonaro as a new car. It was extensively raced under
brutal circumstances — yet
it astonishingly still wears its original
bodywork and is still powered by its original engine. The owner’s log
is filled with the names of influential collectors known for only buying
the best examples available. In their care 0158 has participated in top
events in the United States and Europe.
RM Sotheby’s top estimate was over twice the estimated top market
value of the model. That may have seemed like a gutsy move, but anyone
looking over the car’s credentials knew the car would chart new
territory. Touring-bodied 166 barchettas have sold for near $7 million,
so there was precedence for the result.
There’s a vast difference between a sure thing and collecting the
check. The seller undoubtedly knew the result would be high, but they
must have been elated when the hammer struck sold. The buyer knew
he would have to pay up for the car and surely was prepared to meet
the price. The underbidder had to be disappointed and must still be
regretting not upping his bid. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.)
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Ferrari Profile
The Cumberford Perspective
Near perfection from Ferrari’s early days
By Robert Cumberford
2
3
I
’ve had the privilege
of holding three
highly significant
design models —
made by their creators
themselves — in my
own hands: Mickey
Thompson’s first
Bonneville Streamliner,
done when he was a
child, Flaminio Bertoni’s
initial sketch model of the
Citroën 2CV, and the most
emotionally charged of
all, the 1:10-scale model
of Carrozzeria Touring’s
“little boat” roadster,
the first envelope body
for Enzo Ferrari’s newly
hatched sports and racing
car marque.
When Felice Bianchi
Anderloni died suddenly
in 1940, the world thought
it was the end of Touring.
The barchetta designed
by his inexperienced
son Carlo Felice Bianchi
Anderloni saved the
business, and incidentally
provided a shape for John
Tojeiro, AC Cars Ltd. and
Carroll Shelby.
When I visited Bianchi
Anderloni 14 years ago,
he said, “It was not a good
business. Rush orders
were irregular, so there
was no flow. And Ferrari
was slow to pay, so we
quit making bodies for
them.”
But Enzo Ferrari
holding that same little
red model in 1948 and
saying “Va bene!” meant
Touring survived and
prospered for another
18 years. There weren’t
many barchettas, and each
was slightly different.
Our subject car is not
one of the prettiest, but
it was built strictly for
competition, without the
much-loved (but slightly
heavier) baseball-stitched
leather around the cockpit
perimeter of the Lussos. ♦
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1
6
5
FRONT 3/4 VIEW
1 Masterful metalworking
is demonstrated in the
subtle fade of this little
undercut feature line into the
roundness of the rear fender
tailing edge.
2 Vestiges of past practice
are evident in the highcrowned
back of the cockpit,
much like previous cigarbodied
two-seaters with
cycle fenders.
3 This subtle dip in the
hood surface lowers the
form leading to the roundedrectangle
grille.
4 Some barchetta grilles are
rounded downward, like this
one, while others rise, nearly
paralleling the top curve, for
a less harmonious frontal
composition.
5 This “mustache” line, so
characteristic of Touring
practice, is the true defining
design element of Touring’s
barchetta body concept.
6 There is instinctive
aerodynamic refinement in
the softly rounded leading
edge of the wheel opening,
later consciously exploited
in wind-tunnel development
by others.
REAR 3/4 VIEW
7 The hood of this barchetta
is simple, with just a raised
wind-split rib at the center,
while others had hood
scoops appended.
8
7
8 This simple deflector
is quite a bit lighter than
the folding flat-glass
windscreens fitted to more
elaborately trimmed “lusso”
barchettas.
9 Touring’s pride was em-
bodied in its lovely badge,
usually applied only once to
a body, in keeping with its
dedication to weight-saving
in all details.
10 This recapitulation of the
mustache line at the rear is
not present on all barchetta
bodies. It’s a nice visual
effect here.
11 The exhaust system was
exposed to view, but typically
ignored. Touring later
made it a design element
on some of its spectacular
Pegaso designs.
12 Typical of the times, the
body skins terminate quite
far above the ground plane,
with a lot of the chassis
visible, but normally not
registered in an observer’s
mind. Clever.
INTERIOR VIEW
(see previous page)
Purity of purpose is
abundantly clear in this
bespoke racing car. There’s
no stitched leather coaming
to add unneeded weight,
no metal hardware to fold
down racing screens, just a
sheet of Plexiglas for a wind
deflector, a simply elegant
panel and an exquisite steering
wheel. Near perfection
long ago.
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English Profile
1974 Jensen Interceptor Series III
Sports Saloon
The price of restoration has kept Interceptors inexpensive, but values
for these Mopar-powered cars are on the rise
by Paul Hardiman
Details
Years produced: 1966–76 (SIIIs 1971–76)
Number produced: 6,408 (4,255 SIIIs)
Original list price: £6,981 ($10,877 in
August 1973)
Chassis # location: On plate on inner
wing or door post, and stamped into
chassis front crossmember
Engine # location: Right front of block
Tune-up cost: $150
Distributor cap: $25
Club: Jensen Owners’ Club. Membership:
26 Foster Park Road, Denholme,
Bradford, W. Yorkshire, BD13 4BE, UK
More: www.joc.org.uk
Alternatives: 1964–67 Gordon Keeble,
1965–73 AC 428, 1967–72 Aston
Martin DBS, 1967–73 Maserati Ghibli
SCM Investment Grade: B
Comps
Chassis number: 22409410
Engine number: 4C12421
W
ith the Interceptor saloon’s introduction in
1967, Jensen had switched from glassfibre
to steel for its car bodies. Underneath, the
preceding C-V8’s robust chassis, running
gear and 6,276-cc Chrysler engine remained substantially
unchanged. With around 280 bhp on tap, performance
was more than adequate, The Motor recording a
top speed of 140 mph with 100 mph arriving in 19 seconds.
Four-wheel, servo-assisted Dunlop discs looked
after the braking, while ride quality could be varied by
the Armstrong Selectaride dampers’ dashboard control.
Leather upholstery, reclining front seats and walnut
veneer were all standard features, with automatic transmission
the choice of almost all buyers.
The Series II incorporated revised front suspen-
sion, Girling brakes and a redesigned interior, while
the Series III, introduced in 1971, came with a 7.2-liter
engine, better seats, central locking and alloy wheels.
For 1974, Jensen adopted an improved, 330-bhp ver-
sion of the 7.2-liter Chrysler V8 on the “J Series” Mk
III, which also gained all the equipment, including air
conditioning, that had been standard issue on the nowdiscontinued
Interceptor SP. The major development
that year, though, was the introduction of the convertible,
which debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
By this time, most other manufacturers had aban-
doned the convertible ahead of an expected United
States ban. When the latter failed to materialize, Jensen
was left in a strong position, selling 506 convertibles in
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the next two years.
YXE 900M was purchased by the current owner in
late 2012. Between 2006 and 2007, the car had been subject
to an extensive restoration and rebuild at a recorded
mileage of 51,000 when it was completely dismantled,
all corrosion removed and subsequently bare-metal repainted
in Rolls-Royce Royal Blue Metallic, the process
being photographically recorded.
At the same time the interior was comprehensively
retrimmed in full cream leather with blue piping and
new Wilton carpet. The engine was fully rebuilt while
the car was dismantled, since when it has covered a
further 3,422 miles.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 421, sold for $69,213,
including buyer’s premium, at
Bonhams’ Summer Classic sale near Oxford, England,
on June 20, 2015.
Though we’ve hardly noticed until now, Interceptors
have been gently creeping up in value, in much the same
way as the Aston Martin DBS began its upturn two
years ago. But as a contemporary of that car — and
the similar Anglo-American big-displacement V8 coupe
the AC 428 — the question is: Why have Interceptors
been so cheap? Fifteen years ago, a mate bought a running
— though admittedly slightly tatty — SI for £1,000
and daily drove it for a year until he could stand the
(English: $7 a gallon) fuel bills no more.
The cost of restoration is the most likely factor. In
1976 Jensen Interceptor III
Lot 138, s/n 1790,
Condition 2+
Sold at $76,261
Silverstone Auctions, Northhamptonshire,
U.K., 5/12/12
SCM# 201704
1972 Jensen Interceptor III
Lot 16, s/n 1284671
Condition 2Sold
at $44,197
H&H, Duxford, U.K., 4/24/14
SCM# 243489
1972 Jensen Interceptor III
Lot S22, s/n 1388603
Condition 3+
Sold at $34,560
Mecum, Houston, TX, 4/12/14
SCM# 239310
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Courtesy of Bonhams
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common with the DBS, these cost far more to restore than they have
been worth. And though that balance is gradually equalizing, it takes
a few brave souls to put their heads over the parapet and decide that
this is a car worth preserving, even though they’ll lose money, before
the world takes notice and values start to harden. And that’s just what
appears to be happening now.
Stonk, handling and good looks
One thing that’s never gone away is that these are great cars to
drive: loads of stonk, a fabulous noise, still-iconic looks and better
handling than you’d hope from a basic chassis using a cart-sprung
rear end.
Generations of schoolboys lusted after them when they were new,
had the Dinky toy, and now some of those 50-somethings can afford
them. I know this, coming from the same demographic, though sadly
not in that “some” category.
There’s another factor that might help explain why more folks are
choosing to preserve standard cars, and that’s the increasing number
of upgraded, improved or modernized versions out there, usually with
LS Chevy power and sometimes with independent rear suspensions, all
with working air conditioning. Each one of these creations requires a
donor, and that’s one less original car.
So far, each of these brave new ventures has sunk after just a few cars
have been completed, leaving a bunch of mongrels with no backup. I
await a venture to return modified cars to standard.
Already restored
No such worries with this car (chassis number 22409410 makes it a
RHD home-market Series 4 saloon), as it had already been restored,
and that can always be a big job due to rust. The main chassis on these
is two big tubes which rarely come to any harm, but rot gets into all the
complicated sheet metal and the outriggers supporting it, and there’s
a lot of Interceptor to dismantle before you get back to the structure.
The good news is that just about all mechanical parts are available
from the likes of ReJen, Martin Robey and Cropredy Bridge Garage.
This car showed a few patches welded into the floors, but
common wi
common wi
common wi
the DBS, these cost far more to restore than they have
been worth. And though that balance is gradually equalizing, it takes
a few brave souls to put their heads over the parapet and
n with the DBS, these cost far more to restore than they have
been worth. And though that balance is gradually equalizing, it takes
a few brave souls to put their heads over the parapet and decide that
this is a car worth preserving, even though they’ll lose money, before
the world takes notice and values start to harden. And that’s just what
appears to be happening now.
Stonk, handling and good looks
One thing that’s never gone away is that these are great cars to
drive: loads of stonk, a fabulous noise, still-iconic looks and better
handling than you’d hope from a basic chassis using a cart-sprung
rear end.
Generations of schoolboys lusted after them when they were new,
had the Dinky toy, and now some of those 50-somethings can afford
them. I know this, coming from the same demographic, though sadly
not in that “some” category.
There’s another factor that might help explain why more folks are
choosing to preserve standard cars, and that’s the increasing number
of upgraded, improved or modernized versions out there, usually with
LS Chevy power and sometimes with independent rear suspensions, all
with working air conditioning. Each one of these creations requires a
donor, and that’s one less original car.
So far, each of these brave new ventures has sunk after just a few cars
have been completed, leaving a bunch of mongrels with no backup. I
await a venture to return modified cars to standard.
Already restored
No such worries with this car (chassis number 22409410 makes it a
RHD home-market Series 4 saloon), as it had already been restored,
and that can always be a big job due to rust. The main chassis on these
is two big tubes which rarely come to any harm, but rot gets into all the
complicated sheet metal and the outriggers supporting it, and there’s
a lot of Interceptor to dismantle before you get back to the structure.
The good news is that just about all mechanical parts are available
from the likes of ReJen, Martin Robey and Cropredy Bridge Garage.
This car showed a few patches welded into the floors, but
cated
cated aluminum front grille) all in good shape, and the alloy wheels
had been very sharply refinished. However, for some reason, someone
had painted the front brake calipers red — an old boy-racer trait.
Inside, it had been retrimmed with new leather and carpets, and the
dash was very sharp, with no cracks or scratches in the plastic molding;
later cars got wood veneer. Also, the eyeball vents still showed
their chrome finish which earlier cars often lose, leaving unattractive
ivory-colored plastic for which replacements are not available. It wore
an alloy three-spoke steering wheel — an improvement on the original
heavy-looking plastic two-spoke design.
Though emissions regs had robbed the 440 of around 25 bhp by the
time the Series 4 cars appeared, it sounded great when fired up, too,
with a more ambitious exhaust than standard.
Mopar muscle
Interceptors used the 383-ci engine until 1971, and when that motor
was discontinued, Jensen opted to go with the 440-ci engine in 305-bhp
4-barrel trim, though in 1971 232 cars were made with the 335-bhp Six
Pack version.
Our subject car, dressed with fancy cast rocker covers and an
Edelbrock chrome pancake filter, had 3,428 miles covered since the
2006/2007 restoration, which the catalog claims included a motor
rebuild, so I’m not sure why it needed a refresh with new rings and
bearings since.
There was no indication of who did the body or motor work, but it
was very likely to have been Cropredy Bridge Garage, a leader in the
Interceptor world, and it’s also very likely to have cost more than the
price paid for the car here.
Worth the price paid
So, this was around half the price of a comparable restored DBS,
which is a little breathless by comparison, and something like a third
to a quarter of the price of an AC 428 in similar condition.
Although it looked relatively expensive in the Interceptor terms that
we have been used to, check the classifieds and you’ll find that dealers
are asking 50% more for cars of the same caliber. All that boils
ile not a
ible buy
ommon with the DBS, these cost far more to restore than they have
been worth. And though that balance is gradually equalizing, it takes
a few brave souls to put their heads over the parapet and decide that
this is a car worth preserving, even though they’ll lose money, before
the world takes notice and values start to harden. And that’s just what
appears to be happening now.
Stonk, handling and good looks
One thing that’s never gone away is that these are great cars to
drive: loads of stonk, a fabulous noise, still-iconic looks and better
handling than you’d hope from a basic chassis using a cart-sprung
rear end.
Generations of schoolboys lusted after them when they were new,
had the Dinky toy, and now some of those 50-somethings can afford
them. I know this, coming from the same demographic, though sadly
not in that “some” category.
There’s another factor that might help explain why more folks are
choosing to preserve standard cars, and that’s the increasing number
of upgraded, improved or modernized versions out there, usually with
LS Chevy power and sometimes with independent rear suspensions, all
with working air conditioning. Each one of these creations requires a
donor, and that’s one less original car.
So far, each of these brave new ventures has sunk after just a few cars
have been completed, leaving a bunch of mongrels with no backup. I
await a venture to return modified cars to standard.
Already restored
No such worries with this car (chassis number 22409410 makes it a
RHD home-market Series 4 saloon), as it had already been restored,
and that can always be a big job due to rust. The main chassis on these
is two big tubes which rarely come to any harm, but rot gets into all the
complicated sheet metal and the outriggers supporting it, and there’s
a lot of Interceptor to dismantle before you get back to the structure.
The good news is that just about all mechanical parts are available
from the likes of ReJen, Martin Robey and Cropredy Bridge Garage.
This car showed a few patches welded into the floors, but
cated aluminum front grille) all in good shape, and the alloy wheels
had been very sharply refinished. However, for some reason, someone
had painted the front brake calipers red — an old boy-racer trait.
Inside, it had been retrimmed with new leather and carpets, and the
dash was very sharp, with no cracks or scratches in the plastic mold-
ing; later cars got wood veneer. Also, the eyeball vents still showed
their chrome finish which earlier cars often lose, leaving unattractive
ivory-colored plastic for which replacements are not available. It wore
an alloy three-spoke steering wheel — an improvement on the original
heavy-looking plastic two-spoke design.
Though emissions regs had robbed the 440 of around 25 bhp by the
time the Series 4 cars appeared, it sounded great when fired up, too,
with a more ambitious exhaust than standard.
Mopar muscle
Interceptors used the 383-ci engine until 1971, and when that motor
was discontinued, Jensen opted to go with the 440-ci engine in 305-bhp
4-barrel trim, though in 1971 232 cars were made with the 335-bhp Six
Pack version.
Our subject car, dressed with fancy cast rocker covers and an
Edelbrock chrome pancake filter, had 3,428 miles covered since the
2006/2007 restoration, which the catalog claims included a motor
rebuild, so I’m not sure why it needed a refresh with new rings and
bearings since.
There was no indication of who did the body or motor work, but it
was very likely to have been Cropredy Bridge Garage, a leader in the
Interceptor world, and it’s also very likely to have cost more than the
price paid for the car here.
Worth the price paid
So, this was around half the price of a comparable restored DBS,
which is a little breathless by comparison, and something like a third
to a quarter of the price of an AC 428 in similar condition.
Although it looked relatively expensive in the Interceptor terms that
we have been used to, check the classifieds and you’ll find that deal-
ers are asking 50% more for cars of the same caliber. All that boils
ile not a
ible buy
y
y
mon with the DBS, these cost far more to restore than they have
been worth. And though that balance is gradually equalizing, it takes
a few brave souls to put their heads over the parapet and decide that
this is a car worth preserving, even though they’ll lose money, before
the world takes notice and values start to harden. And that’s just what
appears to be happening now.
Stonk, handling and good looks
One thing that’s never gone away is that these are great cars to
drive: loads of stonk, a fabulous noise, still-iconic looks and better
handling than you’d hope from a basic chassis using a cart-sprung
rear end.
Generations of schoolboys lusted after them when they were new,
had the Dinky toy, and now some of those 50-somethings can afford
them. I know this, coming from the same demographic, though sadly
not in that “some” category.
There’s another factor that might help explain why more folks are
choosing to preserve standard cars, and that’s the increasing number
of upgraded, improved or modernized versions out there, usually with
LS Chevy power and sometimes with independent rear suspensions, all
with working air conditioning. Each one of these creations requires a
donor, and that’s one less original car.
So far, each of these brave new ventures has sunk after just a few cars
have been completed, leaving a bunch of mongrels with no backup. I
await a venture to return modified cars to standard.
Already restored
No such worries with this car (chassis number 22409410 makes it a
RHD home-market Series 4 saloon), as it had already been restored,
and that can always be a big job due to rust. The main chassis on these
is two big tubes which rarely come to any harm, but rot gets into all the
complicated sheet metal and the outriggers supporting it, and there’s
a lot of Interceptor to dismantle before you get back to the structure.
The good news is that just about all mechanical parts are available
from the likes of ReJen, Martin Robey and Cropredy Bridge Garage.
This car showed a few patches welded into the floors, but
cated aluminum front grille) all in good shape, and the alloy wheels
had been very sharply refinished. However, for some reason, someone
had painted the front brake calipers red — an old boy-racer trait.
Inside, it had been retrimmed with new leather and carpets, and the
dash was very sharp, with no cracks or scratches in the plastic mold-
ing; later cars got wood veneer. Also, the eyeball vents still showed
their chrome finish which earlier cars often lose, leaving unattractive
ivory-colored plastic for which replacements are not available. It wore
an alloy three-spoke steering wheel — an improvement on the original
heavy-looking plastic two-spoke design.
Though emissions regs had robbed the 440 of around 25 bhp by the
time the Series 4 cars appeared, it sounded great when fired up, too,
with a more ambitious exhaust than standard.
Mopar muscle
Interceptors used the 383-ci engine until 1971, and when that motor
was discontinued, Jensen opted to go with the 440-ci engine in 305-bhp
4-barrel trim, though in 1971 232 cars were made with the 335-bhp Six
Pack version.
Our subject car, dressed with fancy cast rocker covers and an
Edelbrock chrome pancake filter, had 3,428 miles covered since the
2006/2007 restoration, which the catalog claims included a motor
rebuild, so I’m not sure why it needed a refresh with new rings and
bearings since.
There was no indication of who did the body or motor work, but it
was very likely to have been Cropredy Bridge Garage, a leader in the
Interceptor world, and it’s also very likely to have cost more than the
price paid for the car here.
Worth the price paid
So, this was around half the price of a comparable restored DBS,
which is a little breathless by comparison, and something like a third
to a quarter of the price of an AC 428 in similar condition.
Although it looked relatively expensive in the Interceptor terms that
we have been used to, check the classifieds and you’ll find that deal-
ers are asking 50% more for cars of the same caliber. All that boils
ile not a
ible buy
y
de-
decourtesy
ams.)
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Etceterini & Friends Profile
1966 DeTomaso Vallelunga
If you want a Vallelunga, you have to buy them where and when you can
by Donald Osborne
Details
Years produced: 1964–68
Number produced: 53
Original list price: Unknown
Current SCM Valuation: $100,000–
$150,000
Tune-up cost: $475
Distributor cap: $30
Chassis # location: Stamping on frame
member right rear corner of engine
compartment, data tag in front
compartment on bulkhead
Engine # location: Intake side of block
Club: None
Alternatives: 1960 Porsche 356 GTL
Abarth, 1964 Matra Djet II, 1964 Alfa
Romeo Giulia SS
SCM Investment Grade: C
Comps
Chassis number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
T
he Vallelunga prototype was styled and constructed
by Carrozzeria Fissore. An alloy-bodied
spider and a pair of closed coupes were completed
in 1963/64. The Vallelunga was assembled around
a backbone chassis frame and was powered by a 1.5-liter
Ford Kent 4-cylinder engine which performed doubleduty
as a stressed chassis member, a practice becoming
accepted in competition car construction of the time but
rare within road cars.
DeTomaso’s long racing experience was also reflected
in the design of the Vallelunga’s running gear, which
comprised all-independent suspension by wishbones
and coil springs, rack-and-pinion steering and fourwheel
disc brakes. The production Vallelunga featured
striking glass-fiber coupe bodywork styled by Giorgetto
Giugiaro with more than a hint of Ferrari 250 LM and
Dino 206 combined. Compared with the Fissore-styled
cars, there were numerous detail differences, the most
obvious concerning access to the engine bay, which was
via a glass hatch rather than the hinged clamshell-type
rear body section of the prototypes.
Although just a humble pushrod power unit, the
Ford Kent engine was both robust and immensely tunable,
and when installed in the Vallelunga it was fitted
with Weber carburetors. Power was transmitted via a
Hewland transaxle.
Approximately 50 production Vallelungas were
made during 1965–66 before DeTomaso moved on to
manufacture the Mangusta. About three factory race
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cars were produced, and possibly three aluminumskinned
cars left DeTomaso.
The car on offer was sold to its first owner in 1966,
probably in France. It then passed to its second owner in
1971 in the Haut-Rhin area (Alsace), where it remained
in the same ownership until the owner recently passed
away. At that moment, the car was in the process of
being repainted, and some of the paint had been stripped
when the work stopped. Apart from this, the car is untouched
from new and has probably not seen much use
since the 1970s. The current owner has told us that the
car is running but will need full recommissioning before
it can be put to proper use again.
An opportunity to acquire a unique and untouched
DeTomaso Vallelunga like this will surely not come
round again and must not be missed by the serious collector.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 65, sold for $256,942
(€226,480), including buyer’s pre-
mium, at the Artcurial Automobiles sur les Champs sale in
Paris, France, on June 22, 2015.
I wrote not long ago here in these pages a profile of the
DeTomaso Mangusta (October 2012, “Etceterini,” p. 42).
My comments began with: “The Mangusta is one of those
cars that has a reputation. The kind of car you might like
to take out for a long, hard ride on fast empty roads, but
afterwards you wouldn’t want to drive home to see your
parents.” Alejandro DeTomaso’s first production car, the
1965 DeTomaso Vallelunga
Lot 484, s/n VL1601D
Condition 3
Sold at $24,092
Brooks, London, U.K., 4/8/98
SCM# 2176
1965 DeTomaso Vallelunga Competizione
Lot 356, s/n VLD1611
Condition 2
Sold at $164,704
Bonhams, Chichester, U.K., 6/27/14
SCM# 244581
1965 DeTomaso Vallelunga Competizione
Lot 231, s/n VLD1611
Condition 2
Sold at $99,898
Bonhams, Sydney, Australia, 12/6/09
SCM# 154257
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compared with an untouched original or an expertly restored example.
Why? Because in the other cases, you know what you’re getting — a factory
complete car as built and maintained, or one which has had all of
its original finishes and systems rebuilt or replaced to factory standards.
It has been posited that the remarkable result achieved for this ambi-
tious project is due in no small measure to the impressive increase in
Mangusta values in the past few years. While awareness of DeTomaso’s
pre-Pantera output has certainly grown, and Mangusta values have certainly
more than doubled in the past five years, I don’t think this is a case
of rising tides lifting all boats. Vallelunga prices have exploded four-fold
in the same timeframe. The person who is drawn to a Vallelunga is a different
character altogether than Mangusta Man. The appeal here is not
of raw power or intimidating road presence. The Vallelunga is a rapier
rather than a cudgel.
Here, the paint was stripped — that’s good, as the condition of the
fiberglass could be assessed. But it goes downhill from there.
The door fit appeared to be a bit out of line at the sills on both sides,
Vallelunga, isn’t well known enough to have a reputation, but if it were, it
would certainly be a more socially acceptable one than its younger sister.
While the Mangusta is striking, sexy — even a bit threatening in ap-
pearance — the Vallelunga is petite, elegant, simple and beautiful, a wellintegrated
shape with lovely small details. It looks like a light, fast sports
car, which is exactly what was intended. It’s undeniable that Giugiaro’s
design has a certain kinship with another of the most beautiful sports
racing cars ever, the Porsche 904, of which it was a contemporary.
Both appeared in 1963 and were lightweight, fiberglass-bodied coupes
with steel structures. From there they had little in common, mainly due
to the fact that the almost agriculturally basic 1.5L Ford Kent engine in
the Vallelunga gave away 94 horsepower to the wickedly complex fourcam
flat 2L engine of the 904, which also, according to manufacturer
specifications, weighed almost 200 pounds less than the 1,500-pound
Vallelunga.
So it was clear to a competitive type such as DeTomaso that for his next
car either the weight had to be reduced even further or the power had to
come way up. The successor to the Vallelunga, the Mangusta, is certainly
no lightweight, tipping the scales at a portly 2,600 pounds, but the power
was tripled by the Ford 302-ci V8 that pumped out 300 horsepower.
Busting myths
While the Vallelunga may be too unknown to have developed a rep,
nonetheless a good number of “accepted facts” have crept into general
belief — much like the supposed “dangerous undrivability” of the
Mangusta.
Here, it’s the thought that the Vallelunga’s chassis was so weak that it
couldn’t handle even the fairly anemic grunt of the Kent lump, so it could
bend itself into a pretzel if you pressed too hard on the road or track. Also,
it is supposedly so loud and buzzy inside that driving it is reminiscent of
being at an AC/DC concert inside a steel drum.
This is a car that doesn’t have to have tons of excess power — but one
that wins the day with a balance of handling and superb visibility. It’s
certainly not Lexus tomb-like inside, but anyone who buys a mid-engined
1960s coupe to listen to the radio and balance a quarter on edge on the
console is rather missing the point.
Of course, the captivating styling also makes it quite appealing. It’s
a car I could spend as much time enjoying looking at as driving. That
it is truly rare also helps explain its appeal, although it’s also clear that
DeTomaso had no intention of it remaining quite so rare and would have
loved to have built many more. If you want a Vallelunga, you have to find
them where and when you can.
A project car
Our Paris car was an ambitious project for anyone considering it —
and a great example of why “original” is a word that can mean many
different things to people. Generally speaking, when a vehicle is sold in
the middle of the restoration, a considerable discount is to be expected
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and the rear side quarter windows were missing, replaced with strange
louvered panels. Just what were they intended to cool? The occupants’
heads?
Not only were the windows gone, but so were their frames and open-
ing hardware. Inside, the correct original gauges were in place, but the
wood grain on the dashboard had been painted over and worse still, the
metal shift gate had been crudely cut away. The steering-column cover
was missing, as were all traces of floor or console trim. No mention was
made in the catalog description of additional parts which came with the
lot. Hopefully, the polished-alloy rear grille-surround body trim had only
been painted black.
Perhaps the biggest challenge to this Vallelunga was the stated ID
number. All the Ghia-built fiberglass production cars have four-digit
chassis numbers that begin with “VL.” The chassis number as listed in
the catalog seems to be the engine number, consistent with the seven-digit
IDs of the Kent engine. Efforts made before the sale to find the actual
chassis number were unsuccessful, and as of the time of writing the answer
is still unknown.
Underwater for now — but not forever
Speaking with collectors who have long experience with these cars,
it was agreed that it would conservatively require $100k to $175k to
bring this example back to where it deserves to be. As the best restored
Vallelungas have sold for $175k to $225k, it seems as if this buyer might
expect this model to appreciate into Mangusta $300k territory. It’s not
impossible, but this purchase was hopefully made for emotional rather
than financial reasons.
The seller did extremely well here — make no mistake. But when you’re
after one of 50 of anything, you have to get an example when you can. The
buyer succeeded in obtaining something that most of the rest of us still
don’t own: a DeTomaso Vallelunga. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Artcurial.)
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German Profile
Column Author
1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster
Depreciation be damned: A time capsule is opened and sets a new
high-water mark
by Jeff Zurschmeide
Details
Years produced: 1998–2006
Number produced: 35
Original list price: $1,547,620
Current SCM Valuation: $1.5 million–$2
million
Tune-up Cost: $3,000
Chassis # location: VIN tag at windshield,
plaque on console
Engine # location: Stamped on top of
block
Club: Mercedes-Benz Club of America
Web: www.mbca.org
Alternatives: 1994–98 McLaren F1,
1996–99 Porsche GT1, 2002–03
Ferrari Enzo
SCM Investment Grade: A
Comps
2003 Ferrari Enzo
Chassis number: WDB297397Y000008
A
legend in its own — relatively short — lifetime,
the car offered here is the first example built of
the fabulous Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR roadster,
an even more-exclusive, limited-edition,
open-topped variant of the already super-exclusive CLK
GTR coupe with which Mercedes-Benz had re-entered
international sports car racing in 1997. At the time of its
introduction, the CLK GTR roadster was the world’s most
expensive production car, with a price tag of $1.5 million,
a figure exceeded only recently by the Ferrari FXX.
Mercedes-Benz’s decision to switch from touring to
sports cars had been taken at the end of the 1996 season,
leaving precious little time to develop a challenger for
the FIA’s new GT Championship. The latter’s regulations
stipulated that GT1 category cars had to be production
based, and although the racer used the same “CLK” designation
as the existing road car, it was in fact all new.
Development was entrusted to Mercedes-Benz’s official
performance division, AMG. Amazingly, just 128 days
after design work had commenced in December 1996,
the first Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR took to the track at
Jarama in April 1997 for its initial test.
Like Porsche’s 911 GT1, the CLK GTR bore a passing
resemblance to its road-going namesake — the frontengined
CLK saloon — but it was mid-engined and
powered by an SL600-based, 6.9-liter V12 producing 600
bhp. Mated to a transverse 6-speed sequential gearbox,
the engine formed a stressed member of the chassis, supporting
the rear suspension.
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The monocoque tub itself was constructed of a
mixture of carbon fiber and Kevlar. Unsurprisingly,
Mercedes-Benz failed to get the road version homologated
in time, but was allowed to race anyway, a dispensation
that angered its rivals. The CLK GTR first won at
the Nürburgring in June 1997, going on to win five more
of the 11 rounds to take the GT Championship in its debut
year. With a new CLK LM (Le Mans) waiting in the
wings, the CLK GTR raced just twice in 1998, winning
the GT Championship’s first two rounds at Oschersleben
and Silverstone, before being retired from active duty
after little more than a season’s racing — but with an
impeccable record.
During 1998 and 1999, Mercedes-Benz duly com-
pleted 25 road-going CLK GTRs. These closely resembled
the racing version but developed only 550 bhp and
dispensed with the racer’s separate rear wing in favor of
a body-integral design. They were also better equipped
and kitted out with more creature comforts than the
spartan racer. With a headline-grabbing price tag of over
$1,000,000, the CLK GTR’s exclusivity was surpassed
only by its stupendous performance.
