Gooding and Company Pebble Beach 2015 – Auction Report
Gooding and Company, Pebble Beach, California, August 15-16, 2015
Going to the Gooding and Company auction at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center is one of the highlights of Monterey Week, continuing the elegance, excitement and the wide range of intriguing, historic automobiles that pervades the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
2015 saw Gooding’s best sale ever at Pebble Beach, an increase of nearly 21% in total dollars from last year and 12.7% from their previous highest sale total in 2012, an annualized increase of a little over 6% compounded. Considering that other economic indicators have been relatively flat over the past two years, the year-to-year increase at the Pebble Beach Auction demonstrates the strength and staying power of the market for high end collector cars.
Similarly, Gooding saw its highest-ever results in both average and median transaction amounts although the ratio of just 37.5% median to mean shows the auction is heavily skewed toward extremely valuable lots. It comes no surprise, then, that twenty-five lots sold on hammer bids over $1 million and two of them brought prices over $10 million, 21.7% of the 115 lots sold. Put a little differently, only eight lots sold on five-figure bids. Clearly, big money ruled the two-day Pebble Beach auction.
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Andrew C. Newton assisted with many of the on-site observations; the editor remains responsible for the final content.
Gooding and Company Pebble Beach 2015 – Auction Report
Lot # 2 2001 Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Berlinetta; S/N ZFFYU51AX10126543; Red/Tan leather; Estimate $100,000 – $120,000; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $95,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $104,500. No Reserve. F1 gearbox, red calipers, books, tools, car cover, service records. – Unblemished and like new with just 1,800 miles. Recent full service by the selling Ferrari dealer and four new tires. – It is almost inconceivable that a beautiful driver’s automobile like this 360 Modena can accumulate only 1,800 miles in fourteen years. What a waste. And it sure didn’t ‘appreciate’, either, although a comparable car with a couple thousand miles a year on its odometer would be worth only $20 Grand or so less, a modest discount for the fun and prestige of driving such a car.Lot # 3 1966 Jaguar XKE SI 4.2 Roadster; S/N 1E12816; Opalescent Silver Blue/Dark Blue leather; Blue cloth top; Estimate $200,000 – $250,000; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $180,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $198,000. No Reserve. Centerlock wire wheels, Coker Classic red line tires, dual mirrors, woodrim steering wheel, dark blue cloth boot cover, wood shift knob, AM/FM pushbutton radio. – The chrome trim running down behind the headlight stops just a cm short of the right headlight but otherwise the paint, chrome, interior and engine bay are excellent. Slightly irregular trunk and door fit. A fresh car with high quality work other than some small oversights. – This Jag’s condition is better than the sale price suggests, but the value difference between condition grades on E-types are as wide as on any car. These are expensive restorations and small details that are left unattended leave bidders wondering. The current fashion is for Flat Floor E-types, even though the later 4.2 liter examples have the same covered headlight appeal and much better comfort and drivability. Go figure.Lot # 5 1995 Ferrari F512 M Coupe, Body by Pininfarina; S/N ZFFVG40AXS0100483; Gunmetal Grey Metallic/Tan leather; Estimate $450,000 – $525,000; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $545,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $599,500. With Reserve. – The driver’s seat is lightly soiled and creased but otherwise is like new with some road dust in the wheelwells appropriate to the 14,139 miles showing. The paint is unblemished, even on the nose. – This is a rare paint color, but c’mon, this is a 512 TR with 11 more horsepower, plastic headlight covers and aluminum pedal pads. It would have been expensive at the low estimate; at the price it brought it is very expensive.Lot # 6 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Turbo Coupe; S/N 9307800353; Desert Beige/Brown leather; Estimate $140,000 – $180,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $170,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $187,000. No Reserve. Black Fuchs wheels, Pirelli Cinturato tires, sunroof, rear wiper, power windows, VDO dash clock, Ludwigshafen radio, air conditioning. – San Diego car since new. A few tiny chips in the nose. Hood fit is slightly off. Excellent, shiny exterior plastic. Masking mistakes on the vent below the windshield. Two small scratches on the sunroof and a paint crack at the bottom of the right drip rail. Immaculate new wheels. Very good lightly worn interior. A largely original and imperfect but overall good eye-catching 930 from the last year of the 3.0-liter model. It’s gotten paint and cosmetic attention intermittently, but has never been fully restored. – While 911S prices are leveling out, 930 prices are still bullish. No fewer than 20 were offered during Monterey 2015, and this car sold on the second-to-last day to a strong result. How high these cars have climbed in such a short time is almost scary to think about, about as scary as the effect of the turbo boost coming on in the middle of a corner.Lot # 7 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Coupe, Body by Scaglietti; S/N 14191; Oro Chiaro Metallizzato/Black leather; Estimate $650,000 – $725,000; Cosmetic restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $700,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $770,000. With Reserve. 5-spoke alloy wheels, Comp T/A tires, Veglia A/C, P/W, painted nose panel, popup lights, headrest seats, books, tools. – Lightly scuffed up front marker lenses. Excellent paint, chrome and exterior plastic. Visibly worn but complete and admirably preserved original interior. Straight bodywork with even gaps. Shift boot is missing. Vent windows have a taped note: ‘Do not lock windows.’ Clean, repainted underbody. Never fully restored, but has received extensive and quality work over the years as it accumulated the 42,549 miles on the odometer. A pretty car refinished in its rare and original color, although some colors are rare for a reason and gold isn’t the best shade for a Daytona. – One of six Daytona coupes in the Monterey auctions, this result fits in an orderly progression of features and condition albeit at the ‘generous’ end of the spectrum. The unusual color and 26-year history with the seller lend extra assurance to its quality and accounts for at least some of the bidders’ enthusiasm for it.Lot # 8 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Coupe; S/N 11102612003256; Tobacco Brown/Saddle leather; Estimate $150,000 – $175,000; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $180,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $198,000. No Reserve. Floor shift automatic, wheel covers, Douglas narrow whitewalls, sunroof, power windows, wood dash and windshield trim, Behr air conditioning, Becker Europa II radio, VDO dash clock, fog lights. – Fit is off on the plastic rub strips on the front bumper. Chrome is shiny but older. Trunk fit is off. Big chip in the driver door edge. Otherwise very good paint. Advertised as recently restored but it presents more like a sound older job. Interior is excellent other than worn shifter and some original switchgear, and the right knob for the air conditioning is missing. A few issues to address on a highly desirable hand-built car with desirable options. – Low-grille 280SEs have become a quick way to communicate class and sophistication for collectors, and Cabriolet prices have more than doubled over the past three years. Coupes have been on the move lately as this price attests. It’s interesting to note that essentially the same money could have bought a 930 in similar condition at the same sale, and the oversights in some of the details are not reassuring. This is a generous price for a Tobacco Brown driver quality 280SE 3.5 coupe.Lot # 11 1957 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk II Fixed Head Coupe, Body by Tickford; S/N AM3001276; Engine # VB6J901; Seafoam Green, Silver roof/Beige leather; Estimate $300,000 – $400,000; Cosmetic restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $260,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $286,000. With Reserve. 2922/140hp, 4-speed, painted centerlock wire wheels, Michelin tires, Lucas driving lights, woodrim steering wheel, wood dash, Smiths gauges. – Paint chips at the front of the passenger door, good, sound but older paint (done in 1983) and chrome otherwise, and the silver roof paint is actually excellent. Several scratches and a small dent in the exhaust tip. Very good, barely worn interior. A mechanically sound, rare FHC in pretty colors that is mostly original and has accumulated just 45,141 miles from new. – Originally US-ordered with lefthand drive which makes this Aston both unusual and particularly attractive to buyers who pass on the left, its limited ownership history, known miles and history of benign, caring ownership make it a particularly good value at this price.Lot # 12 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Coupe, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 15933; Dark Blue/Beige leather; Estimate $400,000 – $500,000; Recent restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $510,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $561,000. With Reserve. Cromodora centerlock alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires, leather-wrapped steering wheel, power windows, Voxson 8-track player, Veglia dash clock, Ferrari Classiche certified. – Excellent paint. Excellent bumper plastic that fits just right. Excellent interior. Windshield is delaminating slightly on the edges. A fresh, fresh car that’s as good as any GTC/4 likely to be seen anywhere. – The black energy absorbing nose of the C/4 is best paired with a dark color like this so it doesn’t look like clown lips. The caliber of this C/4’s restoration is wonderful, except for the windshield delamination, and the bidders took it to a result that would have bought a similar quality Daytona not so long ago. The other C/4s in the Monterey auctions were $325,000 or less, but none was as good as this..Lot # 14 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring Coupe; S/N 9113600631; Engine # 6630645; Signal Yellow, Black Carrera/Black vinyl; Estimate $700,000 – $800,000; Older restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $600,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $660,000. With Reserve. Bosch mechanical fuel injection, Fuchs wheels, Yokohama tires, VDO dash clock, owner’s manual, tool roll, Porsche CofA. – A Touring version of the Carrera RS, which had a bit more luxury equipment but is more common and less expensive. Euro market car delivered new in Luxembourg then restored in the U.S. in the late 1980s. Excellent paint. Uneven door fit. Excellent, like new interior. A carefully maintained older restoration that presents much newer than it is. – Sold by Gooding & Company here in 2003 for $473,000, the price here is in line with the rather fantastic appreciation of this rare and desirable series in the past two years, even if it doesn’t reach the rarified atmosphere of the pre-sale estimate.]
