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Retro Auctions: RM Sotheby’s, February 8

February 28, 2017 By pete

Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 1934, estimate 3.8-5 million euro, sold 3.9 million euro.

Photos and captions by Alessandro Gerelli

The first Retro related auction was the RM Sotheby’s held at the Place Vauban on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3, chassis 50006, sold for €3,920,000 and was the highest sale price of the day. Thirteen Porsches from one collection sold well and was a major feature of the RM auction. Below, Gerelli presents the Italian and French cars: an Alfa Montreal, and a Lancia B20 GT coupe and a Giulietta Spider that sold for 476000 euros, plus much more.

Exchange rate, 2-28-2017: 1 US Dollar=.94 Euro

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Retro Auctions: Bonhams, February 9

February 28, 2017 By pete

Simca 1000 coupè Bertone 1967, estimate 10-15000 euro, sold at 11500 euro.

Photos and captions by Alessandro Gerelli

The Bonhams Retromobile event took place at the Grand Palais on Thursday, February 9. Many of the Italian/French items did not sell, but this is not an indication of the overall sales percentage.

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Four Guys at Retro: Vanhoolandt and the French

February 12, 2015 By pete

Everybody has heard about the sale of the Baillon collection of nearly 60 cars in desperate state for most of them. Here on the same picture, the most well preserved cars, the Maserati A6 G 2000 Frua coupé in the background, and the Ferrari 250 GT SWB California once owned by French actor Alain Delon, sold for an incredible $18.5 million.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Retromobile show in Paris. Over the years it became a must-see event that starts the classic car season on the European continent and it continues to grow in size and quality. The sale of the well-publicized Baillon collection attracted even more spectators, who had to queue for some time to access the hall where the barn finds were exposed.

The Maserati, which went to an American buyer for $2.2 million, is one of only four A6G 2000 bodied by Frua. It was the 1956 Paris Motor Show car and in the Baillon family since 1959.

Apart from the usual manufacturers and dealers displays, many themes were developed with a retrospective of the production of Spanish manufacturer Pegaso, a selection of cars from the collection of Corrado Lopresto from Italy, a gathering of Bugatti Royales, the production cars of Matra, etc.

Yes, there were Pegasos, but you missed them. Fortunately Hugues did not, and we'l present Hugues' Pegaso pics in depth in another issue of VT.

But first take a look to the sale that made the headlines and to some French rarities.

The Baillon collection was presented in a very dark environment, giving an ambiance of mystery to these cars coming to light for the first time since decades. Another highlight was this Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport by Saoutchik, already featured here in VT ( Baillon barnfind part 3). It went for $1.9 million.

This Talbot-Lago T150C was also a car owned by Baillon until 1979 when a first batch of cars went on public sale due to his transport business bankruptcy. 1936 French ACF Grand Prix, 1937 Mille Miglia, 1938 Le Mans 24 hours are just some of the races in which this car took part with various bodies.

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Four Guys at Retro: Gerelli at the Auctions

February 12, 2015 By pete

Iso Grifo A3/C stradale 1965 sold at RM Auction for 1036k euros.

Story and photos by Alessandro Gerelli
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All prices are in Euros: This week the U.S. Dollar equals .88 Euro, and 1 Euro equals .74 British Pound Sterling

During the first three days of the Retromobile, three auctions were held in Paris by Artcurial, Bonhams and RM, all held at different locations, causing one to travel from one to another.

However, all three auctions were big successes with only few lots unsold, and many cars sold at the maximum or over the estimated values.

The high point was the Artcurial with the Baillon Collection with all the cars sold; a Maserati A6G 2000 by Frua sold at 2010k euros and, incredibly, a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California (#2935) ex Alain Delon sold at 16288000 euros (all included) against an estimation of 9.5 to 12 million euros.

The Iso and Bizzarini sold with very good results, with a couple of cars going over million euros.

At the Bonhams auction, a few Abarth cars coming from the Violati Maranello Rosso collection will be of great interest to VeloceToday readers – please note the prices!

Of course at the Retromobile itself, there were many cars on show at the various stands of dealers and clubs, but I limited the photo gallery to few cars of the Lopresto collection which were shown for the first time in Paris.

We begin with the Abarths…

Abarth Osella PA1 Sport Prototipo 1973 (Maranello Rosso collection) sold at Bonhams for 110k euros.

Abarth Simca 1300 GT long nose 1965 (Maranello Rosso collection) sold at Bonhams auction for 129k euros.

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Gauld at Retromobile

February 10, 2015 By pete

The Pegaso Le Mans Coupe on Gregor Fisken’s stand.

We’ll have a lot more from Retro, but here’s a sneak peak from the most senior of our correspondents at Retro this year….more from Gaul coming up as well! Ed.

Story and photos by Graham Gauld

Paris in February can really chill the blood and this year was no exception. However inside Retromobile – that truly great annual historic event – there were plenty of things to keep the blood warm and in my usual mooching round I came across a number of interesting cars and stories which in turn I hope will keep you warmly entertained.

Now, as my first journalistic efforts took place around 1952, the whole of the fifties saw me absorb everything, and one marque which really caught the imagination was a car made by a Spanish truck company called Pegaso. It was a sensation when it was introduced; it was designed by Wilfredo Ricart, formerly of Alfa Romeo, and just sixty-eight of them were made. The company was in business for just six and a half years as the cost of building them was greater than the income from selling them.

The Retromobile organizers went to a lot of trouble to gather together the largest display of Pegasos I think anyone has ever seen, as they had twelve in a special area that my colleagues will no doubt photograph for you. But, there was a thirteenth Pegaso at the Show, and to me the most interesting. It was my Scottish pal, Gregor Fisken,who had it on his stand and it was one that was raced.

Fisken holds open the trunk lid on the Pegaso to show the twin fuel tanks.

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