The 75/105hp Prinz Heinrich Benz Raceabout driven by Barney Oldfield will be offered at the Bonhams Bothwell Collection auction, scheduled...
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Bonhams classic and vintage car auctions department specializes in auctions, valuations and private sales of some of the rarest and most collectible classic and vintage motor cars. It is one of the largest auction houses to hold auction sales of classic motor cars, motorcycles and related memorabilia. The auctions are held in conjunction with some of the most renowned global motoring events throughout the annual classic car calendar, at places like Goodwood, Geneva, Monterey and Monaco. Bonhams enjoys world-wide success and often smashes world record auction prices, which gives you a sense of the assets they find to auction.
As you’ll read in this issue’s news, the much-revered Lyndley Bothwell collection was recently sold by Bonhams. Of particular interest...
The unique 1961 Cadillac ‘Jacqueline’ Coupe, which was created by the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina in honour of America’s First Lady, Jackie Kennedy, the year that her husband, John F Kennedy, was elected President of the United States, is to be sold in Bonhams’ Paris sale of Motor Cars at the...
A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix previously owned and campaigned by Lord Howe and driven by Tazio Nuvolari will...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor It’s been a week since Monterey wound down. It is, by any measure, the...
Bonhams & Butterfields announced the consignment of the collection of former professional baseball player, five-time World Series title holder, Hall of Fame inductee, and lifetime car aficionado Reggie Jackson. Of particular note in the collection is this 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder, chassis number 16835, formerly owned by famed...
A Vignale-bodied 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe will be among the headline offerings at the 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction,...
Coming off the ten-car Thursday sale of no-reserve Maranello Rosso Ferraris, marked by the Monterey week benchmark sale of Ferrari...
• The Great South American Challenge, organized by H&H Classic Rallies, crossed the finishing line in Ushuaia—the world’s most southerly town—after 14,500 gruelling kilometers of action, triumph and adventure, stretching from Rio de Janeiro to the very tip of the world. The start on February 14 was organized to coincide...
Named the ‘Buzz II,’ the 1936 Delahaye 135 S Compétition Court racing car, which campaigned in 1930s endurance races, including...
Bonhams held its 2011 Goodwood Revival auction on 16 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England, resulting...
The Aston Martin DB2 Team Car ‘VMF 65’ will headline the 11th annual Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda Motor Cars and Related Automobilia. The auction will be held on 22nd May 2010 at Aston Martin Lagonda Limited Works Service, Newport Pagnell. ‘VMF 65’ – the ex-Works 1950 Aston...
Bonhams is offering a rare opportunity for deep-pocketed automotive enthusiasts to acquire one of the world’s fastest and rarest road cars...
The Bonhams Paris 2019 auction was held 7th February at the Grand Palais in Paris. Bonhams’ 8th Retromobile Week sale...
Bonhams Legends of the Road Sale delivered a 100% sell-through rate for the six rare collector cars on offer. The sale collected over £7 million, with the standout sale being a rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, which sold for £4,047,000 in the live and online auction. “Today’s sale shows that exceptional examples...
Auction Editor Rick Carey reported from dozens of auctions in 2015, starting with the Scottsdale and Kissimmee sales, moving quickly...
The Bonhams Greenwich Auction 2013 will be held Sunday, June 2nd at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut. The sixth...
A supercharged 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet with coachwork by Gangloff will headline the Bonhams Greenwich 2015 auction, scheduled for May 31 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut. Introduced in 1934, the Type 57 represented a new era for the company under the direction of Jean Bugatti, son...
Three dozen cars sold for more than $1 million during last week’s annual Scottsdale auction extravaganza, led by a 1963...
A major highlight of Artcurial upcoming ‘Parisienne 2021’ auction is an entire Group B rally car collection consisting of seven...
The inaugural Bonhams auction at the Spa Classic historic races will be held Saturday 25th May 2013 at the Spa Motor Circuit in Belgium. Nearly 60 automobiles will be offered, with seven Ferraris, six Porsche 911s and a Lamborghini Miura among the notable entries. Philip Kantor, Head of the Mainland...
In 1929, during the very first Monaco Grand Prix, a Bugatti Type 35B took the checkered flag. It was the...
The Bonhams Boca Raton Auction 2013 will be staged Saturday, February 23rd on the grounds of the Boca Raton Resort...
The Bonhams Boca Raton Auction 2013 was held Saturday, February 23rd at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Florida, resulting in $3.75 million in total sales and an 85% sell-through rate. Held in conjunction with the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, the Bonhams sale featured a selection of American and...
Bonhams held its 2009 Les Grandes Marques à Monaco on May 18th at the Principality’s Motor Museum in Monaco, resulting...
A 1966 Shelby GT350 untouched for 40 years will be offered at the Bonhams Greenwich 2016 auction, scheduled for Sunday,...
The Bonhams Amelia Island 2019 auction was held Thursday, March 7 at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club on Amelia Island, Florida, resulting in $16 million in total sales and an 84 percent sell-through rate. A selection of more than 100 automobiles were offered at Bonhams’ 5th annual sale held during...
Bonhams will hold its third annual Automobiles d ‘Exception à Retromobile sale on January 23, 2010 at the Porte de...
Bonhams, Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, Greenwich, Connecticut, June 1, 2014 Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Bonhams featured a couple of...
The Bonhams Scottsdale 2015 Auction will be staged Thursday, January 15th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Early consignments for Bonhams’ 4th annual January sale include a selection of European sporting cars. Last year’s event saw several world auction records made with a 90% sell-through rate and nearly...