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Lot # 15 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Station Wagon; S/N 799A1462043; Metallic Maize Yellow, Wood/Brown vinyl; Estimate $140,000 – $180,000; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $70,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $77,000. No Reserve. Body color steel wheels with hub caps and trim rings, Silvertown wide whitewalls, Unity spotlight, column shift, three row bench seating, wood floor to ceiling, bird’s-eye maple exterior framing, dash clock, radio, enclosed rear-mounted spare. – Gorgeous pearl paint. Very good older chrome and brightwork. Lightly scratched and delaminating front quarter window glass. Masking mistakes on the brown drip rail. Lightly scratched side window glass. The wood, which is bird’s-eye maple, is sound overall, especially on the outside, but there are a handful of small cracks and, the varnish is getting pretty thin in some spots on the inside and the bird’s-eye maple framing is reproduction not original. Original switchgear and handles are tired, and the handle for the spotlight is cracked and coming apart. On a car this big, there’s a lot to go wrong. It is an older restoration with some original interior bits and aside from the paint, it’s got some issues and would be best used as an attention-grabbing cruiser to take a big crew of friends along in. – As interest wanes in cars from the 1940s and 1950s, Woodie wagon and convertibles are well positioned to emerge unscathed. They are more a reference for a reviving surf culture than for the American Graffiti set, which makes them more relevant today than their counterparts. Even so, this sale was a bit of a bargain, having sold at Bonhams Quail Lodge auction in 2003 for $71,300 in comparable condition. This may be half the estimate but it’s all the money for this car.Lot # 18 1956 Maserati A6G/2000 Coupe, Body by Allemano; S/N 2147; Engine # 2180; Red, Black/Black leather, Red piping; Estimate $950,000 – $1,250,000; Recent restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $950,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,045,000. With Reserve. Halda Speedpilot, chrome spoke Borrani RW2844 wire wheels, Pirelli tires, passenger’s folding armrest, fitted luggage, oversize fuel tank, Jaeger chronograph, Marchal head and driving lights, Becker Europa multiband radio, Weber 36DO4 carbs. – Good paint and interior. Some weak trim chrome but good major chrome. Engine compartment done to utilitarian driver standards. A standout event and tour car. – Back in 2006 Bonhams sold this Maserati as an unfinished restoration project for $188,106 (SFR 229,621 at the time) and needed, as described at the time, ‘everything’. It’s now had all of that, and even more without being overdone to the point where it has to hide in a trailer. The seller was well-compensated for taking the risk but the buyer also got an exceptional example of Maserati’s craftsmanship, Allemano’s design and the meticulous specifications of Richard Cicurel, the original owner.Lot # 20 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast Series I Coupe, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 6049SA; Engine # 6049; Dark Blue/Red leather; Estimate $3,000,000 – $3,400,000; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $2,750,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $3,025,000. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 3801 wire wheels, Pirelli Cinturato tires, Becker Europa AM-FM, P/W, books, tools, luggage, Ferrari Classiche certified, open headlights. – Built for the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, later owned by Pierre Bardinon. Freshly restored by Motion Products to meticulous standards. Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Underbody and chassis done to showroom standards. Shown at Pebble Beach last year. – Impeccable provenance, impeccable restoration, abundant power and exclusive Pininfarina design; it’s somewhat surprising that this Superfast (and its counterparts) haven’t caught collectors’ eyes more than they have. It is a superb automobile and a sound value. Prior to its restoration it was a $814,000 sale at Gooding’s Amelia Island auction in 2010, then $1,100,000 at Scottsdale in 2012.Lot # 21 1969 Ferrari 206 GT Dino Coupe, Body by Scaglietti; S/N 00320; Red/Black vinyl; Estimate $725,000 – $800,000; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $730,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $803,000. With Reserve. Cromodora alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires, headrest seats, Carello halogen headlights, Ferrari Classiche certified. – Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Recently restored to better than new condition, class winner and Platinum at Cavallino Classic earlier this year. – Down a little on power from their 2-liter 180hp engines, the earliest Dinos make up for it with a shorter wheelbase and lighter weight, factors along with the rarity assured by only 153 of the type built that makes them unusually valuable. This car’s clear history and the meticulous restoration attested to by recent accolades at Cavallino make is a sound value at this price.Lot # 22 1933 Delage D8 S Cabriolet, Body by Pourtout; S/N 38237; Yellow, Black fenders/Black leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $1,500,000 – $1,800,000; Older restoration, 3 condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $1,100,000. With Reserve. Wheel discs with chrome centers, Lester blackwall tires, Boyce Motometer, Marchal headlamps, suicide doors, landau bars, rear-mounted spare wheel, floor shift, wood dash and window trim, Jaeger gauges. – Pourtout’s 1933 Paris Motor Show. Bought by restauranteur Andre Surmain in 1966 and restored some time in the 1970s. Later sold to and shown by Albert Prost. Paint is cracking and chipping near door handles and there are paint chips around the hub caps, hood, and door edges. Big chip in the middle of the nose at the bottom and a few tiny chips on the left front fender. Chrome around the headlight bezels is deplating. Top is tired, faded and lightly ripped. Very good upholstery, but the wood needs to be refinished. Not an eyesore by any means, but this is a restoration that looks and is decades old and doesn’t have originality as an excuse for its presentation. It’s a magnificent car underneath, though, and after another concours restoration it could have a healthy show career ahead of it. – Having sold for a reported $1,260,112 at the Artcurial auction at Retromobile in Paris in February of 2014 on an estimate of $1.36-1.63 million) it is not at all surprising that the high bid here was insufficient to separate it from its consignor. It was optimistic to think there might be some profit, however, in the intervening eighteen months since it last sold.Lot # 23 1988 Porsche 959 Komfort Coupe; S/N WP0ZZZ95ZJS900203; Black/Caramel Brown leather; Estimate $1,600,000 – $1,800,000; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $1,575,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,732,500. With Reserve. Gloss black alloy wheels, Bridgestone tires, stereo, A/C, tinted windows, chip guarded nose, tool kit, service records, keys, manuals, Porsche CofA. – Excellent paint and interior. Clean original underbody. First delivered to Dr. Friedrich Christian Flick special ordered from Porsche’s Sonderwunsch including black paint, caramel brown leather throughout, power heated sport seats, alarm, Exclusive Option stereo and special steering wheel. Essentially like new even with 32,524 km. – The most expensive of the three 959s in the Monterey auctions, and it deserved to be for its unique configuration, two owner history, meticulous upkeep, low miles and like-new condition.Lot # 27 1956 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster; S/N 1210426501758; Red/Black leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $175,000 – $225,000; Unrestored original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $120,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $132,000. No Reserve. Hubcaps, trim rings, Kleber blackwall radials, Weber carbs. – With the first owner until 2013. Sound but microblistered paint, good original upholstery. Scratched right front fender. Delaminating windshield. Dirty original underbody. Sound chrome. A sound largely original car that needs paint. – In the quest for originality it doesn’t get much better than this and the fact it brought barely low six figures shows that the fascination for 190SLs may be recognizing the reality of their numbers and performance. Restoration will squander much of the value in this 190SL.Lot # 29 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Coupe, Body by Scaglietti; S/N 10803; Dark Blue/Beige leather; Estimate -; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $3,525,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $3,877,500. No Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 4039 wire wheels, Heuer Autavia timer. – Just three owners from new, the original buyer, then Carl Gagliano and his son before being acquired by Peter Klutt in 2013. Preserved in the Gagliano family’s ownership. Sound old paint over even older paint with plenty of flaws and edge chips. Good original interior, failing chrome. Orderly underbody with old undercoat. Many original and well preserved features. Judged second in the Postwar Preservation class at Pebble Beach in 2013. – In its current condition – disregarding originality issues – this is a $3 million 275 GTB/4. The originality premium the Pebble Beach bidders assigned to this rather remarkable example is modest and might even be considered to make it a good value, but not quite. Is originality (that can’t be driven safely on old brake lines, etc.) really worth $577,500 more than RM’s meticulously restored 275 GTB/4? The Pebble Beach bidders answered in the affirmative for reasons that shall have to be considered sufficient.Lot # 30 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N E53F001157; Polo White/Red leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $275,000 – $350,000; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $200,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $220,000. No Reserve. Powerglide automatic, red steel wheels with spinner wheel covers, Firestone wide whitewalls, pushbutton radio, dash clock. – From the Peter Klutt collection. One of 300 first year Corvettes. Long scratch on the hood. Cracked left taillight lens. Chips at the bottom of the hood. Scuff right behind the driver’s side door. Long scratch on the right front fender. Clean detailed engine bay. Very good, lightly worn interior. Very good chrome. Uneven gaps. An older high quality restoration with a long history in private collections, this car has long been showing its age. – 1953 Corvettes are confounding. Prices rose and fell alongside muscle car prices last decade, then rose and fell alongside interest in 1950s American concept and quasi-concept cars. They have been gently sliding for the past several years, waiting for the next pertinent fad to take hold. In this case, it’s an appropriate price.
