Classic & Sports Car - December 2015 UK

December 2015 Classic&SportsCar 187

Auction

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Comingsoonto auction

Top money for

SuperSports

There’s nostoppingtheclamour
forunrestored,originalcars,as
provenbythe£57,211paidfor
theex-Alexis‘Lex’duPontMorgan
at Bonhams’SimeoneMuseumsale
on5 October. The 1937 Matchless-
poweredexamplehasbeenlittle
touchedduringthepast 60 years
andlooksa sure-fireentryfor
PebbleBeach’s Preservationclass.
DuPont’s Cooper-Nortonslooked
likebetter value at £17,163each.

SCARABSETSPLITAFTERSALE
Don Orosco’s Scarabs were all sold
at Bonham’s Goodwood Revival
auctionon 12 September, including
the 1956Fiat-Bartoletti,whichwent
for £656,700.The Tipo 642 diesel-
powered truckis stayingin Europe;
rumourhas it the transporterwill be
repaintedin Maserati works colours
to carry250Fs,as it did in 1957.

LUXURIOUSBRITISHPAIR
Two rare ArmstrongSiddeleys looked
like goodvalueat Brightwells on
23 September. A 1958234 saloon
with just 21,000mileson the clock
and still fittedwith its originalnylon
seat covers made£9200,whilea ’52
Whitley StationCoupé– better
known as a ‘ute’ – went for £10,200.
Brightwells’ next sale is 25 November.

BARGAINMILLEMIGLIAENTRY
Two vintageChryslersofferedfrom
the RichardRoy estateat RM’s
Hershey sale on 8 Octoberlooked
crackingvalue.‘Blossom’– Roy’s first
car, boughtin 1949– was snappedup
for just £16,355,whilea restored
S75 Roadstermade£21,332.Both
are eligiblefor the MilleMiglia.

NOVEMBER

6-7MotostalgiaAustin,Texas,

USA001 512 813 0636;

http://www.motostalgia.com

7 ACANorfolk 01553 771881;

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk

8 CharterhouseSheptonMallet,

Somerset 01935 812277;

http://www.charterhouse-auction.com

8 ClassicsCentralBedford

Autodrome,Beds 0800 122 3355;

http://www.classicscentral.co.uk

8 OsenatLyon, France 0033 01 64

22 27 62; http://www.osenat.com

12-14MecumAnaheim,USA

001 622 755 050; http://www.mecum.com

13-14CarlisleLakeland,Florida,

USA001 717 960 6400;

http://www.carlisleauctions.com

14-15SilverstoneAuctions

NEC,Birmingham 01926 691141;

http://www.silverstoneauctions.com

18 H&HDoningtonPark,Derbyshire

01925 210035;www.handh.co.uk

18 RM Sotheby’sNew York City,

USA001 519 352 4575;

http://www.rmsothebys.com

19 KenoNew York, USA001 914

242 3628;www.kenobrothers.com

20 LeakeDallas,Texas, USA 001

800 722 9942;www.leakecar.com

20 MorrisLeslieErrol,Perth 01821

642574;www.morrisleslie.com

20-22McCormick’sPalmSprings,

California,USA001 760 320 3290;

http://www.classic-carauction.com

25 BrightwellsHerefordshire 01568

611122;www.brightwells.com

27-28DanKruseClassicsHouston,

Texas, USA001 866 495 8111;

http://www.dankruseclassics.com

28 HistoricsM-B World, Surrey

01753 639170;www.historics.co.uk

DECEMBER

1 CoysWestminster, London

020 86147888;www.coys.co.uk

For moreevents or to add your own, go to

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/diary

KENOBROTHERSLAUNCHCOLLECTOR’SCAR AUCTIONIN BIG APPLE

Bestknown as art and furniturespecialists,the Kenobrothersare also

car enthusiasts.RollingSculptureis a new ventureto be stagedon

19 Novemberin New York with a

spectacularNARTFerrari Daytona

(chassis 12467 , est £3-4million)

headingthe line-up.Racedby NART

and the Baker MotorRing FreeOil

Team, it famouslystartedat the

backof the grid at Le Mansin 1971

and finishedfifth.For moredetails,

see http://www.kenobrothers.com

RARERANGEROVERCONVERSIONFORNECEXTRAVAGANZA

A 1973RangeRover convertibleproducedby SpecialVehicleConversions

(SVC) and recentlyrestoredis beingofferedby SilverstoneAuctionsat

its NEC ClassicMotorShow sale on

13-14November. Previouslywon in

a gameof cards,the Riojared

conversion(est £35k)was carried

out in the 1980s.Othersoft-top

optionsincludea Jensen

InterceptorIII convertible(£45k),

and an AstonV8 Volante(£100k).

See http://www.silverstoneauctions.com

Du Pont’s Morganattractedhugeinterest

Soft-topperfectfor RogerMoorefa ns

AwesomeNARTteamFerrari Daytona

ASTON’S MOSTBEAUTIFULGT HEADSDRIVENTO DISRUPTIONFIXTURE

One of the 19 fabulousAstonMartinDB4GTZagatoswill be the star

attractionat RM Sotheby’s New York sale on 10 December.The 14th

examplebuilt,this right-hand-drive exotic was sold new to Australian

businessmanLaurieO’Neil. The GT was raced extensively Down Under

beforeeventuallyreturningto the UK in 1993.In 2002,it was subjected

to a full rebuildby RichardWilliamsand Zagato.A trophywinnerat both

PebbleBeachand Villa d’Este,chassisDB4GT/0186/Ris expectedto

make over £10milllion,and a guaranteedauctionrecordfor the marque.

Otherclassicbeautieson offerat Driven to Disruptionincludea 1954

Siata208Sspiderand a 1954PegasoZ-102Berlinettaby Touring.

For moreinformation,see http://www.rmsothebys.com

TIGERREADYTO ROAR AGAINAT NEXTYEAR’SLE MANSCLASSIC

The prototype 1964 SunbeamTiger Listercoupé(est £300k)is offered

by Bonhamsfor its BondStreetsale on the 6 December. Bestknown as

The Mule,it testedat Le Mans,includinga lap driven by Mike Parkes, and

raced at the 2014historicevent

(C&SC,Oct 2014).Otherpotential

Le MansClassicentrieson offer

includea 1955Frazer NashLe

MansCoupé(£400k)and a 1934

InvictaLow Chassis,whichwas

exportednew to Indiaand later

owned by PeterLivanos(£600k).

See http://www.bonhams.comfor more.

to auction

StunningAston

DB4GTZagatoset

to breakauction

record.Inset:rare

PegasoZ-102

Monstrousrace-readyprototypeTiger