In 1999, Daimler Chrysler acquired its longtime col-
laborator AMG, renaming it Mercedes AMG GmbH. At
the same time, AMG co-founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht
set up HWA GmbH in AMG’s hometown of Affalterbach,
Germany, to continue the company’s racing activities.
HWA’s first car was the ill-fated Mercedes-Benz CLR
sports prototype, and since Mercedes-Benz’s withdrawal
Lot 45, s/n ZFFCW56A230131882
Condition 2
Sold at $1,485,000
Gooding & Company, Scottsdale, AZ,
1/19/13
SCM# 214781
2004 Ferrari Enzo
Lot 118, s/n ZFFCZ56B000138347
Condition 1-
Sold at $1,390,480
RM Auctions, Villa Erba, ITA, 5/25/13
SCM# 216610
2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster
Lot 242, s/n WDB2973971Y000032
Condition 1
Sold at $1,020,034
RM Auctions, London, U.K., 10/28/09
SCM# 152219
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from international sports car racing, HWA has built and runs cars in the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. It was HWA that conceived
the idea of using six spare CLK GTR coupe chassis to create the
ultimate roadster by the simple expedient of removing the roof and installing
two rollover bars and additional strengthening. The roadster improved
on the coupe’s specification in other ways too, boasting an engine
uprated to 640 bhp (40 horsepower more than the racer) and a Formula
One-style, sequential 6-speed transmission controlled by paddles on the
steering wheel.
One of only six CLK GTR roadsters ever made, this car was owned
by Mercedes-Benz and kept in Stuttgart until it was sold to the current
owner in 2014. Prior to delivery, the car was fully serviced by the factory
(new fluids, belts, seals, gaskets, etc.) and given eight new wheels
and tires. Presented in effectively new condition, having covered only 8
kilometers, it is the only one of the six roadsters to be finished in black.
Accompanying documentation consists of German registration papers.
An almost certainly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire one of the
rarest Mercedes-Benz models of modern times.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 340, sold for $2,380,209, including
buyer’s premium, at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival
of Speed Sale in Chichester, England, on June 26, 2015.
When is a car not really a car? One answer might be “when it’s only
been driven 8 kilometers in 17 years.” Most of us have owned cars like
that at one time or another, but we didn’t pay $2.3 million for them.
Snarky jokes aside, this Mercedes CLK GTR sale is a perfect example
of high-stakes investment car collecting. You’re not buying this high-zoot
car to impress your friends at the next track day. In fact, the new owner
would be crazy to put more kilometers onto this museum piece. For one
thing, where would you drive it? Both the race track and the public roads
offer dangers aplenty, and every kilometer logged on the odo at this
point is going to carry a potentially high price tag.
Freezer burn?
This CLK GTR may have been preserved as a time capsule in the
from inte
from inte
ional sports car racing, HWA has built and runs cars in the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. It was HWA that con-
ceived the idea of using six spare CLK GTR coupe chassis to cr
international sports car racing, HWA has built and runs cars in the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. It was HWA that con-
ceived the idea of using six spare CLK GTR coupe chassis to create the
ultimate roadster by the simple expedient of removing the roof and in-
stalling two rollover bars and additional strengthening. The roadster im-
proved on the coupe’s specification in other ways too, boasting an engine
uprated to 640 bhp (40 horsepower more than the racer) and a Formula
One-style, sequential 6-speed transmission controlled by paddles on the
steering wheel.
One of only six CLK GTR roadsters ever made, this car was owned
by Mercedes-Benz and kept in Stuttgart until it was sold to the current
owner in 2014. Prior to delivery, the car was fully serviced by the fac-
tory (new fluids, belts, seals, gaskets, etc.) and given eight new wheels
and tires. Presented in effectively new condition, having covered only 8
kilometers, it is the only one of the six roadsters to be finished in black.
Accompanying documentation consists of German registration papers.
An almost certainly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire one of the
rarest Mercedes-Benz models of modern times.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 340, sold for $2,380,209, including
buyer’s premium, at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival
of Speed Sale in Chichester, England, on June 26, 2015.
When is a car not really a car? One answer might be “when it’s only
been driven 8 kilometers in 17 years.” Most of us have owned cars like
that at one time or another, but we didn’t pay $2.3 million for them.
Snarky jokes aside, this Mercedes CLK GTR sale is a perfect example
of high-stakes investment car collecting. You’re not buying this high-zoot
car to impress your friends at the next track day. In fact, the new owner
would be crazy to put more kilometers onto this museum piece. For one
thing, where would you drive it? Both the race track and the public roads
offer dangers aplenty, and every kilometer logged on the odo at this
point is going to carry a potentially high price tag.
Freezer burn?
This CLK GTR may have been preserved as a time capsule in the
Let’s
Let’s take a look at what the new owner just bought. Without repeat-
ing the auction house backgrounder too much, Mercedes built just 35
of these cars to homologate its racing program. The street version of
the CLK GTR was equipped with a 6.9-liter V12 not found in the racing
models, with output rated at something over 600 horsepower. Two of the
road cars were gifted with a 7.3-liter V12 rated up to 655 horsepower.
Power was delivered to the rear wheels through a 6-speed sequential
paddle-shifted gearbox. The rest of the car is similarly state-of-the-art
for a late-1990s exotic, with carbon-fiber everything plus some Kevlar
and aluminum in the monocoque chassis. You also get a commensurate
set of huge brakes and a race-ready suspension with traction control.
That’s all pretty cool stuff — if you could actually drive it without
spoiling the value.
Ready to appreciate
Most of the 35 road-going examples of the CLK GTR were sold at
the record-breaking sticker price of $1,547,620 soon after they were
made. The model was marketed to the hyper-rich as a street-legal Le
Mans racing car. The Sultan of Brunei bought one each of the coupe
and the roadster, and had them built with right-hand drive — the only
two examples so equipped. After the initial sale, every one of these cars
disappeared into a collection, where they have mostly stayed. The SCM
Platinum Auction Database shows one appearance at auction in 2003
(SCM# 230902), and that car failed to meet reserve at a bid of $1.3
million. In 2009, the sultan sold both his cars in London through RM
Auctions. The coupe sold for $824,609 and the roadster sold for $973,834
(SCM February 2010, “Race Profile” p. 46).
Those prices could not have encouraged this year’s buyer, but this
purchase is only marginally comparable to any prior sale because of the
perfectly preserved nature of this example. For investment purposes, this
is still a new car — and it is likely to remain so. Conventional wisdom is
that collectible cars reach their lowest value at 15 to 20 years of age. If
so, there’s nothing but upside in this car’s future.
What’s German for “Enzo”?
ould be to the nearly contem-
he automaker’s experience in
top-tier race-track technoly
of the Enzo also points to
h this sort of pedigree.
So, when is a car not really
a car? Maybe the best answer
is “when it’s an ultrarare
supercar.” In the case
f this Mercedes-Benz CLK
R, it might also be when a
r is the smartest buy of the
ar. ♦
(Introductory
rtesy of Bonhams.)
om international sports car racing, HWA has built and runs cars in the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. It was HWA that con-
ceived the idea of using six spare CLK GTR coupe chassis to create the
ultimate roadster by the simple expedient of removing the roof and in-
stalling two rollover bars and additional strengthening. The roadster im-
proved on the coupe’s specification in other ways too, boasting an engine
uprated to 640 bhp (40 horsepower more than the racer) and a Formula
One-style, sequential 6-speed transmission controlled by paddles on the
steering wheel.
One of only six CLK GTR roadsters ever made, this car was owned
by Mercedes-Benz and kept in Stuttgart until it was sold to the current
owner in 2014. Prior to delivery, the car was fully serviced by the fac-
tory (new fluids, belts, seals, gaskets, etc.) and given eight new wheels
and tires. Presented in effectively new condition, having covered only 8
kilometers, it is the only one of the six roadsters to be finished in black.
Accompanying documentation consists of German registration papers.
An almost certainly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire one of the
rarest Mercedes-Benz models of modern times.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 340, sold for $2,380,209, including
buyer’s premium, at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival
of Speed Sale in Chichester, England, on June 26, 2015.
When is a car not really a car? One answer might be “when it’s only
been driven 8 kilometers in 17 years.” Most of us have owned cars like
that at one time or another, but we didn’t pay $2.3 million for them.
Snarky jokes aside, this Mercedes CLK GTR sale is a perfect example
of high-stakes investment car collecting. You’re not buying this high-zoot
car to impress your friends at the next track day. In fact, the new owner
would be crazy to put more kilometers onto this museum piece. For one
thing, where would you drive it? Both the race track and the public roads
offer dangers aplenty, and every kilometer logged on the odo at this
point is going to carry a potentially high price tag.
Freezer burn?
This CLK GTR may have been preserved as a time capsule in the
Let’s take a look at what the new owner just bought. Without repeat-
ing the auction house backgrounder too much, Mercedes built just 35
of these cars to homologate its racing program. The street version of
the CLK GTR was equipped with a 6.9-liter V12 not found in the racing
models, with output rated at something over 600 horsepower. Two of the
road cars were gifted with a 7.3-liter V12 rated up to 655 horsepower.
Power was delivered to the rear wheels through a 6-speed sequential
paddle-shifted gearbox. The rest of the car is similarly state-of-the-art
for a late-1990s exotic, with carbon-fiber everything plus some Kevlar
and aluminum in the monocoque chassis. You also get a commensurate
set of huge brakes and a race-ready suspension with traction control.
That’s all pretty cool stuff — if you could actually drive it without
spoiling the value.
Ready to appreciate
Most of the 35 road-going examples of the CLK GTR were sold at
the record-breaking sticker price of $1,547,620 soon after they were
made. The model was marketed to the hyper-rich as a street-legal Le
Mans racing car. The Sultan of Brunei bought one each of the coupe
and the roadster, and had them built with right-hand drive — the only
two examples so equipped. After the initial sale, every one of these cars
disappeared into a collection, where they have mostly stayed. The SCM
Platinum Auction Database shows one appearance at auction in 2003
(SCM# 230902), and that car failed to meet reserve at a bid of $1.3
million. In 2009, the sultan sold both his cars in London through RM
Auctions. The coupe sold for $824,609 and the roadster sold for $973,834
(SCM February 2010, “Race Profile” p. 46).
Those prices could not have encouraged this year’s buyer, but this
purchase is only marginally comparable to any prior sale because of the
perfectly preserved nature of this example. For investment purposes, this
is still a new car — and it is likely to remain so. Conventional wisdom is
that collectible cars reach their lowest value at 15 to 20 years of age. If
so, there’s nothing but upside in this car’s future.
What’s German for “Enzo”?
ould be to the nearly contem-
he automaker’s experience in
top-tier race-track technol-
y of the Enzo also points to
h this sort of pedigree.
So, when is a car not really
a car? Maybe the best an-
swer is “when it’s an ultra-
rare supercar.” In the case
f this Mercedes-Benz CLK
R, it might also be when a
r is the smartest buy of the
ar. ♦
(Introductory
rtesy of Bonhams.)
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American Profile
1933 Cadillac Series 355 Roadster
Some say we aspire to the cars of our youth, but that would place the buyers
of a 1930s Full Classic well past the century mark
by Carl Bomstead
Details
Year produced: 1933
Number produced: Three
Original list price: $2,795
Current SCM Valuation: $70,000–
$135,000
Tune-up cost: $300
Distributor cap: $75
Engine # location: Right side of crankcase
near water inlet
Club: Classic Car Club of America
More: classiccarclub.org
Alternatives: 1933 Packard Roadster, 1933
Pierce-Arrow Roadster, 1936 Cord 810
SCM Investment Grade: B
Comps
Chassis number: 3000409
355 Cadillac Roadster is number two of only three V8
roadsters produced — and the only one in existence
today. It presents in the present day just as it did from
the factory back in 1933. It still retains all of its original
body and fenders, and also is a nicely optioned car
with genuine Cadillac accessories including dual Pilot
Ray lights, side-mounted spares with factory covers,
sidemount mirrors, dual windshield mirrors, luggage
rack, a wonderful Sparton Chime Bugle horn, rumble
seat, two-tone paint, flying stork hood ornament, and
stainless-steel wire wheels.
This fabulous car is no stranger to the winner’s
O
circle, having won awards from the Classic Car Club
of America, the Antique Automobile Club of America
and a prestigious award from the Greenwich Concours
d’Elegance for the best Cadillac. In 1989, this Cadillac
roadster was treated to new paint, interior, a new top and
a complete mechanical refreshing in order to maintain
the elegant silence of its precision-built and whisperquiet
V8 engine. In the present day, it is a perfectrunning
car that also looks as good as it runs.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 132, sold for $324,500,
including buyer’s premium, at the
Dragone Greenwich Car Event Weekend Auction held
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ffered here to the discriminating collector
of fine luxury cars is a Cadillac that
has splendor, luxury, and rarity all in the
same package. In fact, this 1933 Series
in Westport, CT, on May 30, 2015.
The 1930s ushered in the “Golden Age” of the
American automobile, as the manufacturers that
catered to the upper crust refined their prestigious
offerings. Gone was the boxy, ungainly styling of the
’20s, as coachbuilders and manufacturers offered bold
motorcars with flowing, elegant lines, and engineers
developed smooth and powerful motors that provided
their clients with a luxurious motoring experience.
Cadillac stunned the automotive industry when,
at the New York Auto Show on January 4, 1930, they
introduced the revolutionary V16 engine that had been
developed in relative secrecy. It was an astonishing success,
with 2,886 cars sold in the initial year of produc-
1929 Cadillac 341B roadster
Lot 3105, s/n 232782
Condition 1Sold
at $132,000
Auctions America, Burbank, CA, 8/1/14
SCM# 244650
1931 Cadillac Series 355A roadster
Lot 785, s/n 805320
Condition 2
Sold at $132,000
Auctions America, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
3/14/14
SCM# 239276
1931 Cadillac 355 roadster
Lot 472, s/n 65
Condition 3
Sold at $81,950
Leake, Tulsa, OK, 6/9/13
SCM# 225678
Alex Dragone
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tion. Later, in October, they were firmly positioned as the leader of the
luxury motorcar market with the introduction of the V12, which was a
truncated version of the V16.
The end of the massive engines
The country was, however, sinking further into the dark cloud of the
Great Depression, and those who were fortunate enough to escape its
dire financial consequences were reluctant to flaunt their good fortune
by driving a custom motorcar that cost 15 times as much as a basic
Chevrolet.
The respected names of Marmon, Stutz, Duesenberg and Pierce-
Arrow among others were able to hold on for a few more years, but the
end was near and inevitable.
Cadillac would have most likely joined them — if not for the General
Motors financial umbrella and the golden halo that the prestigious
marque cast over GM’s other product offerings. The initial success of
Cadillac’s V16 and V12 custom motorcars was, however, short lived.
In 1933, Cadillac planned on producing 400 V16s, but only 126
left dealer showrooms. While the custom, big-engined cars may have
brought clients to the showroom, it was the bread-and-butter Cadillac
V8 they drove home.
V8 cars hit hard — but motored on
Sales for the V8 also took a big hit during the economic malaise
blanketing the country. In 1930, 11,005 V8 Cadillacs were sold, but in
1933 only 2,100 found new owners. Cadillac offered a wide range of
V8 offerings on both 134-inch and 140-inch wheelbases, and Fisher
offered 10 body styles while Fleetwood offered 17. Both body builders
were part of General Motors.
The stylish, Fisher-bodied rumble-seat V8 roadster was priced at
$2,795, well above the $445 starting price of a Chevrolet but also well
below the $7,000–$8,000 price tag of a custom V16.
Cadillac V8 cars featured the wind-splitting V-shaped grille and
were identified with three bars in the center of the bumper. The headlights
and parking lights were oblong, and the grille could be finished
with chrome or painted body color. The cars were fitted with chrome
wire wheels, but they could also be ordered with full discs to avoid the
chore of cleaning the spokes. They were attractive, stylish automobiles
indeed.
The sole survivor
Our subject Cadillac Series 355 roadster sold by Dragone at their
Greenwich event was one of only three produced and the only remaining
example. It wore an older — but well-maintained — restoration,
was a number of years away from being thought of as fresh, and could
not be rated much higher than “3.”
Its sale, at a price that a few years ago would have bought an open
V16, is a reflection on the strength of the Full Classic market. Some say
we aspire to the cars of our youth, but that would place the buyers of
a 1930s Full Classic well past the century mark, so I have to question
that logic.
Instead, I believe it’s more accurate to state that today’s buyers are
appreciating the elegance and drivability of the earlier cars, and as
more avenues open for their use, their values continues to escalate.
That said, the price paid here for a Cadillac V8 a bit past its prime may
just fall under the old axiom: “You didn’t pay too much, you just bought
too soon.” ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Dragone Auctions.)
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Race Car Profile
1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescia
Many people think that the Type 35 is the car that made Bugatti famous,
but in reality, the Brescia created the mystique
by Thor Thorson
Details
Years produced: Type 13, 1910–25; Type
13 twin magneto, 1923–25
Number produced: Type 13, 22 and 23,
about 2,000; Type 13 twin magneto,
80
Chassis # location: Stamped on the
engine mount casting
Engine # location: Engine mount behind
exhaust
Club: American Bugatti Club
More: www.americanbugatticlub.org
Alternatives: 1925 Alfa Romeo RL, 1924
Mercedes 6/25/40, 1924 Austin 7
SCM Investment Grade: A
Comps
Chassis number: 2628
T
he first 16-valve Bugatti cars were built from
1920 to 1923. Among these cars, a few rare racing
models stand out. The Bugatti sales ledgers
provide us with information on approximately 22
twin-magneto Type 13s, and seven single-magneto cars
in 1923. In 1924, only 19 Type 13 twin-magneto models
were built, and 40 or so were built in 1925. Out of a total
production of 80 Type 13 twin-magneto cars, no more
than 10 survive today.
Among the cars delivered in Paris was a small series of
nine cars, consigned to the dealership at the beginning of
1925, followed by three cars in July and finally four of the
last Type 13 twin-magneto models in August/September.
Chassis number 2628 was part of this final series. It was
delivered to the Parisian dealership on August 26, 1925.
The Bugatti was delivered as a chassis in Paris, to be fitted
with bodywork in the workshop of Maron, Pot et Cie
in Levallois-Perret.
In 1931, the little Type 13 Sport that we are present-
ing for sale left the capital to discover and settle in
Burgundy. On June 23, 1931, it became the property of
Lucien Meriel. He kept the car for six years and sold it on
April 22, 1937, to a gentleman named Jean Barolet. No
doubt hidden by Barolet from the covetous eyes of the
enemy during World War II, the little Bugatti showed up
again at the very beginning of the 1950s — in the hands
of Jean Terrillon, an enthusiast in Burgundy. After Jean
Terrillon’s death in 1972, the family kept the Type 13. As
they recollect, it had been serviced at the Bugatti Works in
1966. When the work was complete, Jean Terrillon’s son
Bernard set off for Burgundy at the wheel of the Brescia.
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An inspection of the car takes us back to that day in
1966 when it was put away in the garage of the abbey
in Oigny, after its service at the Works, and gradually
forgotten. There can be no doubt that this is the last Type
13 twin-magneto to be found in Bugatti circles. Preserved
intact, with no changes to its original state other than its
wings from the 1930s, it is a perfect example of one of
the first Bugatti Sport models, developed directly from
racing.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 17, sold for $946,627,
including buyer’s premium, at the
Artcurial auction in Paris, France, on June 22, 2015.
Don’t be fooled. Yeah, it looks like a funny little toy,
and with a six-foot-six-inch wheelbase and 45-inch track,
it could fit inside an original Mini Minor, but the Type 13
Brescia Bugattis are easily among the greatest cars of the
1920s and arguably of all time. Strong words, I know, so
let’s take a close look at this car.
From a genius
Born in Milan in 1881, the son of an artist and blessed
with prodigious natural engineering talent, Ettore
Bugatti was uniquely placed to be a part of the origins
of the automobile. By the age of 16, he was working for
a company that built tricycles, and at 18 entered his first
race driving one of their tricycles that he had bought and
modified to carry two engines. Although working without
formal education, Bugatti was immediately successful.
From the beginning he was committed to the idea that
very small, light cars with modest horsepower were, at
1920 Bugatti Type 13
Lot 108, s/n 981
Condition 3
Sold at $379,500
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, CA,
8/18/12
SCM# 209449
1925 Bugatti Type 23
Lot 318, s/n 2519
Condition 3
Sold at $746,532
Bonhams, Chichester, U.K., 6/27/14
SCM# 244685
1920 Bugatti Type 23
Lot 108, s/n 981
Condition 3
Not sold at $458,277
RM Auctions, London, U.K., 9/8/14
SCM# 245368
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least for racing, far better than large, heavy ones.
In 1906, having designed a number of cars up to 50 hp, Bugatti set
up on his own as a consulting engineer. He was living in Cologne and
working primarily for the Deutz company. By this time, a clearly defined
category of car, called “voiturette” (French “voiture” for automobile,
“ette” for diminutive, so literally “little car”), with displacement under
1,500 cc had been established for racing and driving.
While designing larger-displacement cars for Deutz, Bugatti set about
designing and building a voiturette for himself, literally in his cellar.
His love of horses had introduced him to the concept of Pur Sang (pure
blood, thoroughbred) and he expressed it with his new car. It used a
1,200-cc, 4-cylinder engine with an overhead camshaft and eight valves
set into a truly tiny chassis with 4-speed transmission and shaft drive. It
was completed in 1909.
The birth of the Type 13
In late 1909, Bugatti broke his ties with Deutz and set up his own fac-
tory at Molsheim. The first cars produced were the Type 13, a production
version of the car he built in Cologne.
They were immediately successful, with five built in 1910 and 75 in
1911. The defining characteristic of the Type 13 — and of all subsequent
Bugattis — was extremely high quality. While most small-car manufacturers
of the time built cheap cars for people who couldn’t afford more,
Bugatti built superbly designed and constructed tiny cars for people who
could afford what they wanted but chose light and nimble. The 8-valve
Type 13 was where the Bugatti mystique began to take form. When World
War I came along, Bugatti shut down the operation and moved to Paris,
where he designed aircraft engines for the duration.
When peace returned, Bugatti resumed building cars. The Type 13 de-
sign was upgraded with a little more displacement, a ball-bearing crankshaft,
and four valves per cylinder. Nominally rated at 30 horsepower at
2,700 rpm, the new engine proved easily able to rev to 5,000 and beyond,
so the real power was closer to 55 horsepower. In a car that weighed
barely over 1,000 pounds with fuel and driver, this made for a formidable
package, and the Type 13 — along with longer-wheelbase variants (Type
22 and 23) that allowed for more passengers, some luggage, and gentler
road manners — continued until 1926.
In 1921, Bugatti Type 13s took the top four places in the Italian Grand
Prix at Brescia, and as a result, they became known as Brescia Bugattis.
Technically, only the short-chassis Type 13 cars are proper Brescias. The
longer Type 22 and Type 23 are called Brescia Modifiė.
Great then and great now
The essential — even defining — characteristic of what are considered
great cars is that they manage to retain their greatness over the years.
Age does not tarnish the things that made them extraordinary.
Many people think that the Type 35 is the car that made Bugatti fa-
mous, but in reality, the Brescia created the mystique. I know a number
of people who own or have owned Brescias, and each owner is almost
obsessed with how much fun they are.
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The engine is a delight, with amazing torque for its size and an eager
willingness to do whatever is asked of it. The transmission is direct and
easy to shift. With so little weight and skinny tires, the steering and handling
are light and nimble (if a bit nervous on the short-wheelbase cars)
to an extent unheard of in the bigger cars of the time. Although tiny, the
Type 13 is an amazingly good road car. In the U.K., William I’Anson and
his father drive his on long rallies and events and love every minute of it.
Because they are so small, the Brescia Bugattis will never carry the
value of the larger, newer ones, but they are still extremely desirable
because they tick all the boxes so well.
The problem, as is always the case in cars this old, is finding really
good ones. In the years before and after the Great War, Bugatti produced
roughly 2,000 Type 13, 22 and 23 cars, the largest production of any
Bugatti, but the experts tell me that there are maybe seven really original
and honest Type 13s left. Aside from the fenders (which are ugly, not
original, not required and easily removed), our subject car is as good as
it gets: It is one of the last produced (including front brakes!), original
everything, known provenance, well maintained in its day and basically
untouched since. As such, it commanded a substantial premium over
“ordinary” Type 13s.
A top car brings top money
Though these cars seldom show up in auctions, there is a well-estab-
lished private market among Bugatti specialists, and it shows quite a
range of values depending on how good the car is.
A rebodied car on a shortened chassis — but with original mechani-
cal bits — is worth around $400,000, while an original restored Brescia
Modifiė (longer chassis) will bring about $650,000. A restored-but-excellent
1920s Type 13 will run about $750,000. From there to our subject
car is quite a jump, but this one was the best — quite possibly the last
truly unmessed-with, preservation-class Brescia Bugatti in the world.
Whoever wanted it was going to have to step up, and somebody did. I
would say bravely but fairly purchased. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Artcurial.)
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Next Gen Profile
1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster
The Diablo is as timeless as the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal and as cool now
as it was then
by Pierre Hedary
Details
Years produced: 1990–2001
Number produced: 2,884 (all variants)
Original list price: $286,300 (1999 VT)
Current SCM Valuation: $65,000–
$135,000
Tune-up cost: $4,000 (15,000-mile service,
without clutch replacement)
Distributor cap: N/A (uses coil packs)
Chassis # location: Rear right section of
engine bay below airbox
Engine # location: Between both cylinder
heads towards rear of block
Club: Lamborghini club of America
Web: www.lamborghiniclubamerica.net
Alternatives: 1995–2001 Ferrari F50,
1991–95 Cizeta-Moroder V16T (the
original Diablo), 1992–95 Bugatti
EB110
SCM Investment Grade: D
Comps
1998 Lamborghini Diablo VT
Lot 731, s/n ZA9RU31B6WLA12036
Condition 2Sold
at $113,000
Chassis number: ZA9DU01B11LA12589
T
his 1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT roadster is
exceptionally rare by virtue of its special-order
Titanium Silver Metallic paint, which is matched
with a black leather interior with gray piping and
accent stitching. Sparingly driven and showing just
30,188 miles, it features the visually stunning midmounted
V12, 5-speed manual transmission, hydraulic
front lift system for ramp clearance, an aftermarket
exhaust system, aftermarket stereo head unit with sixdisc
CD player with remotes, and on-board navigation.
The Diablo’s polished alloy wheels, which closely recall
the Countach’s, are shod with newer BF Goodrich radial
tires and are slowed by cross-drilled and vented disc
brakes with Rosso Vik painted calipers. The car is fresh
from a $12,500 major service and now features front-end
clear-bra protection including leading edge surfaces.
The owner’s manual, tools, remotes and a car cover are
included. From the Roy Cats Lamborghini Collection.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 189, sold for $183,600,
including buyer’s premium, at
Mecum’s Seattle, WA, auction on June 6, 2015.
My friends and I are a lot more pragmatic than our
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parents were. We eschew aged steaks for quinoa salad,
outside of work we wear vintage clothes, we like small
houses, and we prefer diesels and hybrids to gasguzzling
SUVs and sports cars. We are more concerned
about global climate change than we are about the temperature
of our wine cellar. Our ideal transportation
might be a Volvo 240DL or a Volkswagen Jetta TDI.
What once was boring and staid is now hip.
Transportation that young, hip people used to aspire
to — such as the Ferrari F50, Porsche 911 Turbo and,
without fail, the Lamborghini Diablo — are of minimal
interest to your average 30-year-old. But there’s always
that one percent….
Let’s play a guessing game
Think of the coolest car from the 1960s (it’s really
tiny, air-cooled and German),
the best car from the
1980s (it was Motor Trend’s Foreign Car of the Year in
1981 — think “Chrysler” and “K”) or the most iconic,
outrageous car of the 1990s.
Younger collectors grew up with Matchbox cars in the
’90s, and in nearly every giant bonus pack of tiny cars,
there was a white, black or red Lamborghini Diablo. What
1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT
Lot 111, s/n 12864
Condition 2+
Sold at $113,393
Bonhams, Monte Carlo, MCO, 5/20/11
SCM# 177952
Sports Car Market
Barrett-Jackson, Palm Beach, FL, 4/5/13
SCM# 216050
1996 Lamborghini Diablo VT
Lot 350, s/n ZA9RU37P9TLA12546
Condition 2
Sold at $109,250
Bonhams, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/17/13
SCM# 215089
Courtesy of Mecum Auctions
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a great way to indoctrinate small children with a subconscious desire for a
car that will have long been out of production by the time they can afford it.
Due in part to this subtle marketing initiative, we can say that the
Diablo is the most iconic car of the 1990s — and icons never go out of
style or become valueless. If I were wrong, some lucky thrift-store-roving
hipster in Los Angeles would be wearing Steve McQueen’s jacket.
Two different flavors of Diablo, one complex V12
While the Diablo was pretty much the same from 1990 to 1999, in
2000 Audi upgraded the entire car, most importantly with a faster
6-liter V12. These late 6-liter cars always sell for $50,000 to $100,000
more than a 5.7-liter version. A 5.7-liter car is valued somewhere between
$100,000 and $150,000 today.
Our subject car’s sale price of $183,600 is strong, and looking at it in
detail only reinforces this finding.
Our subject car had a whopping 30,000 miles on it. Keep in mind,
the Lambo V12 engine was designed back in the early 1960s with an
expected life of 35,000 miles between rebuilds. While materials have
improved over time, I examined a normal-use 5.7-liter Lamborghini
V12 on the operating table of my machinist’s workshop, and at 10,000
miles, valve guides and cylinder liners were in need of attention.
Each engine was hand-built, many parts were sand-cast alloys,
and the whole unit was under a massive amount of stress. If, at 30,000
miles, this motor has not been gone through, things are about to get
expensive. Does this make it a bad car? No, but I encourage anyone
who is buying a high-mileage exotic to scrutinize its service history
before purchasing it.
Given the quality of specimens from Mr. Cats’ collection, I would
say it’s possible all the major engine needs have been fulfilled (although
$12,500 won’t even buy you a clutch replacement on a Diablo).
Otherwise, the Diablo is an artisan machine with a hand-built frame
and an outlandish exterior.
Young buyers and old supercars
I have no idea who bought this car, but that leaves room to continue
our guessing game.
First off, if I wanted a cool supercar but didn’t have the money for
a new Lambo, I would consider a car like this. Yes, at less than 20
years old, it is still a used car, and when a new example is out of reach,
you go for a used one, right? The only flaw in this theory is that the
Murciélago, which is newer, can be had for similar money, and there
are cheaper Diablos for sale.
My second theory has to do with a potential Millennial or Gen X
purchaser who grew up playing with a toy Diablo or Countach, and
quietly resolved to buy one when he or she “arrived.” The truth about
Millennials and collectible cars is that tastes are individual and diverse.
We don’t subscribe readily to the mass-hysteria markets that are
making air-cooled Porsches and Enzo-era Ferraris investments first
and pleasure objects second. We just buy what we like.
Or how about this: Let’s imagine our buyer is a successful 30-year-
old who has won the start-up lottery and wishes to reward himself.
Supercars haven’t changed much, and there is almost nowhere on a
public road to use them at their limit.
It’s possible that the buyer purchased this car to get 200-mph per-
formance — while avoiding the depreciation of a new Aventador. He or
she might even break even when selling it. In addition, many of the new
supercars (and there are so many of them) are not that recognizable or
distinctive.
Because the Diablo is an icon, everyone who cares about this sort of
thing knows what it is. While our parents often pursue the newest and
best, we always look for a practical deal. The Diablo is as timeless as
the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal (another unforgettable 1990s icon) and
as cool now as it was then. Well sold, but wisely bought for the 10-year
depreciation curve of a new Lamborghini. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Mecum.)