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Lot # 31 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 R&P Roadster; S/N CSX2315; Black/Black leather; Estimate $900,000 – $1,000,000; Competition restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $780,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $858,000. No Reserve. 289/271hp, 4-barrel, 4-speed, FIA fenders, hood scoop, centerlock starburst alloy wheels, Goodyear Blue Streak tires, braced chrome paperclip rollbar, black side exhausts, outside quick fuel fill. – A race car from new, restored in FIA configuration in the Seventies. Very good cosmetics, race liveried and prepared but street equipped. – Not surprisingly this Cobra’s many departures from its original configuration are a serious handicap. Had it been raced successfully in period in its present FIA specs that might enhance its value, but it wasn’t, it doesn’t and it won’t. Bought on a hammer bid about 15% under the low estimate, this is a realistic compromise between real and imagined.Lot # 34 1966 Ferrari 206 S Dino Competition Spider, Body by Drogo; S/N 026; Engine # 15; Red, White/Red, Black vinyl; Estimate $2,600,000 – $3,400,000; Rebodied or re-created, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $2,100,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $2,310,000. No Reserve. RHD. Yellow alloy wheels. – Raced when new by Scuderia Filipinetti at Sebring in 1967, then raced and caught fire at the Nürburgring. Restored by Corrado Cupellini in 1983 with a Ferrari F2 engine, then restored again by Terry Hoyle for Bernie Carl with the dual ignition 206S engine now in it. Good paint, older interior. Shows some age but limited use. – Offered by RM in Arizona in 2007 with a high bid of $1 million and in essentially the same condition as it is today. It has a clear, if somewhat smoky, history and brought a realistic price for its presentation, history and potential performance.Lot # 35 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster; S/N 30867S110033; Red/Red vinyl; White vinyl top; Estimate $100,000 – $140,000; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $82,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $90,750. No Reserve. 327/300hp, 4-speed, centerlock alloy wheels, Silvertown narrow whitewalls, dash clock, pushbutton radio, power windows. – From the Peter Klutt collection. Originally owned by Pontiac designer Paul Gillan. Two scratches on the boot cover. Long scratch on the driver door. Several tiny chips on the nose. Very good interior. Uneven door fit. Top fit is imperfect and the top itself has some very light discoloration. Very good chrome. Tidy engine bay. Well restored and neat styling car, distinguished by unique front fender vent trim and two-eared wheel spinners. Done a while ago. – Someone will take this Pontiac designer’s Corvette with its minor touches and make a big deal of it in a more Corvette-centric venue (although Paul Gillan isn’t Harley Earl or Bill Mitchell) where it might make a difference. In the short term this is a realistic price for an otherwise (aside from the chrome gills in the fender vent depressions) ordinary first year Stingray roadster.Lot # 37 1990 Ferrari F40 Coupe, Body by Scaglietti; S/N ZFFMN34A3N0092978; Red/Red cloth; Estimate $1,100,000 – $1,300,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $1,250,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,375,000. With Reserve. A/C, modular wheels, PZero tires. Tools, manuals, service records, Ferrari Classiche certified. Assembly #10178. – Repainted but otherwise a sound, lightly used F40 in condition appropriate to the 12,717 miles on the odometer. Timing belt service 29 miles and ten months ago. – The appeal of the F40 continues to grow at a material rate and this is a representative result for a quality, lightly used example with recent service.Lot # 39 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, Body by Bertone; S/N 3269GT; Engine # 3269; Dark Blue/Oxblood leather; Estimate $14,000,000 – $16,000,000; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $15,000,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $16,500,000. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW3690 wheels, Michelin XVS blackwalls, radio. Ferrari Classiche certified. – Giorgetto Giugiaro design for Nuccio Bertone with sharknose grilles similar to the then-current Ferrari F1 cars. Exhibited at Geneva in 1962, then at the Biscaretti Museum and Turin Auto Show in somewhat revised form and color. Owned for many years by Lorenzo Zambrano and twice restored, most recently by Bob Smith Coachworks. Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Underbody and chassis are done like new. A carefully done, quality car. – A distinctive SWB, one of only a trifling number of Bertone-bodied Ferraris, loaded with unique details, with a clear, essentially unblemished history. The premium over a regular SWB Berlinetta in equally superlative condition is, under the circumstances, modest and amply supported by the unique coachwork and history. Within two weeks it was featured for sale on the website of a UK Ferrari dealer.Lot # 40 2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta, Body by Pininfarina; S/N ZFFZR52A110124300; Silver/Black leather; Estimate $550,000 – $625,000; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $660,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $726,000. With Reserve. Alloy wheels, Michelin Pilot Sport tires, suede dash and transmission tunnel, factory CD stereo, power windows, air conditioning. – Tiny scrapes on the bottom of the front lip. Excellent paint and interior with no signs of use. A desirable and already collectible open top 550 that hasn’t even been broken in with 152 miles on it. One of 448 examples built. – The 550 Barchetta is rare and intriguing – if barely practical with its handkerchief emergency soft top – but the price of this one is around three times more than a fixed roof 550 Maranello. The bidders, who pursued it above Gooding & Company’s pre-sale high estimate, must have seen the value, or placed high value on the bragging rights.Lot # 41 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Coupe, Body by Touring; S/N DB51466L; Engine # 4001438; Black/Black leather; Estimate $1,350,000 – $1,650,000; Older restoration, 2 condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $1,000,000. With Reserve. 3995/282hp, 5-speed, chrome centerlock wire wheels, Avon tires, woodrim steering wheel, power windows, Motorola radio, Smiths dash clock. – Delivered new in Paris but came to Southern California in 1968. Recently serviced and repainted in 2012. Formerly part of the Bob Pond collection. Good, shiny, sound paint and older chrome. Excellent upholstery. Scratches on the bezels and glass on some of the gauges. Straight bodywork and even gaps. An older restoration that’s only showing a bit of age and doesn’t really need anything, even though it shows 90,537 miles. An ideal driver DB5. – Sold at RM’s Monterey sale in 2014 for $880,000, after the repaint in the original black. It’s hard to reason why this bid was turned down a year later, as the amount offered was right in line with the going rate.Lot # 45 1937 Lagonda LG45 Roadster; S/N 12245G10S; Engine # 12245; Green/Dark Green leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $900,000 – $1,200,000; Concours restoration, 1 condition; Hammered Sold at $800,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $880,000. With Reserve. RHD. 4453/130hp, dual SU sidedraft carbs, black centerlock wire wheels, Excelsior tires, Lucas headlamps, dual chrome horns, badge bar, central Lucas driving light, suicide doors, black cloth boot cover, wood dash, Smiths gauges. – From the Ron Rezek collection. One of 25 built. Restored in 2011 and shown at Pebble Beach in 2011. Excellent paint, chrome, interior and top. Not a hot off the press concours restoration, but it’s still very much showable and a potential concours winner. It’s an exquisite, straight and very well done show car. – A remarkable Rapide with beetle-back 4-seat coachwork and some of the most imaginative fender profiles ever seen, flared and peaked like flowing water. Meticulously restored and maintained, it is a milestone deserving every bit of the price it brought and wouldn’t have been expensive had it brought more.Lot # 46 1949 Bentley Mk VI Coachbuilt Sedanca, Body by Hooper; S/N B175CD; Red, Black under the coach line/Red leather; Estimate $200,000 – $250,000; 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $115,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $126,500. No Reserve. Dual SU carbs, floor shift, wheel covers, Excelsior tires, rear fender skirts, dual wing mirrors, Flying B hood ornament, Lucas driving lights, single fog light at the bottom of the grille, suicide doors, wood dash, window and pillar trim, Smiths dash clock, later Radiomobile stereo. – From the Ron Rezek collection. Built to order for the Prince Regent of Iraq, somewhere it won’t be returning to any time soon. One of two of these cars given Sedanca bodies by Hooper. Small bubble in the chrome spear on the passenger’s side. Door and roof fit are slightly off. Good paint but not show quality. Good older chrome. Older wood with several small scratches and chips in the varnish. Lightly worn and discolored upholstery, possibly original. Tidy used engine bay and underbody. Represented as having received recent cosmetic attention and mechanical servicing, but it can’t have been extensive. This is a pretty and interesting car with neat history behind it, but its showable days are over and another restoration, or at least high quality paint and wood, would make a world of difference. – A no reserve sale, this car brought about half of Gooding’s low estimate and, given the history and rarity as the elegant coachwork, this was one of the few bargains of the auction.
