Auctions

A summary of classic and racing auctions from around the world in numbers

RM Auctions
Monterey August 16/17
27 cars sold for over $1M (£639,200)
£17.6m The most road car ever sold at auction 1967 Ferrari 275 GTBI4*S NART Spider
All proceeds from the sale of the car were donated to charitable causes close to the late owners heart.
1974 McLaren MEC Indianapolis £2.25m 1953 Ferrari MM Spider £5.0m
1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider £2.0m (new world record for a 750 Monza)
1958 Lister-Jaguar ‘Knobbly’ prototype £1.15m (new world record for a Lister-Jaguar) The most valuable road car ever sold at auction

Battersea Park September 8/9
A brace of Alfa spurts cars
1970 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 £500-550,000
1975 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT12 £400-450,000
Other racers
1970 Chevron B16 £250-300,000
1966 Ferrari 275 GTE Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti £2.5-3m

Bonhams
Quail Lodge August 16
1958 Lister-Chevrolet ‘Knobbly’ £914,053
1931 Bentley 41/2 Litre Supercharged Le Mans £2.97m
1966 Ex-Alan Hamilton/Richard Hong/Teddy Yip Porsche Type 906 Carrera £534,720

Goodwood Revivial September 14
Ex-Scuderia Ferrari, Tazio Nuvolari, Dick Seaman and Hans Boesch
1935 Ana Romeo 8C-35 £5.5-6.5m
The Silk Cut Jaguar Team, Eddie Cheever/Raul Boesel/lan Lammers
1987 Jaguar X1R-8 £900,000-1.2m: This chassis finished fifth at Le Mans and won the Spa 1000Kms

Gooding and Company
Monterey August 17/18
£17.29m Total Sales
30 cars sold for over $1M (£639,200)
1957 Ferrari 250 E Berlinetta £6m
1997 McLaren Fl £5.4m (auction record for an F1)
1937 Bugatti Type 573C Atalante £5.1m

Silverstone Auctions
Silverstone July 27
£2m generated with 64 per cent of the road cars being sold.
8 competition cars found buyers, too
Rally: 1989 Lancia Delta Integrale GroupN £27,025
1995 Ford Cosworth RS Escort INRC £30,100 TRAIN
1959 Austin A40 Farina Mk ll £27,000
1963 Lotus 23B £62,100

Ed Foster