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Market Reports Overview
Icons of Every Age
A “Living Daylights”-era Aston Martin V8 rises to $481k, and a pre-007 Works
racer makes 10 times that amount
Top 10 Sales
This Issue
(Land Auctions Only)
1. 1935 Aston Martin Ulster
roadster, $4,581,922—Bonhams,
p. 82
2. 1961 Porsche RS 61 racer,
$2,996,688—Bonhams, p. 88
3. 1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series
V convertible, $1,517,137—
Bonhams, p. 82
4. 2004 Ferrari Enzo coupe,
$1,411,455—Bonhams, p. 90
5. 1991 Ferrari F40 coupe,
$1,149,475—Artcurial, p. 103
6. 1970 Porsche 911S/T racer,
$1,027,766—Artcurial, p. 96
7. 1925 Bugatti Type 13 roadster,
$946,627—Artcurial, p. 94
8. 1964 Aston Martin DB5 coupe,
$847,817—Bonhams, p. 82
9. 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Daytona coupe, $837,000—
Mecum, Indy, p. 142
10. 1964 Porsche 356C Carrera 2
GS Coupe, $676,162—Artcurial,
p. 96
Best Buys
1973 Porsche 911S 2.4 coupe,
$231,337—Bonhams, p. 88
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By Tony Piff
A
1935 Aston Martin Ulster Mille Miglia Works
racer sold for $4.6m at Bonhams’ Goodwood
Festival of Speed auction and was the most
expensive car in this issue. Bonhams sold 72
of 87 cars (83%) for $27.2m total at Goodwood.
Artcurial secured $1.1m for a 1991 Ferrari F40 in Paris.
Out of 70 consignments, 57 went home to new owners
(81%), and sales totaled nearly $13m overall.
At Leake Tulsa, a 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T
and a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL tied for top honors when
each sold for $165k. Total sales came to $11.6m, and 513 cars
sold out of 689 offered (74%).
A 2010 Porsche GT2 RS raced to the top at Silverstone
Northamptonshire, selling for $440k and pushing totals to
$5.3m. Of 78 cars offered, 64 hammered sold (82%).
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Motostalgia made
$4.3m total, and 65 cars sold out of 106 (61%). A 1932
Cadillac 370B V12 Convertible Victoria came out on top
at $308k.
Tony’s Market Moment: Just five years ago, Countaches,
308s and Testarossas were considered “production” exotics,
expensive to maintain and unlikely ever to transcend
their entry-level club driver status. In the time since, that
thinking has been turned on its ear, as all three models have
more or less doubled in value.
At the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June, Bonhams
sold a pristine 1988 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante for
$481k — far and away the most expensive Vantage Volante
Bonhams presented this 1988 Aston Martin V8 Volante, which sold for $481,452 at their Goodwood auction
Sales Totals of Auctions in This Issue
Mecum
Indianapolis, IN
May 12–17, 2015
Northamptonshire, U.K.
May 23, 2015
Indianapolis, IN
June 12, 2015
Couer d’Alene, ID
June 20, 2015
Chichester, U.K.
June 26, 2015
June 22, 2015
Bonhams
$0
$10m
1: National concours standard/perfect
2: Very good, club concours, some small flaws
3: Average daily driver in decent condition
Artcurial
Paris, FRA
Silver
June 5–7, 2015
Motostalgia
Tulsa, OK
Leake
Silverstone
May 6–7, 2015
Mecum
Seattle, WA
$9.7m
$41m
$5.3m
$11.6m
$4.3m
$567k
$13m
$20m
SCM 1–6 Scale Condition Rating:
4: Still a driver but with some apparent flaws
5: A nasty beast that runs but has many problems
6: Good only for parts
ever sold at auction. Does this mean the best VVs will soon
break the half-million mark? What late-model sports car
will this new generation of collectors reach for next, wallets
wide open? Predicting the future is risky, but you know
what they say about a rising tide… ♦
$27.2m
$30m
$40m
1958 Jaguar XK 150 coupe,
$87,976—Silverstone, p. 116
1948 MG TC roadster, $28,050—
Leake, p. 108
1969 Lancia Flavia 2000 coupe,
$19,003—Silverstone, p. 122
1962 Sunbeam Alpine convertible,
$18,360—Mecum, Seattle, p. 138
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Bonhams Chichester, U.K.
Bonhams — Goodwood Festival of Speed
Sir Stirling Moss bought the Porsche RS 61 five years ago for $1.7m and sold
it here for nearly $3m
Company
Bonhams
Date
June 26, 2015
Location
Chichester, U.K.
Auctioneer
James Knight
Automotive lots sold/offered
72/87
Sales rate
83%
Sales total
$27,214,721
High sale
1935 Aston Martin Ulster
Works, sold at $4,581,922
Buyer’s premium
Sir Stirling Moss owned this 1961 Porsche RS 61 racer, sold at $2,996,688
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
Market opinions in italics
H
e’s done well in property over
the years, but Sir Stirling
Moss showed possibly his best
investment yet at Bonhams’
most recent Festival of Speed sale: $3m
for a Porsche RS 61 he bought five years
ago for $1.7m — and it was the car that
prompted his retirement from racing.
The Porsche spun Moss out at Laguna
Bonhams took a very pleasing top dollar on the splendid Aston Martin Ulster racer,
even though its early history had several DNFs including the ’35 Le Mans, where it
crashed and had to be rebuilt with a new chassis and front axle. But here it was beautifully
presented, attracting a $1.6m-over-estimate $4.6m.
Elsewhere in the room, four cars that had been recovered as a result of crime were
Chichester, U.K.
Seca shortly after purchase in 2010 when the
transmission seized. The subsequent rebuild
uncovered some nasties and turned into
quite a restoration back to its proper form. That must
have eaten into the profit margin a tad, but our national
treasure still came out on top — which is the ideal of
old-car investing, after all.
being sold off to benefit the public purse. One of them was a crashed and repaired
2004 Ferrari Enzo that made an above-estimate $1.4m. The total funneled into
British coffers was $1.9m.
Topping that Enzo was another modern supercar, the 1998 Mercedes-Benz
CLK GTR roadster, whose price this
month appears to be just shy of $2.4m.
Small collections included two cars
Sales Totals
1935 Aston Martin Ulster roadster, sold at $4,581,922
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owned from new by former Rolling Stone
Bill Wyman. Both the Citröen SM and the
Mercedes-Benz 250S were in tidy refurbed
condition rather than concours, but both
doubled their notional market values, no
doubt due to collectors wanting to sit on
those same seats where the author, photographer,
cricketer and metal-detector enthusiast
had once entertained young ladies. The SM
in particular had a storied life, having been
pressed into service all over the south of
France where it was delivered and where
Wyman and fellow Stone Keith Richards
lived at the time, plus trips to Spain, Italy and
Switzerland. Not quite an ex-Rod Stewart
Miura with stiletto rips in the headlining, but
a cool piece of rockmobilia all the same. ♦
$60m
$40m
$50m
$30m
$20m
$10m
$0
Sports Car Market
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
15% on the first $78,633,
12% thereafter, included in
sold prices ($1.00 = £0.64)
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ENGLISH
#346-1923 ASTON MARTIN 1½-LITER
roadster. S/N 1920. Green/red leather. RHD.
Oldest known surviving production Aston
Martin, restored by Ecurie Bertelli in 2003.
On at least its third body, but very nicely done,
very clean, beautifully burnished copper exhaust.
“Much” of original engine remains,
Seam-welded chassis, rack-and-pinion steering,
fat wheels and tires, big brakes, bit of
negative camber on the front. Grille built into
body and hood shortened, widened rear fend-
leather. RHD. Odo: 93,818 miles. Perfect
older (2005, in New Zealand) resto of Alpine
Rally class-winning XK, door fit very good,
almost unused leather. Exhausts exit from rear
quarter. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $574,804. Previously
sold by Christie’s in 1983 for $39k
(SCM# 4518). Sold again at a Brooks auction
in London in 1992, to New Zealand in 1994.
Competition provenance adds value to any
XK, but this did well, going £80k ($125k) over
the top estimate.
TOP 10
No. 3
though currently a replacement with new guts
is fitted, following a big blow-up in 1987.
Newish leather. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$292,985. Twelfth car the company built, just
scraping over the £175k ($275k) lower estimate.
No good for racing, so a life of concours
probably awaits.
TOP 10
No. 1
#323-1935 ASTON MARTIN ULSTER
roadster. S/N LM19. Eng. #
LM19. Black/red leather. RHD. Odo:
21,644 miles. Works car LM19 with massive
history, originally one of four built for the
1935 Le Mans. Excellent and shiny restored
condition, just a little road rash to rear mudguards
and slightly discolored nickel plating
on exhaust. Replacement motor but original
ers. Motor now a 3.8 driving through a
5-speed. Weirdest feature is the unusual shortdoor
conversion—and the drilled handbrake
lever is a bit unnecessary. Cond: 2. SOLD AT
$233,276. Much nicer than the nasty ralliedup
XK 140 drophead coupe later in the sale
(Lot 377, $127k), but still a bit “why?”—and
must have cost more to build than it sold for.
As ever, modified cars never get their money
back.
#317-1953 JAGUAR C-TYPE replica
racer. S/N S817782. Green/tan leather. RHD.
Odo: 1,080 miles. Well-done replica copied
from two real C-types, using a 1956 LHD XK
140 3.4-liter DHC sourced from the U.S. as an
identity donor. Historic Technical Passport
confirms it’s the right dimensions and spec.
Sand-cast two-inch SUs, Moto-Lita steering
wheel. With race kit including removable roll
hoop. Showing its age in a couple of places,
Original refurbed Radiomobile. With hard top
and now with a/c. Motor now in Vantage spec.
Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $1,517,137. Sold right
compared with the two that Bonhams sold in
May at Newport Pagnell: $1.2m for a slightly
modified Series IV (SCM# 265323) and $2.3m
for a slightly less nice Series IV Vantage with
celeb ownership (SCM# 265328).
included in lot. Last scrutineering sticker dates
from August 2013. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$4,581,922. Sadly, it didn’t finish that ’35 Le
Mans, as it crashed and had to be rebuilt with
a new chassis and front axle, did not figure in
the results at the Ards TT after oil-pipe trouble,
and failed to finish the ’36 Mille Miglia
when the motor stopped. Later historic racing
history was more successful. Its sisters all reside
in important car collections (Nick Mason
has at least two), so this was always going to
go places. Sold about £1m ($1.6m) past what
was expected, a new record for a pre-war Aston,
finally going to a European bidder.
#363-1952 JAGUAR XK 120 SE coupe.
S/N S680125. Eng. # W61718S. Blue/green
leather. Odo: 847 miles. “May Special,” restored
and massively upgraded by John May.
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but body straight and paint good. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $266,565. Yes, a new Proteus C is
around £75k ($120k), but this is a much closer
replica than that pastiche—and you can race
it in historics. Not quite as nice but looks a
much better value than the superb copy that
Bonhams sold at the Goodwood Members’
Meeting for $385k in March (SCM# 264458).
#345-1954 JAGUAR XK 120 roadster.
S/N S661165. Eng. # F21118S. White/maroon
#311-1964 ASTON MARTIN DB5
coupe. S/N DB51775R. Silver/red
leather. RHD. Odo: 68,800 miles.
Good throughout, retrimmed with new carpets
in mid-’90s. Sage green from the factory, current
silver color pre-dates last change of ownership
in 1971. Otherwise kept to original spec
with extensive renovations in early 2000s, and
a little above driver-quality. Nice leather just
taking on a bit of character, decent dash and
TOP 10
No. 8
#379-1963 ASTON MARTIN DB4
Series V convertible. S/N DB4C1068R.
Eng. # 3701176. Metallic blue/
beige cloth/red leather. RHD. Odo: 24,760
miles. Said to be one of 70. Extensively restored,
dead-straight, new leather, paint and
carpets, a few blemishes under rechrome.
instruments, original radio. Cond: 2-. SOLD
AT $847,817. Last sold for $281,300 at Bonhams’
Aston Martin Works Service sale in
2010, which I felt was about 25% over market
average at the time, an indicator of the way
the DB5 market was going (SCM# 162795). In
Norway since; this time sold right, $160k or
so below the price of the best DB5s. And, being
a notch below perfect, all the nicer for it.
#362-1964 GORDON-KEEBLE GK1
coupe. S/N 034F1004RD. Green/black leather.
Odo: 594,270 miles. Fiberglass low-volume
(99 built) Giugiaro-styled coupe with Corvette
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Bonhams Chichester, U.K.
power, sorta like an English Iso Rivolta but
with a proper spaceframe chassis. “Gordon
Keeble” not hyphenated on the car. Good body
and paint, newish leather, Nardi wheel. Nicely
detailed engine bay, now has extra brake servo
okay, though a little rust creeping out of its
shut. Window frames okay, repro seals wavy
as usual. Interior holding up well, no cracks in
dash. Said to be on its original tires. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $116,848. Dry stored 1982–2013.
Sold 50% over estimate. A genuinely low-mileage
example is a very rare thing, and it
matched the prices of the very best restored
early “suffix A” cars, which attract the most
money but which it looks just like. Well sold,
but find another...
and electric fan. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT
$125,655. Originally supplied to Canada, in
the Netherlands since 2000. These have
climbed steadily since good ones were selling
for £45k ($70k) in 2000 when it went to Holland,
and here the top bid neatly split the
£60k–£90k ($94–$140k) estimate. A fraction
of the cost of a 330 GTC 2+2, plus faster and
handles better.
#360-1964 JAGUAR XKE coupe. S/N
861664. Eng. # RA66929. Silver blue/black
leather. RHD. Odo: 3,636 miles. Restored;
decent older paint and chrome, spot-weld dimples
smoothed under tail (but I probably obsess
over this detail too much), chrome
exhausts. Newish leather, original Motorola
following 2008–11 refurb, less than 400 miles
since. Original chromed steel wheels included
in the deal. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $319,406.
Nice to see a manual, but autos don’t hit the
value too much on these, as by the time the
SIII appeared, the E was more or less a twoseat
XJ6 anyway. Sold high but where expected.
#341-1979 LAND ROVER RANGE
noted not to be working. Five-speed gearbox,
original still with car. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$196,110. Looks like big money for a coupe,
but it sold for £25k ($39k) less than it cost to
restore. And it came from the estate of a noted
(and, sadly, late) Jag collector, so the buyer
can be sure he’s got a good-’un.
#348-1967 JAGUAR XKE convertible.
S/N 1E1877. Red/black cloth/mushroom
leather. RHD. Odo: 16,337 miles. Three owners
from new, recently and massively restored,
but spot-weld dimples still present under rear
pan. New paint in 2014, new leather, original
Radiomobile. Motor a bit over-polished, so it’s
no surprise to find Coopercraft brakes, Gaz
shocks and a Kenlowe fan. With Jaguar Heritage
Certificate confirming original RHD in
original color. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $292,895.
Still looking nicely standard, this sold well
over the £150k ($230k) top estimate. For
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ROVER utility. S/N 35659527G. White/beige
velour. RHD. Odo: 5,637 miles. Looks older
than it is because these were still being made
in their original form up to 1980, 10 years
after launch, with “Classic” tag retrospectively
applied by LR when the replacement P38 appeared
in 1994. Very good refurbed order, still
with factory-applied PDI stickers under hood.
No apparent rot in inner structure, tailgate
some, this is the perfect E-type: early S1 looks
with the 4.2 motor, better gearbox and sensible-but-invisible
upgrades to make it easier to
live with. Only diehard purists would disagree.
The SCM Platinum Auction Database shows it
no-saled in 2004 at a Christie’s sale at a high
bid of $24k (SCM# 34556).
#316-1975 JAGUAR XKE Commemora-
tive convertible. S/N 1S2855. Black/brown
leather. RHD. Odo: 36,921 miles. The last 50
E-types (well, 49 of them, anyway) were black
“Commemorative” versions, as here. Rare
manual shift, unfeasibly straight and shiny
#319-1988 ASTON MARTIN V8 Vo-
lante. S/N SCFCV81VXJTR15639. Eng. #
V5805639X. Silver/black cloth/red leather.
RHD. Odo: 13,715 miles. Excellent, low-mileage
condition, sharp body and paint, 5-speed,
power hood plus Ronal alloys, plus chassis
number says it has an X-pack engine, and
maintained by Aston Martin Works. Excellent
veneers, leather as unworn as you’d imagine.
Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $481,452. Huge money
for a Vantage Volante—and way over the
£200k–£250k ($310k–$390k) estimate, which
looked a little ambitious before the sale. But
it’s the best spec with all the desirable boxes
ticked, and you’d be pushed to find a sharper
one... I suspect a dealer will sit on this for a
while and then offer it for nearer $600k when
that looks reasonable.
#359-1988 ASTON MARTIN V8 Vo-
lante. S/N SCFCV81V9JTL15663. Maroon
metallic/white vinyl/white leather. Odo:
27,780 miles. U.S.-spec car—that is, Vantage
appearance including Ronals, but fuel injection
instead of Webers. Now wears Europeanstyle
chrome bumpers added during
restoration in 2010, but leaving in place the
side repeaters and gap where a U.S. number
plate would go. Deep and shiny paint, good
veneers, lightly used leather. Dutch title.
Cond: 2. NOT SOLD AT $145,000. Originally
supplied to Portland, OR, via a dealer in
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Florida. Recently not sold at Bonhams’ Aston
Martin auction on May 9, where it was bid to
$254k, which was about $23k less than the
seller wanted (SCM# 265324). This time, on a
much reduced estimate of £120k–£160k
($185k–$245k), it did far worse. Maybe he
should have taken the money first time
around...
#342-2009 ROVER MINI Cooper Mar-
grave 50 2-dr sedan. S/N SAXXNPAE2E1D188143.
Red/cream leather. RHD. Odo: 12
miles. Wood & Pickett built Minis for royalty
and rock stars in the ’60s, calling them Margrave—a
rival to Radford, which was doing
the same. This is a kind of continuation car,
built in 2009 from a new British Motor Heritage
shell to celebrate 50 years since Mini
production began. Donor was a 2000 Mini
nal, driver’s seat quite well worn, rear looks
unused, good dash and instruments. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $97,473. Bought new and delivered
in the South of France by then Rolling Stone
Bill Wyman, and kept by him ever since; he
brought it into the U.K. in 1984. High price
paid (50% over estimate) for this one-ownerbut-only-average-condition
SM was probably
due to celebrity status.
GERMAN
#368-1956 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SC
coupe. S/N 1880146500123. Black/maroon
leather. Odo: 33,730 km. Sc is the injected
version, using essentially a Gullwing drysump
six. Hand-made and fitted chromed trim
strips almost line up, some a bit corrosionspeckled.
Older paint okay, beautifully pati-
Cooper. Delivery mileage, so like new. Cond:
1-. SOLD AT $43,405. Was supposed to have
been the first of 50 but the other 49 never got
built. Sold here for the price of a top Cooper S
and, given that the price of the best low-mileage
run-out Cooper Sports Pack, which this
car effectively is, will be something less than
half the price paid here, exceedingly well sold.
For this money you might expect a hopped-up
1,380-cc motor or a Jack Knight 5-speed, at
least.
FRENCH
#310-1971 CITRÖEN SM coupe. S/N
000SB3352. Eng. # C11471103643. Silver/
black leather. Odo: 58,693 km. Fair order,
older repaint, black paint a bit flaky on the
rockers, door handles slightly pickled, couple
of small dings in rear bumper. Interior origi-
AT $1,187,500. Delivered new to Guatamala,
to Portugal in 1981 after ownership in the
U.K. and not sold against an £800k ($1.25m)
lower estimate, which will have been near the
reserve price. It’s likely that today’s buyers
want beautiful original leather with patina
and a superb rather than indifferent paint job,
instead of the criteria that ruled 20 years ago.
Last sold for $1.25m at Bonhams Stuttgart in
July of 2014 (SCM# 244634), which rather
indicates the seller just wanted a shot and
wasn’t too concerned about getting all his
money back.
nated original leather reminiscent of a gents’
club, dash and instruments good. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $442,702. Swedish title, originally
delivered to the Swedish embassy in Prague.
Compared with the market for 300Ss, this
didn’t look overly expensive—but it soon
would if you made any attempt to improve it.
#344-1958 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL
Roadster. S/N 1980428500212. Silver/red
leather. Odo: 34,525 km. Shiny and appealing,
baggy. Factory hard top in body color, soft top
like new. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $160,882. Sold
mid-estimate, this is the going rate for very
good restored cars in the U.K. right now. Only
the exceptional and just-restored cars fetch
more. The other 190s in the sale—a not-quiteso-nice
1962 soft-top car also with hard top
(Lot 324) and the Rennsport re-creation (Lot
356)—didn’t sell. Quality speaks for itself.
#347-1960 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER Samba bus. S/N 609715. Orange
& white/mushroom vinyl. RHD. Odo: 70,123
miles. Restored 23-window split, still with
foldaway sink and cooker in door. New frontseat
vinyl, new rear seat cloth but original
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#387-1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 121040209501271. Cream/
black cloth/black leather. RHD. Odo: 52,468
miles. U.K.-supplied car delivered with hard
top; soft top added later. Restored 1988–90,
super-clean up top and underneath. Still good
older paint, chrome okay. Still on Solexes,
period-type black battery is a thoughtful touch,
top like new, leather unworn but slightly
but look closer: There are tiny prep marks
under paint, engine intake and valve covers
are over-polished, alloy-rim wheels lightly
corroded, and steering wheel has several small
cracks. Leather newish, having been retrimmed
(in Portugal) in this ownership and
now only lightly creased. With hard top, working
Becker Mexico radio, fitted luggage and
disc brakes all round. Cond: 2-. NOT SOLD
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Fresh Meat
by Chad Tyson Bonhams Chichester, U.K.
Online sales of contemporary cars
2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
sedan
cover highly polished. Two tops, as usual.
Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $115,087. Strong money
for a 230, when the market likes 280 autos,
but the early cars have their following and
fetch increasingly big money. For its excellent
condition in today’s market, slightly well sold
but by no means a ripoff.
#330-1968 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL
convertible. S/N 11304412000365. Black/
black hard top/brown leather. Odo: 99,189 km.
Restored in Germany with Euro lights and
new leather trim including dash top. Very
straight and shiny, excellent chrome, not ap-
Date sold: 07/28/2015
eBay auction ID: 231629224941
Seller’s eBay ID: cpierce51766
Sale type: Used car with 388 miles
VIN: 2C3CDXL94FH773275
Details: Bright White over Black Laguna leather;
6.2-L, supercharged V8 rated at 707 hp and 650 lbft,
8-sp auto, RWD
Sale result: $75,100, 2 bids, sf 204
MSRP: $70,960 (as equipped)
Other current offering: Ganley Chrysler Dodge Jeep
in Bedford, OH, asking $89,900 for a 2015 Charger
Hellcat in Phantom Black over black cloth.
2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 sedan
covers and curtains included, new floor lino
tiles. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $143,269. One of
five known 23-window Sambas with Devon
conversions and one of only two in mahogany.
One of the best on the market, this had everything
going for it, helping it to this inflated but
still only mid-estimate price.
#307-1961 PORSCHE RS 61 racer.
S/N 718070. Silver/red vinyl. Said to
be one of 14. Good restored order,
some of body new following accident damage
at Laguna Seca in 2010 after the transmission
seized; couple of tiny ripples visible. Seat vinyl
unworn. Motor a 1600 or thereabouts, con-
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parently welded in rear chassis legs, swages
inboard of headlights still present, but motor
slightly too shiny and overdone. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $104,518. Delivered new to California.
SLs sell on condition rather than exact
model, so the 230 just shaded it, partly because
it was slightly nicer, possibly for the
hard top.
Date sold: 07/15/2015
eBay auction ID: 301676913308
Seller’s eBay ID: garageman2005
Sale type: Used car with 17 miles
VIN: WDDUG8CB5FA189231
Details: Designo Diamond White over Nut Brown
leather; 4.7-L, turbocharged, DOHC V8 rated at 449
hp and 516 lb-ft, 7-sp auto, RWD
Sale result: $111,900, Buy It Now
MSRP: $94,400 (base price)
Other current offering: Global Luxury Imports, of
Burr Ridge, IL, offering a black-over-black 2015
S550 with 8,046 miles for $99,800.
2015 McLaren 650S coupe
#329-1973 PORSCHE 911S 2.4 coupe.
verted to run a plain-bearing bottom end,
though roller crank comes included in the
package. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $2,996,688. Being
sold by Sir Stirling Moss, who owned it
since 2010, and as plain as when Stirling
raced these when new. Originally raced in the
U.S. by Bob Holbert, “Gentleman” Tom
Payne and Millard Ripley; 13 wins in period.
Sold at the lower end of the estimate range but
fair. In 2010 it cost Moss $1,705,000 at Gooding
& Co.’s Amelia Island sale (SCM#
159994), so the profit probably more than covered
the repairs and restoration.
Date sold: 07/09/2015
eBay auction ID: 221805075184
Seller’s eBay ID: acw400
Sale type: Used car with 2,100 miles
VIN: SBM11DAA6FW004681
Details: Aurora Blue over dark gray Alcantara; 3.8L,
twin-turbocharged V8 rated at 641 hp and 500
lb-ft, 7-sp auto-shift manual, RWD
Sale result: $220,000, Buy It Now, sf 3
MSRP: $265,500 (base price)
Other current offering: The Collection in Coral Gables,
FL, asking $269,200 for a 72-mile 650S coupe
in Tobacco Orange over black Alcantara. ♦
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#384-1966 MERCEDES-BENZ 230SL
convertible. S/N 11304220017135. Eng. #
12798120013254. Red/black soft top/black
hard top/tan leather. RHD. Odo: 23,538 miles.
Better close up than it looks from across the
room. Doors and swages line up well, still has
styling fillets inboard of headlights. Repainted
from blue early in its life, all chrome good.
S/N 9113300884. Black/black leather. RHD.
Odo: 44,598 miles. Super-clean and straight,
recently restored condition. Bought new by
British painter and artist Richard Hamilton
and kept very original. Paint excellent, leather
only slightly creased and baggy. Replacement
injection pump, motor clean and dry underneath,
heat exchangers and oil pipes look almost
new, though there’s grass hanging off the
exhausts, probably picked up on the way inside.
With original jack and tools. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $618,839. Umm... if it weren’t for
another 2.4S in a less desirable color in the
same sale making a sane £147k (Lot 336:
$231k), I would have said that the world has
gone mad. (This was the same week that I
drove a 2.2S whose seller is asking
£210k/$325k). But here I must assume that
celebrity ownership weighted the price, as
well as the low miles and the spotless condition.
Not welded in rear chassis legs, leather looks
newish. Dash and top good. Motor tidy, cam
BEST
BUY
#336-1973 PORSCHE 911S 2.4
coupe. S/N 9113301078. Sepia
Brown/black leather. Odo: 175 km. In
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near-perfect order, having recently been restored;
only 175 km since. Lots of new parts,
new perforated leather. Sports seats only other
deviation from original standard trim. With
original books, jack, tools including original
Rare LWB cabrio, said to be one of only four
built with 2-liter engines instead of the 56-hp
1,754-cc, though currently runs a bored B12
that started as a 2.2. Restored in 2010, body
straight, paint good, leather cracked and patinated,
may be the original, newish cloth top.
spare fuse kit, spacesaver and compressor,
plus two sets of original black and red keys.
Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $231,337. Back to reality.
Supplied new to France, in U.K. from 2014,
sold at the right money for a small-bumper S,
though high bid was slightly under the £150k
($230k) estimate. Blame the color, bravely
kept as original during the restoration of this
really proper example. Against the madness of
RS 2.7s at a million bucks, or even the black
2.4S (Lot 329) in the same sale at more than
twice the money as this, well bought.
#380-1986 AUDI QUATTRO Sport
hatchback. S/N WAUZZZ85ZEA905176.
White/gray leather & black velour. Odo:
52,978 miles. One of 214 made and 164 released
to public. (Note: Chassis number in
catalog was wrong, belongs to a car Bonhams
sold earlier. It’s correct in these pages.) Clean,
straight and tidy, though one or two cracks in
paint. Unworn interior, full service history.
Supplied in Germany, imported to the U.K. in
1990. The seller has another that he keeps in
Catalog claim of “with all the power and performance
of a B20 coupe” is stretching it a
bit—I found it quite anemic when I drove it a
couple of years ago, even with the bigger engine.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $143,269. Sold
new in Rome, imported to the U.K. in 1963.
For the past few years, property of noted Lancia
collector Ade Rudler, who finished the restoration
and points out the original paint on
the ashtray surround. This was always going
to make decent money because of its rarity.
#332-1964 ASA MILLE GT coupe. S/N
01018. Red/black vinyl. Odo: 1,745 km.
“Baby Ferrari” (motor is basically a third of
the V12, and Bizzarrini did the chassis) in
goodish order aside from a ding in the right
rear quarter. Slightly wavy door fit on both
sides. Some blemishes under bumper chrome,
the U.S... Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $372,247. After
Bonhams’ last two high-dollar sales of Sport
Quattros, another comes out of the woodwork.
Sold mid-estimate, compared with a 24,000km
example that Bonhams sold at the
Goodwood Members’ Meeting sale in March
for $426k (SCM# 264457), and before that an
identical car that sold in the U.S. for $402k at
RM Phoenix, January (SCM# 261959). The
last one before that was a damage-repaired
and color-changed car at the 2013 Revival at
$185k (SCM# 227842).
ITALIAN
#303-1951 LANCIA AURELIA B50 cab-
riolet. S/N B501443. Eng. # B121443. Blue/
blue cloth/blue leather. RHD. Odo: 92,887 km.
October 2015
interior wearing well. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$108,041. From the Maranello Rosso Collection,
which Bonhams has been disposing of for
what seems like forever. Compared with the
rash of ASAs that went through Artcurial in
the past two years (SCM#s 225869, 232469,
etc.), this didn’t look expensive, though inevitably
sorting out the bodywork will uncover
more work to do. So let’s call this one a fair
deal.
#335-1970 ABARTH SE014/SE019 racer.
S/N SE014032. Red/black cord. RHD. Paperwork
on file describes it as an SE014, first
seen in 1968, where the engine hangs out the
back, but catalog points out that this is a midengined
car, like an SE019 of 1970. Complete
with motor and injection slide, but injectors
and trumpets are missing and it’s rough (including
broken gear linkage). In need of restoration.
Bodywork not too bad and seat cord
not heavily worn. Cond: 4+. SOLD AT
$134,462. One of the last stragglers from the
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Artcurial — Automobiles sur les Champs 8
A Frua-bodied 1962 Maserati 3500 GTi coupe in the same family ownership
since 1967 went for $507k
Company
Artcurial
Date
June 22, 2015
Location
Paris, FRA
Auctioneer
Hervé Poulain
Automotive lots sold/offered
57/70
Sales rate
81%
Sales total
$12,967,181
High sale
1991 Ferrari F40, sold at
$1,149,475
Buyer’s premium
Pre-auction viewing took place in the garage beneath Artcurial headquarters
Report and photos by Leo Van Hoorick
Market opinions in italics
N
ow in its eighth edition in five
years, Artcurial’s Paris sale
has become a regular fixture
on the European collector car
auction calendar. The 70 cars on offer th
June could be viewed in the underground gar
beneath Artcurial headquarters on the Cham
Élysées. The sale itself was conducted at t
nearby historic Théâtre du Rond-Point.
The star car was one of just a few short-
wheelbase Bugatti Type 13 Brescias ever produced.
Very original and in the same ownership since
1953, it is said that only the fenders are not original.
The car was in the same rough condition as most of the
famed Baillon Collection that Artcurial auctioned off at
Paris, FRA
Rétromobile in February. And the price was comparably strong, too: a staggering
$946k, more than three times the high estimate.
High sale was a pristine, two-owner 1991 Ferrari F40 with only 8,510
km on the clock, sold at $1.1m. Second-highest was another exceptional
car: a 1970 Porsche 911ST, the sixth example of 43 built for competition by
Porsche’s racing department. It was once owned by the legendary race and
rally driver Walter Röhrl. Completely restored to factory specification,
it sold just over $1m. A rare and fully restored, matching-numbers 1964
Porsche 356 Carrera GS that sold new in France met today’s expectations
at $676k.