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Lot # 47 1939 Lagonda V-12 Roadster; S/N 14091; Engine # V12197; Dark Cherry, Ivory/Burgundy leather; Estimate $1,100,000 – $1,500,000; Older restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $1,500,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,650,000. With Reserve. 4480/200hp V-12, four downdraft SU carbs, floor shift, spinner wheel covers, Excelsior tires, rear fender skirts, Lucas headlamps, single central driving light, suicide doors, dual filler caps, black cloth boot cover, bench seat with armrest, single seat in rear, wood dash and window trim, dash clock. – From the Ron Rezek collection, replacement engine. One of 17 V-12 Rapides built. Shown at Pebble Beach. Very good paint and chrome. Excellent interior with almost no sign of use. Exquisite interior wood. Tiny ding on the front bumper. Straight body and even gaps. A proven concours car that wasn’t done yesterday and probably wouldn’t win at the highest level, but it’s still high quality top to bottom and inside and out, and could still be shown. – Visually striking in the class of Alfa Two-Nines, with performance to match, this is an underappreciated marque and model, although not lost on contemporary owners like Briggs Cunningham. The paintwork on Ron Rezek’s Lagonda add to its visual effect and made an impression on the Pebble Beach auction bidders, not to mention its excellent condition, and brought a deserved handsome price.Lot # 49 1967 Porsche 911S Coupe; S/N 307975S; Engine # 961639; Irish Green/Brown leather; Estimate $250,000 – $325,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $172,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $189,750. No Reserve. 1991/180hp, 5-speed, Fuchs wheels, Uniroyal tires, gold badges, power sunroof, rear wiper, heated rear window, passenger’s side headrest, VDO dash clock, Blaupunkt cassette stereo. – One family owned since 1986. Missing rear view mirror. Dirty brightwork and molding/rub strips. Dull paint. Several big scratches but overall the paint is complete. Grubby, pitted frame and engine bay but no major rust. Tired but complete and rip free interior. A low mileage first year S with some dust left on. Looks like a barn find, but was apparently overhauled and repainted in the mid-1980s. – To the casual eye, this looked like a freshly discovered 911 S that’s fresh out of four decades in a barn somewhere. Its history, however, reveals that its only been stored for two decades, and not carefully, after a restoration. The Monterey bidders were astute to bring this car to a price appropriate for its condition since it doesn’t have originality as an excuse for its debilitated state.Lot # 50 1982 Porsche 956 Endurance racer; S/N 956003; White, Blue ‘Rothmans’/Black cloth; Estimate $7,000,000 – $9,000,000; Competition restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $9,200,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $10,120,000. With Reserve. – Second at Le Mans in 1982 (Maas/Schuppan), winner at Spa, Fuji, Brands Hatch and Kyalami. Winner at Le Mans in 1983 (Holbert/Haywood/Schuppan) with the engine famously nursed to the finish line by Al Holbert where it promptly exploded. Later sold by Porsche to Schuppan. 1996 bought by Aaron Hsu and mechanically restored for him retaining the original cosmetics. Orderly and prepared but also used, with erratic cosmetics. Only used in exhibitions in recent years and not historic racing prepared. – It’s not often a chance comes up to buy a Le Mans winner, let alone one that also finished second, a combination that is probably unique in racing history, so the generous price it brought is entirely understandable.Lot # 51 1979 Porsche 911 Carrera Turbo Coupe; S/N 9309800531; Engine # 6981183; Light Blue Metallic/Blue vinyl; Estimate $300,000 – $350,000; Unrestored original, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $275,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $302,500. With Reserve. Limited slip differential, black Fuchs wheels, Dunlop tires, sunroof, VDO dash clock, power windows, cassette stereo, sports seats. – One tiny chip on the left front fender is the only flaw in this excellent paint that is claimed to be mostly original. Excellent exterior plastic. Fantastic interior. Even gaps. Sunroof fits perfectly. Owned from new for many years by a doctor who maintained it amazingly well before passing through the ownership of several collectors. It’s always been a babied car, and with 10,390 miles from new it also has barely been used. – There were a lot of 930s to choose from in Monterey this year, and this one is certainly one of the very best. The Porsche buyers at Gooding recognized this, and bid it to a stupendous price even in today’s market, but one that is amply supported by its condition and originality.Lot # 53 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC Coupe, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 12415; Engine # 12415; Red/Black leather; Estimate $900,000 – $1,100,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $825,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $907,500. With Reserve. Becker Europa II AM-FM, chrome spoke Borranis, Michelin XWX tires, Ferrari Classiche certified. – Fair older paint and interior. Old undercoat in wheelwells. Small edge chips around the hood opening. A driver. – Gooding had two 365 GTCs at the Pebble Beach auction. Sold on Saturday, this one was not as well presented as the [engine-changed] one sold Sunday yet it brought $100,000 more at the hammer bid. The situation suggests there were a finite, and small, number of available bidders for the model and after chasing this one to a generous price they regained some measure of composure after a night’s sleep.Lot # 54 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution Coupe; S/N 106; White/Black; Estimate $500,000 – $700,000; Competition restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $490,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $539,000. With Reserve. 2137/704hp race prepared engine, single turbo, Speedline modular wheels, Bridgestone Potenza tires, racing seats with harnesses, Hella rally lights, Momo suede-wrapped steering wheel, NACA ducts, US-delivery. – Very good paint without chips or scratches. Near spotless detailed engine bay. Excellent interior. Uneven gaps, but they were probably never perfect. Cosmetically restored and mechanically overhauled, it’s represented as possibly the best of the 24 Evo cars built. That’s a believable claim. – The RS200 was the world’s fastest accelerating production automobile for a time, and the Evolution model is distinguished by its larger 2.1-liter engine. This one was apparently tuned by its original California owner to over 700 hp and used only as a road car, meaning it was spared the rigors of competition even before its refurbishing. With general interest in 1980s cars on the rise and RM’s huge $400,000 sale of an Audi Sport Quattro in Arizona earlier this year, it seems that Group B-era rally monsters are finding favor with collectors. We can expect to see more cars, and huge sale results, like this in the near future.Lot # 56 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Coupe; S/N 904006; Silver, Black nose stripe/Blue; Estimate $2,250,000 – $2,750,000; Competition restoration, 3+ condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $2,000,000. With Reserve. 1996/180hp, 5-speed, Plexiglas sliding side windows, Talbot fender mirrors, Schroth Forint belts, polished alloy wheels, Dunlop Racing tires, number lights, chip guarded nose. – Raced by Porsche when new including 2nd in the Targa Florio (or maybe first, depending upon who is asked), 10th (3rd in GT) at Le Mans in 1964, 4th (2nd in class) in the 1964 Tour de France, 2nd in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rallye. Restored in the 90’s with a replacement engine. Later historic race prepared and regularly used by Stanley Gold until 2000. Sound but well used paint and interior. Clean, professional chassis and engine preparation to a point where it doesn’t look like it would take much to put it back on track. – It will, however, apparently take a little more than the reported high bid of $2 million, an amount that given the car’s history and preparation is not unreasonable even if the cosmetics are showing their age.Lot # 57 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE Series I 2+2, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 2927GT; Engine # 2927; Red/Tan leather; Estimate $350,000 – $450,000; Unrestored original, 4 condition; Hammered Sold at $380,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $418,000. No Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Pirelli tires. – Surprisingly sound paint under a uniform coat of recent dust. Sound but surface cracked and creased original upholstery. Flaky taillight and trim chrome but fairly good bumpers. Peeling dashboard paint. Stored many years and offered in dry, dusty Texas barn find condition with three owners from new and a large file of documentation and manuals. – It looks like it was freshly hit with an appliqué of barn floor dust from the back end of a vacuum cleaner. It was enough, however, to induce the Equestrian Center bidders into a paroxysm of exuberance resulting in this price, which is more than sufficient for a good, sound, running and driving GTE. The attraction of dirt continues to amaze.
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Lot # 58 1967 Lola T70 Mk II Sports Racer; S/N SL7147; Blue, Yellow ‘Sunoco’/Black; Estimate $550,000 – $750,000; Competition restoration, 2 condition; Post-block sale at $431,818 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $475,000. With Reserve. RHD. 350/578hp, four Weber 58DCO carbs, 6-spoke alloy wheels, Dunlop Racing tires, single seats, wraparound clear windshield, Hewland LG600 transaxle, silver painted adjustable wing. – Raced for Penske by George Follmer, seriously bent at Mosport, then rebuilt as a show car by Penske. Restored for Pat Ryan in 2007 and vintage raced. Sharp, clean, professional preparation and presentation with fresh, sharp cosmetics. Comes with a second body (thought to be the original) and some spares. – A Penske team USRRC car in race-ready condition for $475,000 seems like a real value for money when contrasted with $10 million for a Porsche, even a Le Mans winner, but there is a vast gulf between the two in terms of recognition and aura. The T70 was arguably one of the prettiest sports-racers ever built even if its swoopy lines proved to be an effective airfoil and necessitated various tacked on fins and wings to keep it planted at the velocities its Chevy delivered. Put together after the car crossed to block, this deal is a good value for the buyer, and a reasonable result for the seller.Lot # 59 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS Spider, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 07559; Engine # 07559; Swaters Blue/Cognac leather; Dark Blue cloth top; Estimate $1,800,000 – $2,200,000; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $1,750,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,925,000. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 4039 wire wheels, Michelin XWX tires, Blaupunkt multiband radio, power windows. – Excellent paint, chrome and inviting interior. Underbody has been quickly sprayed with glossy sealer over old undercoat leaving many shadows. Engine rebuilt, reupholstered and repainted last year. A pretty, driver quality GTS. – One of few instances where the convertible is worth less than the berlinetta, and in the case of the 275 GTS the difference is significant. This is at least as good a GTS as the price paid for it and it blessedly isn’t too good to be driven.Lot # 61 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster; S/N 19804210002486; Engine # 19898010002525; Anthracite Metallic/Red leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $1,200,000 – $1,400,000; Recent restoration, 1 condition; Hammered Sold at $1,100,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,210,000. With Reserve. Chrome center, polished alloy rim wheels with body color accented hubcaps, Toyo radial tires, Talbot mirror, bumper overriders, original owner’s manual, build sheet copies, 300SL commemorative wristwatch. – Excellent recent repaint, chrome and interior. Engine compartment and underbody restored better than new. Sharp, crisp gauges, dashboard and steering wheel. A beautiful restoration for screenwriter Frank Darabont in an attractive color combination. – A particularly good looking color combination that beautifully complements the 300SL Roadster’s lines, even if it is a color change from the way it was delivered, this is an impossible to fault example with about 1,000 miles since restoration. It is a good value for a collector who wants a quality combination of cosmetics and performance.Lot # 63 1967 Maserati Ghibli Coupe, Body by Ghia; S/N AM115078; Red/Black leather; Estimate $225,000 – $275,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $180,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $198,000. No Reserve. 