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GUTTER CREDITSWHEELS | Dream MachinesKdF-Wagen (Volkswagen). The beginning of
WWII preempted the race. Importantly, this
was the personal car of Porsche father
and son, driven regularly by Ferry, and the
only one of the three Type 64 cars made
that survived the war. In absolutely original
condition, it will be the crown jewel in any
collection.A Rare, Pink Mercedes
GullwingThe folks at Gooding & Company (gooding
co.com) have been beating the 300 SL drum
the past few years with some interesting
offerings of the venerable Mercedes-Benz
300 SL “Gullwing.” With 1,400 examples
made from 1954 through 1957, there are
always a fair number for sale at any given
time. What makes this 1955 model (below)
special is its originality. Claimed to be among
the finest of all unrestored 300 SLs, it also
boasts rare DB 543 Strawberry Metallic
paint, an original color the factory used on
only 12 cars. It carries an estimate as high
as $1.6 million.A Formula 1 Flashback
Ferrari enthusiasts run the gamut, from
classic collectors to new-model owners.
None, perhaps, are as rabid as followers
of Ferrari Formula 1 history and the cars
and drivers that made it. On offer from
Gooding is a 1975 Ferrari 312T (left), chas-
sis No. 312T-022, one of just five of the
evolutionary “transversale” Grand Prix cars
built for the 1975 Formula 1 season. This
car was primarily driven by the late Niki
Lauda and was instrumental in his winning
the 1975 Formula 1 world championship.
He won the French Grand Prix and placed
second and third at the Dutch and German
Grands Prix contests, respectively, in this
car. Restored to perfection, it has a presale
top estimate of $8 million.Ferrari California
ConvertibleA Ferrari doesn’t get more blue chip than
this archetypal convertible, a 1958 Ferrari
250 GT LWB California Spider (above)
offered by Gooding & Company. Estimated
to fetch as much as $13 million, this is the
11th of 50 examples built, a perfect total
number, some would say, to achieve the
critical mass necessary to keep market
interest buoyant, but not so many that they
are littering concours lawns; nor so few
that collectors don’t even know they exist.
With coachwork by Scaglietti, including
covered headlights, the chassis and engine
are matching numbers (1055 GT), and the
car was subject to a “bottomless pit” resto-
ration by Motion Products. It was first sold
through Luigi Chinetti Motors to a Texas
customer and raced in period, apparently
taking first in class at the Osceola Grand
Prix in Florida. But that was back in the day
when this was “just” a Ferrari.On offer from Gooding is the 1975 Ferrari
312T, driven by the late Niki Lauda and
instrumental in his winning the 1975
Formula 1 world championship.ROBBREPORT.COM 73
WHEELS | Dream MachinesKdF-Wagen (Volkswagen). The beginning of
WWII preempted the race. Importantly, this
was the personal car of Porsche father
and son, driven regularly by Ferry, and the
only one of the three Type 64 cars made
that survived the war. In absolutely original
condition, it will be the crown jewel in any
collection.
A Rare, Pink Mercedes
Gullwing
The folks at Gooding & Company (gooding
co.com) have been beating the 300 SL drum
the past few years with some interesting
offerings of the venerable Mercedes-Benz
300 SL “Gullwing.” With 1,400 examples
made from 1954 through 1957, there are
always a fair number for sale at any given
time. What makes this 1955 model (below)
special is its originality. Claimed to be among
the finest of all unrestored 300 SLs, it also
boasts rare DB 543 Strawberry Metallic
paint, an original color the factory used on
only 12 cars. It carries an estimate as high
as $1.6 million.
A Formula 1 Flashback
Ferrari enthusiasts run the gamut, from
classic collectors to new-model owners.
None, perhaps, are as rabid as followers
of Ferrari Formula 1 history and the cars
and drivers that made it. On offer from
Gooding is a 1975 Ferrari 312T (left), chas-
sis No. 312T-022, one of just five of the
evolutionary “transversale” Grand Prix cars
built for the 1975 Formula 1 season. This
car was primarily driven by the late Niki
Lauda and was instrumental in his winning
the 1975 Formula 1 world championship.
He won the French Grand Prix and placed
second and third at the Dutch and German
Grands Prix contests, respectively, in this
car. Restored to perfection, it has a presale
top estimate of $8 million.Ferrari California
ConvertibleA Ferrari doesn’t get more blue chip than
this archetypal convertible, a 1958 Ferrari
250 GT LWB California Spider (above)
offered by Gooding & Company. Estimated
to fetch as much as $13 million, this is the
11th of 50 examples built, a perfect total
number, some would say, to achieve the
critical mass necessary to keep market
interest buoyant, but not so many that they
are littering concours lawns; nor so few
that collectors don’t even know they exist.
With coachwork by Scaglietti, including
covered headlights, the chassis and engine
are matching numbers (1055 GT), and the
car was subject to a “bottomless pit” resto-
ration by Motion Products. It was first sold
through Luigi Chinetti Motors to a Texas
customer and raced in period, apparently
taking first in class at the Osceola Grand
Prix in Florida. But that was back in the day
when this was “just” a Ferrari.On offer from Gooding is the 1975 Ferrari
312T, driven by the late Niki Lauda and
instrumental in his winning the 1975
Formula 1 world championship.