Maserati was well represented with six cars, including a 1962 3500 GTi coupe,
one of just four bodied by Frua. It was in wonderfully original condition and has been
in the same family ownership since 1967. The car
went for $507k.
An historic Alpine A210 that represented
Sales Totals
France so successfully at international circuits
between 1966 and 1969 and competed twice in
the Le Mans 24 Hours sold for $541k.
Strong money came readily for two Aston
Martins. A 1959 DB4 Series II converted to
left-hand drive and with some upgrades such as a
5-speed transmission, electronic power steering,
electronic ignition and climate control sold for a
healthy $541k. A recently restored DB6 Vantage
confirmed the strong money realized of late for
this model with a sold price of $500k.
With an 81% sell-through rate and an average
Top seller — 1991 Ferrari F40 coupe, sold at $1,149,475
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sold price of $227k, Artcurial clearly knows how
to sell cars in their hometown. ♦
$12m
$14m
$10m
$8m
$6m
$4m
$2m
0
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
16% up to $1,021,050, 12%
thereafter, included in sold
prices ($1.00 = €0.88)
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#37-1951 JAGUAR XK 120 roadster.
S/N 670935. Eng. # W22318. Cream/black
leather. Odo: 4,165 km. Early steel version of
the XK 120. Restored and prepared for historic
rallying at great cost, with invoices totaling
almost $100k. Work included rebuilding
the original engine and overhauling the brake
system and suspension. New stainless-steel
exhaust. Variable panel fit. Bars of grille un-
even. Nicely patinated interior with Halda
Twinmaster tripmeter fitted. Extensive file of
the restoration comes with the car. Cond: 3-.
SOLD AT $119,005. Brooklands aero screens,
rear spats and leather strap over the bonnet
add appeal and make this look like a real period
racer. But it is just an XK 120 roadster.
Price offered was on the high side, but considering
the work done, I’ll call this well bought.
#4-1955 MGA 1500 roadster. S/N HDA-
4313114. Gray metallic/black canvas/red vinyl.
Odo: 17,005 miles. Originally a U.S. car,
brought to Europe four years ago. Underwent
a comprehensive restoration with lots of new
parts. More than $17k in invoices. Non-original
silver metallic matches well with red interior.
Uneven gaps on doors. Good chrome and
Borranis shod with Avon ZZ tires. Period Lucas
high beams. Immaculate interior with
wood-rimmed Moto-Lita steering wheel. Very
clean engine bay. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT
$540,930. Are all those new devices and gizmos
an upgrade or a deterioration of a fine
classic? A question I do not want to answer in
three lines. Anyway, it didn’t seem to affect the
price offered. I’d call this well sold.
#39-1969 ASTON MARTIN DB6 Van-
tage coupe. S/N DB63567R. Eng. # 4004001VC.
Silver metallic/black leather. RHD.
Odo: 31,571 miles. Comprehensively restored
in 2007. Overall good, but some signs of aluminum
corroding under paint. Decent chrome.
Nicely patinated interior with well-used driver’s
seat. Correct wood-rimmed steering
wheel. Period radio. Rubber around driver’s
door loose. Recently serviced brakes and new
relatively low mileage. Engine bay in line with
the rest. New Avon tires. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT
$135,232. It looks like the cost of the restoration
exceeded the value of the car. Price paid
was market-correct, with an advantage to the
buyer.
FRENCH
#17-1925 BUGATTI TYPE 13 Brescia
roadster. S/N 2628. Eng. # 1028.
Blue/red leather. RHD. Barn-find Bugatti
Brescia. Rare short-wheelbase twin-magneto
model, one of very few surviving
examples. Original throughout, except for toolarge
fenders; easy to remove and replace with
correct cycle wings. Car looks complete, but
not driving. Rusty inside and out. Tires perished
and painted together with wire wheels. Old
2CV indicators on rear fenders. Offered at no
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new rubber. New vinyl interior, wooden MotoLita
steering wheel too small. Very clean engine
bay. Engine is said to run well. Offered at
no reserve. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $44,627.
Nice-looking little roadster. But it gave me the
impression of being prepared especially for
the sale, looking almost new. Lost much of its
soul in the thorough resto job. Seller was rewarded
with a huge selling price.
#38-1959 ASTON MARTIN DB4 Series
II coupe. S/N DB4564R. Silver metallic/silver
metallic/black leather. Odo: 17,700 miles.
Original RHD car, converted to LHD during
extensive restoration. Current owner carried
out some upgrades, such as a 5-speed gearbox
(the original 4-speeder is included), electric
power steering and a/c. Engine runs on unleaded
fuel and is fitted with electronic ignition.
Excellent panel fit and chrome. Chromed
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shocks. Comes with two files relating its history
and invoices. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$500,360. Prices for DB6 Aston Martins have
cooled down a bit in comparison with DB4s
and DB5s, but they remain strong, as is confirmed
with this healthy price. This is a genuine
Vantage, good for at least $50k over the
standard coupe, but it’s a market-leading price
for sure. Well sold. It changed hands not long
ago for $264k at Artcurial’s 2011 Paris sale
(SCM# 169114).
#40-1978 ASTON MARTIN V8 coupe.
S/N V811660. Blue/cream leather. Odo:
46,772 km. Delivered new to the Sultan of
Oman. Current owner bought it from the sultan
when he was working there. As the car was
in a derelict state, he undertook a complete
restoration, down to reupholstering the seats
with Connolly leather and replacing the carpets
with Wilton carpeting. Fifteen years later,
the car remains in excellent condition and has
reserve. Cond: 5+. SOLD AT $946,627. This
looked like a forgotten lot of this sale, but it
wasn’t. All the specialized French traders were
in the room for this highly original Bug. And all
were hoping it would fetch not more than a few
hundred thousand dollars. The sale itself was
chaotic, with multiple auctioneers shouting
frantically in turn or even together. Only in
France! Final bid was more than three times
the high estimate of $285k and came in over the
phone. I was told after the sale the car will remain
in France. Very well sold. (See the profile,
p. 72.)
#19-1939 RENAULT VIVA GRAND
SPORT cabriolet. S/N 940112. Eng. # 5554.
Blue/blue canvas/blue leather. Odo: 999 km.
Well-executed restoration almost 25 years ago
for the account of Jean Rédélé, founder of the
Alpine marque. Looks as if the work was done
recently. Excellent paint and chrome. Very
rare three-seater spider body with rumble seat.
Excellent chrome. Beautiful interior in matching
colors. Clean engine bay, but paint at the
inside of the hood is cracked, probably still
original. Whitewalls and spats at the rear.
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Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $157,922. This big Renault
was already a dinosaur in its time, with
outdated mechanicals but still a delight to
drive. A rare model of which probably some
20 examples were built and not many survive.
Sold just over its high estimate of $159,600.
Fair both ways.
#20-1966 ALPINE A210 Le Mans coupe.
S/N 1720. Blue/black racing seat. Once part of
the Rédélé Collection. Completely restored
with original interior and in beautiful condition.
One of seven A210s produced 1966–69.
Has been used in many recent competitive
events and will be welcomed at all international
historic motoring events. Fitted with a
1,500-cc racing engine, but comes with a spare
canvas/red leather. Odo: 57,518 km. Restored
in Germany around 2010, including mechanicals.
New interior. Brakes overhauled together
with other small repairs carried out in 2013.
Excellent paintwork. Luggage rack on the engine
cover. Good gaps and shiny brightwork.
Beautiful interior with extra seats at the back.
Chromed overriders. Clean engine bay. Cond:
2-. NOT SOLD AT $102,600. It is said that
this cabrio was bought new by actress Deborah
Kerr. From 1961 it belonged to her physician,
who sold it in 2010. The alleged star
provenance was of no importance, as the car
remained unsold. Right buyer wasn’t here.
#24-1964 PORSCHE CARRERA 2
GS coupe. S/N 127912. Eng. # P97328.
Sky Blue/brown leather. Odo:
66,304 km. Said to be one of 126 356C Carreras,
fastest production 356 ever built. Completely
restored six years ago, original engine
entrusted to German Carrera specialist Karl
Hloch. Perfect body in attractive color. Excellent
chrome and good gaps. Brown leather
interior as-new with correct headrests as found
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No. 10
Blaupunkt radio. Very well-cared-for engine
bay with all stickers in place. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $101,424. The SC was the most
powerful Porsche with a push-rod engine in
those days. It also featured four-wheel disc
brakes as standard. 1965 was the last year it
was produced. Ready to go and sold for a very
healthy price.
#58-1967 MERCEDES-BENZ 250SL
convertible. S/N 11304312004836. Blue/
black soft top/blue hard top/blue leather. Odo:
18,714 km. Well-restored example of this Paul
Bracq-designed Pagoda. Excellent paint and
chrome. Unusual but original color. Matching
gray interior also redone, with too much padding
in the seats. Additional third seat in the
back was a factory option. New carpets. Period-correct
Becker radio. Engine bay as if it
just left the factory. Good Michelins. Restora-
1,000-cc as well. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$540,930. Alpine produced a string of successful
rear-engined sports prototypes. This example’s
first outing was in the 1966 1000
Kilometres of Monza, where it finished 18th
overall. It competed in the 24 Hours of Le
Mans in 1966 and 1967 and scored class wins
at Spa, Montlhéry and Kyalami. It has an
equally impressive record in recent events,
including Goodwood in 2005. Quite some
money, but find another.
GERMAN
#25-1960 PORSCHE 356B cabriolet. S/N
154105. Eng. # 701273. Silver metallic/black
on some cabrios. Black carpets and woodrimmed
steering wheel. Non-period radio.
Aftermarket Webasto heater. Impeccable engine
bay. Original Sonauto (French Porsche
importer) badge at rear. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$676,162. One of the most desirable road-going
Porsches. This one is a matching-numbers
car that has been perfectly restored. Maybe
the best I have ever seen. Sold mid-estimate,
which was maybe a tad optimistic. A lot of
money, but find another one in this condition.
#27-1965 PORSCHE 356C SC coupe.
S/N 220793. Eng. # 6166811734. Silver
metallic/red vinyl. Odo: 32,358 km. Older
restoration with well-aging paintwork. Straight
panels with good gaps. Chrome around windows
shows some pitting. Chrome overriders
very shiny. Red imitation-leather interior.
Driver’s seat has seen better days. Optional
headrests. Carpets look very clean. 6,000-rpm
rev counter, per late SC production. Original
tion bills in excess of $75k. Cond: 2-. SOLD
AT $89,253. By far the rarest variant of the
Pagoda, but not the most cherished, partly
because of its engine, which was a bit weaker
in durability than the 230 or 280. The automatic
transmission is not an asset in Europe,
either. This was a car with much appeal and in
top condition that sold $15k over its high estimation.
Still well bought in my opinion.
#47-1970 PORSCHE 911S/T racer.
S/N 9110301007. Light Ivory/black
leather. Odo: 29,214 km. Super-rare
factory-built lightweight S/T. Restored and
stripped down in 2006. Liveried in its original
color. Bills for the engine alone amounted to
$171k. The car has recently been verified by
marque specialist Jürgen Barth. The car retains
its original Recaro racing seats and original
racing wheels, shod with semi-slicks. Original
roll bar and harnesses. Engine in showroom
TOP 10
No. 6
condition. The owners are all known and include
legendary German rally drive Walter
Röhrl, who got the FIA papers for the car.
Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $1,027,766. One of a
very limited number of authentic and verified
S/Ts on the market. There was quite some excitement
in the room when bidding started.
Came very close to its high estimate of $1.05m
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and was the second-most-expensive lot of the
auction.
#42-1973 PORSCHE 911 Carrera RS
Touring coupe. S/N 9113601326. Eng. # 6631299.
Glacier Blue/black leather. Odo: 38,781
km. Delivered new to Switzerland and presented
here in near-showroom condition. Restored
in Germany in 2003. One of 16
“Glasurblau” with black vinyl and velour interior,
with certificate from the factory. Becker
Europa radio, headrests and storage space instead
of rear seats. Comes with comprehensive
blue/ black targa/beige leather. Odo: 7,120 km.
Amercan car that was Europeanized upon restoration
in its original blue color in 2011. Roll
bar scratched. Excellent panel fit. Impeccably
reupholstered interior with optional Recaros.
file of invoices and service book. Cond: 2.
NOT SOLD AT $706,800. One of the most
celebrated versions of the 911. Prices of these
1973 Porsches (the only year the Touring was
produced) have skyrocketed in the past few
years. Bidding started enthusiastically at
$450k but stalled $100k south of low estimate.
High estimation of slightly more than $1 million
was maybe optimistic, but seller was right
not to let go.
#54-1973 PORSCHE 911E 2.4 Targa.
S/N 9113210353. Eng. # 6230712. Sepia
Brown/black targa/black vinyl. Odo: 79,876
km. Restored in 2013 with $80k worth of invoices.
And this does not include the rebuild
of the engine, which was done before. Paint
and chrome okay, but driver’s door doesn’t
close properly. The interior is clean. The auction
brochure states that the seats are leather,
but it looks very like plastic to me. Non-period
Sun visors could do with replacement. No
radio; plaque to hide it. Engine compartment
faultless. Correct Fuchs wheels. Comprehensive
history file. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$206,906. Of the two Targas on offer, this was
the more attractive and expensive one. Unusual
but striking color combo made it stick
out. The fact that it’s a 2.4 S adds to its appeal.
But that said, price offered was all the
money.
#43-1983 PORSCHE 911 Bi-Turbo 3.3
Almeras coupe. S/N 988434. Blue/black
leather. Odo: 22,421 km. Racy version of a
Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3 fitted with two turbos
and a body kit that almost completely hides
the car’s original shape. Restored by Almeras
a few years back after a life as a Michelin
high-speed test vehicle. Paint holding well, but
window-surrounds scratched, as are the plexi
windows. Roll bar, leather bucket seats and
wheels in same color as car. Engine compartment
like new. Full service history with
Porsche dealerships in France. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $209,610. There was a lot of enthusiasm
in the room for this Speedster. It is quite
rare, has lots of eyeball and is ready to enjoy
the summer. It went at mid-estimate, and at the
middle of the SCM Pocket Price Guide valuation.
Considering condition, I’d call this well
bought.
#53-2004 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS coupe.
S/N WPOZZZ99Z4S690988. White/gray
cloth. Odo: 35,521 km. Good paint but with
many stone chips at the front. Impressive carbon
wing at the back. Minimalist interior with
roll cage and racing seats. Sporty alcantara
steering wheel. Very clean engine bay. Said to
have never been near a racing track. The auctioneer
stated that it will be delivered with its
steering wheel with airbag, four ceramic discs
(now steel) and original catalytic system.
Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $256,942. A road-legal
racing car. Lightened up with lots of carbon
parts and stripped to the max. At the time of its
presentation, it was Porsche’s most exclusive
and powerful model. With just 681 made, according
to the catalog, this ticks all the boxes
to be a future classic. Sold close to its high
estimate of $274k. Fair both ways.
radio. Repainted Fuchs wheels. Clean engine
bay, with leaking gasket on injection system.
This will be replaced before delivery. Cond:
3-. SOLD AT $121,709. Not the most inspiring
of color combinations. Although recently
restored, this Targa looked very average to
me. 1973s were the last small-bumper 911s
before evolutionary changes, and in that respect
are very desirable. This one offered
matching numbers, known history and restoration
file. Well sold.
#28-1973 PORSCHE 911S 2.4 Targa.
S/N 9113310238. Eng. # 6330393. Metallic
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harnesses by Ektor. Rubber carpets. BBS alloys
with Pirelli rubber. Engine compartment
very dirty and dusty. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$94,663. Rare example of a Porsche prepared
by the French Almeras Brothers, who were
quite successful in competition in the 1980s.
With its unusual bodywork directly inspired by
the competition versions, this car got a lot of
attention in its day, and it was featured in several
motoring magazines. I expected this to fly
right through the high estimate of $137k, but it
sold at a bargain price.
#23-1989 PORSCHE 911 Turbo Look
Speedster. S/N WPOZZZ91ZKS151630.
Gray metallic/black canvas/black leather. Odo:
94,521 km. Despite almost 100k km on the
clock, this rare European Speedster is in exceptional
condition. Excellent paintwork, good
gaps, interior like new. Desirable options include
gray piped sport seats, limited-slip diff,
a/c and carpeted trunk. Center of the Fuchs
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#62-1957 LANCIA AURELIA B20 Series
6 coupe. S/N B20S1726. Eng. # 5334. Blue/
beige cloth. Odo: 33,208 km. Recently restored
in Italy by several artisans, according to
their specialty. The perfectly applied light blue
paint is said to be an original color. Excellent
panel fit and millimeter-precise gaps, a trade
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mark of Lancia in those days. Perfect chrome,
too. Beige wool upholstery as if it just left the
factory. Incorrect wood-rimmed steering
wheel from a convertible. Nardi floor shift.
Engine bay in line with the rest, with a maximum
of original parts used. Cond: 2+. SOLD
AT $236,657. The sixth series is the less desirable
of the B20s. It’s less sporty because of its
weight and lower power. Perfect restoration,
although they didn’t stop in time: the Borrani
wires are over the top; not one B20 was
equipped with these from the factory, and Lancia
didn’t use them on their racing B20s either.
These are perfect Grand Tourers, but their
price has been lagging for a long time. Cars
like this are changing that. Still expensive for
a B20, but fair both ways.
#63-1962 LANCIA FLAMINIA Sport
Zagato coupe. S/N 824113388. Eng. # 13511.
Blue/red leather. Odo: 9,096 km. Older restoration
by KCA, famous for its Lancia restorations
in the ’80s and ’90s before it went
bankrupt and Mr. Kappa fled the country. Lancia
Blue paint still perfect. Perfect panel fit
and gaps. The lamp covers are not correct for
a 2nd Series car, probably a liberty KCA took
to make it look like a more desirable 1st Series.
Excellent interior with seats in red Con-
1,300-cc class of historic events. And that is
an ideal base, as there are not many competitors,
and budgets are within reason. Well sold
over high estimate of $51k.
#15-1968 FIAT GAMINE Vignale road-
same family ownership since 1967. Quite an
unusual car that, given some TLC, will perform
well at today’s concours where originality
is paramount. One of the stars at this sale
and sold close to its low estimate of $456k;
fair both ways.
#65-1966 DETOMASO VALLELUNGA
coupe. S/N 4236620. White/black leather.
Odo: 7,838 km. One of the approximatively
50 production Vallelungas. Body looks like it’s
almost ready for a layer of fresh paint. Original
wheels with corrosion marks. Left headlight
cover broken. Interior complete but
spartan interior. Protective rubber carpets in
ugly red color. Offered at no reserve. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $21,637. Looks more toy than car.
It was the last car produced by Vignale, in tiny
numbers. Not many more than 200 left the
workshop before it was taken over by DeTomaso.
Price paid was below the low estimate
of $22,800 and included a real Nardi wheel.
Well bought.
nolly. Original rubber carpets covered by
woolen items. Wheels are painted a shade too
light to be correct. Engine bay in accordance
with rest of car. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $527,406.
Flaminia Zagatos are a common sight at auctions
these days, preferably in Lancia Blue
with red leather seats. This 2nd Series on Monaco
papers was no exception. It is so well
preserved that it’s hard to believe the restoration
was carried out more than 20 years ago.
Prices for these elegant sport coupes have
skyrocketed in the past few years. Price paid
seems the new reality. Still, well sold.
#31-1962 MASERATI 3500 GTI coupe.
S/N AM1012242. Eng. # 1012242. Burgundy/
black leather. Odo: 72,660 km. Originally
gray, repainted after one year to this striking
color. Has been standing still for at least five
years now. Paint still okay, with some blemishes
at the rear. Good panel fit and good gaps.
Brightwork shows age. Rear bumper not
straight, pitted. Same applies for hubcaps
mounted on original bi-metals. Interior not
fresh any more. Lovely dash with specially
shaped wood-rimmed Nardi wheel. Ceiling
soiled. Cond: 3-. SOLD AT $507,122. Said to
be one of four Frua-designed 3500 GTs. In
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soiled. Tuned 1,500-cc Ford Kent engine is
said to be running. Hewland gearbox in place.
A restoration project that will certainly be rewarding.
Cond: 4-. SOLD AT $256,942. A
rare car that looks complete and untouched.
An opportunity that will probably never come
around again. Sold close to low estimate of
$250k, leaving plenty of room to finish it. (See
the profile, p. 66.)
#21-1968 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA GT
1300 coupe. S/N AR1222804. Red/ black
cloth. Odo: 38,426 km. Restored and prepared
for competition in 2009 by a marque specialist
in France. Custom roll cage, bucket seats, helmet
hooks, etc. Engine prepared in Italy. Modified
exhaust and GTA-look grille and door
handles. Limited-slip diff and special clutch.
Plexi windows. Correct Alfa racing wheels.
Original grille, interior and front and rear
#32-1969 MASERATI GHIBLI 4.7
coupe. S/N AM1150876. Yellow/black leather.
Odo: 57,918 km. Restored a few years back in
Sweden. Repainted in its original color. Good
panel fit, but air vents on right front fender
could do with some straightening. Good
chrome and rubber. Interior is retrimmed with
great care, but carpets are not up to those standards.
Wood-rimmed steering wheel, non-pe-
ster. S/N 1773518. Red/black vinyl. Odo:
9,254 km. Rare little roadster with Fiat 500
mechanicals. Restored in 2005. Underside of
rockers not completely straight. Variable panel
fit. Big gap around rear engine hood, per build.
Non-original rear-view mirror. Big-rimmed
wooden Nardi steering wheel. Very clean but
riod radio. Very clean engine bay. Engine
overhauled, but hood squeaks and is hard to
close. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $398,936. A spectacular
car in great condition. A specialist told
me that few Ghiblis were finished in this color,
so this might add to the appeal. More restraint
than most of its rivals at the beginning of the
seventies. Spirited bidding brought it well over
the high estimate of $308k. Well sold.
#13-1971 FERRARI 246 GT DINO Se-
lights come with the car, plus a complete file
of work executed. Offered at no reserve.
Cond: 3. SOLD AT $60,855. Nice looking and
perfectly prepared car, ready to compete in the
ries E coupe. S/N 02244. Red/black leather.
Odo: 82,250 km. Looks like it was repainted
for the sale with doors closed. Not much attention
paid to preparation. Chrome on front
bumpers pitted, bumpers not horizontal. Plastic
covers on yellow headlights not original.
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Some scratches on windshield. Non-original
rear-view mirrors. Clean interior said to be
oil leakage. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $105,481.
Another Maserati of the same collection. I
have seen better examples than this for sure.
But this “America” is the Indy to have. It has
more power than the 4.1 and sports some interesting
extras, such as period a/c and ZF
power steering and brakes, all of which make
the ride more enjoyable for the driver. But all
in all, well sold.
#64-1971 MASERATI MEXICO coupe.
renewed in 1991, with nice patina. Aftermarket
leather steering wheel. Original Radiomobile
Stereo 8. Engine bay dirty, hood support
bracket partly painted red. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$304,273. Condition tells a tale, and this Dino
apparently has had a full life. It still is in overall
good condition, but it could do with some
TLC. Price paid was correct for condition and
leaves room for the work ahead.
#51-1971 FIAT DINO 2400 Spider. S/N
135BS001437. Black/black canvas/red vinyl.
Odo: 29,888 km. Shiny black paint looks like
it was done for the sale. Brightwork shiny but
not straight, especially at the rear. Bars of
grille bent. Alloys repainted but pitted underneath.
Nice clean interior. Engine bay clean
with engine said to be overhauled last year;
$25k in invoices at hand. Fairly new tires.
S/N AM11211036. Eng. # AM11211036.
Blue/brown leather. Odo: 64,146 km. Insurance
tag valid till 2007, so probably at rest
since. Paintwork still decent. Chrome with
some pitting and scratching. Nice original interior,
but driver’s seat worn and cracked.
Beautiful rear seats. Non-period radio-cas-
sette. Power steering and a/c factory-fitted.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $169,041. Elegant, littleknown
Vignale design. Very rare, too, as only
250 of these four-seaters were ever produced.
This one has the more powerful and marginally
more desirable 4.7-liter. Sold way over
high estimate of $149k, so well sold indeed.
#6-1972 ALFA ROMEO MONTREAL
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $171,745. The market
only recently discovered that there were Ferrari-powered
Fiats to be had for not much
money. The coupes are still reasonably priced.
Prices for the Spiders, especially the 2.4-L
versions, have adjusted. This was a decent
example that sold close to the high estimate of
$182,400. Advantage to the seller.
#8-1971 MASERATI INDY 4.7 America
coupe. S/N AM116471094. Eng. # AM116471094.
Blue/white leather. Odo: 8,912 km.
Restored at some point, including a respray
with closed doors. Preparation was not main
concern; dust marks and unevenness in paint.
Chrome under rockers not straight. Interior
restored with much attention to detail and
looking very good. Old 8-track is period but
unusable. Engine looks very used with some
repainted to cover up rust. Bumpers have had
better days, rear lid not closing on the left
side. Interior well preserved, but carpets
soiled. Engine gives mixed impression: some
parts visibly new, but overall dirty. No reserve.
Cond: 4+. SOLD AT $66,264. An original car
with visible needs. A typical car of the 1970s,
including the color. Some people say this car
is undervalued. But it is a fact that Italy produced
nicer cars than this back then. Amount
paid was close to low estimation of $62,700
and leaves some budget to straighten things
out.
#5-1972 FIAT DINO 2400 Spider. S/N
1496. Red/black canvas/black vinyl. Odo:
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coupe. S/N 1426919. Orange/black vinyl &
velvet. Odo: 86,705 km. Sold new in Belgium.
An original car that saw little use between
1980 and 2012. Recent attention included a
complete rebuild of engine and braking system,
radiators, etc. File of invoices with the
car. Paint seems original, chrome around
windshield damaged. Rockers not straight;
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24,794 km. Low-mileage one-owner car. Original
paint with some scratching, but no apparent
sign of corrosion. Good gaps, but chrome
has lost brilliance. Original alloys with pitting.
Hood still in good condition. Original interior
well kept, carpets look new. Underwent a major
mechanical overhaul including brakes and
fuel-supply system before the sale. Comes
with original logbook, invoices and two sets of
original keys. Offered at no reserve. Cond: 3.
with new Michelin XWXs. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $87,901. If there is a cheap entry
into the classic Ferrari world, the Bertonestyled
GT4 is the one. There is some controversy
about the looks of this model, but driving
it quickly makes you forget that. Considering
the restoration work carried out, this was a
bargain.
#30-1976 MASERATI KHAMSIN
SOLD AT $214,703. These Fiats were a wellkept
secret until recently. The 2400 Spiders are
especially hot now. They offer more power and
are much rarer than the 2-liters, with only
about 420 built compared with more than
1,000 of the smaller-engined version. There
was lively bidding both in the room and on the
phone for this one. Price paid was well above
expectation. Well sold, or should I get used to
these prices?
#1-1974 INNOCENTI MINI Cooper
1300 2-dr sedan. S/N 559046. White/black &
gray vinyl & cloth. Odo: 87,803 km. Rare and
sporty variant of the Mini Cooper. Looks quite
original, but has been visibly repainted. Good
gaps and no signs of corrosion. Chrome still
shiny, good rubber. Attractive interior with
loads of gauges. Driver’s seat worn, but over-
coupe. S/N AM1200116. Eng. # AM1151049.
Green metallic/cream leather. Odo: 63,856
km. An original car that got a new layer of its
original Verdo Scuro paint in the 1980s. Front
bumper showing cracks, rubber dry. Good
chrome. Driver’s door worn inside. Original
beige interior, carpet missing at drivers’ side.
Driver’s seat showing wear. Carpet in the
trunk very used and torn. Citroën hydraulic
from some cracks in driver’s seat. Hitachi radio-cassette.
Engine bay clean, but air hoses
look a bit odd and water tank repainted with a
brush. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $75,730. The
Merak is lighter than the Bora from which it is
derived. It offers interesting performance, especially
the more collectible SS version, and
has the advantage of two small seats at the
rear. Price paid was very close to high estimation
of $74k. Price was fair for seller and
buyer alike.
#34-1978 FERRARI 308 GTB coupe.
S/N 23027. Blue metallic/cream leather. Odo:
12,898 km. One-owner car in original and
unrestored condition, apart from a fresh layer
of paint in its original blue shade. Original low
mileage. Mags as-new, shod with new Michelin
XWXs. Leather upholstery in exceptional
original condition. Carpets and door
system recently completely overhauled. Campagnolo
alloys repainted and showing some
scratches. Engine bay dirty, paint on radiator
gone. Original mileage. Cond: 3-. SOLD AT
$311,035. One of the ultimate 1970s sports
cars, designed by Marcello Gandini. In eight
years of production, just 421 built. Three bidders
on the phone pushed this one-owner car
way over its high estimate of $205k. A lot of
money for its condition.
#7-1976 MASERATI MERAK SS coupe.
all clean presentation. ASI Gold certification.
Offered at no reserve. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$13,523. This Italian-built Mini was better
finished than the British original. The little
leather steering wheel is a bit horizontal, giving
an unusual driving position, but it gives
great driving pleasure at a modest price. Fair
both ways.
#33-1975 FERRARI 308 GT4 2+2 coupe.
S/N 9796. Red/red/black leather. Odo: 86,270
km. Benefited from a complete and high-level
restoration last year, with bills totaling well
over $50k. Work included bodywork, mechanicals,
brakes, suspension and even wiring harnesses.
Interior is still original with nicely
patinated black upholstery. Carpets slightly
threadbare in places. Clean engine bay. Shod
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S/N AM1221262. Red/gray leather. Odo:
43,304 km. The most powerful version of the
Merak, with 3.0-L power. Body was completely
redone in 1998, but paint is still shiny
with right amount of patina. Good gaps, good
chrome and rubber. Wheels are a bit shiny for
my liking. Nice interior with the second version
of the dashboard, with oval dials. Interior
is said to be restored and looks attractive apart
trim linings still covered in protective plastic.
Optional a/c. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $229,895.
Striking color combo and a time-warp machine.
This left me speechless. But then again,
what can you do with it? Putting extra miles
on such an original car feels like a sin to me.
It has all the qualities to become a trailer
queen. Sold well over high estimation of $205k
and rightly so.
#50-1981 FERRARI 512 BB coupe. S/N
34619. Red/black leather. Odo: 24,940 km. In
the same hands for 26 years. Well-maintained
carburetor version in classic colors. Good
paint and panel fit. Clean interior with nice
patina. Carpets with huge Prancing Horses are
not standard. Period radio. Engine bay looks
well maintained. Odo has been around once
for sure. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $365,127. 1981
was the last year for the carbureted models
before a switch to fuel injection, but it seems
these are more sought-after. I’d call this fairly
well bought.
#12-1986 FERRARI 328 GTS Spider.
S/N ZFFWA20B000064833. Red/black
leather. Odo: 90,837 km. Two-owner car with
low mileage. Well preserved, with a few
touch-ups at the corners. Black paint on mir-
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Leake Auction Company — Tulsa 2015
A 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL shared the high-sale spot with a 1970 Dodge
Hemi Challenger R/T, both sold at $165k
Company
Leake Auction Company
Date
June 5–7, 2015
Location
Tulsa, OK
Auctioneers
Brian Marshall, Jim Richie,
Bobby Ehlert
Automotive lots sold/offered
513/689
Sales rate
74%
Sales total
$11,644,820
High sale
1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
and 1970 Dodge Hemi
Challenger R/T (tie), sold at
$165,000
Buyer’s premium
Better-than-new recent restoration and a condition rating of 1, this 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL convertible sold at $165,000
Report and photos by Andy Staugaard
Market opinions in italics
T
ulsa is noted for being the
financial capital of the
oil industry in Oklahoma.