4709/310hp, 5-speed, alloy centerlock wheels, Michelin Defender tires, 8-track stereo, power windows. – Generally sound old paint with many masking errors leaving paint on window gaskets, etc. Surface rust bubbles on the passenger’s door and front of the hood. Good upholstery, interior trim and sharp gauges. Old undercoat in wheelwells. Makes a good first impression that doesn’t carry over to a closer look and said to have been recently freshened after long storage.. – The 39th built, with many unusual early features. Sold by Christie’s at Lyndhurst in 1999 for $34,500 in essentially the same condition as it is today. Its odometer showed 11,534km then, and just 11,849 today, 315 km in sixteen years. It brought a modest price commensurate with its condition. (photo: Gooding)Lot # 65 2005 Ferrari 575M Superamerica Convertible, Body by Pininfarina; S/N ZFFGT61A350145719; NART Blue/Tan leather; Estimate $425,000 – $475,000; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $400,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $440,000. With Reserve. CD changer, SF shields, F1 transmission, 5-spoke modular alloy wheels, GTC handling package, Daytona seats, carbon brake discs, silver calipers, chip guarded nose. – Clean used car with only 1,700 miles. – The 575M Superamerica’s folding, electrochromic glass roof panel is a technical triumph. There were just 559 built, only two in the U.S. in this color. The bidders’ determination of value is generous, but impossible to fault.Lot # 67 1980 BMW M1 Coupe; S/N WBS59910004301292; Black/Black leather with Gray cloth inserts; Estimate $500,000 – $600,000; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $420,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $462,000. With Reserve. 3453/277hp six, 5-speed, Campagnolo alloy wheels, Michelin Pilot Sport tires, locking filler caps, power windows, Becker Mexico cassette stereo. – Apparently one of only two black M1s ever built. There are a few small chips on the bottom lip, a tiny scratch on the nose and a tiny crack at the front edge of the passenger door as well as a few tiny bubbles on the roof and a tiny crack on the tail. Otherwise, the paint is very good and presents very well from any distance other than right up close. Very lightly worn and aged interior. A well preserved example of BMW’s first M car with 46,459 km on the odometer. – Having spent most of its life in static display the odometer reading is probably accurate, an inference supported by the condition. It could have brought more than this without being expensive, a result that is surprising for a model that has gained attention in recent years.Lot # 68 1973 Citroen SM Coupe; S/N 00SB9279; Gold/Brown leather; Estimate $80,000 – $100,000; Cosmetic restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $90,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $99,000. No Reserve. 5-speed, triple Weber carbs, wheel covers, Michelin Defender tires, power windows, center console, radio, dash clock. – Two small dings in the front bumper and two tiny chips on the left front fender. Another small scratch on the tail. Paint drip on the left edge of the hood. Imperfect panel fit, most noticeably on the hood and hatch. Good interior with lightly worn seats and slightly warped dash vinyl. Advertised as a 2014 cosmetic restoration, but it doesn’t present as a fresh car. An overall pretty and attention-grabbing example of one of Citroen’s most memorable big cars, but it reveals shortcomings on close inspection. – One of the most interesting designs ever to come out of France and powered by a Maserati V-6, the SM was the fastest front-drive car in the world when it came out and has since developed a following. These cars are neither rare nor particularly valuable, however, so how this decent but flawed example brought almost six figures is beyond explanation. A measure of the disdain in which SMs are held is the use of one in LeMons racing, by a team dressed in S&M regalia. It’s almost too painful to contemplate.Lot # 101 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB Coupe (fiberglass), Body by Scaglietti; S/N 19397; Red/Tan leather; Estimate $175,000 – $225,000; Recent restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $225,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $247,500. No Reserve. Clarion cassette stereo, power windows, air conditioning, 5-spoke Campagnolo alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires. – Believed to be the first fiberglass 308 GTB built for the U.S. market. Very good paint and interior with lightly stretched seat cushions and scuffed bolsters. Underbody is carefully repainted. The engine compartment, front storage and chassis are like new. Pretty on the outside but even better where it’s hard to see, particularly for a restoration done more than twenty years ago. – Climbing steadily in value, the early vetroresina 308 GTBs occupy a special place in Ferrari history, akin to the early alloy bodied 206 GT Dinos. Restored to very high standards and marvelously maintained since, this example brought a deserved premium price.
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Lot # 104 1980 Ferrari 512 BB Coupe; S/N 30931; Black/Tan leather, black bars; Estimate $350,000 – $425,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $320,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $352,000. With Reserve. Alpine CD stereo, power windows, air conditioning, Cromodora 5-spoke centerlock alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires, tools, manuals, jack, Euro bumpers. – Good repaint and original interior but old undercoat underneath that shows the 15,715 miles from new. A Grey Market car with a 1980 EPA letter affirming that it met U.S. emissions (no word yet on DOT crash standards.) – Long a stepchild, the 512 BB is no longer overlooked, as this result confirms. The BB’s condition is good, but aged sufficiently that the 15,715 miles it has covered are somewhat irrelevant. Both the seller and the buyer should be satisfied with the financial aspects of this transaction.Lot # 105 1955 Hudson Italia Coupe, Body by Touring; S/N IT10024; Burgundy/White, Red leather; Estimate $100,000 – $125,000; Unrestored original, 4- condition; Hammered Sold at $140,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $154,000. No Reserve. Body color steel wheels with hub caps, whitewalls, curb feelers, dual Carter carbs, floor shift, pushbutton radio, bucket seats, locking filler cap, Corvette steering wheel. – Once powered by a Chevy V-8 and 4-speed, now out of a half century’s storage with no engine or gearbox. Large dent in the trunk and tail right down the middle. Scuffed, scratched, dull, chipped paint with a presentation-level layer of dust on top. Pitted, dinged up chrome. A few small dents in the brightwork. Small dent with a big chip out of it in the left rear fender. Grubby and pitted but straight and dry underbody. Dull, foggy glass. Surprisingly complete interior with sound but discolored upholstery and a small amount of dirt and dust. Sold new in Southern California to a UFO theorist, and at some point the 202 cubic inch six that the car came with was replaced by a 283 Chevy V-8. It then went to the northern part of the state and there it sat. Thanks to an unsustainably high price, the Italia project was discontinued by Hudson after just 26 cars, so although this is a serious multi-year project, it’s still an opportunity as this is not a car you can just go shopping around for. – Distinguished by elaborate coachwork and Frank Spring’s many aviation-inspired touches inside and out, a Hudson Italia is a car that no one will ever walk by without pausing to take in its many details. It’s hard to place a value on such a rare car with no running gear, but the bidders realized the rarity of the car and bid it to over Gooding’s presale estimate. Scraped of its grime and dirt, with either a Chevy V-8 or a Hudson six under the hood it has the prospect of cleaning up remarkably well, or being the basis of a comprehensive restoration that would be worth well over $300,000 when done. Choosing the Chevy and preservation – which should be relatively easy to accomplish – has great appeal, not least for the 100+hp bump in performance, something of no small consequence even in a 2,700 pound alloy-bodied car. The bidders recognized the possibilities with their paddles.Lot # 106 1968 Ferrari 365 GTC Coupe, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 12035; Dark Blue/Black leather; Estimate $800,000 – $900,000; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $725,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $797,500. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 4039 wire wheels, Michelin Harmony tires, power windows, halogen headlights, air conditioning. – Decent older paint with limited attention to wet sanding in difficult areas. Stone chipped nose. Good glass, interior and chrome. Old undercoat in wheelwells. A presentable driver quality GTC with an ageing 2009 Motion Products restoration and a probably later engine. – Bought for a hundred thousand dollars less than the 365 GTC Gooding sold on Saturday, in noticeably better condition but with a later restamped engine, this result represents a sound value with a quality restoration in colors that complement the GTC’s coachwork.Lot # 108 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster; S/N CSX2208; Red/Black leather; Estimate $900,000 – $1,200,000; Recent restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $820,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $902,000. With Reserve. 289/271hp, rack & pinion steering, kidney bean Halibrand style centerlock alloy wheels Goodyear Blue Streak tires, braced chrome paperclip rollbar, aircraft style seat belts, fire extinguisher. – Owned by the third owner, the late Lee Weinstein, since 1968 and offered from his estate. Painted and mechanically redone in the early 80’s and used and maintained consistently since then. The cosmetics are very good, far better than their age would indicate. Chassis and engine compartment are orderly with some age and use. [Clutch cylinder failed on the way to the block.] A quality Cobra driver. – No, it’s not fresh and crisp, but this leaf spring Cobra is exceptionally well maintained by a long term owner who never let it slip into decline, instead consistently maintaining it in very good condition. In that sense it is a rarely seen, carefully preserved car, in far better condition and with a far better story than a barn find Cobra that might have ignited the bidders’ irrational enthusiasm. Cars like this Cobra don’t show up very often and the new owner should be highly satisfied with its quality, condition and price.Lot # 111 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale, Body by Bertone; S/N AR380684; Engine # AR0012100593; White/Blue, Grey vinyl; Estimate $130,000 – $175,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 4+ condition; Hammered Sold at $115,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $126,500. No Reserve. 1570/115hp, 5-speed, Philips multiband radio, silver wheels, hubcaps, Toyo tires, Dell’Orto carbs, 5-speed, Nardi woodrim steering wheel, bug deflector. – Good looking new paint over old paint and filler. Some very poor trim chrome including badly repaired taillight housings. Ugly underbody with peeling old undercoat and surface rusted patches. Engine compartment painted body color with little attention to prep or coverage. Needs everything. – This Sprint Speciale isn’t quite down to the level of despicable, but it isn’t very good and the new owner is unlikely to risk showing it off at the next AROC convention, let alone trying to drive it more that around the block without comprehensive mechanical attention. The bidders discounted it from its pre-sale estimate, but should have discounted it moreLot # 112 1972 Maserati Ghibli SS Coupe, Body by Ghia; S/N AM115492112; Black/Black leather; Estimate $375,000 – $450,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $340,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $374,000. With Reserve. 