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Retromobile 2018: Three Auctions

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Story and photos by Alessandro Gerelli

During the long weekend of the Retromobile in Paris, as usual three auctions took place: RM Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Artcurial have had their sales with good results. About 350 cars were auctioned, of which 25% were not sold. The total amount sold was about 70 million euros.

RM Sotheby’s sold three Bugattis, one old and two recent for a total amount of about 4,8 mln euros, while Ferrari, Maserati and Mercedes were at the top for Bonhams and Artcurial.

Here are our favorites from all three auctions:

RM Sotheby’s

Iso Grifo A3/C 1964 estimate 2.3-3 mln euro, not sold

Ferrari 250 GTE 1962 estimate 430-470000 euro, sold 517000 euro

Ferrari 166 MM 1953 estimate 3.7-4.5 mln euro, not sold

Maserati MC12 2005 estimate 2-2.5 mln euro, sold 2 mln euro

Bugatti Chiron 2017 estimate 3.2-3.6 mln euro, sold 3.3 mln euro

Bugatti EB 110 SS Prototype 1993 estimate 850-1100000 euro, sold 1,15 mln euro

Autobianchi Bianchina cabriolet 1967 estimate 25000-30000 euro, sold 16000 euro

Bonhams

Maserati 3500 GT spyder Vignale 1960 estimate 670-780000 euro, not sold

Lancia Delta S4 gruppo B 1986 estimate 580-780000 euro, not sold

Lancia Delta S4 engine

Transporter Iveco 2001 of Scuderia Ferrari estimate 125-150000 euro, sold 103000 euro

The artistic nose of Renault Type A/B 42.9HP 1910

A pair of Aston Martin DB2/4 of 1954

Artcurial

Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet Pininfarina 1958 estimate 7-9 mln euro, not sold

Maserati A6GCS 1953 spider 1954 estimate 2.8-3.6 mln euro, sold 2.4 mln euro

Maserati A6G/2000 Allemano Zagato 1955 estimate 2.5-2.7 mln euro, not sold

De Tomaso Vallelunga competizione 1965 estimate 200-280000 euro, sold 290000 euro

Simca Barchetta Motto 1949 estimate 225-275000 euro, not sold

Ferrari FXX 2006 estimate 2.6-3.2 mln euro, sold 2.7 mln euro

Alfa Romeo 2500 1942-46 cabriolet Pininfarina estimate 1-1.3 mln euro, not sold

Bugatti Type 40GS 1926 estimate 200-260000 euro, sold 225000 euro

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  1. $636,000 for a Ferrari GTE (ne 250GT 2+2)!! Go back to 1966 in New Orleans. There was one on a used car lot for $1500. I should have bought it!

  3. Whenever I hear someone tell of a car they should’ve bought now that they see what it’s worth has become, I always ask, ” Well now that you’ve learned a lesson what are you buying now?”.

  4. I had a Ferrari 250 GTE. It was a driver and I purchased it in 1974 for $3,500. Five years later, I sold it as a part of a divorce (the Ferrari was not the issue). I thought I did really well with it. I doubled my money…$7,000! Ah, the good old days.

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