Despite the deflated oil price
months, Leake saw strong results a
Tulsa sale, indicating that the collec
ket in Tulsa is doing just fine. Of 6
crossed the block, 513 found new owners, resulting
in a 74% sell-through rate and $11.6m in sales.
Two of the top four car sales were European: a 1959 MercedesTulsa,
OK
Benz 190SL that sold at $165k and a 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS
AMG convertible that sold for $160k. On the American side, a
1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T tied the 190SL at $165k, and
a 1966 Shelby GT350 H sold for $133k.
On Friday and Saturday, American muscle dominated
the numbers as well as the bidding. But on Sunday, a special
no-reserve auction was held for 150 cars from the
Klairmont Kollection, located in Chicago. Most of these cars
were of European descent, including examples from Alfa Romeo, Austin, Bentley,
BMW, Daimler, DeLorean, Ferrari, Jaguar,
Mercedes-Benz, MG, Porsche, Rolls-Royce
and Volkswagen. Bidding was brisk on the dual
auction lanes. On the low side for the Kollection
was a 1980 Triumph TR7 convertible that sold
for $2,970; on the high side was a 1980 Ferrari
308 GTSi at $44k. Many of these cars sold under
$20k, but they had been in storage for a while
and running status was unknown.
One car that really caught my eye was a 1948
Sales Totals
$12m
$10m
1948 MG TC roadster, sold at $28,050
106
MG TC convertible that crossed the block on
Saturday. This classy old car had been restored
to mint condition, and it sold for just $28k, well
below its market value. I wish I’d had a bidder’s
pass, because it would sure look good in my collection.
♦
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#2444-1948 MG TC roadster. S/N
XPAC4445. Red/black cloth/red
leather. RHD. Odo: 3,925 km. An
older restoration still in outstanding condition.
The paint, chrome and trim are bright and
shiny. The interior shows some wear consis-
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with the doors creaking and clicking when
opened and closed. The underside shows rust.
The engine bay is fair, with rust around the
water pump. Evidence of a recent rebuild on
the front end with new shocks and springs.
The original interior, tonneau cover and glass
are all worn consistently with age and mileage.
The chrome and trim are fair to good.
Cond: 3-. SOLD AT $16,500. The TR6 was
built 1969–76 and was a best-seller, with
94,619 produced. It featured an inline 6 and
4-speed manual transmission. Today, they go
between $12k and $20k. This one, being not
much more than a big-bumper daily driver,
should have sold at the lower end of this
range. Well sold.
tent with age. The engine bay and underside
are neat and clean. Cond: 2. SOLD AT
$28,050. Restored to superb condition and
would look good in anyone’s collection. The
hammered price was well below market, offering
great upside potential. Great buy.
#759-1951 MG TD roadster. S/N
TD13375. Green/black vinyl/black leather.
Odo: 1,985 miles. Looks all-original. The
paint shows nicely with some scratches and
chips, consistent with age. The chrome and
trim are scratched and pitted. The top needs to
be replaced. The interior is in good condition,
considering age. The engine bay and underside
The glass is clear. The top is in good condition.
The engine bay and underside need to be
cosmetically restored. Cond: 3-. SOLD AT
$11,550. Needs some TLC. With a little elbow
grease and detailing, it will make a very nice
driver. The miles are low, and it should give
the buyer many years of fun driving. Slightly
well sold.
need to be detailed. Cond: 3-. SOLD AT
$14,300. This car is from the Klairmont Kollection
and sold at no reserve. It looked to me
that most of the cars from this collection had
been in storage for quite a while. The car sold
almost $10k below low market value, so I am
sure that its running condition was a concern.
Well bought, especially if it runs well.
#157-1974 TRIUMPH TR6 convertible.
S/N CF24403U0. Red/black/black leather.
Odo: 24,939 miles. The original paint has numerous
chips and scratches. The fit is fair,
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#2470-1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 7501915. Ivory/blue cloth/
blue leather. Odo: 97,631 miles. Looks better
than new. Recent restoration and perfect all
around. The paint, chrome, trim, interior, engine
bay and underside are all fabulous. I did
not see mention of a hard top. Cond: 1. SOLD
AT $165,000. I had no choice but to rate it a
1, which equates to national show standard.
The car sold very recently at Worldwide’s May
#744-1991 JAGUAR XJS convertible.
S/N SAJTW4840MC176353. Red/black cloth/
tan leather. Odo: 30,438 miles. It appears that
this car has been in storage for a while and
could use a professional cleaning and detailing
throughout. The paint is in good condition for
its age, with minor scratches and swirls. The
chrome and trim are good but need buffing.
sale in Montgomery, TX, for $115,500, which
our reporter called “well bought” (SCM#
264879)—and this sale proves just how right
he was.
#203-1970 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER camper bus. S/N 2302118141.
Red/beige cloth. Odo: 52,461 miles. Equipped
with sink, refrigerator, fold-down table/bed
and AC power hookup. Repaint shows a lot of
orange peel but still looks good at 20 feet. The
panel fit is good all around. However, much of
the window rubber is cracked. Not much
chrome, but the chrome it has is in good condition.
The glass needs buffing and cleaning.
The parking-light lenses are cracked. The interior
is neat and clean. The engine bay is neat
and clean. The engine has 2,000 miles since
rebuild. The exhaust pipes and muffler are
rusty, and the underside is dirty. Cond: 3.
NOT SOLD AT $12,000. These “bay window”
campers were very popular in period
and are appreciating now as collectibles (well
behind the earlier “split windows,” though).
The auction listing states that the “current
owner is the 2nd owner since 1990.” It appears
from condition that this is the case. The
SCM Pocket Price Guide values the 1968–71
Transporter at $26k–$47k, so the seller made
the right decision not to take the bait.
#2474-1974 PORSCHE 911S coupe. S/N
9114300124. Ice Green Metallic/blue leather.
Odo: 54,461 miles. Appears to be mostly original.
The paint is outstanding for its age and
mileage. The interior has been well cared for
and shows little wear. The engine bay is neat
and clean. The underside is clean but slightly
rust-coated. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $33,000.
Assuming it runs out well, this car should
make a great driver for many years to come.
Displacement increased in 1974, and fuel injection
was added. The car has been very well
taken care of. The SCM Pocket Price Guide
gives these a market range of $20k–$30k, but
values are on the move. Well bought and sold.
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#475-1986 PORSCHE 911 cabriolet. S/N
WP0EB0913GS170203. Guards Red/black
cloth/tan leather. Odo: 45,485 miles. The paint
on this car still shows well. The fit is good all
around. The interior is very good, consistent
with its mileage. The tinted glass is clear. The
underside is dirty and shows some rust. I
could not access the engine bay, but it looks
clean in the photo. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT
$38,500. The auction listing states that the 45k
miles are actual miles and that it has only had
two owners since it was new. It has obviously
been well taken care of. It should make a nice
driver for years to come. Fair price to buyer
and seller.
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#806-1957 ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA
Spider custom. S/N AR149502951. Yellow/
black cloth. Odo: 10,027 miles. The yellow
paint is said to be original, with chips and
scratches. Black bumpers and trim. Custom
roll bar, suspension upgrade. The seats need to
be replaced, but rest of interior is in good condition.
The windshield glass is clear. The engine
bay and underside are dirty and need to
be detailed. Upgraded with 2.0-L engine.
Cond: 3-. SOLD AT $12,925. Alfa purists
won’t approve, but hey—it’s a running Giulietta
Spider for less than $13k. No harm
done.
#810-1980 FERRARI 308 GTSI Spyder.
S/N ZFFAA02A6A0034437. Red/black
leather. Odo: 55,233 miles. The paint is just
fair, with blemishes and scratches throughout.
The right door does not close, and the trim is
scratched throughout. The interior is rough
and needs restoration. The seats are worn and
severely cracked. The engine bay is dirty and
needs detailing. The underside is dirty and
needs at least a good cleaning. No maintenance
records visible. Cond: 4+. SOLD AT
$44,000. A mediocre driver at best. This car
last sold for $25k in 2012 at Barrett-Jackson
Palm Beach (SCM# 197557). Prior to that it
was a no-sale at Mecum Kissimmee in January
of 2012 at $30k (SCM# 200371) and at
Hollywood Wheels Palm Beach 2011 at an
undisclosed high bid (SCM# 190127). Today it
sold at the high end of its market value. Well
sold.
#466-1989 FERRARI TESTAROSSA
coupe. S/N ZFFSG17A40080111. Blu Sera/
tan leather. Odo: 34,269 miles. Looks to be an
older repaint that shows well with minor
scratches. Engine bay is dirty, needing detailing.
The interior is in good condition, consistent
with age and mileage. Tinted glass is
unmarred. The underside is clean. No service
or maintenance records observed. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $81,950. This is really a nice car
that would make a good driver, assuming that
it runs out well. Given its condition and lack
of service records, the hammered price was
about right, somewhere in the middle of “nice
driver” money. Buyer and seller should go
home happy.
AMERICAN
#2469-1937 CORD 812 Supercharged
phaeton. S/N FC2830. Black/white canvas/
brown leather. Odo: 14,477 miles. A real-deal
barn find with lots of dirt and patina. According
to the auction listing, this belonged to
Glenn Pray (a pioneer of the replica car movement)
and was recently found in a barn after
45 years. The paint and interior are actually in
decent condition. The instrument panel is still
crisp, and the leather seats and door panels are
in great condition. The top is dirty but in good
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Silverstone Auctions — The May Sale
A shiny 1952 Land Rover 80-inch sold for $62k — the highest price yet for a
Series I
Company
Silverstone Auctions
Date
May 23, 2015
Location
Northamptonshire, U.K.
Auctioneer
Jonathan Humbert
Automotive lots sold/offered
64/78
Sales rate
81%
Sales total
$5,316,543
High sale
2010 Porsche 911 GT2 RS,
sold at $439,882
Buyers’ premium
Sold more than $17k over the $44k top estimate — 1952 Land Rover Series I 80-inch utility, sold at $61,583
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
Market opinions in italics
T
he biggest news at Silverstone’s May
Sale was almost $230k for a rotten
’75 Porsche 911 Carrera. You might
have thought, as I did, that its only
value was as a parts donor for a ’73 RS
2.7 lookalike, but the new owner reckons
it’ll be restored as-is. So it’s official: bigbumper
Porsches have gone mad too.
In other Porsche news, a low-mileage 1989
911 Speedster 3.2 with wide Turbo body sold
for $225k, almost $40k more than its lowest
estimate, and high money of the sale was $440k for a 2010 Porsche 911 GT2 RS,
almost $50k more than the pre-sale estimate.
Silverstone always offers a few modern supercars among the classics — it’s a
market that boss Nick Whale knows well, and it helps boost the numbers. Alongside
the GT2, a 2009 Ferrari F430 Scuderia with just 85 kilometers from new sold for
almost $380k.
But a gamble with race cars didn’t pay off. They are always a hard sell at
Northamptonshire, U.K.
auction, and a pair of GT3 coupes, a 2008 Dodge Viper and a 2012 Aston
Martin Vantage all went home unsold.
Following the record price paid for a very low-mileage Ferrari Testarossa
at Race Retro earlier in the year, Silverstone has brought a few TRs and derivatives
to each sale. Here a 1986 “flying mirror” sold for $150k, more than $35k
over its lower estimate, and an ’89 redhead went
for $204k.
Silverstone ran out of good luck with its string
of XJ 220s, as the latest example, a low-mileage
1994 car, was bid only to $345k — about $50k
short of buying it.
But building on previous success, the com-
Top seller — 2010 Porsche 911 GT2 RS coupe, sold at $439,882
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pany sold a beautifully kept and restored 1978
Ford Capri 3.0S V6 for a strong $37k. And yet
again, Silverstone found a shiny early Land
Rover to sell, the restored 1952 80-inch hitting
the highest price for a Series I yet, going more
than $17k over estimate to sell for $62k. And an
almost-mint 1980 Ford Escort Mk 2 1600 Ghia
with only 3,243 miles (a 4-door, note) fetched
RS Mexico money at $25k. ♦
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#337-1952 LAND ROVER SERIES I
80-inch utility. S/N 26103530. Eng. # 26106279.
Green/green vinyl. RHD. Odo: 13,828
miles. Done by one of the best-regarded experts
in the business, but just looks over-restored.
Like new, everything better than
shiny repaint, new wheels, well-creased
leather. Now runs a mildly hopped-up motor
from an XK 140, plus 5-speed transmission.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $87,976. Priced right for
auction, much, much less than retail, where
nearer £90k ($140k) is the norm in the U.K.
So expect to see it pop up again soon.
#372-1958 MGA 1600 Mk I roadster. S/N
HDR4355519. Dark blue/red leather. Odo:
485 miles. Shinily restored, but paint is a bit
orange-peeled, and that mesh grille is mildly
nasty. Leather is unworn. Moto-Lita wheel.
Decent top. As a 1958 car, it would have been
a 1500, confirmed by the chassis number,
which is in the late 1958 range, but it wears
1600 Mk I taillights/indicators which first appeared
in May 1959. Anyway, all a bit academic,
as it runs an 1800 motor from an MGB,
built by noted tuner Oselli, plus telescopic rear
factory. Tires are unused, chassis is shiny.
Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $61,583. Needs to
weather a bit. But sold more than $17k over
the $44k top estimate and £1,225 ($1,900)
more than the last shinily restored 80-inch
Landie that Silverstone sold in November
2014 (SCM# 256657), so there’s consistency
for you.
#387-1953 BENTLEY R-TYPE sedan.
S/N B113SP. Silver gray/gray leather. RHD.
Odo: 73,217 miles. Rebuilt, repainted Tudor
Gray over Shell Gray, rechromed, retrimmed...
It appears to have had the lot. Very good appearance
with straight body and even paint.
One or two small chips at door bottoms don’t
seem to matter. Newish leather, modern stereo.
dampers. Mileage is since restoration in 2002.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $31,671. Export model,
so always LHD, originally supplied to the U.S.
in Old English White. Aside from that grille,
the upgrades are sensible ones, and outwardly
indistinguishable from standard. But the result
was to lower the price to something of a bargain
in A terms, and reverting to the Mk I
grille (which is the most elegant) wouldn’t be
hard, so I reckon the buyer’s got a bit of a winner
here.
#319-1961 BENTLEY S2 Continental
Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $59,824. Sold in middle
of $55k–$66k estimate range, and compared
with recent retail prices, that looks about
right. I recently drove one almost as nice from
a dealer, who was asking $6k more, so I’ll call
this in line with market values.
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#335-1958 JAGUAR XK 150 coupe.
S/N S824475DN. Green/green leather.
RHD. Odo: 39,068 miles. Thick,
Flying Spur 2-dr sedan. S/N BC47LBY. Metallic
green/brown leather. RHD. Odo: 1,564
km. Flying Spur is a 4-door Conti and always
cheaper than a 2-door. Straight with good door
fit, recent paint is slightly orange-peely, good
chrome, lightly worn leather. Decent refinished
dash and timber door cappings. Original
Radiomobile, and electric windows from new.
these are still less than half the price of a
2-door Continental, making them look quite
the bargain.
#375-1964 AUSTIN MINI Cooper 2-dr
sedan. S/N KA2S4533748. Eng. # 9FASAH2174.
Green/green vinyl. RHD. Odo: 10,370
miles. Described in the catalog as an Austin,
but chassis number and badges say it’s a Morris,
starting life as a 998-cc Cooper. Restored
and now with 1,420-cc motor. Repro interior,
original steering wheel, white dials. Adjustable-camber
rear subframe. One ding in right
rear hubcap. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $36,070.
Strong money for a non-S Cooper, but perhaps
condition and spec mattered more to the buyer
here than the last word in originality. Well
sold, in the middle of the projected estimate
range.
#360-1966 MORRIS MINI Cooper S
2-dr sedan. S/N KA2S48972. Eng. # 9FDSAH18972.
Blue/gray & gold vinyl. RHD.
Odo: 43,622 miles. Originally 998-cc Cooper
(and if you believe the engine number, which
looks suspiciously similar to the chassis number,
the lump came from a Mk II). Nicely re-
stored to Cooper S spec. Repro interior just
completed by the smell of it. Sits on repro
Minilites. Mountney wheel. Cond: 2-. SOLD
AT $41,350. Price paid was just within the
expected range, but this is good going for an S
clone, even if it started as a real Cooper. Well
sold.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $158,357. Delivered to
Continental (hah!) Europe when new and being
sold by the original owner’s grandson.
Mulliner body is the best on these and helps
the price over the $140k top estimate here, but
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#351-1967 AUSTIN MINI Cooper racer.
S/N CA2S71029001A. Primrose/black velour.
RHD. Odo: 13,082 miles. Well-prepared racer
sitting on repro rose-petal wheels and running
a Swiftune 1,293-cc motor, but a few bits on it
such as 4-pot front brakes (and probably the
KAD rear anti-roll bar; possibly the adjustable-camber
rear subframe, which is a bit of a
gray area) will keep it out of FIA events, as
might the original year of manufacture. I
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the rise of SIs helps explain that. But the
whitewalls had me thinking of the badly overdubbed
SIII driven by Twiggy in “The Blues
Brothers.”
#385-1973 ROLLS-ROYCE COR-
NICHE convertible. S/N DRH15368. Metallic
blue/cream vinyl/magnolia leather. RHD.
Odo: 74,670 miles. Recent paint, newish
leather, excellent veneers, decent chrome. Said
to have stacks of bills, which lends confidence
wonder why build it this way? Still road registered
and legal, though. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT
$47,507. All the expensive hardware is there,
so only a couple of thousand would likely
make it eligible for an FIA Historic Technical
Passport, if that’s your bag. If not, there are
still some series that would have it, and there’s
always hillclimbing, so at less than the sum of
its parts, or about the price of a really nice
Cooper S before the massive expense of making
it into a racer, it looks like a good buy.
#314-1967 AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 Mk
III BJ8 convertible. S/N HBJ839607. Ice
Blue/blue leather. RHD. Fair original condition,
though may have been repainted in its
original Ice Blue at some earlier point; some
paint is lifting off the hood and front fenders.
when contemplating one of these complex old
Shudders or their derivatives. Cond: 2. SOLD
AT $67,743. I’d call this strongly sold because
you could have had the same for under £30k
($47k) not too long ago... but it was broadly in
line with Silverstone’s $62k–$70k estimate.
#309-1974 FORD ESCORT RS2000
rally car. S/N BFATPB00462. Yellow/black
velour. RHD. Fairly mild “club rally” prep
with a real RS chassis number. Slightly wavy
down the left side, as if it’s been rolled and
straightened, or had new panels (highly likely
in either case). Tires have rubbed rear arches.
Motor is a mildly built Pinto, backed up by a
Engine stock, interior not unduly worn, with
Moto-Lita wheel and chrome mostly okay.
Cond: 3. SOLD AT $51,026. An unremarkable
car that could be a driver or a restorer—
but cheap for a Big Healey, even though sold
over the top $39k estimate.
#369-1969 JAGUAR XKE Series II 4.2
convertible. S/N 1R10082. Eng. # 7R64739.
Dark green/green cloth/green leather. Odo:
100 miles. Concours-restored in past two
years, but left on the Federal-spec twin Strombergs.
Very straight and shiny, new chrome,
new leather, new top. Mileage is since restoration.
Cond: 2. SOLD AT $134,605. Strong
money for a Federal-spec car in the U.K., but
Type 9 (Sierra) 5-speed. Lack of head restraints
won’t impress the scrutineers, though.
Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $17,595. About the same
mechanical spec as my Mk 1, and that’s plenty
enough to have fun with. It’s cheap because
it’s cosmetically not great and it’s not snorty
enough to come anywhere in the results on a
stage rally. Silverstone expected more, and I’d
call this a bit of a deal at the price of a rough
project RS2000.
#364-1978 FORD CAPRI 3.0S coupe.
S/N GAECUB08152. Black/tartan cloth.
RHD. Odo: 25,648 miles. Nicely kept and
lightly refurbed big Capri; last stop before the
Cologne-engined 2.8i. Rockers and structure
perfect, seat velour like new, though there are
some dust marks in the repaint. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $36,950. Finally, a run-of-the-mill
Capri gets Mexico money, surpassing the
strong money Silverstone has made in the last
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previous success with 220s, and the narrow
estimate band they put on it, Silverstone probably
thought they were on to a sure thing with
this.
GERMAN
12 months on other Mk 3s. Well sold, but very
hard to find like this in sharp, solid—and most
important—unmolested order.
#307-1980 FORD ESCORT Mk 2 Ghia
1.6 sedan. S/N 6CAFACG030710. White/
black vinyl/brown velour. RHD. Odo: 3,243
miles. Doesn’t look like anything special from
the other side of the room, but it’s very low
mileage and very original—and rot-free. Still
smells new inside, rides its original tires (so
you definitely wouldn’t want to drive it anywhere),
and the spare is unused. Engine bay is
#340-1955 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 1210425500514. Silver/blue
cloth/blue plaid. Odo: 1,345 miles. Soft-top
car, the 514th made, restored like a new pin by
a U.K. 190SL specialist and sold straight from
them. Faultless, but slightly antiseptic. Cond:
1-. SOLD AT $150,146. In Texas until 1994,
then Norway. It was lined up right next to a
very shabby but completely untouched barnfind
example, which sported fabulous original
leather. Market-correct transaction.
grubby with Waxoyl, but that (and a life in a
heated garage) is what’s saved it. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $24,633. This is the sort of money
that rot-free 2-door 1600 Sports imported from
South Africa have been getting, the ground not
long ago vacated by the Mk Mexico. Except
that this was a 4-door, and not one of the
sporty models. Well sold, even if it is about as
much use as a chocolate teapot.
#354-1994 JAGUAR XJ 220 coupe. S/N
SAJJEAEX8AX220640. Green/beige leather.
Odo: 4,239 miles. Very good, scuff-free and
low mileage, interior basically unworn. Windshield
not delaminating as badly as they usually
do. Lots of new fuel pipes in evidence in
engine bay confirms it’s had a new fuel system
(expensively: about $30k), as required to recommission
it. Full service history, books and
#353-1962 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 12104010025617. Pale blue/
blue hard top/red leather. Odo: 73,433 km.
Very original barn-find hard-top car with a
beautifully patinated leather interior that’s
probably savable. Surface-rusted underneath,
but structure looks solid. Chrome is dulled,
but it’s all there—including ribbons tied to
both door handles, so probably last used for a
wedding. Webers replace original Solexes, as
is common on these. Cond: 4+. SOLD AT
$79,179. Sold new in Paris, laid up in 1977.
Parked right next to the restored-like-new one
(Lot 340), and I found this one more appealing.
Getting it to the same flawless state as the
other would probably put you underwater, but
suddenly the middle ground looks attractive.
tools. Cond: 1-. NOT SOLD AT $345,000.
Originally supplied to Switzerland. Talked up
to £220k ($345k), but not sold against an estimate
of £240–£260k ($370k–$400k). Given
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#320-1964 MERCEDES-BENZ 230SL
convertible. S/N 11304222006766. Purplebrown/black
cloth/beige vinyl. Odo: 71,992
miles. All a bit grim with terrible paint. Generally
looks and feels unloved, but although
there’s surface rust on the rockers, the rear
chassis legs appear not to have been welded.
Some roughly done rust repairs in front fenders.
Chrome is fair and no more, with one taillamp
cracked. Vinyl retrim baggy and soiled.
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miles. MFI car, said to be one of 117 in RHD.
Horribly neglected with fading paint, last on
the road 2008 and looks as though it’s been
left outside to rot in some undergrowth since.
Sunroof has dropped a bit, interior not too
bad... but it’s going to need a lot of structural
work or a new shell. Rockers and rear fenders
have gone. Cond: 4. SOLD AT $228,739. At
suppose we have to call this market-correct
for a low-miler.
#334-1986 MERCEDES-BENZ 190E
Cosworth 2.3-16 sedan. S/N WDB2010341F24091.
Black/plaid velour & black leather.
Odo: 17,111 km. Low mileage, so looks as if it
hasn’t had time or exposure on the road to
promote the usual rot around the rear arches
and door shuts, though it has been repainted in
Incredibly, it’s claimed that £26k ($40k) has
been spent on the mechanicals with marque
expert John Haynes in the past two years, so it
ought to drive like a dream. Cond: 3-. SOLD
AT $63,343. Remarkable price for condition.
Well sold. I can’t see where you’d go with this
one. It’s not far off the price of a nice car, and
making it nice would put you well underwater.
#317-1971 MERCEDES-BENZ 600 se-
dan. S/N 10001222001859. Metallic blue/
beige leather. RHD. Odo: 68,885 km. Sitting
on its bump stops, always a worrying sign
with one of these, but otherwise better than it
looks. Straight with fair paint; most chrome is
okay, apart from one ding in left rear bumper.
Leather a little worn, but all timber including
first I thought that the value in this was as a
mechanical donor to combine with an earlier
shell to create an RS 2.7 clone, and even some
of Silverstone’s staff thought the £95k–£110k
($150k–$170k) estimate range and the reserve
were too high. But how wrong we were. It
soared past that, and apparently it’s going to
be restored. 1974 MFI Carreras have always
held steady at about a third of the price of the
'73s, but this ‘75 widens the boundaries. Very
well sold, at a price that should have got you a
nice example.
#338-1984 PORSCHE 911 3.2 Carrera
coupe. S/N WP0ZZZ91ZES109581. Guards
Red/black cloth. Odo: 28,644 km. Well kept,
very original and nice to see one without the
whale tail. Cloth interior unworn; catalog calls
it “black ‘dust’ upholstery (a luxury cloth).”
Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $73,021. As with the
the dash top is okay. Cond: 3-. SOLD AT
$68,622. U.K.-supplied car, found in Austria
in 2014 and re-imported. Given the huge
$716k RM got for a damaged, incomplete
barn-find LWB 600 at their 2014 Paris sale
(SCM# 232187), a running SWB car at much
less money looks a fair punt. As long as you
don’t mind low-riders...
#381-1975 PORSCHE 911 Carrera 2.7
coupe. S/N 9115600513. Eng. # 6650704.
Green/black vinyl & cloth. RHD. Odo: 55,445
places. Interior is unworn. P6 on the spare is
unused, looks to be the original. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $59,824. Said to have been a U.K.supplied
car, but speedo is in km, and headlights
are right-dipping, hence the tape masks.
These have always been far cheaper than the
rival BMW E30 M3—but not this one, offered
at no reserve.
#316-1989 PORSCHE 911 Speedster.
S/N WP0ZZZ91ZKS152424. Guards Red/
cream leather. RHD. Odo: 8,165 miles. Turbobodied
car (like most of them). Another of the
crop of low-mileage 3.2 Carrera-based Speedsters
that have been hiding away, now released
small-bumper cars, it’s hard to keep up with
3.2 and SC values. Last time I looked, they
were under £30k ($46k). Now the numbers are
the same, but in pounds instead of dollars. I
back on to the market in a gentle trickle.
Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $225,219. And since that
trickle hasn’t become a deluge, the market’s
not too flooded yet, so prices stay consistent,
climbing gently from £90k to £100k ($150k–
$165k) to here in the past two years.
#341-2010 PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS
coupe. S/N WP0ZZZ99ZBS776399. Black/
red & black leather. RHD. Odo: 16,000 miles.
Like new, when it cost £165k ($255k)... This
one has carbon front wings, trunk lid and center
console. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $439,882.
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Motostalgia Brickyard Auction
A 1932 V12 Cadillac Convertible Victoria stored for 40 years started right up,
drove under its own power and sold for $308k
Company
Motostalgia
Date
June 12, 2015
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Auctioneer
Peter Bainbridge
Automotive lots sold/offered
65/106
Sales rate
61%
Sales total
$4,308,225
High sale
1932 Cadillac 370B V12
Convertible Victoria, sold at
$308,000
Buyer’s premium
Star attraction of the Texas barn-find cars — 1932 Cadillac 370B Convertible Victoria, sold at $308,000
10%, included in sold prices
Report and photos by Dan Grunwald
Market opinions in italics
H
istoric race cars roared past
Motostalgia’s Brickyard Auction, held
in conjunction with the Sportscar
Vintage Racing Association’s vintage
races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this June.
It was exciting as well as deafening at times.
This was the second SVRA race session at
Indy and the first Motostalgia event at this location.
The mix of cars offered was wide. Of 106
consignments, 49 were American, and 24 of
those were pre-1955. Thirteen of the offerings
were 1980s vintage or later. The auction also
featured numerous race cars in categories
Indianapolis, IN
including Sports, NASCAR, and Indy — a perfect mix for the venue.
Motostalgia produced a fine, full-sized color catalog with pre-sale
estimates and history for each car. There were 31 with estimates over
$100k, and 20 failed to reach the reserve prices. This was a bit disappointing,
as the higher-end cars were mostly good examples, but star
cars with racing pedigree that aren’t street-drivable can be a tough
sell. Also, many race fans seemed to spend their time on the track
rather than at the auction.
There were some good buys and some crazy sales. One of the race
cars that surprised was a 1995 Lola T9500 Cosworth driven by Scott
Sharp in two Indy 500 races. It had a pre-sale estimate of $210k–$250k,
ut it sold at just $93,500. On the other side was an original 1,300-mile
Datsun 280Z that sold for $50k — a record for a non-competition Z car,
and it was even a 2+2. I was enamored with a wonderful little 1956 BMW Isetta
300 that sold for $40,700.
The big news for this sale was the Barn Find Collection of Texas, consisting of five
American cars and one travel trailer. The ages of the cars ranged from 1908 to 1938,
and they had been in storage for over 40 years. The owner originally collected them
when he lived in Wisconsin and brought them with him when he moved to Texas in
the 1970s. He stored them in a dry wooden building. Like many of us, he had plans
to restore them. Like many of us, he didn’t get around to it. And now it was time for
someone else to try.
The star of the collection was a 1932 V12 Cadillac Convertible Victoria. Of four
1,354-mile 1976 Datsun 280Z 2+2 fastback sold at
$50,050, a record for a non-competition Z car
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Convertible Victorias built in 1932, it was the only one with V12 power, and after 40
years of storage, it reportedly started right up and drove under its own power. The car
sold at $308k, earning deserved high-sale honors for the day. ♦
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#164-1935 MORGAN SUPER SPORT
3-wheel roadster. S/N D402. Red/tan leather.
RHD. Odo: 27 miles. Some dents visible in
the chrome radiator-surround; some paint
chips show on the edge of the right fender
edge. The ash frame looks solid. Looks to be
the original V-twin engine. Also sports a Moto
446 miles. The chrome looks all new but
shows a few dents in the radiator-surround.
New good quality paint and new vinyl interior.
Equipped with driving lights. Cond: 1-. SOLD
AT $28,050. A nice car with solid-closing
doors that looks ready to go tour. Bought at a
bargain price for the new owner.
#101-1958 MORRIS MINOR 1000 2-dr
sedan. S/N FBB43573513. Gray/red vinyl.
Odo: 45,357 miles. The quickie paint shows
most imaginable flaws, and most of the
chrome has pitting and some rust. There are
new vinyl seat covers but no door panels.
Meter radiator cap. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT
$71,500. Appears ready to drive or race if you
can muster up the courage to race a threewheeler.
The British built these three-wheelers
to save on taxes, because they could license
them as motorcycles as long as they didn’t
have four wheels. I don’t remember the last
time I saw one at auction. The seller and the
new owner should both be happy with the sale
today.
#130-1950 JAGUAR MK V saloon. S/N
T5745. Two-tone green/tan leather. Odo:
37,912 miles. Newer paint in pleasant colors
and all-new chrome. The sunroof sags in the
middle at the rear. There is a star crack in the
hood paint. The leather seats are new and very
plain with no stitching. New wool carpets. The
interior wood is aging and needs refinishing.
Cond: 3-. SOLD AT $8,250. Still has lots of
needs, but most parts aren’t hard to find for
these cars. A decent project if a driver is your
goal. Well sold but no real harm either way.
#176-1960 AC ACECA Bristol coupe.
S/N BE771. Maroon/ivory leather. Odo:
81,551 miles. All-new chrome (plated over
deep pits on both door handles), weatherstrips
and trim. Original seats and new carpets. Variable
hood gaps. Right door fits wide at bottom.