4930/335hp, 5-speed, chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Pirelli tires, Blaupunkt multiband radio, power windows, air conditioning. – Engine rebuilt in 2009. Fair old repaint over old paint with inattentive masking. Fair chrome polished through on the rear window surround. Old undercoat in the wheelwells. A driver quality Ghibli. – Maserati’s GT cars trail along behind Ferraris, like a donkey behind its leader. That’s not pejorative, it’s just how it works. So here’s a 335hp Ghibli SS, one of the most seductive body designs of the period, bought for less than a third of a Daytona. It’s the right money for it and its condition in the Ferrari-Maserati hierarchy but intrinsically a lot of exotic Italian GT for the money.Lot # 113 1961 Aston Martin DB4 Series II Coupe, Body by Touring; S/N DB4558L; Engine # 370567; Aston Martin Green/Parchment leather piped in Green; Estimate $800,000 – $1,000,000; Modified restoration, 2+ condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $725,000. With Reserve. Upgraded 4.2 liter/330hp engine with triple Weber carbs, stainless steel headers and exhaust, electronic ignition, Harvey Bailey suspension, centerlock wire wheels, Firestone tires, Lucas driving lights, woodrim steering wheel, Smiths dash clock. – Lightly scratched window glass. Upgraded to Vantage-spec and restored ten years ago. Excellent paint, chrome and interior other than an unfortunate four inch long scratch on the passenger door. Very clean underneath. An older restoration, but it still presents like a very fresh car. The work done on it was superb and it’s been used carefully since. – The thoughtful and professionally developed and installed upgrades elevate this DB4 to a different level of performance but also affect its value resulting in this difference of opinion between the bidders and the consignor. The consignor may highly rate the performance and handling, but in terms of value it becomes irrelevant if, as in this case, the prospective owners don’t share the same outlook. The seller would have been well advised to accept the Gooding bidders’ judgment and taken the reported high bid.Lot # 116 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2, Body by Pinin Farina; S/N 2651GT; Dark Blue/Beige leather; Estimate $550,000 – $650,000; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $725,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $797,500. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 3591 wire wheels, Michelin XVS tires, Blaupunkt multiband radio, Marchal head and fog lights. Ferrari Classiche certified. – Excellent paint, chrome and interior after a three year restoration in Italy completed early last year. Inviting, fresh upholstery. Underbody coated in old undercoat but the chassis is done like new with negligible evidence of use. – Holy Maranello! Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars for a 250 GTE. It is without doubt one of the best in the world, but Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars? The Sunday audience in the Equestrian Center tent were stunned into silence and exchanging wide-eyed gazes. For this much money the Italians could at least have media blasted off the old undercoat before repainting.
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Lot # 117 1967 Porsche 906 E Coupe; S/N 906159; Engine # 910032; White, Blue sills/Blue; Estimate $1,600,000 – $2,000,000; Competition restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $1,500,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,650,000. With Reserve. – Very good paint and interior. Fresh, sharp cosmetics and restored like new. 7th overall at Sebring in 1967 driven by Joe Buzzetta and Peter Gregg for Porsche System Engineering. Otto Zipper’s 1967 USRRC Under-2 liter co-championship car driven by Scooter Patrick. Restored for Warren Eads by Robert Hatchman in the late 90’s. Replacement long nose, short tail body. – Offered by Bonhams at Scottsdale in 2012 with a reported high bid of $980,000 and in essentially the same condition today as it was then. Not ‘matching numbers’, but what 906 is? A fast, desirable Porsche for a reasonable price … even if it is triple the price of the USRRC Lola T-70.Lot # 118 1988 Aston Martin V8 Volante Convertible; S/N SCFCV81C2JTL15678; York Red/Tan leather; Tan vinyl top; Estimate $175,000 – $225,000; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $150,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $165,000. No Reserve. 5340/309hp, automatic, Weber-Marelli electronic fuel injection, air conditioning, BBS alloy wheels, Avon tires, wood dash, window and console trim, dash clock, power windows, luggage, owner’s manual, Alpine stereo, factory luggage. – Very good original paint with no chips or scratches. Very good bumper plastic. Top is lightly creased from folding a few times but overall very good and fits well. Lightly worn seats but very good interior overall. Tidy engine bay and underbody. Even for a car with 14,979 miles on it, this three-owner Volante has been incredibly well kept and presents like it is two years old, not 26. – A babied, low-mileage car like this is the kind to buy, especially when it is as comprehensively equipped as this. This car is among the best of its kind around, and it brought a price that it deserved and should leave both parties satisfied.Lot # 119 1953 Bentley R-Type Continental 4.6L Coupe, Body by H.J. Mulliner; S/N BC10LB; Engine # BC10B10; Old English White/Black leather; Estimate $1,400,000 – $1,800,000; Unrestored original, 4 condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $1,150,000. With Reserve. Original lefthand drive. 4566/153hp, dual SU carbs, column shift 4-speed, wheel covers, blackwall tires, rear fender skirts, flying B hood ornament, dual wing mirrors, column shift, wood dash and window trim, fog lights, Blaupunkt AM/FM radio, Smiths dash clock. – Dull, dirty, cracking paint. Pitted wheel covers and dry tires. Uneven panel fit. Pitted brightwork. Surprisingly clean and dry chassis. Dull, foggy glass. Pretty good interior wood. Bought new by Ian Fleming, not for himself but for his friend Ivar Bryce, the man on whom Fleming largely based the James Bond character Felix Leiter. It made its way to Southern California in the 1970s, and was only recently discovered in a garage in this condition. It’s obviously in need of a lot, but is a sound restoration candidate and a significant, desirably equipped car. – A fabulous, continuous, history, but a car that needs nothing short of everything, RM sold BC16LA in Arizona a few months ago for $1,525,000 and it was in crisp, clean, sharp, freshly restored condition. It will take far more than the difference to make BC10LB as good. Much of the value in this transaction, then, depends upon the increment ascribed to the Ian Fleming story, and as usual to the appeal of BC10LB’s scruffy presentation. On balance the buyer paid generously for the back story, or the dirt, but not for the prospect of restoring it to showroom condition and having it worth even as much as the total investment.Lot # 120 1954 Jaguar XK 120SE Roadster; S/N S674747; Engine # F17658S; British Racing Green/Tan leather; Estimate $150,000 – $180,000; Older restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $200,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $220,000. No Reserve. 3442/180hp, 4-speed, chrome centerlock wire wheels, Avon tires, locking filler cap, tri-bar headlights. – Restored in 2004 and driven 2,500 miles since. Small dent in the left edge of the hood. Long, light scratch on the left edge of the nose. Driver’s door fit is uneven. Very good paint and chrome otherwise. Excellent interior. Very clean underneath. Used lightly and for the most part carefully over the last ten years, it’s not a show winner but a casual eye won’t find it anything less than gorgeous. – Sold well over Gooding’s high estimate and far more than it’s worth, this is a landmark in XK 120SE Roadster values. It’s a beautiful example, but the price it brought begs comprehension.Lot # 122 1927 Bugatti Type 38 Roadster; S/N 38385; Blue/Black leather; Estimate $200,000 – $250,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 4+ condition; Hammered Sold at $240,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $264,000. No Reserve. RHD. Marchal headlights, folding windshield, dual aeroscreens, Silver painted wire wheels, rear-mounted spare, cycle fenders. – Believed to be Elizabetta Junek’s 1928 Targa Florio reconnaissance car, later owned by Dr. Peter and Susan Williamson. Scrofulous old paint, cracked old leather upholstery, antique aircraft style seatbelts. Tired, used, aged and neglected. – Sold by Gooding here in 2008 from the Williamson collection for $198,000, this is a remarkably tired old car, but also an honest one even if the Junek story can’t be verified. The Pebble Beach auction bidders seem to have bought the story, however, and paid a premium price for it.Lot # 123 1934 Packard Twelve 1108 4-Dr. Sport Sedan, Body by Dietrich; S/N 110843; Black/Beige; Estimate $2,000,000 – $3,000,000; Concours restoration, 1 condition; Hammered Sold at $3,300,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $3,630,000. With Reserve. Chrome spoke wire wheels with body color rims, chrome trim rings, dual enclosed sidemounts, polished belt molding. – Sister to ‘The Car of the Dome’, early history unknown, but later owned by J.B. Nethercutt, Bill Harrah, Bob Bahre and Lee Herrington. Cosmetically restored by Stone Barn in 2006-7 and shown at Pebble Beach, Amelia Island and Meadow Brook. The restoration is still impeccable, although the car might benefit from losing the sidemounts and going back to the original dual rear spares. – Opened at $2 million and quickly bid to the final price 10% over the high estimate. There was no shortage of enthusiasm for this extraordinary automobile.Lot # 125 1967 Toyota 2000GT Coupe; S/N MF1010193; Red/Dark Grey; Estimate $800,000 – $1,000,000; Recent restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $730,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $803,000. With Reserve. 1988/150hp, 5-speed, alloy wheels, fender mirrors, blackwall tires – One of only 84 LHD examples, shipped to Switzerland in 1969 but not sold until 1971. It remained Swiss collections and was restored three times, 1982, 1993 and 2014. A solid example, with good paint and body fit and a lovely interior. Not pristine, but very good. – Gooding offered this car at Scottsdale in January where it attracted a high bid of only $650,000 and obviously made a better impression here in Monterey where there were two other examples at other auctions to place it in perspective. It is the middle of the three transactions, exactly where its history and presentation should put it.Lot # 127 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible, Body by Touring; S/N DB5C2112R; Engine # 400/2163; Dark Red/Black leather; Black top; Estimate $1,400,000 – $1,800,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $1,400,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,540,000. With Reserve. Triple SU carbs, 5-speed, Borrani centerlock wire wheels, Avon tires, dual mirrors, dual fuel tanks, black cloth boot cover, woodrim steering wheel, Blaupunkt multiband radio, Smiths dash clock, power windows, Continental spares kit, manual, tool roll. – Delivered new to Hollywood screenwriter Bill Manhoff. Repainted in the early 1970s but otherwise completely original. Good, shiny chrome. Paint crack below the hood and chips around it. Numerous small scratches on the nose. Scratches, cracks and blisters around the filler caps. Sound but aged and very worn original upholstery. Cracked steering wheel center cap. Other than the numerous flaws, though, the paint still shines. It’s nowhere near too far gone to enjoy as is, and it’s one of just 123 open top DB5s. – More original than cosmetically maintained, and even the repaint in a rich ruby red complements the DB5’s lines, this is a choice car by any standards but for an Aston Martin it is particularly pleasing. Its price also is pleasing, both to the seller and to the buyer, a result that is fair both ways.
