Thursday, 13 August 2015
Saturday, 8 August 2015
BRIGHTWELLS NEWS 23-09-15
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- Globally known centre of world record prices.
- Stunning 80% sale conversion rate, for the eighth sale in a row.
- Over 1000 people attend each sale, including an international clientèle bidding in person, on the internet and over the phone.
Catalogue closing date: 21st August
To get the maximum benefit from our pre-sale marketing, please consign your vehicle now and we can also offer free pre-sale storage.
For a free no obligation appraisal, please contact:
Tel 01568 611122 email classiccars@brightwells.com
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Friday, 7 August 2015
RARE AND ONE-OF-A-KIND MOTOR CARS OFFERED AT BONHAMS CHANTILLY SALE
OFFERED AT BONHAMS CHANTILLY SALE
Clockwise from top-left: 1954 Bugatti 101, estimate €1,500,000-1,800,000; 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet, estimate €1,300,000-1,600,000; 1968 Maserati Mexico 4.7 litres coupé, estimate €550,000-750,000; 1961 OSCA 1600 GT coupé, estimate €380,000-460,000
Ten incredibly rare, and in some cases, one-of-a-kind, motor cars, lead Bonhams’ inaugural Chantilly Sale.
“Bonhams Chantilly sale offers a carefully curated selection of very special motor cars, several of which are unique, whilst others have been produced in very small numbers,” said Philip Kantor, Bonhams European Head of Motoring.
The selection includes a pair of rare Bugattis, one example is one of the last motor cars ever built by the marque, the 1954 Bugatti 101, estimated at €1,500,000-1,800,000. Bugatti originally intended to produce 50 cars, but in the end built only a handful, making it one of the manufacturer’s rarest models. With an asking price of 3.8 million francs in the 1950s, it’s not surprising that the car attracted only the connoisseur. Rarer still, the 101 features a bespoke body by celebrated coachbuilders Antem, making this motor car one-of-a-kind.
The 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet is another rare example. Estimated at €1,300,000-1,600,000, the elegant two/three-seater model was once owned by famous French artist, and known Bugatti enthusiast, André Derain.
Best known as a member of the Fauvist group of painters, André Derain (1880-1954) was one of Bugatti's best customers and an aficionado of fine sporting cars. He is said to have owned around 14 Bugattis, the Type 57 offered being his last. As the choice of an artist who selected only the very best Bugattis for his collection of mechanical artworks, the Type 57 is highly desirable.
Best known as a member of the Fauvist group of painters, André Derain (1880-1954) was one of Bugatti's best customers and an aficionado of fine sporting cars. He is said to have owned around 14 Bugattis, the Type 57 offered being his last. As the choice of an artist who selected only the very best Bugattis for his collection of mechanical artworks, the Type 57 is highly desirable.
Named later in honour of Cooper-Maserati's victory in the 1966 Mexican Grand Prix, the Maserati Mexico was unveiled at the 1966 Turin Motor Show. Effectively replacing the six-cylinder four-seater Sebring model, the Mexico was intended for customers who wanted a luxurious four-seater but preferred something more sporting than the larger Quattroporte saloon.
The motorcar offered here however is no mere standard Mexico but a bespoke Frua creation, the most attractive of the three one-offs produced in the longstanding relationship between Maserati and car designer Pietro Frua.
Retaining the general Mexico lines, but more sharply defined, the Frua Mexico in many ways recalls the Quattroporte. Restored to its initial light green paintwork, with original Bordeaux leather, the Mexico won the Best of Show award at the Maserati 100th Anniversary celebrations, and is the quintessential example of Maseratis Grand Touring excellence.
Further rare and one-of-a-kind highlights at Bonhams Chantilly sale include:
- Lot 23 – 1954 Bugatti 101 by Antem – estimate €1,500,000-1,800,000
- Lot 11 – 1972 Maserati Boomerang – estimate €3,000,000-4,000,000
- Lot 17 – 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet by A. D’leteren – estimate €1,300,000-1,600,000
- Lot 16 – 1968 Maserati Mexico 4.7 litres coupé by Frua – estimate €550,000-750,000
- Lot 20 – 1951 Lancia Aurelia B52 coupé by Bertone – estimate €175,000-245,000
- Lot 10 – 1961 OSCA 1600 GT coupé by Touring – estimate €380,000-460,000
- Lot 19 – 1937 Bentley 4¼-Litre 'Aerofoil' Sports Saloon by Gurney Nutting – estimate €300,000-400,000
- Lot 22 – 1937 Bentley 4¼-Litre Drophead Coupé by James Young – estimate €275,000-350,000
- Lot 6 – 1959 Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint Coupé Carrosserie Ghia, Aigle – estimate €160,000-220,000
- Lot 26 – 1996 Aston Martin Sportsman Shooting Brake – estimate €350,000-550,000
For further information, visit Bonhams website: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23127/
Entry to Bonhams Chantilly Sale is by catalogue purchase only. To purchase a catalogue, please visit the Bonhams website.