Dents in the front bumper tubes. The paint and
bodywork are just okay and could be much
better on a car of this caliber. A period replacement
engine and conversion to left-hand drive
were accomplished during the restoration in
could be raced today. Cond: 2+. NOT SOLD
AT $2,000,000. After Granatelli ownership,
this car was owned by Richard Petty, who
painted it blue (naturally). Its present owner
restored it with the help of Chapman at Lotus
Cars and a number of enthusiastic engineers
and friends who had vast knowledge of this
historic race car. The cars were so fast that
they were banned. When it no-saled at $1.3m
at Barrett-Jackson this January, we called it
“one of the most historically significant Indy
cars of all time” (SCM# 6772560). That high
bid makes this one look generous.
#107-1973 JAGUAR XKE Series III V12
convertible. S/N UD1S22118. Red/tan cloth/
tan leather. Odo: 15,370 miles. Gentle dent in
the hood by the passenger’s side louvers and a
couple of light stone chips on the windshield.
The paint and chrome show very well, and the
with the Pratt & Whitney gas turbine power
plant featuring direct drive and 500 hp. Fourwheel
drive and four-wheel disc brakes. The
temp gauge goes to 12,000 degrees, and the
two tachometers top out at 110,000 rpm. Spotless
restoration that is fully functional and
interior looks new. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT
$79,200. Well restored to high factory standards.
Presents very well with great colors
and chrome wires. Sold at the top of the market
and worth it.
Clean engine. The wide whitewalls are showing
some discoloration and cracking. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $33,550. Appears to be very driveable
and will make a statement wherever it
goes at a fraction of the cost of a Rolls or
Mercedes. A decent buy for the new owner and
fair to the seller as well.
#172-1952 MG TD roadster. S/N
TD10566. Ivory/black cloth/red vinyl. Odo:
the 1980s. Cond: 2. NOT SOLD AT
$170,000. The lightweight aluminum body
panels and fully independent suspension
helped these cars post race wins throughout
England and Europe in the 1960s. The limited
production of 319 coupes doesn’t hurt the
value or collector interest. Didn’t help today,
though, as it failed to sell. Recently sold for
$153k at Bonhams Paris in February (SCM#
257278), confirming that this should have
been enough to buy it today.
#161-1968 LOTUS TYPE 56 turbine
racer. S/N ST6N74. Red/aluminum. MHD.
One of three turbine race cars built and the
only one not in a museum. Driven at Indy in
1968 by Graham Hill. Extensively researched
and restored to its original 1968 specifications
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#165-1925 BUGATTI TYPE 35 Pur
Sang replica roadster. S/N 427BO. Black/
black leather. RHD. Some paint cracks on the
body behind the seat. All body fitting bolts are
safety-wired. The nickel-plated leaf springs
and steering gear show some patina. Cableactuated
brakes. Engine-turned dash with a
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modern Ford distributor mounted horizontally
through the dash. Supercharged L-head aluminum
8-cylinder engine. Light aging visible
throughout is just enough to make it look more
like a real vintage Bugatti. Sold on bill of sale.
Cond: 2. NOT SOLD AT $230,000. Calling
this car a “tribute” does it an injustice. This
modern Bugatti is undoubtedly the best recreation
anywhere. Built to exacting standards
in Argentina by Pur Sang using hand labor
and old-world craftsmanship along with their
own castings and even their own tires, nothing
else even comes close. 1,800 pounds with an
aluminum body. Perfectly usable (Jay Leno
owns and drives one) and worth this much or
a little more.
#124-1935 TALBOT LAGO T120 cab-
riolet. S/N 85147. Black/tan cloth/red leather.
RHD. Odo: 73,577 km. The chrome radiator
shroud is very wavy, and there are a couple of
dents in the panel above the rear-mounted
spare tire. Some rust can be seen on the wheel
of bright trim. The body panels all look factory-smooth
and straight. The seat covers are
unusual pattern cloth stuffed with a cotton
batting. Looks fully ready to conquer the Sa-
balanced. Cond: 2-. NOT SOLD AT
$170,000. Good racing history from the 1970s
and 1980s. A good candidate for vintage racing
today. Lots of pre-sale interest here. I
thought the SVRA vintage races taking place
on the track here this week might sell this car,
but the bidding stopped at $170k against a
$270k–$290k reserve. Somewhere in the middle
might have worked, but the offer was really
too little.
hara. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $70,000. Built in
limited numbers for remote desert landscapes.
It features two engines, one in front and another
in the rear, each with its own gas tank. It
looks and sounds a bit weird, and I would
guess it drives weird, too. A Sahara sold for
$94k at Bonhams’ 2008 Carmel sale (SCM#
117448), and another sold for $80k at Bonhams
Boca Raton in 2013 (SCM# 215390), so
this price was not out of line.
GERMAN
#141-1955 PORSCHE 356 Speedster.
S/N 81114. Blue/black/black leather. Odo:
9,105 miles. Older paint shows lots of prep
flaws and chips. There are visible paint bubbles
on the rear of the right side door. The
chrome is fair, and the trim is a bit dull. Dents
in the license-plate light. Replacement engine
from a 356C has been polished, ported and
spokes. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $198,000. A very
sharp classic that still has a few items for the
new owner to complete, but overall I would
call it fairly bought and sold.
#201-1963 CITROËN 2CV Sahara se-
dan. S/N B3509. Gray/blue & white cloth.
Odo: 5,820 miles. Recent restoration to 2CV
standard with new paint and a couple of pieces
#169-1956 BMW ISETTA 300 microcar.
S/N 495108. Black & white/black cloth/black
& white cloth. Odo: 29 miles. Fresh, welldone
restoration with new paint, chrome, interior,
top and glass. Even the pedals are
chromed. Desirable “Z” trim, bubble windows
and sliding top. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $40,700.
A staple at nearly every auction today, as cute
cars always seem to sell well. This is one of
the nicest Isettas you will find anywhere. The
quality did not escape notice, with spirited
bidding from the start. Sold near the top of the
market and worth the money. (Never thought I
would say that about a $40k Isetta.)
#168-1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL
Roadster. S/N 1980427500239. Strawberry
Red Metallic/tan cloth/tan leather. Odo:
34,489 miles. A recent complete overhaul including
very high-quality paint, chrome, interior,
top and a complete mechanical overhaul
at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in California.
Fitted with Rudge wheels and luggage
that may not be original to this car. Cond: 1-.
NOT SOLD AT $1,400,000. Fully and superbly
restored inside and out. Flawless. Spent
many years in Japan prior to being returned
to the U.S. in 2005. Sold last August at Gooding
& Company’s Pebble Beach sale for $1.7m
with 34,471 miles on the odometer (SCM#
244988). Could not meet the reserve here, but
I imagine we might see this car again in the
future.
#191-1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 7502136. Gray/black cloth/
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dark green leather. Odo: 44,383 miles. All
chrome and most trim look new and fresh.
Some pitting on the small top snap trims by
the side windows. Nicely restored interior.
Good-quality fresh paint with one edge chip
on the hood. Good panel fit. A couple of stone
chips and wiper scratches on the windshield.
Optioned with a factory sunroof and a/c.
Stated to have had a recent engine-out service.
Cond: 1-. NOT SOLD AT $150,000. Even
with the recent interest in all things Porsche, it
seems like this car should have found a new
home at this high bid.
#114-1989 PORSCHE 911 Speedster. S/N
WP0EB0917K5173081. Black/black cloth/
black leather. Odo: 16,057 miles. Excellent
interior and paint. There is a star chip on the
windshield; foggy headlamps. Optioned with
cruise control, power and heated seats, headlight
washers, Blaupunkt radio, a/c and rear
luggage compartment in place of the rear
Cond: 1-. NOT SOLD AT $100,000. A quality
restoration several years ago still holding up
well. Looks ready to show and go. Failed to
reach the current owner’s price expectation.
The bid seemed light in today’s red-hot Mercedes
“baby SL” market—except that it just
sold at Hollywood Wheels Amelia Island in
March for $92k (SCM# 264414).
#135-1967 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
convertible. S/N 157344685. Red/white vinyl/
tan vinyl. Odo: 22,829 miles. Quality newer
paint along with a new interior and soft top.
New fender welts and weatherstripping. The
left rear window crank is missing. Backup
seats. Cond: 2+. NOT SOLD AT $175,000.
The 1989 Speedster windshield was three
inches lower than the cabriolet. In ’89 only
2,065 speedsters were built; reportedly just
823 imported into the States. The high bid
here was $35k short, and the owner was wise
to hold out for more in the current market.
#138-1994 PORSCHE 911 Turbo coupe.
S/N WP0AC296XRS480113. Black/black
leather. Odo: 26,951 miles. Numerous paint
flaws on the hood and chips on the wheel
flares. The weatherstripping on the sunroof is
bulging out, and the wheel centers have
scratches on them. Desirable 3.6 turbo model.
light option. Solid floor pans. Cond: 1-. SOLD
AT $23,100. Beautifully restored. If you ever
wanted a VW Bug, this was the one to buy.
Sold in 2012 at Barrett-Jackson Orange
County for $21k (SCM# 209009) and offered
at Mecum Kissimmee in January of 2015 with
the same odometer reading, not sold at $24k
(SCM# 264299). Fairly bought today.
#132-1977 PORSCHE 911 Turbo coupe.
S/N 9307800047. Black/black leather. Odo:
22,676 miles. One repaint from new that looks
just a bit thick but is very shiny and reasonably
smooth and spotless. The original seats
still look nearly new. Aftermarket CD player.
Cond: 2+. NOT SOLD AT $190,000. Stated
in the catalog that this car was given a complete
engine servicing by a marque specialist
less than 200 miles ago. Not sold here against
an overly optimistic $275k–$375k estimate.
Fair offer.
#149-2011 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS
AMG Gullwing. S/N WDDRJ7HA9BA004982.
Silver/red leather. Odo: 8,102 miles.
Some heavily rubbed surfaces on the front-end
clear vinyl protector pieces (hard to tell if the
paint was damaged). A couple of dings show
on the driver’s side rocker panel from the joy
of entering and leaving a Gullwing car. Everything
else shows as factory-new. Cond: 1-.
SOLD AT $137,500. List on this car was
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five auctions in the past two years. No-sale at
$55k in AA Fort Lauderdale (SCM# 239345),
at $52k at Mecum Kissimmee (SCM# 232349),
at $57k at Mecum Schaumburg (SCM#
228629), and at $85k at Mecum Monterey in
August of 2013 (SCM# 227487). Most recently,
it sold at AA Auburn in May of 2014 for
$64k (SCM# 243713), confirming this was
plenty bid for a hot potato that we’ll see again
soon.
#142-1961 MORETTI MULTIPLA
beach car. S/N 100D108103488. Green/ivory
canvas/tan wicker. Odo: 38,574 miles. Said to
have been discovered in Greece and restored
in Italy with new body panels as needed.
Fresh, good-quality paint and new chrome and
trim. New, spotless wicker seats. Painted Bor-
$229k. Four years and 8,102 miles later, it
shows $91,500 in depreciation. Cost of ownership
equates to $23k per year or about $11 per
mile. Could be worse. The owner might have
bought a Rolls.
ITALIAN
#119-1961 ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA
Spider. S/N AR170259. Red/black cloth/black
leather. Odo: 21,788 miles. Nice newer paint
and chrome. Some light pitting on the windshield-surround
and wiper scratches and a
couple of stone chips on the front glass. Detailed
engine. Light cracks on the steering
wheel. New seats and carpet. Cond: 2. NOT
SOLD AT $60,000. A frequent flyer seen at
rani wire wheels. Cond: 1-. NOT SOLD AT
$45,000. The ultimate beach car in Europe,
except for the salt air which can rust the body.
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#261901009200. 1985 TOYOTA CRESSIDA
sedan. S/N JT2MX73E1F0047438. 166,487 miles.
Stock appearance except for wheels and stance.
“2004 LM7 5.3L out of a Silverado, LS1 intake,
2005 GTO 6-speed transmission, complete functioning
interior.” Condition:3.
Three oh-so-'80s Toyotas
by Tony Piff
(All text within quotes minimally edited from online descriptions)
#261901009200. 1985 TOYOTA CRESSIDA
sedan. S/N JT2MX73E1F0047438. 166,487 miles.
Stock appearance except for wheels and stance.
“2004 LM7 5.3L out of a Silverado, LS1 intake,
2005 GTO 6-speed transmission, complete function-
ing interior.” Condition:3.
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The Italians did a masterful job of restoring it,
though. I felt that the overly optimistic sale
estimate of $75k–$95k may have kept bidders
away. Watch for it in Monterey. (Just a guess.)
#134-1970 FERRARI 365 GTB/4 Day-
tona Conversion Spyder. S/N 13533. Fly
Yellow/black cloth/tan leather. Odo: 62,829
miles. There is a small paint crack at the rear
license-plate bolt and a couple of small chips
elsewhere, but overall the paint and chrome
look very sharp. Really good fit and finish on
all body parts. Some light wrinkling on the
SOLD AT $5,000. Drift enthusiast, ’90s kid and
SCM IT Manager Brian Baker just bought a samegeneration
Cressida after shopping hard for about a
year. You should see the way his eyes light up when
he talks about it — seriously. He thought this one
looked like a decent buy. The price covers the drivetrain
swap and labor with the car thrown in for free.
eBay Motors, May 31, 2015.
#221771354948. 1987 TOYOTA COROLLA
FX16 GTS hatchback. S/N 1NXAE89G9HZ410266.
206,248 miles. “Family-owned California
vehicle. Clean, all original, new 4AGE engine from
Japan. 5-speed transmission, 16v DOHC 1.6-L
4-cyl, new brakes, new shocks, new tires. I recommend
new paint job and clutch.” Condition: 3.
the exception of the large paint bubbles on the
top of the rear wing. Interior well kept and
mostly original. Six Webers. Cond: 1-. NOT
SOLD AT $365,000. These ’80s icons continue
moving up in the market. High bid
would’ve been all the money not that long
ago. Today it was just fair against the optimistic
pre-sale estimate of $445k–$485k.
JAPANESE
#110-1976 DATSUN 280Z 2+2 fastback.
S/N GHLS30039610. Brown/brown vinyl.
Odo: 1,354 miles. A hard-to-fault original documented
1,354-mile 280Z. The engine shows
some driving dirt, but everything else looks
clean and factory-new. Still sports the original
seats. This was originally delivered new in
Europe as a red coupe in 1970. It was converted
to a Spyder by 1978. Later was changed
to black; went to Japan, where it was changed
to Fly Yellow. Came to the U.S. in the past
year and it looks great. Cond: 2+. NOT SOLD
AT $610,000. This looked like a good conversion
job, and I think the bid might be light. But
valuing cut cars is tough, and this one’s world
travels and colorful past might have played a
part in the light bids.
SOLD AT $2,600. You may have heard youngsters
talking about the AE86 “hachiroku” of the 1980s
— the most legit Corolla ever, immortalized in the
drifting anime “Initial D.” The FX16 GTS got the
same hot engine in a tiny hatchback body. You
rarely see these pocket rockets on the road or for
sale, and this one was bone-stock. Extremely well
bought. eBay Motors, May 19, 2015.
#181782548101. 1985 TOYOTA DLX
XtraCab 4x4 pickup. S/N JT4RN66D2F5074795.
83,142 miles. “Original owner, original miles.
Custom Ivan Stewart TRD color scheme done
about six months after brand new. Always garaged
in a very dry climate. Some blemishes but no rust.
Recent work.” Condition: 2-.
#136-1976 FERRARI 308 GTB coupe.
S/N F106AB20443. Red/tan leather. Odo:
30,344 miles. Repaint shows some dust, especially
on the driver’s door. New carpets, some
visible wrinkles in the seat covers and an aftermarket
radio. The engine has driving dirt
(not necessarily a bad thing). The wheelweight
sticky stuff is still there, but the
Toyo Z radial tires. Has a Skokie, IL, city
sticker on the windshield. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT
$50,050. Record price for a 280Z 2+2. Some
ways down the Z-car desirability totem pole,
but the ultra-low miles pulled a special premium.
Well sold.
MEXICAN
#192-1969 DINALPIN A110 coupe. S/N
00000000210. Orange/black vinyl. Odo:
35,721 miles. Runs and wavy paint on the
fiberglass body. Most of the glass shows
scratches, with heavy scratches on the side
glass. Both doors droop when opened. Pitting
on the chrome. New interior. No built-in driving
lights like I am used to seeing on an Al-
weights are not. Cond: 2. SOLD AT $88,000.
Catalog stated that “mileage not documented.”
Over 2,100 built, so this is not a rare
car. Many are available, but this one still looks
pretty good. Hopefully it will have some maintenance
records included, but no mention was
made on the car card. I have to call it well
sold.
#120-1985 LAMBORGHINI COUN-
TACH LP5000 S coupe. S/N ZA9C00500ELA12743.
Red/black leather. Odo: 31,322
miles. Most everything looks factory-new with
pine. Cond: 3-. SOLD AT $55,000. Built in
Mexico by DINA under license from Renault,
which explains why the chrome letters on the
front spell “Dinalpin.” These were also built
in Brazil as “Interlagos” and even in Bulgaria
and named “Bulgaralpine” (really). No mention
of title or current license on this car, and
more info would be helpful. Hard to value
such a car, but price paid seems fair, give or
take.
SOLD AT $8,949. The point here is that these very
dated graphics are now totally cool. Add a Marty
McFly roll bar with lights, and double your money
at Barrett-Jackson in January. eBay Motors, July
2, 2015. ♦
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#187-1928 AUBURN 8-88 Boattail
Speedster. S/N 8970054. Maroon, cream &
black/black leather. Odo: 71,796 miles. Lots
of very visible paint flaws—chips, nicks,
cracks and blisters. The bumpers have been
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#F234-1962 SUNBEAM ALPINE
convertible. S/N B9108166. Blue/
black cloth/black & gray vinyl. Odo:
12,713 miles. Fresh restoration to excellent
driver quality, but shy of concours. New cosmetics
nicely done. Rebuilt engine and carbs.
Cond: 2. SOLD AT $18,360. Sunbeam Tigers,
the hot-rodded version of the Alpine, sell for
four times the money here, but alas, this little
4-cylinder pumping out 84 horses is no Tiger.
Still, a rising tide has lifted Alpines, and this
one was a bit of a bargain. Sold late on Friday;
I wouldn’t have been surprised to see this
car pull another five or six thousand. Mecum
Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
1993 Toyota Supra “The Fast and the Furious” movie car, sold at $199,800, Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis, IN
MECUM AUCTIONS
28th Original Spring Classic
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Date: May 12–16, 2015
Auctioneers: Mark Delzell, Mike Hagerman, Russ
Conklin, Matt Moravec, John Miranda, Logan Schmid
Automotive lots sold/offered: 835/1,286
Sales rate: 65%
Sales total: $41,010,133
High sale: 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 roadster, sold at
$1,080,000
Buyer’s premium: 8%, $500 minimum, included in
sold prices
Report and photos by B. Mitchell Carlson
SILVER AUCTIONS
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Date: June 20, 2015
Auctioneer: Mitch Silver, Matt Backs
Automotive lots sold/offered: 39/101
Sales rate: 39%
Sales total: $566,784
High sale: 1947 Lincoln Continental convertible, sold
at $45,360
Buyer’s premium: 8%, included in sold prices
Report and photos by John Boyle
MECUM AUCTIONS
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: June 5–6, 2015
Auctioneers: Mark Delzell, Russ Conklin, Mike
Hagerman, Matt Moravec
Automotive lots sold/offered: 284/578
Sales rate: 49%
Sales total: $9,661,620
High sale: 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE, sold
at $199,800
A fair deal to both parties — 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
convertible, sold for $23,760 at Silver, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Buyer’s premium: 8%, $500 minimum, included in
sold prices
Report and photos by Daren Kloes
#s177-1966 JAGUAR XKE convertible.
S/N J661E12746. Yellow/black cloth/black
leather. Correct Primrose paint once done to a
good standard is starting to show age. Older
restoration with receipts. Heritage letter from
Jaguar. Cond: 2-. NOT SOLD AT $100,000.
Among E-type Jaguars, this Series I 4.2 model
is the one to get. Higher-output engine, synchro
transmission and better creature comforts
than the earlier models make this a fantastic
driver’s car. In fact, that’s exactly how this one
should be enjoyed. With the aging restoration,
this bid should have bought it. Mecum Auctions,
Seattle, WA, 06/15.
FRENCH
#G95-1976 CITROËN CX 2200 Pallas
fastback. S/N 07MC4883. Bright green
metallic/brown leather. Odo: 19,814 km. With
a/c and leather. Retains most documentation
from when it was purchased new by a visiting
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American who had a private French-themed
museum. Essentially original; kilometers believed
actual. Well-cared-for all-original paint.
Slight dent in front fender, stated to have come
from when it was originally shipped to the
U.S. Suspension hydraulics recently serviced
and functional. Windshield starting to delaminate.
Noticeable wear on the driver’s seat bottom,
but the rest of the interior is like new. CD
sound system. Cond: 3+. NOT SOLD AT
$11,000. It was stated that the reason the dent
in the fender was never fixed was that the
original owner insisted Citroën send him a
quart of paint, but they only had liters. Anyway,
while the consignor was able to secure
an Indiana title, some states would likely kick
this to the curb. Despite that, I get the feeling
this will nonetheless turn up somewhere in
Monterey this year, courting a more international
clientele. Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis,
IN, 05/15.
GERMAN
#S118-1956 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N 5500107. Red/red leather.
Odo: 67,372 miles. Two tops. A few sanding
marks and touch-ups evident in overly shiny
paint. Interior redone to good quality but not
fully correct. Incorrect stitching on dash vinyl.
Pitting to chrome on gauge bezels. Has dashmounted
and fender-mounted antennas but no
radio. Color of the boot covering the top well
is different shade of red than seats. Some rub-
ber original and in need of replacement.
Nicely detailed engine compartment. Cond:
2-. SOLD AT $151,200. All dressed up and
shiny in Resale Red, this baby Benz seemed
“all hat and no cattle.” The car was listed as
a 1956, but the serial number indicates 1955.
Lots of little things (adding up to many thousands
of dollars) needed to make this a
concours contender. Could be a satisfying
weekend cruiser if the mechanics check out,
but somebody paid #1 money for what was
barely a #2. It recently sold at Mecum Las
Vegas for $81k, which we called fair for “a
190 that needs sorting” (SCM# 257596). Very
well sold here. Mecum Auctions, Seattle, WA,
06/15.
#S45-1961 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
2-dr sedan. S/N 3247215. Gulf Blue/blue
vinyl. Odo: 7,998 miles. Comprehensive restoration
appears a few years old now. Paint good
but shows some nicks and touch-ups. Some
light pitting on chrome door handles. Light
scratches in stainless and glass. Nice vinyl
seats and replaced rubber. Cond: 2. NOT
SOLD AT $21,000. For the first time in several
years, 1961 saw some much-needed upgrades
for the People’s Car. Not the least of
these was a bump in horsepower from 36 to 40
and four speeds instead of three. This was a
terrific car, but it would take a convertible or
at least sunroof to bring much more. Mecum
Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
#T274-1965 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER Sundial camper. S/N 216002667.
Green/green vinyl. Odo: 41,319 miles. Bare
panel van converted by Sundial with their
camper package. Mileage believed to be 58k.
Stated that the interior wood is original and
that the van was repainted a decade ago. Repaint
isn’t too bad on the body, but the door
window frames and both bumpers have plenty
of orange peel. Pitted door handle chrome.
Decent door fit. Good interior upholstery work
and wood refinishing. Tidy, stock engine bay.
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wire wheels. Vinyl on top of doors coming
apart. Shiny red paint to a decent standard.
Cond: 3-. SOLD AT $36,720. These Pagodatop
Mercedes SLs have made big upward
moves in the market over the last few years.
This was a tired old driver with new shiny red
paint dressed up for resale. At this price, there
is still some room to make it right and ride the
price appreciation train as these cars continue
to increase in value. Mecum Auctions, Seattle,
WA, 06/15.
Mostly flat black undercarriage. Modern wide
whitewall radial tires. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$44,280. Sundial camper conversions have
also been found on Corvair 95s and Econolines
of this era. Last seen at Barrett-Jackson’s
Scottsdale auction in 2013, then selling at
$34k (SCM# 260601). Even with Sambas in
something of a market correction, this doesn’t
seem too outlandish a selling price. I’d put it
as well bought two years ago, reaping the benefits
here. Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis, IN,
05/15.
#S46-1967 MERCEDES-BENZ 250SL
convertible. S/N 113043E13. Red/red/tan
leather. Odo: 24,815 miles. Rebuilt 2.5-L engine.
Automatic transmission. Recent brake
work and service. Hard and soft tops included.
Original seats show wear and fading. Dash
wood dull and bowed. Original dash painted
blue. Light pitting to chrome. Non-original
and 915 5-speed transmission—the first to
offer a standard shift pattern. 911Ts are known
as capable, light cars with decent power and
excellent handling. The market has figured it
out and priced out the “every man” who could
easily have afforded one a few years ago. This
car sold at Worldwide’s Houston sale in May
of 2013 for $57,200 with a thousand fewer
#S34-1972 PORSCHE 911T coupe. S/N
9112102356. Tangerine/black vinyl. Odo:
88,944 miles. $40k spent on recent restoration
with receipts and documentation. Limited description
states that the car includes S options,
but it is unclear which ones. Excellent paint
looks like it could have been done at the factory.
Interior like new. Few scratches in the
trim. Clean engine compartment with light use
evident. Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $98,280. New
for the 1972 model year were the 2.4-L engine
miles and wearing its original yellow color
(SCM# 215957). Mecum Auctions, Seattle,
WA, 06/15.
#S200-1974 PORSCHE 914 convertible.
S/N 4742917712. Signal Orange/black fiberglass/
black vinyl. Odo: 55,901 miles. One
good-quality repaint, but obviously a garaged,
dry-climate car. Original interior in excellent
condition. Desirable and harder-to-find Mahle
wheels. Front valance and rear bumper incorrectly
painted black. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$17,820. Among the 4-cylinder 914s, the 2.0-L
is the one to have. This 1.8-equipped car with
its lower-horsepower and less-reliable LJetronic
fuel injection ranks toward the bottom
of the pecking order, even behind the earlier
1.7. What this car lacked in horsepower, however,
it made up for in obvious pride of ownership
and a seemingly rust-free body. Although
914 prices have made up some ground recently,
good clean ones like this still haven’t
reached their potential. Sold market-correct…
for now. Mecum Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
#T150.1-1980 PORSCHE 911SC coupe.
S/N 91A0133259. Brown metallic/brown
leather. Odo: 86,263 miles. Originally sold in
West Germany to a member of the U.S. military.
Built as a U.S.-spec car with sunroof,
power mirrors and power windows. Period
aftermarket Rial alloy wheels. Older decent
repaint, now with edge chipping. No VIN
sticker or U.S. emissions decals in door jamb.
Good door fit. Exceptionally nice interior if
original; moderate wear if an older redo.
1990s Eclipse pull-out stereo in stock location;
aftermarket speakers cut into parcel shelf. Engine
bay not detailed but has newer tune-up
components. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $27,540.
With 911 prices now essentially at “lobster
pricing” (varies by the day), the consignor
likely figured this was a good time to move out
a driver that three years ago would’ve been
lucky to pull 10 grand. Today, this wasn’t too
bad of a price, since everything that needed to
be replaced has been done, and you should be
able to just drive it. Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis,
IN, 05/15.
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#62-1984 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL
convertible. S/N WDB1070421A012575.
Blue/blue fabric/gray leather. Odo: 101,258
km. Worn but still presentable repaint over
very straight body. Model designation missing
from rear deck. Chrome and stainless worn but
still in good shape for a 31-year-old car. Fitted
with Euro-spec headlights and small bumpers.
Interior very nice with excellent wood. Modern
stereo. Engine bay is clean and correct, but
a/c compressor is missing. Owner’s manual is
with more aggressive camshafts, a larger turbocharger,
and other various bits to push
horsepower to a claimed figure just shy of
400. Black paint in nice original condition
showing very few flaws. Cashmere leather still
supple and showing a wonderfully well-caredfor
worn look consistent with the miles. Cond:
from a French-market long-nose coupe after
an accident with the second owner. Imported
to the U.S. in 1975 with all import documentation.
Last redone in the early 1990s, but has
in Spanish. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $5,940. A
6-cylinder gray-market import, but with its
age, getting it registered shoudn’t be a problem
in most places. These cars are more cruisers
than sports cars, so the missing cylinders
probably won’t be missed. A nearly identical
car with similar mileage is listed on a Mercedes
club website with an asking price of
$15,000, so this looks like a good deal. Silver
Auctions, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#S144-1988 PORSCHE 911 Turbo
coupe. S/N WP0JB0933JS050067. Guards
Red/black. Original paint and interior in good
used condition. Some nicks on front air dam.
Description says, engine “recently refreshed.”
Modifications include an aftermarket intercooler,
K27S turbo and custom stainless exhaust.
Cond: 2. SOLD AT $62,100. In 1986,
2-. SOLD AT $140,400. Reportedly one of 20
built with the S2 option package developed
specifically for competing in the IMSA Carrera
Cup racing series. The owner traded in
his 930 to purchase this car from a Scottsdale,
AZ, Porsche dealer back in ’93. Currently in
excellent condition, despite having driven 78k
miles. Bid to no sale at just $100k at Mecum’s
2014 Monterey auction (SCM# 248320). A
Seattle result that outdid Monterey just nine
months earlier? Who’d have guessed? Today,
the seller looks like a genius to have waited.
Mecum Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
#S178.1-2002 BMW Z8 convertible. S/N
WBAEJ13442AH61649. Silver/black/black
leather. Odo: 20,200 miles. One of 524 U.S.
cars sold in 2002 out of a total of 5,703 for the
entire '99 to '03 production run. Original
miles. Includes removable hard top, window
sticker, manuals and service records. Bought
new in Seattle and perfectly maintained. Cond:
2. SOLD AT $178,200. There have been a few
production cars built within the past 20 years
new seat leather. Very presentable trim-off and
glass-out repaint, yet not show-quality. Modern
replacement windshield. Older replate on
most larger chrome. Borrani wire wheels shod
with Michelin X radials. Light carpet wear.
While clean under the hood, some less-thanexpert
maintenance and repair work is evident.
Cond: 3+. NOT SOLD AT $1,000,000. Another
member of the Italian zipper-top parade,
built on the most valuable chassis of anything
here. Anyone care to take bets on it turning up
in Monterey? Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis,
IN, 05/15.
#F195-1967 MASERATI GHIBLI con-
version Spyder. S/N AM115174. Light blue
metallic/black cloth/blue leather. Odo: 91,246
miles. Euro-spec coupe when new. Top removed
after being in Italy most of its days and
moving to California. Conversion uses all
stock Ghibli Spyder components. Recent highquality
repaint and cosmetic refurbishment.
Authentically replated chrome, plus new body
weatherstripping. Good shut lines and panel
fit. Well-detailed engine bay. Nicely reupholstered
interior, even if the blue leather is a bit
the legendary 930 Turbo returned to North
America after being absent since the 1979
model year. This generation is not nearly as
raw as the earlier models, but it does offer
more creature comforts. The modifications
here won’t be to everyone’s taste, but they
didn’t seem to hurt the bidding, as it sold at a
fair market price. Mecum Auctions, Seattle,
WA, 06/15.
#S138-1992 PORSCHE 911 Turbo S2
coupe. S/N WP0AA2960NS480136. Eng. #
2000701. Black/black leather. Odo: 78,420
miles. Factory blessed and hopped-up when
new by Andial Road and Racing in California
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that have defied odds and already eclipsed
their original sales prices. The 993 Porsche,
Ford GT and BMW Z8 come to mind. Z8
prices turned the corner in about 2012 and
haven’t looked back. These days, great lowmile
examples like this one are pushing $180k.