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Lot # 128 1961 Fiat 1500S OSCA Spider, Body by Pinin Farina; S/N 118S016042; Gray/Black, Grey leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $100,000 – $120,000; Older restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $80,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $88,000. No Reserve. 1491/90hp, 4-speed, steel wheels with hub caps, locking filler cap, Nardi woodrim steering wheel, black cloth boot cover. – There’s a square hole in the dash where another accessory should be. Lightly used but cleaned up and detailed engine bay. Excellent paint and chrome. Driver door fit is slightly off. Interior is excellent. Represented as a ground up restoration completed in 2015, it was announced on the block that it will need mechanical sorting prior to delivery, albeit at the expense of the consignor. The little Fiat 1200 Spiders were very attractive but never had much grunt. That issue was addressed by the 1,491 cc twin cam OSCA engine that this car features. – The OSCA name (and therefore the Maserati brothers) and Pininfarina bodywork are worth something and this was an almost immaculate car, but this result is more than an Alfa Giulia, which is quite a bit more car even if the Fiat is more rare – or less common, if your glass is half empty. It should have been on its way to a new home at half this price.Lot # 129 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider (closed headlight), Body by Scaglietti; S/N 3095GT; Red/Tan; Estimate $16,000,000 – $18,000,000; Cosmetic restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $15,300,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $16,830,000. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 3715/3773 F/R wire wheels, Michelin XVS tires, passenger’s headrest, Marchal fog lights and covered Marchal headlights, Ferrari Classiche certified. – Decent older paint, chrome and especially attractive, inviting interior. Orderly engine compartment, road grimy chassis, worn old top, good gauges and dash. Wheels are various ages. Well used but sound and orderly, this is the rarely seen California Spider driver. – The open-top counterpart of the 250 SWB Berlinetta combines great performance, light weight and aggressive good looks with rarity to make one of the most desirable of all Ferraris, a fact amply supported by the handsome, but understandable, price it brought here. There is a cost to following fickle fashion, and that is a large component of the price paid for this SWB Cal Spider: nearly double the cost of RM’s LWB open headlight Cal Spider.Lot # 130 1970 De Tomaso Mangusta 302 Coupe, Body by Ghia; S/N 8MA1048; Light Grey/Black leather; Estimate $350,000 – $450,000; 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $295,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $324,500. With Reserve. 302 /230hp Ford, Autolite four barrel carb, 5-speed transaxle, Ansa exhaust, alloy wheels, Michelin XW4 tires, wood and leather-wrapped Ferrero steering wheel, Sony cassette stereo, power windows, air conditioning, full tool roll. – In the same ownership for four decades, 9,331 miles from new. Represented as ‘largely original unrestored’ but largely repainted except for the crazing rear deck. Cracking, chipped paint on the front lip and a big chip on the front right corner. Sound, dull paint on the nose but the rear of the car has light crazing and cracking and there are chips on inner edges of the gullwing engine cover. Lightly scratched rear window glass. Fantastic original interior. Clean and dry underneath. Uneven door fit. A quite well preserved example of a later Mangusta, distinguished by its 302 V-8 instead of the earlier 289 and the two pop-up headlights instead of the previous four fixed ones. – This car was the first to sell after the sale of the Ferrari California Spider, and while following a headline car can spell doom for a less valuable car on the block, this car brought a huge above-market result, a testament to its originality and incredibly low 9,331 miles and despite its incredibly boring putty grey color. It had been sold at RM’s Ft. Lauderdale auction in 2009 for $75,900, then at RM’s Monterey sale in August of the same year for $68,750. The seller should be proud to get this much after doing nothing at all since 2009 and putting only 270 miles on the odometer in six years.Lot # 132 1963 Watson Indianapolis Roadster; S/N 504; White, Red ‘Kaiser Aluminum’/Black vinyl, cloth; Estimate $400,000 – $500,000; Competition restoration, 1 condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $320,000. With Reserve. Torsion bar suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes, 255 Offy with Hilborn injection, two-speed gearbox. – Rodger Ward’s Kaiser Aluminum Special, 4th at Indy, winner at Milwaukee 100. Re-engined for 1964 with a 4-cam Ford V-8, Ward was 5th at Phoenix. Later raced as a super modified until restored to this show car configuration in 2001. Great paint and chrome, AACA Senior National First Prize winner. – If there was money anywhere close a third of a million dollars for a Watson-Offy, even a Rodger Ward Indy 4th place finisher, should have been enough to see it change hands. The seller may have had a larger agenda, however, on the order of gaining recognition for the beautiful construction and exceptional performance of American oval roadsters, and in that quest this is just another milestone.Lot # 134 1969 Fiat-Abarth 750 Record Monza GT Coupe, Body by Zagato; S/N 100585940; Engine # 100585940; Light Blue/Black leatherette; Estimate $130,000 – $160,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $115,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $126,500. No Reserve. Lucas head and driving lights. – A cheap, flawed, superficial repaint over old paint. Cracking and showing some bubbles of bad paint adhesion. Dirty old underbody with crusty undercoat. Sound interior with some age and wear. Crazed speedometer face, pitted instrument bezels, some peeling interior paint. Orderly engine compartment. A barely usable driver. – Sold by Gooding at Scottsdale eighteen months ago for $134,750, its odometer has added 206 miles but its nefarious condition is unchanged. It could not have been a very satisfying ownership experience and the seller is probably very happy to be out from under it with only a modest loss, but even at this price the new owner has not bought into a happy bargain. This is a challenged Fiat-Abarth.Lot # 135 ; S/N 0717 SA; Engine # 0717 SA; Silver, Maroon roof/Maroon leather; Estimate $5,000,000 – $6,000,000; Recent restoration, 1 condition; Hammered Sold at $4,625,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $5,087,500. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani RW 3264 wire wheels, Pirelli Cinturato radials, turn signals, fog lights, multiband radio, dual rear speakers. – One of six short wheelbase 410 Superamericas built, special ordered for the Shah of Iran and his wife, Princess Soraya. Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Underbody and engine restored like new. Excellent door, hood and trunk fits with tiny, tight, even gaps. Sharp, crisp engine compartment. Restored like new in 2002 with better cosmetics and fastidious, meticulous attention to detail. A multiple winner and still in nearly miraculous condition. – In the current Pantheon of Ferrari values this rare, special, beautifully restored and meticulously preserved 410 Superamerica occupies an important position, although a good argument could be made that it is faster, more rare and more exclusive than its $5 million price indicates. The new owner can take pride and pleasure in its ownership, as well as its value.Lot # 136 1911 Fiat Tipo 6 Demi-Tonneau, Body by Holbrook; S/N 11174; Green, Black accent, Gold coachline/Tan leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $600,000 – $800,000; Concours restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $800,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $880,000. With Reserve. RHD. Solarclipse acetylene headlights, Solar kerosene sidelights, boa constrictor horn, Nonpareil bulb horn, Warner speedometer and clock, folding windshield. – Originally acquired by Vanderbilt Cup racer William Wallace, Jr.. Concours quality older restoration, 2012 Pebble Beach class winner Toured some since and now with some cracking of the body paint at joints, paint shrinkage on panels and use-polished upholstery. Brass is still bright and shiny and varnished wood is outstanding. Lights have been electrified for touring. An imposing and rare Brass era car for tours, – Powered by a nine-liter, 75hp, slow-revving torque monster four-cylinder side valve engine, this is a gorgeous, elaborately equipped, wonderful ride for tours and still a singular presence at shows. Its appeal was apparent here at the Pebble Beach auction and not lost on the bidders who accorded it a handsome but realistic price.Lot # 138 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe, Body by Pinin Farina; S/N 1825 GT; Engine # 1825GT; Dark Blue/Beige leather; Estimate $750,000 – $850,000; Cosmetic restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $650,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $715,000. With Reserve. Chrome spokes Borrani RW 3694 wire wheels, Pirelli tires, Blaupunkt multiband radio, overdrive. 284F engine internal number, outside plug heads. – Good repaint and replaced interior. Old undercoat has been quickly resprayed assembled. Driver’s seat is lightly soiled. Sills are filled but not excessively. Generally good chrome. Flat panels, flush fits and even gaps. Clean but aged engine compartment in mediocre driver condition. – Even $100,000 under the low estimate this is more money than car. Its price confirms the trend in Pf coupe values, beautiful, comfortable, fast-enough cars, but built in quantity. The catalog artfully turns the 353 built on its head by noting most of them have been cannibalized for parts, or used to build replicas of more desirable models. So, now Pf Coupes are rare because they weren’t regarded highly enough to preserve. It might be characterized as ‘damning with faint praise’ but at this extremely expensive price it is irrelevant.
