Classic & Sports Car - December 2015 UK

AUCTIONS SALEROOMNEWSFROMMICKWALSH

186 Classic&SportsCarDecember 2015

CHARITY FERRARIS MAKE HISTORY

American beauty leads the way in Frederiksen sale

H&Hdidthetrusteesof theRich-

ardColtonestateandtheRoyal

NationalLifeboatInstituteproud

withthesaleof thelatecollector’s

prizedsetof FerrarisandJaguarsat

IWMDuxfordon 14 October. The

stylishsettingin a museumhalland

thedramaticpreviewfilmswerea

stepupfortheCheshirecompany,

butbuyershadto waitforfivehours

forthestarlotsin the146-carsale.

Predictably ,thetoppricewent

to Colton’s well-used250GTSWB

at £7,392,000;it wasboughtby

JamesCottinghamof DKEngi-

neeering,whoknewtheFerrari

wellafterpreviouswork.Thecar’s

modifications and conditionmean

a lengthyrestoration,andcloseto

a £500kinvestment,beforechassis

1995GTwouldbe readyforFerrari

Classicheapproval.“Thepricewas

rightonourbudgetlimit,”saida

relievedCottingham.

Althoughit alsoneededcosmetic

work,the275GTB/4wasin better

condition. At £2,161,600, and with

Classichecertificationalready

Bettervaluewastheex-George

Best 1971 JaguarE-type,which,

althoughnotregistereddirectlyto

theManchesterUnitedlegend,was

usedby himduringtheearly’70s.

Finishedin brashgold,a 1973

AstonMartinV8developmentand

road-testcardoubledits estimateat

£72,800.Notusedsince 1987 , this

modifiedS2stilllookedwell

bought.Needingmuchmorework

wastheOgleDBSV8Sotheby

Special,whichsoldunderestimate

at £88,140in a post-auctiondeal.

secured,it lookedlikea wiseinvest-

mentwithtopexamplesnowover

£3million.Moresurprisingwas

the£150,080paidforColton’s

low-mileage 550 Maranello,the

generousoutlaynodoubtspurred

onby theworthycause.

Freshlotswithgoodhistory

alwayssellstrongly, as provenby

themuch-promotedJaguarXJ12C

fromTheNewAvengers. A major

project,andlittlemorethana

Broadspeedbodykit,thevandalised

‘barn-find’stormedto £69,440.

HenrikFrederiksen’s impressive47-carcollectionwas offeredat Bonhams’

first auctionon Danishsoil on 26 September.The core of the sale, held at

the vendor’s 16th-centurymanorhouse,was madeup of pre-warcoachbuilt

greats,a 1930 DuesenbergModelJwith aMurphydisappearing-top

roadsterbody toppingthe resultsat £1,772,179.Britishmarquesdid well,

with afreshlyrestored,PebbleBeachclass-winningLagondaLG6 Rapide

blitzingits estimateat £543,087–

aworld recordfor thesehandsome

six-cylindermodels.

Arare short-chassisBentley

61 / 2 Litre ‘Bobtail’–with later

Australian bodywork modelledon

the Forrest Lycett 8 Litre –made

£714,588,whiletop of the post-

war lots was aone-offFrua-bodied

1973 Rolls-RoycePhantomVI

cabrioletfor £365,869.

Colton’s 250GTSWB reached£7,392,000

ImpressiveH&H presentationat Duxford,with Colton’s Ferraris and Jaguarson the main stage.Right:developmentAstonV8 –£72,800

RoughXJ12CstarredinTheNewAvengers

Rarelysold in Europe,the ModelJwas the auction’s star lot and reached£1.77million BeautifulLagondaRapidemade£543,087