Great lines, excellent performance, and BMW
heritage—is it hard to imagine these as million-dollar
cars in 20 years? Sold at a marketcorrect
price today. Mecum Auctions, Seattle,
WA, 06/15.
ITALIAN
#S126-1965 FERRARI 275 GTB/4
NART Spyder replica. S/N 08039. Fly
Yellow/black cloth/black leather. Odo: 10,129
km. Converted into a replica NART Spyder
bright. Older glossy black paint on undercarriage
with newer brake and chassis components.
Factory a/c. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT
$248,400. Looking toward the back of the car
along the sides, I see a lot in common with the
1967–68 Camaro—and that’s not a knock
against either car. Last seen at Mecum’s Monterey
auction in 2013, not selling at $195k
(SCM# 230887). Here, it didn’t take long to
get to this bid, where it was cut loose from the
reserve without much fuss. Mecum Auctions,
Indianapolis, IN, 05/15.
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No. 9
#F188-1971 FERRARI 365 GTB/4
Daytona coupe. S/N 14769. Rosso
Corsa/black leather. Odo: 78,012
miles. U.S.-spec car, sold new at Bill Harrah’s
Modern Classic Motors of Reno, NV, in white
over black leather. Factory a/c and Becker
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Mexico tape deck. Repainted this shade approximately
30 years ago and still presents
quite well. Good original brightwork. Recent
service includes a full-body fluid change, rebuilt
carburetors and compression test. Tidy
engine bay but not detailed. Good original
interior, including the mouse-fur dash. Moderate
seat wrinkling. Older Michelin XWXs on
the original blemish-free Borrani wire wheels.
#S186-1972 FERRARI 365 GTC/4 con-
version Spyder. S/N 14687. Red/ black
cloth/Parchment & maroon leather. Odo: 9,940
km. Euro-spec coupe made into a convertible
by Straman quite a while back. Factory a/c
and power windows. Steering-column VIN tag
gone. Okay older repaint with some edge chipping.
Rear wheelwells re-contoured with a
hammer and filler; wheels barely clear. Older
interior redo looks clean enough, but has a
strong musty odor. 1990s Alpine pull-out
#S104-1980 FERRARI 308 GTSI Spider.
S/N ZFFAA02A4A0032511. Rosso Corsa/
black vinyl/black vinyl. Odo: 59,133 miles.
Original paint in good enthusiast condition,
consistent with the mileage. Light wear on
seat bolsters and generally dirty inside. Aftermarket
BBS wheels. Claimed extensive service
with receipts in 2012; stored in a
climate-controlled warehouse since. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $58,320. The GTSi is at the bottom
Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $837,000. Sold this year
at RM’s Arizona auction for $715k (SCM#
261969). I’ve got to admit, a Daytona in white
would look pretty odd. Just as well to leave the
repaint as-is, since the only evidence of the
original is a few hidden spots under the hood.
A phone bidder had it at $750k, where it
seemed stuck, but after quite some time, Dana
got the consignor to drop the reserve, and an
onsite bidder took it one more step. Not too
bad of a return for less than six months of
ownership, in step with Enzo-era V12 pricing
this year. Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis, , IN
05/15.
#S113-1972 FERRARI 365 GTB/4 con-
version Spyder. S/N 15689. Red/black cloth/
tan & black leather. Odo: 80,419 miles. Fitted
with English gauges and U.S.-spec front bumpers,
imported from Italy in 1977. When it
was rebodied, it was also fitted with power
steering and had the engine rebuilt to competition
specs. While the outer bodywork presents
well, the fender wells are hammered out fairly
crudely. The older repaint presents well. Some
of the top base moldings don’t fit very well,
more a case of lifting with age. Good door fit.
sound system. MSD ignition box crudely installed
ahead of right wheelwell alongside the
radiator. Newer brake booster. Cheesy plastic
air horns ahead of the radiator. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $324,000. 365 GTC/4s used to be
down there in value with Dinos. Well, actually,
that’s still kind of true today, except “down
there” isn’t really correct any more. Not sold
on the block at $285k; this deal was reported
later. Big price for a car that did not inspire
confidence. Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis,
IN, 05/15.
#T281-1972 FIAT 500L 2-dr sedan. S/N
3065936. Light yellow/black vinyl sunroof/
black vinyl. Odo: 97,131 miles. Factory-optional
canvas sunroof top. Euro-spec model,
imported after it was cosmetically restored in
Italy late last year. Pretty decent trim-off repaint.
All-new glass and weatherstripping. All
trim replated or replaced. Decent door fit. License
plates are decals. Engine hasn’t been
cleaned recently. Still, it runs out pretty well
of the 308 collectibility hierarchy. This car’s
aftermarket BBS wheels gave it a boy-racer
vibe that was an initial turn-off, but closer
inspection revealed a car that wasn’t half bad
cosmetically. A bigger concern is the mechanicals,
as four years in the back of a warehouse
could mean some expensive work. Maybe the
buyer will be lucky. Well sold. Seen here a
year ago, not sold at $37,500 (SCM# 255552).
Mecum Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
#S162-1989 LAMBORGHINI COUN-
TACH 25th Anniversary coupe. S/N ZA9CA05A0KLA12560.
Bianco White/Bone
leather. Odo: 28,420 miles. Original paint well
kept, but starting to show some age in the door
and trunk jambs. Leather showing creases and
slight fade. One of 658 25th Anniversary Editions
built worldwide. Extensive engine-out
service. Cond: 2. NOT SOLD AT $200,000.
After lagging for many years, the Countach,
especially the Anniversary model, has exploded
in value. Not long ago, $200k would
have been huge money. Not so today, and the
owner has chosen to ride the wave. Mecum
Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
#S189-1999 LAMBORGHINI DIABLO
Generally tidy under the hood. Heavier use of
black nylon tie wraps holds wiring and hoses
in place. Underhood insulation looking rather
tired. Very authentically reupholstered interior,
showing minimal wear. Some moderate discoloration
of the carpeting. Cond: 3+. NOT
SOLD AT $800,000. To my taste, the Daytona
greenhouse contributes greatly to its balanced
good looks; as a drop top, it comes off as a
Miata with a big schnoz. That goes for the real
deal Daytona Spyders, too. Considering that a
mostly original coupe sold here a day before
at $837k (Lot 188), this did well enough.
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for an Italian Briggs & Stratton. New interior
carpet, but the seats seem to be original with
light wear. Metric speedometer and gauges. A
bit scruffy underneath. Cond: 3+. NOT SOLD
AT $16,000. Now that the 25-year waivers are
commonplace, we aren’t seeing these offered
as 1967s and earlier with more modern features
like three-point seat belts. Appropriately
bid, considering that it takes the hole in the
roof to justify bidding it this far. Mecum Auctions,
Indianapolis, IN, 05/15.
VT roadster. S/N ZA9RU31B1XLA12351.
Titanium Silver/black leather. Odo: 30,188
miles. Special-order Titanium Silver metallic
paint in excellent condition, showing just a
few tiny nicks. Black leather interior shows
very light use. Seller reports a recent $12,500
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A brief look at cars of interest that have passed
through the SCM garage. HHHHH is best.
major service. Aftermarket stereo system installed.
Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $183,600. The
mid-engined Lamborghini experienced a relatively
long run from 1990 to 2001 before being
replaced by the Murciélago. The VT roadster
variant featured an unusual electrically operated
carbon-fiber targa top that stored above
the engine lid when not being used. The special-order
silver color on this car looked terrific
and accentuated its lines nicely. Sold at a
strong price. (See the profile, p. 74.) Mecum
Auctions, Seattle, WA, 06/15.
Price as tested: $29,610
Equipment: 170-hp 2.5-L I4, Xtronic CVT, SV
Premium package
EPA mileage: 25/32
Likes: Utilitarian, but with styling that takes it
up a level above basic transportation. Plenty
of storage and seating for a family on the go.
AWD adds to the functionality of a vehicle
that’s used as a daily driver here in the Northwest.
Interior materials keep things interesting
with a variety of textures on dash top and seat
inserts. I like the color combo of the interior
with a nice mix of almond and dark accents.
Dislikes: Not enough grunt from its 170-hp
inline four, especially if hauling more than
two adults. I’m still not ready to join the CVT
bandwagon — this one just sounds like a
clutch on its last legs.
Fun to drive: HH
Eye appeal: HH½
Overall experience: HH½
Verdict: The Hatch Tent option ($360) looks like
a fun feature, although this particular test vehicle
didn’t come with it. Connect a tent to your
rig, and add heat, a/c and tunes to your camping
experience — why not? For a family on a budget
looking for an all-around daily cruiser to
haul kids, get groceries, cruise to the mountains
and take an evening out, the Rogue offers a lot
and deserves consideration.
JAPANESE
#72-1965 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
FJ40 SUV. S/N 4FJ4023439. Beige/black vinyl.
You can still smell the fresh paint. Body
and top are as straight as they ever were; top
has usual visible factory spot welds and
pinched rain gutters from a cargo rack. Windshield
hinges attached with unpainted hardware-store
screws. Rear window cracked.
Fresh interior paint, unfilled small holes in
dash. Aftermarket gauges. New seats and carpet,
no back seats. Underhood stock and clean
Stock interior upholstery but with a modern
ratchet shifter, hydraulic hand brake and competition
tach. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $30,240.
My favorite touch on this was leaving the
stock muffler and tailpipe on it—with the custom
dual exhaust dumping underneath out of
sight—giving the visual impression that it’s
bone-stock from the back. Whatever was bid is
all it’s worth, and the seller wisely cut it loose,
probably making very little profit. Mecum
Auctions, Indianapolis, IN, 05/15.
#61-1981 SUBARU BRAT pickup. S/N
JF2AR53BXB0505233. Silver/blue vinyl.
Odo: 201,331 miles. Recent nice paint and
decals over sound-looking body. Front valance
panel not painted with the rest of the truck.
Seller claims winch bumper (now without
winch) was a factory accessory. Dealer-added
official Subaru Snugtop canopy in good condition.
Plastic “chrome” windshield trim beyond
hope, plenty of goop holding in cracked wind-
— Jeff Stites
but not detailed. Undercarriage recently
painted, new shocks, wheels and off-road tires.
Aftermarket lift kit and bumper with jack.
Mileage unreadable. Cond: 3. SOLD AT
$15,876. Older than most of the FJ40s seen at
auctions. This one was refurbished to be used,
not as a stock showpiece. It was let down by
inattention to details and some obvious shortcuts,
but those probably won’t matter to the
end user. Sold at a fair price to both parties.
Silver Auctions, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#S196-1967 TOYOTA CROWN Deluxe
sedan. S/N MS4510749. Light blue/black
vinyl. Odo: 88,867 miles. Retains original
dealer tag from Riviera Imports of Minneapolis,
MN. Older economy repaint with plenty of
orange peel. Scruffy brightwork, okay panel
fit. Under the hood lurks a built-up V8 from a
Cadillac Escalade. Modern GM master brake
cylinder. Wears 18-inch aftermarket wheels
with some paint scuffing on the tire sidewalls.
shield. Phillips screws holding on rocker trim.
Grille loose from missing screws. Seats holding
up very well, dash cracked into countless
pieces, top of driver’s door panel worn
through, otherwise not bad. Cond: 4+. NOT
SOLD AT $5,000. On this example, the new
paint and canopy were the main attractions. It
did run well on startup. These things have a
following in the Northwest, but the seller
might have a long wait if he expects to get
more than was bid here. Silver Auctions,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#S157-1993 TOYOTA SUPRA “The Fast
and the Furious” movie car. S/N JT2JA81J6P0004581.
Orange & yellow/blue & black
cloth. Stunt car used in the first “Fast and Furious”
movie, driven by the late Paul Walker.
Fitted with a full roll cage, race seats, fuel cell,
and a pair of nitrous bottles inside. Dailydriver
under hood with few mods. Custom cut
hood openings with hardware-store steel
mesh. Paint shows almost no nicks or damage,
so it was likely refinished after movie work.
Toyota emblem attached upside-down on rear
hatch. Fresh undercoating. Competition gauge
panel displaces the stock dashboard. Cond: 3+.
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SOLD AT $199,800. Of the cars that people
wanted their pictures taken with, this was the
most popular by far. The world of collector
cars will always evolve around the newer generations
that come into it, and this gives us an
idea of where some of it is heading. Very heavily
bid on, with the reserve surpassed at
$140k, and just kept going. With Paul Walker
becoming something of a 21st century James
Dean, cars with which he was associated may
be very popular from now on. Mecum Auctions,
Indianapolis, IN, 05/15.
SWEDISH
#S26-1958 VOLVO PV445 Duett wagon.
S/N CA594537. Red & white/black & white
vinyl. Odo: 16,269 miles. Low-budget repaint
one step above a rattle-can. Chrome and trim
worn. Poor door fit, especially the barn-doorstyle
cargo doors in the back. If it’s the original
upholstery, it fits poorly on the seats, but
the same pattern is on the door panels and fits
well. Lots of tears in the original gray rubber
floor mat. Yellowed gauges. Fitted with new
radial tires. Recently washed-off engine bay,
ably cracked. Filthy and worn under the hood.
Cond: 4. SOLD AT $3,672. Seller states new
clutch, battery and tires, and it did make it to
the auction under its own power, so there is
some good news mechanically. The rust on the
fender left me wondering, but these Swedes
are pretty hearty (unlike the early U.K. Jensen-built
bodies). When buying a car like this,
expect the worst. That seems to be what the
buyer did. It went for a quarter of the value of
a #2 car in the SCM Pocket Price Guide.
Whether a restoration can be done without
going underwater remains to be seen. Silver
Auctions, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
AMERICAN
#42-1959 CADILLAC DEVILLE 4-dr
hard top. S/N 59B075019. Dusty Rose/Dusty
Rose cloth & leather. Odo: 51,879 miles. 390ci
V8, 4-bbl, auto. Claimed one-family ownership,
original paint and interior. Paint has
enough wear and small chips to make it believable,
but some slight overspray on door
rubber. Large area of blended newer paint on
trunk lid indicates possible crash damage.
Bumpers show slight wear, other trim good.
quality. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $14,364. A twoowner
car with claimed original miles. The
seller states that the first owner won the car at
a raffle at a local Ford dealer. Condition and
miles indicate it’s had an easy life. Seller said
he was looking for another $5k, which would
have still been a minor bargain. Very well
bought for a convertible from the dawn of
Ford’s Total Performance era. Silver Auctions,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#30-1963 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2-dr
hard top. S/N 963A33685. Gold/white vinyl.
Odo: 44,678 miles. 389-ci V8, 4-bbl, auto.
Aging but still presentable repaint over body
with obvious repairs. Hood paint cracked.
Rubber seals are probably original but still
doing their job. Chrome and brightwork on par
with the rest of the car. Original-looking interior
holding up very well. Great console with
huge factory tach. Neat, half-transparent steering
wheel has two small cracks. Underhood is
stock, but paint flaking from the manifold de-
more function than form. Cond: 4+. SOLD AT
$10,260. This was a first for me: It had not
one but two state-assigned VIN tags. On top of
that, it also still had the original serial-number
tag on the cowl, showing chassis number
5601. If the 16,269 indicated miles are actual
as claimed, I’d say it’s because it keeps getting
abandoned. The reserve was lifted at the end
of bidding, meaning someone will have an
interesting restoration project. Mecum Auctions,
Indianapolis, IN, 05/15.
#44-1972 VOLVO 1800E coupe. S/N
1826353037704. Green/tan vinyl. Odo:
201,068 miles. A running project out of an
estate. Ancient repaint with many large chips
on a straight body. Rust-through in right front
fender. Gas-filler door a different color.
Chrome and stainless trim all original and
worn. Windshield cracked. Factory wheels
show a lot of wear. Replacement rubber antenna.
Seats and headliner look good, carpets
sun-faded. Dash covered with a mat, so prob-
Interior stock. Factory a/c. Wear on driver’s
area with cracked and worn leather bolster.
Backseat looks sun-faded. Engine bay driverquality
and dusty but stock. Cond: 3+. SOLD
AT $19,656. The flat tops were the least produced
DeVille variant. This was a worn, honest
example, and the one-family owners make
it a good story. Sold exactly where it should,
but any attempt at restoration won’t be costeffective.
Silver Auctions, Coeur d’Alene, ID,
06/15.
#2-1962 FORD GALAXIE Sunliner con-
vertible. S/N 2J65W177418. Bronze/tan
fabric/brown vinyl. Odo: 69,575 miles. 292-ci
V8, 2-bbl, auto. Older repaint in original color
over a generally straight body shows well but
suffers some splotches visible in bright sunlight.
Chrome and stainless show wear but are
presentable. Hand-sized amateur repair on
grille. Interior appears original and is holding
up well. Dash is unmarked. Engine bay is
clean and original but not detailed to show
tracts from overall appeal. Valve covers and
temperature-sending unit both have obvious
leaks. Cond: 3. NOT SOLD AT $12,500. In
its second year, the sporty Grand Prix was
bested in Pontiac sales only by the mass-market
Catalina 4-door. This was a nice-looking
car, but closer examinations were disappointing.
Still, the high bid was a couple of thousand
short of what similar cars have brought.
Last seen at Silver’s Portland auction in April,
where it sold for $13,500 (SCM# 264882), so
a quick flip wasn’t in the cards. Silver Auctions,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#16-1964 PONTIAC LEMANS convert-
ible. S/N 824F28378. Gold/white vinyl/white
vinyl. Odo: 57,250 miles. 326-ci V8, 4-bbl,
auto. Nice older paint marred by huge chips
on doors, trunk lid and rear quarter caps.
1970s-style aftermarket bodyside moldings.
Good but thin chrome and stainless. Interior
shows well except front kick panels with
heavy damage and cracks in steering wheel.
Underhood dirty, worn, but all stock. Cond:
3+. NOT SOLD AT $15,500. I would have
thought the base-level LeMans were all GTOs
by now. This car looked sound, but I was left
wondering how a well-cared-for collector car
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could end up with those deep body chips. High
bid was light but not unreasonable considering
it will need new paint if the new owner
wants to do more than take it to drive-ins. Last
sold by Silver in 2009 for $21k in about the
same condition (SCM# 152555). Silver Auctions,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#T196-1965 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE
Malibu SS 2-dr hard top. S/N 138375A142596.
Crocus Yellow/black vinyl. Odo: 44,021
miles. 327-ci V8, 4-bbl, 4-sp. Retains the original
Protect-O-Plate. Stated that it was onefamily-owned
until recently and that the
indicated 44,021 miles are actual. Exceptionally
nice body prep, paint application, and
bumper replating. Doors fit well, but have
slightly wider gaps to the front than the rear.
Door to rear quarter glass alignment could
stand to be tweaked. New door seals, but the
cowl-to-hood seal was not replaced. Recently
rebuilt powertrain, authentically detailed and
very clean. Modern plastic molding on the
cowl to duct the wiring harness across. All-
many unique early features. Recent restoration
in nice shape, but ubiquitous body style and
white paint give it a pedestrian air. Still, it
would be a great entry-level collector car that
will always have a following. Considering
what the seller probably has in it, high bid
was understandably rejected. Silver Auctions,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#93-1966 CHEVROLET IMPALA se-
dan. S/N 164696J280064. Bronze/beige cloth.
Odo: 26,821 miles. 283-ci V8, 2-bbl, auto.
Original paint with numerous small touch-ups.
Bumper has some wear and minor dent in
grille; otherwise chrome and trim unmarked.
Interior looks unused. Radio-delete plate still
in place. Engine bay clean but undetailed,
remnants of factory decal still on air cleaner.
reproduction interior soft trim, expertly installed.
Some haziness to the original gauge
lenses. Glossy black undercarriage, with
mostly new or refurbished components attached.
Stock wheel covers and modern Redline
radial tires. Cond: 2. NOT SOLD AT
$47,000. One of 6,021 equipped with the L79,
which was the hottest ticket in the regularproduction
SS for ’65, since the late year SS
396 was essentially a VIP-only car. Overall,
this one was for the most part redone quite
well, but it’s not quite there yet. Especially for
what it was bid to. Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis,
IN, 05/15.
#95-1965 FORD MUSTANG coupe. S/N
5F07D184845. White/blue vinyl. Odo: 73,026
miles. 289-ci V8, 4-bbl, 4-sp. Fresh paint on
generally straight body, but rear quarter-panel
shows signs of work, including a sizeable
bump at the base of the C-pillar. Chrome and
trim show light wear. Interior is recent, nice
dash, headliner and steering wheel. Weird
marks on passenger’s seat bottom. Engine bay
clean, with aftermarket Ford valve covers.
Alternator looks newer. Cond: 3+. NOT
SOLD AT $8,800. Another well-cared-for car,
and with radio delete; I’ll bet it was owned by
a rural farmer. Sold new by Krabbenhoft
Chevy (which is still in business) in Northwood,
ND (2010 population: 945). Bid to a
respectable number, but still short of what a
car in this condition should bring. Silver Auctions,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
#45-1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO con-
vertible. S/N 123677W253774. Blue/blue
vinyl/blue vinyl. Odo: 95,317 miles. 327-ci
V8, 2-bbl, auto. Newer paint well applied to
straight body. Inconsistent panel gaps. Wear to
black portions of the grille and taillight housings.
Blue-dot taillights. Rocker panels dented.
Newer-looking seats. Seat belts show fading,
but dash is very nice. Aftermarket gauges.
Door panels need work. Engine bay is clean
looks like a maintained driver; undetailed
original with aftermarket washer bottle. Cond:
4+. NOT SOLD AT $10,500. The seller made
much of this being an all-original one-owner
car. But it’s a pretty basic coupe of which Ford
made 350,000. High bid should have been
enough for a car with such obvious needs. It
looks like the seller has been watching too
many auctions on TV. Yes, buyers will pay a
premium for originality, but a ’67 Mustang
coupe with rust isn’t a Bugatti, Corvette or
Shelby. Silver Auctions, Coeur d’Alene, ID,
06/15.
#S163.1-1970 PLYMOUTH ’CUDA AAR
2-dr hard top. S/N BS23J0B306931. Lemon
Twist/black vinyl. Odo: 96,232 miles. 340-ci
V8, 3x2-bbl, 4-sp. Fresh zero-mile rotisserie
restoration to original specs. One of 2,724
AAR ’Cudas produced. Matching numbers
and original fender tags. Excellent detail
shows expected wear. Trunk lid has bulges
where someone tried to close the lid on a large
item. Side vents have major dents and scrapes.
Rust in quarter-panels with hole in left. Rubber
looks original but aging well. Bumpers
look new, stainless worn. Original interior
looks good at a glance, but driver’s seat is
worn through. Driver’s sill plate looks like it’s
been attacked with a hammer. Underhood
throughout. Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $70,200. The
AAR ’Cuda was built to compete in SCCA
road racing against Ford’s Mustang. Like the
Boss 302, the AAR featured a lighter engine
than the Hemi, resulting in much better handling
in the turns. Given the recent thorough
restoration, well bought. Mecum Auctions,
Seattle, WA, 06/15.
but has plenty of aftermarket chrome pieces.
Newer cheapo no-name tires. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $23,760. It is what it is: a fairly
basic V8 Camaro with a nice paint job and
presentable interior. A bit of work on the interior
would really bring it up. Sold right where
it should have. Fair deal to both parties, with
a nod to the buyer. Silver Auctions, Coeur
d’Alene, ID, 06/15.
Nice new Michelins. Cond: 3. NOT SOLD
AT $8,300. An early production ’64½ with
150
#9-1967 FORD MUSTANG coupe. S/N
7RO1Z239796. Green/tan vinyl. Odo: 124,039
miles. 289-ci V8, 2-bbl, auto. Original paint
#S150.1-1970 PLYMOUTH GTX 440 Six
Pack 2-dr hard top. S/N RS23V0A152467.
Plum Crazy/white vinyl/white vinyl. Odo:
2,324 miles. 440-ci V8, 3x2-bbl, auto. Recent
rotisserie restoration. Rare V-Code GTX with
440/390 Six Pack engine. 727 automatic transmission.
Paint a little thick over excellent
body. Tic-Toc-Tach and gauge package. Reproduction
fender tag. Nicely detailed. Cond:
1-. SOLD AT $67,500. A hopped-up version
of Plymouth’s Belvedere, the GTX got the full
power and stripe treatment to distinguish it
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1952 Jaguar XK 120 fixed-head coupe
1967 Jaguar E-type convertible
1977 Lotus Esprit coupe
grades. Non-original Blaupunkt CD/stereo with amp
and speakers, mounted without any holes cut to retain
car’s originality (original stereo not available).
Full details and additional images available on Web
link. $19,500 OBO. Contact Steve, 503.887.8894,
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1980 BMW M1 coupe
S/N 77060324H. Yellow/black. 33,900 miles. I4,
5-spd manual. Original yellow gel-coat, restored
interior, rebuilt engine/drivetrain, original wheels,
runs and drives very well. $34,900. Contact Chuck,
Central Classic Cars, 419.618.3855, Email: chuckputsch@hotmail.com
(OH)
German
1967 Porsche 912 coupe
S/N 4301006. Orange/black. 13,000 miles. With
only 399 street versions produced, the M1 ranks as a
highly collectible exotic. This BMW M1 (Serial #006)
is the first production M1 delivered to a dealership.
According to the factory, it was actually the third
car to go through final build out. The other was a
prototype, and the last was used for crash testing.
$550,000. The Werk Shop, 847.295.3200, Email:
mike@thewerkshop.com Web: www.thewerkshop.
com (IL)
1981 BMW M1 German Collector Car
Restoration Services coupe
Old English White/Biscuit. 57,000 miles. Other, 4-spd
manual. Very nice driver! $50,000 OBO. Contact Rob,
856.769.4859, Email: r.dougherty@att.net (NJ)
1963 Jaguar Mk 2 sedan
S/N 1E15193. Opalescent Maroon/black. 62,069
miles. I6, 4-spd manual. Highly original, numbersmatching,
California black-plate XKE that was
properly and professionally restored, along with a
recent servicing by Jaguar professionals. Featuring a
striking color combination, this roadster is complete
and ready to be shown, driven and enjoyed today.
Classic Showcase, 760.758.6100, Email: webmaster@classicshowcase.com
Web: classicshowcase.com/
index.php/inventory/detail/483 (CA)
1968 Jaguar E-type roadster
Polo Red/black. 51,000 miles. Three owners from
new. This amazing example comes with Porsche
CoA, OEM owner’s manual and pouch, original
specification literature, jack, and recent maintenance
service records from 6/4/14. Truly one of a kind
and shows fantastic quality and condition. A true
collector vehicle, NOT a driver. $71,500. Contact Don,
520.349.0940, Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
1968 Mercedes-Benz 250SL convertible
This beautiful BMW M1 is just one of the restorations
The Werk Shop has completed throughout the years.
Our restorations are considered to be some of the
finest in the world, garnering many best-in-class/
show trophies. Please contact us if you’d like help
finding your next project car. BMW - Porsche - Mercedes
The Werk Shop, 847.295.3200, Email: mike@
thewerkshop.com Web: www.thewerkshop.com
S/N P218707DN. Black/red. 912 miles. I6, 4-spd
manual. Beautiful, numbers-matching example,
great color combo, recent engine and brake system
rebuild, new aluminum radiator, exhaust system,
4-speed with overdrive, chrome wire wheels. Includes
original toolkit. Experience a highly original
and sought-after Jaguar example today. Classic
Showcase, 760.758.6100, Email: webmaster@
classicshowcase.com Web: classicshowcase.com/index.
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1965 Jaguar Mk 2 3.8 sedan
1985 Porsche Turbo-Look Flat-Nose
cabriolet
S/N 1E17502. Old English White/black. 0 miles. I6,
4-spd manual. This beautiful Series 1.5 was restored
by Jaguar professionals and has been well sorted
since the restoration. Numbers matching with open
headlights, full instrumentation, fully synchronized
transmission, and dual fans for increased cooling
ability. A rare and collectible XKE. Classic Showcase,
760.758.6100, Email: webmaster@classicshowcase.
com Web: classicshowcase.com/index.php/inventory/
detail/466 (CA)
1973 Jaguar E-type roadster
White (050)/Green (124) parchment MBtex. 99,451
miles. Remarkably original car throughout, with
one original-color exterior respray. Dark Olive (291)
hard top and Green (721) soft fabric top as originally
delivered from factory. Matching-numbers example.
Factory original 4-speed transmission. Original M-B
data card, books, tools with pouch, jack and recent
service records. $72,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940,
Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
1976 Porsche 914 2.0 convertible
Red/CanCan Red leather. 11,073 miles. Produced
for the German market through the Special Wishes
program. Comes with books, tools, jack, car cover,
soft-top tonneau cover, and full-zip tonneau cover.
Clean CARFAX. Porsche Certificate of Authenticity.
Written communiqué from Porsche documents this
car as an original factory Flat-Nose, Turbo-Look
cabriolet. $175,000. Contact Don, 520.349.0940,
Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
1997 Porsche 911 air-cooled Targa
Cream white/black w/ white piping. 85,000 miles.
I6, 4-spd manual. I am the original owner, and
have records from new. Car has been garaged and
in California all its life. The car and I are in San
Rafael, CA. Photos can be seen here: https://goo.gl/
photos/FWy3aH8kaqz1onfj7. 415.457.0230 or email
c.asimos@sbcglobal.net $27,000 OBO. Contact Don,
415.457.0230, Email: don@napanet.net (CA)
S/N UDIS21141. Maroon/Biscuit. 76,753 miles. V12,
5-spd manual. Beautifully restored with performance
and comfort upgrades including a/c, cruise control, a
Tec II engine management system, 5-speed transmission,
Alpine stereo, power steering and luggage
rack. The interior has been fully restored and most of
the engine has been rebuilt, making this XKE ready
for summer. Classic Showcase, 760.758.6100, Email:
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S/N 4752403994. Summer Yellow/Cinnamon. 41,425
miles. H4, 5-spd manual. Never painted, two-owner,
low-mileage, matching-numbers, fuel-injected
2.0-liter, with original drivetrain, paint, interior, etc.
Porsche CoA. Two sets of wheels; black aftermarket
Type II with brand-new Michelins (shown) and set
of BBS honeycombs (not shown). Straight body with
minor chips/rust spots on fender lips and lower door
edges, retaining its original paint. Tub and battery
box are rust-free. Front air dam has curb damage
(new replacement included). Engine, transmission,
CVs are recently serviced. Car runs well. New brakes
(rotors, rebuilt calipers, pads). Many factory up-
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Black/black. 25,103 miles. Only 576 units produced
for North America in 1997. Absolutely bone-stock
and original throughout. Comes with books, tools
with pouch, jack, extra key, and a copy of Porsche
data card showing all original factory equipment.
Near flawless cosmetically as well as mechanically.
Clean CARFAX and AutoCheck. One owner. $127,500.
Contact Don, 520.349.0940, Email: dmack@donmackey.com
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2002 Porsche 911 996 GT2 Twin-Turbo coupe
2011 Porsche 997 GT3 coupe
1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith Saloon
the highest-scoring 1962 Corvette Fuelie in NCRS
history. Performance Verification Award. Winter
Regional Top Flight Award, Score: 99.288. Duntov
Mark of Excellence Award, Score: 99.6. Purchased
in ‘85 by the owner/restorer. Restored to virtually
near-new delivery condition. $139,500. Contact Don,
520.349.0940, Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
Arctic Silver (X1)/Black leather (71). 24,227 miles.
Stunningly Original Arizona car. 3.6-liter engine,
6-speed manual short-throw trans. Porsche Certificate
of Authenticity and original window sticker.