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Lot # 142 2005 Maserati MC12 GT1 Coupe; S/N 003; Blue/Blue, Black; Estimate $2,000,000 – $2,500,000; Competition car, original as-raced, 3- condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $1,700,000. With Reserve. 18 inch OZ wheels, Pirelli tires. – Cracked, touched up bodywork, worn belts. Driver’s seat upholstered in blue gaffer’s tape. An orderly but aged as-raced car of little distinction or significance other than a pair of seconds in the FIA GT races at Dubai and Zhuhai in 2004. – This MC12 really should have changed hands at the reported price, or well before.Lot # 143 1960 Porsche RS60 Spyder, Body by Wendler; S/N 718044; Engine # P90505; Silver, Red, Yellow stripe/Red vinyl; Estimate $5,500,000 – $7,000,000; Competition restoration, 2 condition; Post-block sale at $4,909,091 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $5,400,000. With Reserve. Typ 587/3 engine, full windshield, driver’s head fairing, driving lights. – Raced by Porsche at Le Mans in 1960, Sebring, the Targa Florio and Nürburgring 1000 in 1961 all with DNFs, then 2nd overall and 1st in class at Mosport Player’s 200 and winner of the Governor’s Trophy and Porsche Classic races at Nassau, class winner in the Nassau Trophy in 1961 driven by Al Holbert. Other drivers were: Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Joachim Bonnier, Dan Gurney, Edgar Barth and Hans Hermann. Later restored for and vintage raced by Warren Eads. Restored like new with very good cosmetics. – Bid to $4,800,000 on the block and closed later at this price. One of four works raced RS60 Spyders, it is impossible to argue with this carefully negotiated price.Lot # 148 1974 Ferrari 246 GTS Dino, Body by Pininfarina-Scaglietti; S/N 07874; Silver/Black leather; Estimate $350,000 – $425,000; Unrestored original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $365,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $401,500. With Reserve. Blaupunkt cassette stereo, Cromodora alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires, power windows, air conditioning, jack, tool kit, owner’s manual. – One family owned since 1978. Fair old paint with clearcoat covering, crazing on the Targa bar and engine and rear deck covers. Aged upholstery with pulled bolster seams. Sound chrome. Dusty original underbody. Clean, dry, unrestored engine compartment. Highly original, appropriate to the 13,062 miles on the odometer. – Appropriately valued by the Pebble Beach auction bidders recognizing its age and cosmetic needs. The addition of some well-placed dirt and maybe bird droppings could have exciting a bidding war among the preservation-obsessed, because there is little if any premium in this result for the car’s long single owner history or its very good preservation.Lot # 149 1961 Maserati 3500 GT Spider, Body by Vignale; S/N 1011121; Verde Scuro/Tan leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $850,000 – $1,000,000; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $750,000. With Reserve. 5-speed, disc brakes, chrome spoke Borrani RW 3872 wire wheels, Pirelli Cinturato P3000 tires, Marchal headlights, Carello driving lights, multiband radio. – Good repaint that needs some wet sanding in the difficult places. Good chrome and new interior. Good gauges but weak radio and mirror chrome. Underbody and chassis are old and quickly sprayed with fresh sealer. A pretty car for tours but not to show, – This is a beautiful Maserati that realistically should have brought a little bit more that the reported high bid, but also realistically could have been sold with only limited qualms.Lot # 153 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet SII, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 2533 GT; Engine # 2533; Silver/Blue leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $1,800,000 – $2,200,000; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $1,675,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $1,842,500. With Reserve. Chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, some stamped RW 3691, Autovox pushbutton radio, two tops, Ferrari Classiche certified. – Good clearcoat paint and new, unblemished interior and carpets. Banged up wheel rims. Good major chrome. Old undercoat in wheelwells recently sprayed over while assembled. Chassis and suspension got a similar treatment. Window pockets are clean but aged. A pretty driver. – Cataloged as ‘a complete restoration’, it is not up to the usual standards of ‘complete restorations’ in the U.S. but rather a competently restored, driver quality Ferrari cabriolet. It was bought for a price that recognizes its presentation and should be rewarding to drive.Lot # 155 1957 Lancia Aurelia B24 Cabriolet, Body by Pinin Farina; S/N B24S1264; White/Beige leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $400,000 – $500,000; Unrestored original, 4+ condition; Hammered Sold at $390,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $429,000. With Reserve. Blaupunkt multiband radio. – 81,652km from new. Repainted by Lancia in the late Fifties and single family owned since 1957. Cracked, peeling old paint over lumpy, filled body. Stiff, soiled but sound original upholstery. Driver’s floor mat worn through. Good but ageing gauges. Dirty underbody with original undercoat. Fair chrome but all there and none beyond recovery. Aged, but not tired, and usable as is. – As with several other cars at Monterey this week, this Lancia is better than a barn find but bought without the barn find premium that seems to afflict current buyers and is a better value for it. Consistently maintained and never subject to any significant level of restoration, this is a largely pure, as-built, Lancia that should be a delight to own and drive.Lot # 156 1955 Jaguar XK 140 MC Roadster; S/N S810157; Dark Blue/Tan leather; Black cloth top; Estimate $130,000 – $160,000; Recent restoration, 1- condition; Hammered Sold at $185,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $203,500. No Reserve. Chrome centerlock wire wheels, Garfield whitewalls, dual wing mirrors, Lucas driving lights, dual exhaust, C-Type head, tool kit, owner’s manual. – Driver door fit ever so slightly off. Excellent paint and chrome. Flawless interior. Gorgeous underneath. A fresh, gorgeous ground-up restored 140 with extra pep of MC equipment as a bonus. It shows just 584 miles, which are presumably since the restoration was completed. – This cruised past the high estimate of $160,000 on its way to this impressive sale price, which bought an outstanding, modified-for-touring MC DHC from January 2015. Not a cheap buy, but a reasonable way to get into an expertly restored XK.Lot # 157 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Coupe; S/N 17607; Black/Red leather, Black bars; Estimate $750,000 – $900,000; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $650,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $715,000. With Reserve. 5-spoke Cromodora centerlock alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires, painted nose panel, popup lights, Grundig cassette stereo, power windows, Veglia air conditioning with dash-mounted control panel, accessory volt and outside temperature gauges, headrest seats. – One owner until 2014 and 85,172 km from new, the fifth from last Daytona built. Engine and gearbox replaced years ago. Good chrome, interior and quality new paint. Old undercoat in the wheelwells. Clean but disturbing under the hood with incorrect air cleaner cover nuts and bad wiring repair with crimped connectors and exposed conductors. The bottom of the engine compartment and chassis are road grimy. Nice paint, but the rest isn’t up to its standard. – Sold by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival in 2014 for $612,406 and subsequently repainted, this Daytona has many disturbing flaws and oversights and is expensive even at this price.Lot # 159 1994 Porsche 911 Carrera Turbo 3.6 Coupe; S/N WP0AC2964RS480155; Midnight Blue Metallic/Grey leather piped in Red; Estimate $300,000 – $350,000; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $250,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $275,000. No Reserve. Alloy wheels, Michelin tires, sunroof, whale tail spoiler, rear wiper, tinted glass, power windows, power seats, VDO dash clock, climate control, factory cassette stereo. – Recently serviced at 30,000 miles and driven just 500 miles since. A very late, three-owner 964 Turbo, one of less than 1,500 built. Excellent original paint and exterior plastic and barely any wear to the neat red and gray interior. This is a classic example of a babied, lightly driven but always maintained 911. It presents like a two year old car, but it actually has a few miles on it and has been serviced, which actually makes it more promising than the mothballed 200 mile examples that haven’t run in ten years. – No longer just a used 911, the 964 has seen its value explode, even in the context of the 911 market. When new, this car cost a little over $100,000. That was 20 years ago. The clamor for prime examples of late air-cooled Porsches is still very much alive, and this result validates that. Buyers of these cars should note, however, that their 355hp turbo motors are barely more than half the horsepower of late model Porsches or Corvettes which are half this price, and there is no shortage of 964 Turbo Porsches.
