The three auction houses that traditionally offer cars for sale during the Amelia Island weekend will have a great variety of interesting automobiles available. On the whole, sale price estimates reflect the growing belief that 2015 was the recent price peak, and that international politics and economics are having an effect on auction expectations. That said, there are some very special examples of some cars that have become almost de rigueur for the companies to offer, and there are some extraordinary vehicles that still command potentially record-setting prices.
Amelia Island’s auctions will be very interesting for observers who track price trends as an indicator of the investment economy. Of course, the auction companies hope that in this seemingbuyers’ market, there will be many more individuals with paddles in the air and letters of credit on file when the hammers drop. These are some of the vehicles of interest at Amelia. Because some Porsche owners also have a Ferrari in the garage, readers will note their inclusion on this list as well as some other makes.
Lot 102: 1895 “Paris Trouville Rocket” Private European Road Coach (as in horse-drawn) - Estimate $200-250K Body by Guiet & Co. of Paris. Black and cream lacquered wood with blue cloth interior. It's worth going to Bonhams online catalog just to see this bit of history. Do - especially - pay attention to the view and caption of the interior of this coach.
Lot 123: 1967 Ferrari 275GTB/4 Coupe - Estimate $2.7-3.2M Silver with black interior. From the Wade Carter collection. This man had interesting eclectic taste.
Lot 139: 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Sports Tourer, body by Vanden Plas - Estimate not published Blue with blue interior. Well-deserving of the eight pages it gets in the catalog. Like Guiet above, Vanden Plas started making horse-drawn carriages in Belgium before expanding operations to the U.K. This car looks especially like a classic British pontoon-fender sports car but with a fine French pedigree.
Lot 142: 1910 Thomas Flyer Model K-6-70 “Flyabout” - Estimate: $900k-1.2M Red with red interior. In 1908, a four-cylinder 60-horsepower Thomas Flyer WON the New York to Paris race (that ran by way of Seattle and Moscow). This - the six cylinder 70-horsepower version - is the high-performance upgrade of that around-the-world racecar.
Lot 167: 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A body by Sindelfingen - Estimate not published Black with tan interior. Remember that one of these sold at Scottsdale. It set an Arizona record at $9.9M at RM.
Lot 175: 1933 Maserati 8C 3000 Biposto Grand Prix racecar - Estimate not published Red with tan interior. France was the home of the Grand Prix. The French made the rules allowing two-seat GP cars that also raced in endurance races such as Le Mans. In the mid 1930s, the Italians were teaching the French how to say "Gran Premio" with cars like this.
Lot #014: 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX 2433 - Estimate $950K-1.1M Navy with black interior. Competition roadster with “Le Mans” hardtop and spare engine.
Lot #022: 1931 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing-Top Convertible Coupe - Estimate $2.5-3.0M Black with brown interior. Body by Murphy.
Lot #032: 1964 VW Camper - Estimate $80-100K Ex-Seinfeld. Unrestored.
Lot #062: 1966 Ford GT Mk 1. #GT40 P/1065 - Estimate $3.2-3.6M Blue with black interior. Right hand drive. One of 31 road Coupes. The accomplishments of racing GT40s - especially at Le Mans in 1966 and 1967 - inspired Ford to resurrect the styling for the 2005 GT and to redesign and restyle it again for 2017. But THIS car is the real birthparent.
Lot #174: 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Tour de France - Estimate not published #0619 GT. Silver with black interior.
Lot #181: 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO - Estimate $650-750K Red with grey interior.
Lot #193: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Coupe - Estimate $325-375K Red with black interior.
RM/Sotheby has other interesting cars that include:
Lot #120: 1963 Volkswagen Type 2 23-window Super Deluxe Microbus with Eriba Puck travel trailer - Estimate $125-175K Turquoise. Lots of turquoise.
Lot #121: 1985 Ford RS 200 Evolution - Estimate $475-675K White with red interior. 600hp all-wheel drive Group B car - Group B in its most insane iteration.
Lot #125: Â 1965 Toyota 200GT - Estimate $800-950K White with black interior. Left hand drive.
Lot #129: 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio convertible - Estimate $900k-1.2M Black with cream interior. Right hand drive. Ettore Bugatti's son, Jean, designed a series of Type 57 models he named after the greatest Alpine mountain passes, of which Stelvio is one. Drive this one on the Colorado Grand.
Lot #141: 1911 Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Silver Ghost Tourer, body by Lawton - Estimate $2.5-3.5M White with red interior. Too young for the London-to-Brighton run (for cars manufactured in 1905 or before) but start in London and you can drive to Brighton by way of Moscow, Beijing, Seattle, and New York in the best of these even a century later.
Lot #161: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing - Estimate $1.3-1.5M White with red interior. Fitted luggage, Rudge wheels. In Mercedes' original racing colors!
Lot #162: Â 1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster - Estimate $1.2-1.4M First of three Edsel Ford/Eugene Gregorie Speedsters. Green with tan interior. The partnership of Edsel and Eugene created the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr and the Continental in '41. This was one of their "pet" projects.
Lot #164: 2014 Pagani Huayra -Estimate $1.9-2.2M Blue with grey interior.
Lot #179: 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra -Estimate $950K-1.2M Black with red interior. CSX2188.
Lot #188: 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Cabriolet A Sindelfingen - Estimate $3.0-4.0M Red with tan interior. Past Pebble Beach Best of Show. RM sold the Scottsdale week record-setter with another one of these for three times this low estimate figure. They're a Manly Man's car, and this seems an attractive price for a real head-turner on any tour or at any concours.
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