For tickets to Chantilly Arts & Elegance, visit http://peterauto.peter.fr/en
BONHAMS - THE FREDERIKSEN AUCTION 05-09-15
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THE FREDERIKSEN COLLECTION
26 September 2015
Ebeltoft, Denmark
PREVIEW
September 24 - 25, 09.00 - 18.00
September 26, 09.00 - 14.00
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Shannons Auction eNews - 5 Days until the Sydney Winter Classic Auction
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Friday, 31 July 2015
TWO OF AMERICA’S FIRST FORMULA ONE TEAM CARS, THE SCARABS, OFFERED AT BONHAMS REVIVAL SALE
TWO OF AMERICA’S FIRST FORMULA ONE TEAM CARS,
THE SCARABS, OFFERED AT BONHAMS REVIVAL SALE
1959 Scarab Formula 1 Single-Seater, estimate £700,000-950,000; 1959-Type Scarab Formula 1 Single-Seater,
estimate £400,000-525,000; and the Scarab Formula 1 Team Transporter, estimate £600,000-800,000
The Reventlow Automobiles Inc.’s (RAI) Scarab Grand Prix
single-seaters were the very first, home-grown, all-American team of
Formula 1 racing cars. Bonhams is to offer two of these Formula 1
classics, along with their much-admired Fiat-Bartoletti transporter, at
the Goodwood Revival Sale, on 12 September.
The Scarab racing team was the brainchild of Woolworth heir, Lance
Reventlow. A youthful racing enthusiast, he learned to race in
Mercedes-Benz and Porsche cars, mixed in social circles that included
the likes of James Dean, and founded Reventlow Automobiles Inc. to go
racing “for America”.
Named after the legendary Egyptian ‘good luck’ beetle, the first
two Scarab sports cars used Chevrolet V8 engines, re-writing racing
standards in US events through 1958-59. Three Formula 1 Scarabs
followed, constructed by the legendary Troutman and Barnes, combining
combining lightweight and startling looks and a Mercedes formula one
inspired fuel injected desmodromic engine. But sports-racing success in
the US and slow development delayed the Scarab team’s F1 debut until the
1960 Monaco GP. By that time the new age of rear-engined F1 cars, led
by 1959 World Champions Cooper, had re-written the performance
standards, and Reventlow’s Scarabs - driven by Reventlow himself and by
the talented driver/engineer Chuck Daigh - proved already outdated.
After running RAI for five years, during which the company built
eight racing cars, Reventlow wrote-off the operation as a tax loss.
Lance Reventlow was a true contemporary celebrity. His first wife
was Hollywood actress Jill St. John, and his second was Mickey Mouse
Club star Cheryl Holdridge. Heir to the Woolworth fortune, his mother
was wealthy socialite, Barbara Hutton. A debutante, heiress and
philanthropist, Hutton was one of the wealthiest women in the world. She
married seven times (including a brief marriage to actor, Cary Grant),
and had one son, Lance, with second husband, Count Kurt von
Haugwitz-Reventlow.
In 1972, aged only 36, Lance Reventlow was killed when his private
aircraft - flown by an inexperienced pilot he was tutoring - flew into a
box canyon near Aspen, Colorado, stalled in attempting a U-turn and
crashed.
James Knight, Bonhams International Group Motoring Director, said:
“The Scarab team cars were fantastically quick, but unfortunately for
Reventlow, not quick enough in their development. However, at events
such as the Monaco Historic, and Goodwood Revival, the superiority of
these front-engined projectiles has been absolutely demonstrated, time
after time in recent years. These Scarabs are spectacular and beautiful
Grand Prix cars with a proven race winning record at Historic motor
racing events.”
Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale takes place on 12 September in Goodwood, Chichester. For more information visit https://www.bonhams.com/departments/MOT-CAR/.
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