Includes books with pouch, service records, tools, inflator,
tow hook, and clean CARFAX. One of only 184
produced for North American market in 2002. Rare
and original. $142,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940,
Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
S/N WP0AC2A91BS783311. Black/black leather and
Alcantera. 16,000 miles. H6, 6-spd manual. Highlyoptioned
997.2 GT3, $143k MSRP with Sport Chrono
Plus, Dynamic Engine Mounts, Front Axle Lifting
System, Ceramic Brakes and Dynamic Cornering
Lights. Last of the 6-speed manual sport-purpose
911s. No accidents. Clean background check. No
over-revs. Comprehensive service history. More
details on our website. Contact Paul, AutoKennel,
714.335.4911, Email: paul@autokennel.com Web:
www.autokennel.com (CA)
Italian
1990 Ferrari 348ts coupe
1963 Chevrolet Corvette 327/340-hp
Split-Window coupe
S/N WHC37. Black/brown. 77,000 miles. I6, manual.
Runs and drives well. Much rebuilt and new, including
front end, clutch, exhaust system and fuel tank.
New calorstat, SU fuel pump and 6:50 X 17 radial
tires. Partial respray last year. Cruises nicely at 60
mph. Original owner’s manual and set of wheel discs
included. $59,000 OBO. Contact Terry, 360.249.2217,
Email: wraith39@centurylink.net (WA)
1957 Chevrolet Corvette 283/270-hp
convertible
S/N 30837S102047. Saddle Tan/Saddle Tan. 4-spd
manual. Body-off restored. Jewelry! $169,000.
Contact Terry, ProTeam Classic Corvettes, Email:
terry@proteamcorvette.com Web: https://www.
proteamcorvette.com/Corvette-1963-1056F/1056F.
html (OH)
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie Sting Ray
convertible
Crystal Laurent Silver paint (977)/Semi-Aniline black
leather (512). 3,114 miles. Super-low documented
miles from new. Developed through collaboration
of Mercedes-Benz and McLaren. 0–60mph in 3.4
seconds, and the standing quarter mile in 11.2
seconds at 130 mph. Original cost north of $470,000.
One of 189 vehicles imported to U.S. in 2006. Shows
as delivered new from Mercedes-Benz. Stunning
example. $257,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940,
Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
2007 Porsche 911 997 GT3 coupe
S/N 087357. Red/tan leather. 4,624 miles. Purchased
from estate of original owner. Hundreds of Ferrari
publications collected by the proud owner with tools,
jack, spare, original window sticker, and canceled
checks used to purchase the car. Complete engineout
belt service completed July 31, 2014 at 4,618
miles. Clean CarFax. An original, box-stock example.
$117,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940, Email:
dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
American
1934 Ford 3-window coupe
Arctic Blue/cream. Stunning numbers-matching
classic. One of 664 4-speed examples produced for
1957. Dual quads. Frame-off restoration. Multi-level
NCRS Award Winner: NCRS Local Top Flight Award
99.4%, NCRS Regional top flight award 98.4%,
NCRS Performance Verification, NCRS Duntov Mark
of Excellence Award 98.8%. Best example on the
market today. $129,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940,
Email: dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible
S/N 30867S114605. Sebring Silver/black. V8, 4-spd
manual. Original matching numbers fuel-injected
327/360 with manual trans. Body-off restoration,
NCRS Top Flight, judged, autographed by Duntov
and Shinoda. Original window sticker, extensive
photos and documentation. $122,500. Contact Bob,
207.590.0059, Email: enzo@gwi.net (ME)
1965 Chevrolet Corvette 327/375 Fuelie
coupe
Carrera White/black leather. 3,042 miles. Heavily
equipped, matching white 19-inch alloy wheels with
red brake calipers. Preserved in amazing originality.
Options too numerous to mention. Porsche Certificate
of Authenticity. Books, tools, tire accessories, inflator,
car cover. Paint and interior are as delivered
new. Clean CARFAX. One of only 2,378 produced.
$139,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940, Email:
dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
S/N J59S104983. Classic Cream (1 of 223)/black.
Other, 4-spd automatic. Impeccable! NCRS Top
Flight. $160,000. Contact Terry, ProTeam Classic
Corvettes, Email: terry@proteamcorvette.com
Web: https://www.proteamcorvette.com/Corvette1957-1004G/1004G.html
(OH)
Black/tan. 50 miles. V8, 3-spd manual. Ford factory
sheet metal, deep black paint, Flathead V8 motor,
Columbia rear end, dual exhaust, full-juice brake
set up, dropped axle. LeBaron Bonney Bedford
Cord, rumble seat, all gauges work, super clean and
comfortable. Has many rare ’34 Ford accessories.
$107,500 OBO. Contact John, 831.375.7363, Email:
fullscalemodels@yahoo.com (CA)
1960 Chevrolet Corvette convertible
Rally Red/white. Perhaps the highest award winning
and most correctly restored 1965 Corvette Coupe.
Bloomington Gold Certified 97% score, NCRS Top
Flight Certified 97.7% score, Triple-Crown Certified
99.9% score, Gold Spinner Award. One of 5
known Fuelie coupes with this color combination.
Original window sticker showing all options included.
$145,500. Contact Don, 520.349.0940, Email:
dmack@donmackey.com (AZ)
S/N 00867S101940. Tasco Turquoise/Turquoise.
4-spd manual. 270hp. Impeccable. $160,000. Contact
Terry, ProTeam Classic Corvettes, Email: terry@
proteamcorvette.com Web: https://www.proteamcorvette.com/Corvette-1960-1002G/1002G.html
(OH)
1962 Chevrolet Corvette 327/360 Fuelie
convertible
Roman Red/black. 327/360, 4-speed trans. Arguably
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S/N 194375S110192. Tuxedo Black/black. 4-spd
manual. Bloomington Gold Special Collection and
NCRS Duntov award. $450,000. Contact Terry,
ProTeam Classic Corvettes, Email: terry@proteamcorvette.com
Web: https://www.proteamcorvette.
com/Corvette-1965-1021E/1021E.html (OH)
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Auctions America. 877.906.2437.
Auctions America specializes in the
sale of American classics, European
sports cars, Detroit muscle, hot rods
and customs. The company boasts an
expert team of specialists, who offer
180 years combined experience buying,
selling, racing and restoring collector
vehicles, making them uniquely qualified
to advise on all aspects of the hobby.
www.auctionsamerica.com. (IN)
JR-Auctions. A Wyoming-based
company, founded by Robert A. Tybor,
entrepreneur/businessman and Jeff
Davi, Entrepreneur/ Real-Estate Broker.
JR-Auctions will be hosting its first
live/virtual Monterey Plaza Hotel classic
Auto/Yacht Auction in Aug, 2015
overlooking the beautiful Monterey
Bay. For more information please visit
our website jr-auctions.com or call to
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register online. You don’t
want to miss it.
state-of-the-art facility. Come be a part
of the excitement! Check us out at
www.hollywoodcarauctions.com.
Where Collectors Collect! See You On
The Block!
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
& exotics.
www.classic-carauction.com. (CA)
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)
Carlisle Collector Car Auctions.
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
lifestyle experience featuring fine art,
fashion and gourmet cuisine. In every
way, the legend is unsurpassed. N.
Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
info@barrett-jackson.com.
www.barrett-jackson.com. (AZ)
717.243.7855. 1000 Bryn Mawr Road,
Carlisle, PA 17013. Spring and Fall
Auctions. High-line cars cross the
block. Hundreds of muscle cars, antique,
collector, and special-interest
cars, trucks and motorcycles. Real
Cars. Real Prices.
www.carlisleauctions.com. (PA)
Petersen Auction Group of
Oregon. 541.689.6824. Hosting car
auctions in Oregon since 1962. We
have three annual Auctions: February,
Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, OR;
July, Douglas Co. 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
Lucky Collector Car Auctions.
Dan Kruse Classics is a family-
owned collector car auction company
located in San Antonio, Texas. DKC
has been responsible for successful
collector car sales since 1972, with annual
sales in Austin, Houston and San
Antonio. Dan has personally has over
$1,000,000,000 in sales in his storied
career. Dan and daughters Tiffany,
Tedra and Tara, manage the company.
866.495.8111 Dankruseclassics.com
(TX)
888.672.0020. Lucky Collector Car
Auctions is aptly named after Harold
“Lucky” Lemay. Based in the majestic,
pastoral ground of Marymount, home
to the Lemay Family Collection Foundation
near Tacoma, WA, the collection,
formerly the biggest in the world,
according to Guinness, now hosts
an unrivaled event center, art collection
and charitable foundation, which
features two exceptional collector car
auctions a year. www.luckyoldcar.com
(WA)
Rick Cole Auctions . Rick Cole
conducted the first auction ever held in
Monterey. His dozen successive annual
events forever changed the landscape
of the historic weekend. Next August,
Rick Cole and Terry Price combine
70-plus years of professional client care
to present an entirely new type of Monterey
Auction experience, conducted at
The Marriott Hotel. Limited consignment.
Email: rickcole@rickcole.com
Web: www.rickcole.com (CA)
RM Sotheby’s. 800.211.4371. RM
Motostalgia. 512.813.0636.
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
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Hollywood Wheels Auctions &
Shows 800.237.8954. Hosting two
auctions a year in beautiful Palm Beach,
FL, March & December. Offering
quality collector cars and personalized
service, all in a climate-controlled,
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Keith McCormick. 760.320.3290.
760.323.7031. 244 N. Indian Canyon
Sports Car Market
Gooding & Company.
310.899.1960. 310.899.0930. 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)
A premier international collector
car auction house offering the rarest
and finest automobiles on the world
market. Motostalgia publishes a full
photographic catalog presenting and
documenting professional descriptions
and provenance. Motostalgia’s diverse
automotive experts offer bidders and
consigners alike an accurate understanding
of the global automotive market.
With venues that parallel the most
exciting automotive events like the
U.S. Grand Prix and Keels & Wheels
Concours d’Elegance, Motostalgia offers
an upscale experience that not only
showcases the most collectable cars,
but also provides a unique and exciting
social environment that is befitting of
the rarest and finest automobiles.
www.motostalgia.com
email: info@motostalgia.com
facebook.com/Motostalgia
Twitter: @Motostalgia
Sotheby’s is the world’s largest collector
car auction house for investmentquality
automobiles. With 35 years’
experience, RM’s vertically integrated
range of services, from restoration
to private treaty sales and auctions,
coupled with the industry’s largest
expert team of car specialists and an
international footprint, provide an unsurpassed
level of service to the global
collector car market.
www.rmsothebys.com. (CAN)
Russo and Steele Collector Auto-
mobile Auctions. 602.252.2697.
Fax: 602.252.6260. Specializing in
the finest European sports, American
muscle, hot rods and custom automobiles;
Russo and Steele now 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.
www.russoandsteele.com. (AZ)
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Silver Auctions. 800.255.4485.
Silver Auctions isn’t successful because
we auction the most expensive cars,
we’re successful because we auction
the cars that you love. Silver Auction’s
staff, bidders and consignors are everyday
people with a passion for Nostalgic
and Collector cars. Come see the difference
at Silver Auctions. 2020 N. Monroe,
Spokane, WA 99205.
Email: silver@silverauctions.com,
www.silverauctions.com. (WA)
Jon Norman’s Alfa Parts.
800.890.2532. 510.525.9519. 1221
Fourth Street, Berkley, CA 94710.
Large selection of parts from Giulietta
to 164. Efficient, personal service.
www.alfapartscatalog.com. (CA)
Appraisals
CAR ART, INC. www.CarArt.us
Silverstone Auctions is a world-
class, specialist auction house for the
sale of classic cars, modern supercars,
all types of competition cars, modern
and historic motorcycles as well as
automotive memorabilia. If you are a
buyer or seller Silverstone is the classic
vehicle auction house for you.
www.silverstoneauctions.com (U.K.)
Auto Appraisal Group.
800.848.2886. Offices located nationwide.
Pre-purchase inspection service,
insurance matters, charitable donations,
resale vales, estates, expert witness
testimony. On-site inspection. Certified,
confidential, prompt, professional.
“Not just one man’s opinion of value.”
See website for locations and service
descriptions. www.autoappraisal.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 catalogue-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
Cosmopolitan Motors, LLC.
206.467.6531. For over a quarter century,
Cosmopolitan Motors has been at
the center of the world for collector cars
changing hands. Their unparalleled experience
in tracking valuations makes them
uniquely capable of valuating the rare
and unusual. Estates, settlements, collections,
insurance. Let their billion dollars
worth of experience supply the results
you seek. “We covet the rare and unusual,
whether pedigreed or proletarian”.
www.cosmopolitanmotors.com (WA)
We are your one-stop shop for the
World’s Finest Automotive Art. Choose
from 1,300 artworks of 130 marques
by 80 renowned fine artists, car designers
and photographers. “Whether your
preference is European sports and racing
cars, American muscle or pre-war
classics, you’ll find what you’re looking
for.” — SCM. Founded in 2002 by Peter
Aylett after 25 years in car design with
Ford, GM, Lotus, Mercedes, Mazda and
Nissan. Contact Peter at info@carart.us
or call 949-433-0500 (CA)
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).
Auto Kennel. 714.335.4911. Imag-
ine if you had the best of the best market
your car for sale. Jesse Alexander
taking all the photographs. Lee Iacocca
working with buyers. Keith Martin
introducing you to the right car clubs.
Well, the father and son team of AutoKennel
do just that for all their clients.
Paul and Ed Kramer, Costa Mesa, CA
92627. www.autokennel.com (CA)
collection valuations.
www.motostalgia.com
email: info@motostalgia.com
facebook.com/Motostalgia
Twitter: @Motostalgia
Automobilia
inventory runs from the late 1890s
through the 1960s; featuring marque,
event and product advertising. Please
visit us at:
www.VintageAutoPosters.com.
Buy/Sell/General
Automotive Restorations.
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
Celebrate your ownership experiGooding
& 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)
Centerline Products. 888.750.
ALFA, Exclusively Alfa Romeo for
over 30 years — rely on our experience
to build and maintain your dream
Alfa. Restoration, maintenance and
performance parts in stock for Giulietta
through 164. Newly developed products
introduced regularly. Check our website
for online store, new arrivals, tech tips,
and special offers.
www.centerlinealfa.com. (CO)
Motostalgia. 512.813.0636.
A premier international collector car
auction house and professional appraisal
company. Motostalgia’s diverse
and multilingual automotive experts
offer collectors and investors alike an
accurate understanding of the global
and domestic automotive market. Motostalgia’s
international offices have
the capability of appraising collector
cars around the globe. With decades of
global collector car market knowledge
our experts can accurately value your
most prized automobiles, ranging from
a single pre-purchase appraisal to full
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Steve Anderson is a specialist in
the creation of owner-specified, fineart
illustrations. Each original piece
is hand crafted to portray the exact
specification of individual automobiles
and collections. All marques, eras,
driven, concours and race. Ferrari- &
Porsche-licensed Illustrator. For image
samples, additional information or to
discuss your project, please call us at
818.822.3063 or visit www.saillustrations.com
(CA)
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.
Beverly Hills Car Club is one of the
largest European classic car dealerships
in the nation, with an extensive inventory
spanning over 50,000 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)
Charles Prince Classic Cars. Based
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.
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
Checker Motor Cars. At Checker
Motor Cars we have a passion for cars,
not only CHECKERS, but all cars. We
are fanatic about automobile history
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and that drives our passion to restore
history and art. Sales, Parts, Service
and Restorations for Checker Automobiles.
www.checkermotorcars.com
(MA)
DeLorean Motor Company.
Classic Assets Motor Sports Cen-
ter. 760-452-6609 or 858-554-0331. A
first-rate used car dealership specializing
in vintage rally-eligible vehicles as
well as an eclectic private collection of
investment-grade automobiles including
classic cars, vintage rally cars and
supercars. Our business is buying and
selling classic, collectible motorcars.
We are considered to be the go-to resource
for collector cars in San Diego.
We are constantly seeking new additions.
Top quality, collectible trades
always considered. We are available to
assist buyers and sellers with all aspects
regarding classic cars including import
and export. www.ca-motorsportscenter.
com. (CA)
239.495.8550. The first franchise of
the new DeLorean Motor Company.
Celebrating our 10th year in business
we are the South Eastern United States
exclusive source for DeLorean Sales,
Service, Restoration and Parts. We have
the largest selection of DeLoreans for
sale in the world numbering 20 or more
at any time and stock a full parts inventory.
www.dmcflorida.com
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)
Mohr Imports, Classic and Sports
Car Brokers. 831.373.3131. Mohr
Imports Inc., of Monterey, California,
pleased to be serving the collector car
community for the past 30 years. Our
goal is to present and represent your car
in the very best way possible. We specialize
in European classics, visit us at
www.MohrImports.com. (CA)
The Stables Automotive Group.
480.699.3095. Arizona’s finest facility
for automotive management and concierge
services offers show car preparation,
auction representation, storage
and transportation. Single or multi-car
collections are welcome in our climatecontrolled
20,000 sq. ft. facility located
in Scottsdale’s Airpark, near January’s
auction scene. Stop by and meet the
owners, Steve and Chris, they’re on site
every day. www.stablesgroup.com
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 condition.
We pick up from anywhere in
the U.S. Quick payment and pickup.
718.545.0500.
www.gullwingmotorcars.com
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 3 showrooms of cars and
department specialty areas to perform
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)
Motorcar Portfolio, LLC.
330.453.8900. Motorcar Portfolio,
LLC. 330.453.8900. Buy, sell, trade,
auction of affordable antique, classic,
collector vehicles. Bob Lichty offers
over 40 years experience in the classic
car industry. Motorcar Portfolio, LLC.
has been serving NE Ohio and the
world since 2004. Let us help with your
needs. See our current inventory at our
web site.
www.motorcarportfolio.com (OH)
Heritage Classics Motorcar ComCopley
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)
Passport Transport. 800.736.0575.
Hyman Ltd Classic Cars.
Cosmopolitan Motors, LLC.
206.467.6531. Experts in worldwide acquisition,
collection management, disposition
and appraisal. For more than a
quarter century, Cosmopolitan Motors
has lived by its motto, “We covet the
rare and unusual, whether pedigreed
or proletarian.” Absurdly eclectic and
proud of it. Find your treasure here,
or pass it along to the next generation.
www.cosmopolitanmotors.com (WA)
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
ProTeamCorvette.com. Corvettes:
Luxury Brokers International.
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
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1971! Money-back guarantee. Worldwide
transportation. Z06s, L88s, L89s,
LS6s, ZR2s, ZR1s, LT1s, COPOs,
Fuelies, Special 425s/435s/RPOs.
Call toll free 888.592.5086 or call
419.592.5086. Fax 419.592.4242, email:
terry@proteamcorvette.com or visit our
website: www.ProTeamCorvette.com.
ProTeam Corvette Sales, 1410 N. Scott
St., Napoleon, OH 43545. Special Corvettes
wanted at CorvettesWanted.com!
NCRS Member #136.
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.
pany. 310.657.9699. www.heritageclassics.com.
Heritage Classics Motorcar
Company, the premier West Coast
classic car dealership established in
1985. Offering one of the largest indoor
showrooms in Southern California, with
an exceptional inventory of the very
finest American and European classic
cars available. We buy, sell and consign
collectible automobiles, offering the best
consignment terms available, contact us
at sales@heritageclassics.com
When in Southern California visit
our beautiful showroom and specialty
automotive bookstore, Heritage Classics
Motorbooks, open Monday–Saturday.
For current inventory and to visit
our virtual bookstore visit
www.heritageclassics.com
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+ examples
in the beautiful museum district
of tropical Sarasota, FL.
www.vintagemotorssarasota.com (FL)
Paul Russell and Company.
978.768.6092. www.paulrussell.com.
Specializing in the Preservation and
Sales of European Classics, pre-war
through the 1970s, since 1978. You
can rely on our decades of experience
with Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche,
Bugatti, Alfa Romeo and other fine
collectibles. Repeat customers are the
lifeblood of our business. Contact us
today to join them. Car Sales Manager,
Alex Finigan: Alex@paulrussell.com.
(MA)
Woodies USA. 949.922.7707,
949.412.8812. We buy and sell great
woodies — hundreds to date. If you
are buying or selling, give us a call.
We can help. Woodies are fun! Every
car collection should have at least one.
Located in Laguna Niguel, California.
www.woodiesusa.com. (CA)
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Chubb Collector Car Insurance.
Reliable Carriers, Inc. 877.744.7889.
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
shipping the car of your dreams from
one location to another, one American
transportation company does it all.
www.reliablecarriers.com
Collection Management
Grundy Worldwide. 888.647.8639.
Carficionado Collection Manage-
ment GmbH. Florian Seidl of Carficionado
has been discreetly consulting to
car collectors worldwide since 2002.
We specialize in:
• Collection Building
• Collection Management
• Investment Guidance
• Restoration Supervision
• Researching your car’s pedigree
• Event Organization
• Insurance
• Experienced in coordination with
trusts, family offices and institutional
investors
• Exceptional global market KnowHow
• Proven track record including
world record sales & Pebble Beach
class wins for our clients
Carficionado manages your valuable
classic car collection with German
precision. Contact us +49 89 82030682
pr@carficionado.com
www.carficionado.com
Collector Car Insurance
Grundy Worldwide offers agreed value
insurance with no mileage limitations,
zero deductible*, and high liability
limits. Our coverages are specifically
designed for collectible-car owners.
From classic cars to muscle cars,
Grundy Worldwide has you covered.
(*Zero deductible available in most
states.) 888.6GRUNDY (888.647.8639).
www.grundyworldwide.com. (PA)
1.866.CAR.9648. With Chubb, you’ll
have flexibility and control with worldclass
coverage and claim service. There
are no mileage restrictions, “Agreed
Value” is included, and you’re free to
use the restoration shop of your choice
for covered repairs. Special pricing is
also available for large collections. For
more information, call 1-866-227-9648
or visit www.chubbcollectorcar.com.
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)
Kevin Kay Restorations.
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)
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)
Welsh Enterprises, Inc.
800.875.5247. Jaguar parts for models
1949–presen. www.welshent.com (OH)
Events—Concours, Car Shows
Hilton Head Island Motoring FesHagerty
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. 760.758.6100.
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)
tival. 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 23rd to November 1st - in
the land of southern hospitality. To purchase
tickets or for more information
visit www.HHIMotoringFestival.com.
Ferrari/Maserati/Lamborghini
Radcliffe Motor Company.
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.
E-Type UK USA. An international
Heacock Classic. 800.678.5173. We
understand the passion and needs of the
classic-car owner; agreed value, one
liability charge, 24-hour claim service
and paying by credit card. We provide
classic car insurance at rates people can
afford! Instant quotes at
www.heacockclassic.com. (FL)
specialist Jaguar E-type restoration and
sales organisation with offices in both
the U.K. and USA. E-Type UK USA are
proud to announce the impending opening
of their newly refurbished purpose
built E-type showrooms and workshops
designed to provide their USA clients
with a real test of this famous English
sports car. USA +1 805.267.6795
harry@etypeukusa.com
www.etypeukusa.com
410.517.1681. The Mid-Atlantic’s
premier facility for the maintenance,
repair, and light restoration of exotic
Italian and fine European automobiles.
Having gained the trust of the exoticcar
community, we are known for our
proficiency and workmanship. We host
the annual Vintage Ferrari All Italian
Car Event each May, and you are
cordially invited to attend. Visit our
website for more information about our
shop, and see photos of past events.
www.RMCCAR.com.
Finance
J. J. BEST BANC & CO. provides
Fourintune Garages Inc.
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.
October 2015
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, Wisconsin.
(WI)
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!
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Leasing
dC Automotive. 800-549-2410. We
Ferrari Financial Services.
201.510.2500. 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.
have the largest indoor Recycling Facility
for Porsches in the U.S. We specialize
in used rebuilt and new parts for
Porsche cars. Including all models of
the 911, 912, Carrera and Turbo, 944 16
valve S, 924S, 951, 944 Turbo, 914-4,
914-6 Boxster, 968, Cayenne,928, 928S,
928 S4 Vintage parts a specialty. We
have an extensive inventory including
used Porsche engines, transmissions,
fuchs wheels, seats, brake upgrades,
interior trim and suspension. No part is
too small. We are a God-owned family
business serving the Porsche community
for over 25 years. www.dcauto.com
252-955-0110 (text) 252-977-1430 int’l
Premier Financial Services is the
nation’s leading lessor of vintage and
exotic motorcars. Our Simple Lease
Program is ideal for those who wish to
own their vehicle at the end of the term,
as well as for those who like to change
cars frequently. Our Simple Interest
Early Termination Program allows you
the flexibility of financing with the tax
advantages of leasing. Contact Premier
at 877.973.7700 or info@pfsllc.com.
www.premierfinancialservices.com (CT)
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)
Parts, Accessories & Car Care
Baldhead Cabinets. 877.966.2253.
Putnam Leasing. 866.90.LEASE.
Woodside Credit. When financing
your classic or collector car, Woodside
Credit is all about performance. We
offer THE LOWEST PAYMENTS IN
AMERICA! and provide our clients with
fast, friendly and professional service.
For over a decade, Woodside has been
recognized as the leading lender in the
classic and collector car market and is
exclusively endorsed by Barrett-Jackson.
Apply online at woodsidecredit.com or
call 888-354-3982.
German
Cosdel International Transportation.
European Collectibles, Inc.
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)
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)
Italian
The SL Market Letter.
Ferrari & Maserati of Seattle.
Porsche of Bend. 800.842.1584.
Located in Central Oregon since 1982,
Porsche of Bend is the Northwest’s
destination dealership for new and
pre-owned Porsches. Formerly Carrera
Motors, Porsche of Bend continues to
proudly sell and service one of the most
desired brand names in North America.
www.bend.porschedealer.com (OR)
206.329.7070. Family owned and operated,
Ferrari of Seattle is Washington
State’s only Official Ferrari dealer.
Named “Ferrari Top Dealer-World
Champion 2013,” our customer service
and knowledge of the Ferrari brand is
second to none. 1401 12th Ave, Seattle,
WA 98122 www.ferrariofseattle.com
LeMay—America’s Car Museum
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, specializes in classic Ferraris of
the ’50s & ’60s. www.ferrari4you.com
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celebrates America’s love affair with
the automobile. Named the Best Museum
in Western Washington, the
four-level, 165,000 sq. ft. museum
features 12 rotating exhibits and 300
cars, trucks and motorcycles on display.
ACM includes a 3.5-acre show field,
Sports Car Market
612.567.0234. NOT just SLs but all rare
and collectible Mercedes! A key resource
on Mercedes since 1982. 100s of
Mercedes for sale, market news, price
analysis & special reports in every
issue & website. 1 & 2 yr. subscriptions
open the door to one-on-one SLML
help finding & selling specific models.
Ask about our private sales program.
www.slmarket.com (MN)
Museums
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center.
1.866.MB.CLASSIC. The center of
competence for classic Mercedes-Benz
enthusiasts — for vintage car sales,
meticulous restorations by manufacturer-trained
technicians and the widest
selection of Genuine Mercedes-Benz
Classic Parts, we are the source.
www.mbclassiccenter.com. (CA)
Import/Export
For over 30 years, Putnam Leasing
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 one million
dollars, 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.
Legal
Law Offices of Bruce Shaw
Collector Car Fraud Specialists,
www.shawlaws.com. A motorhead law
firm with real practical knowledge and
experience in the Collector Car Field.
Experience: Chain of speed shops,
Body Shops, Car Dealerships, former
NCRS judge as well as licensed attorneys.
Estate planning and divorce
settlements concerning Collector Cars.
50 State Representation. 215.657.2377
Mercedes-Benz
SpeedFurniture.com.
844-GO-SPEED. Racing-Inspired
Furniture, Ergonomic Racing Office
Chairs, Streamlined Automotive Desks,
Bar sets, Lounge Chairs, Bookcases,
Tables & Accessories! Experience
the highest quality custom furniture
available. Designed by award-winning
Designer Henri Lenterman. Using cutting-edge
European design and style.
Offering Affordable Automotive Furniture
backed by a Lifetime Guarantee.
Manufactured using the highest-quality
materials & components. Now available
with custom embroidery!
Email: SpeedFurniture@yahoo.com
Website: www.SpeedFurniture.com
The garage is no longer a place to cast
off items unwanted. It is a destination
in itself. We are a full-service, family
owned company that designs and manufactures
custom metal cabinets in Bend,
OR. Choose from meticulously crafted
storage cabinets, TV cabinets, sink
cabinets, or our ever-popular pull-out
fastener bin cabinet, just to name a few.
www.baldheadcabinets.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.
QuickSilver Exhaust Systems.
305.219.8882. Our customers are
sophisticated enthusiasts who choose
our exhaust system for various reasons
—durability, weight reduction
and enhanced sound. QuickSilver are
the default choice for many of the most
important classics. Originality is essential,
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.
www.quicksilverexhausts.com
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Carl Bomstead
eWatch
This Four-Bit Coin Can Pay for a Duesie
Seeing what other collectors pay for their objects of passion
makes car collecting look pretty reasonable
Thought
Carl’s Heritage Auctions, at their May New York U.S. Coins sale, sold an old four-bit piece for the startling
exceptional condition and was the earliest known proof coin of any denomination. In addition it was minted in
New Orleans, but there is no record of the coins being produced there, which adds to its allure. We are certainly
not coin collectors, but it’s always interesting to see what others are willing to pay for their stuff so we can
justify our foolishness to our spouses and others.
Here are a few treasures we found that require little or no justification:
Southern California produced
these porcelain “Dog Bone”
plates for their members from
1909 until 1913 in a couple of
slightly different variations.
They, along with the earlier
“Mickey Mouse” ear plates, are
very desirable with collectors
from all over the country. They
usually sell for about what was
paid here, so no harm no foul.
EBAY#181712579872—
CHEVROLET SUPER
SERVICE PORCELAIN
DEALERSHIP SIGN. Number
of Bids: 50. SOLD AT: $4,749.
Date: 4/26/2015. This is an iconic
sign that is right at home in any
car barn full of American iron.
The sign is 48 inches wide and
a touch over 41 inches in height.
It is in very nice condition, and
these have been money in the
bank over the years. No reason
for the ride to end any time soon.
EBAY #261886843398—
EBAY #351443508067—
CALIFORNIA “DOG BONE”
PORCELAIN LICENSE
PLATE. Number of Bids: 25.
SOLD AT: $2,024.77. Date:
7/9/2015. California first required
license plates in 1905, but the
state did not issue them until
1914. The Automobile Club of
VINTAGE FRENCH CEBE
RACING GOGGLES. Number
of Bids: 21 SOLD AT: $137.58.
Date: 5/20/2015. These early
racing goggles certainly had an
unusual and eye-catching oblong
shape. They were in good
condition, with the glass lenses
in good order, and they had the
Cebe logo on each frame. A
must-have if you were planning
EBAY#331569595788—1957
DODGE BATTERY-OPERATED
CHINESE TIN TOY.
Number of Bids: 20. SOLD AT:
$395. Date: 6/6/2015. This cute
little 9.5-inch tin toy was made
in China and was model # China
M-009. It was without the original
packaging and was lacking
the fine detailing of the Japanese
versions. Still, it was in good
working order with only minor
play wear. For the money, it was
a good value.
on taking your Type 35 Bugatti
to the Rolex Monterey Motorsports
Reunion at Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca.
OIL CAN. Number of Bids:
36. SOLD AT: $6,109.89. Date:
6/13/2015. This full one-gallon
Gilmore oil can was in exceptional
condition and obviously
sold for all the money. Anything
related to the Gilmore Oil Company
rings the bell with gas/oil
collectors, and if the condition is
there, the price is no object. Certainly
that is the case here, and
I doubt if you will find another
this nice.
price of $649,250. Now, it was not a run-of-the-mill four-bit piece, but an extremely rare 1838-O half
dollar of which nine are known to exist, with one residing in the Smithsonian Institution. It was in
EBAY #201362360927—
EBAY #231586166412—
ONE-GALLON GILMORE
MOLINE-KNIGHT RADIATOR
BADGE. Number of Bids:
12. SOLD AT: $861.99. Date:
6/7/2015. The Moline-Knight
was manufactured in East Moline,
IL, between 1914 and 1919.
It was powered by the Knight
sleeve-valve motor, which accounts
for the rather mundane
name for the car. The badge was
almost five inches in length and
was in decent condition. An
unusual addition to any badge
collection — but at a rather steep
price. ♦
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