[Résultats] The Monaco Sale by Bonhams: racing cars in the spotlight
During the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, several events punctuate the week off the track. Last weekend we found the classic “The Monaco Sale”, organized by Bonhams with a catalog cut out for the event!
The Monaco Sale in brief
With a day and a half of exposure before the hammers fell for the first time, the Bonhams sale “The Monaco Sale”, also called “Les Grandes Marques à Monaco” was one of the first attractions of the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique.
Located in the Fairmont Hotel, the exhibition and the sale were close to the track where the cars passed. Two spaces were dedicated to him with the huge reception room, where the sale took place, and the reception with several nuggets and a view of the sea!
31 cars were on the programme, with 14 automobilia lots. In the end, total sales amounted to 13 million euros.
The stars of the sale
With 7 potential millionaires, The Monaco Sale of Bonhams had released a large catalog. Two of the biggest estimates were French, Bugatti.
First the 1927 T35 B: matching numbers, in original condition, owned by the same collector since 1975, it was estimated between 2 and 3 million euros and finished, precisely, at 2 million euros.
The 1929 Type 37, delivered in France, with matching engine and chassis, restored some twenty years ago, had belonged to the same family for 63 years! Estimated between 800,000 and 1.1 million euros, it leaves against 862,500 €.
As for the road cars: three Germans. There was a Porsche 959 Komfort from 1988, delivered to a monarchy in the Middle East, with few kilometers, estimated between 1.4 and 1.6 million euros, it sells for 1,437,500 €.
Then, one of the 57 road-going Porsche 911 (993) GT2s! More powerful and efficient than the road air-cooled 911, it was estimated between 850,000 and 1,150,000 € and sold for 1,046,500 €.
Third German car, a must, the 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, estimated between 950,000 and 1,200,000 € but not sold.
We ended the potential millionaires with two Ferraris. First the 212 Inter Cabriolet from 1951, bodied by Vignale, , already awarded in competitions, notably at Pebble Beach, was estimated between 1.9 and 2.3 million euros. If we do not know the final price, it is marked sold by the English house.
The other was a 1965 275 GTS that belonged to Jean-Pierre Beltoise. Restored at Gipimotor, in perfect condition, estimated between 1.2 and 1.6 million euros, it finished with a nice score of 1,495,000 €.
Also note
We had noted 4 other cars in this catalog of The Monaco Sale.
First the Brabham Climax BT3. First F1 Brabham, first Brabham to score a point in F1 before winning the Solitude and Austrian Grand Prix in 1963, ready for historic racing, it was estimated between €450 and €650,000 and sold for €382,250.
Another F1, the Williams FW21 with Supertec engine, a car with which Zanardi ran 14 Grand Prix in 1999! Estimated between 100 and 150,000 €, it goes well above that at 362,250 €!
Another racing car… but for terrain very different from the streets of Monaco: a 1982 Porsche 911 SC, ready for the Dakar. Estimated between 170 and 220,000 €, it is content with 126,500 € to change hands.
We had chosen a French one, a Facel Vega Facel II from 1962. With automatic gearbox and in good condition, estimated between 160 and 180,000 €, it sells for 132,250 €.
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