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Seekamp retained the car for more than a decade before it was
passed to the current owner, a passionate Mille Miglia entrant of
many years who desired the ultimate early starting guaranteed entry
to the race.
In this present ownership the car has continued to be actively
campaigned on the Mille Miglia and also in a multitude of events
across the globe, from exhibition at the St. James Palace Concours
d’Elegance, and prize winning at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours
d’Elegance it has also just been displayed a few weeks ago at the
2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where it was awarded
with the Mille Miglia Trophy. In addition to static events, it has been
used at the Nassau Speed weeks and the subject of numerous
articles in prominent publications such as Vintage Racecar in the U.S.
All the while it has been fastidiously maintained, latterly by Simon
Bish’s SPB Historics regardless of cost purely with the concern that it
be reliable and ready to be used.
Testament to its importance in the history of the marque the car
is featured on the cover of Alessandro Silva’s “OM - The Men, the
Cars, the Races”, and prominently within the story of this interesting
Brescia marque. Its extensive documented file, is not only fastidiously
compiled but makes fascinating reading, particularly various ‘as
found’ photos and the aforementioned correspondence. It also
includes the car’s British old buff log book detailing its post war
history and an original program for the 1931 edition of the Mille
Miglia, which charts this car’s progress in that event.Immaculately presented, with a pedigree rivalled by few cars of its
era, it is ultimately its class win in the Mille Miglia in 1930 that will
command the most focus as it enables its future owners to start right
at the forefront of the pack for what is among the top, if not the most
prized of all historic motoring events, and to relive successes of the
likes of Bassi and Gazzabini on the arduous 1000 mile course.Footnote - the car is currently domiciled in the UK and USA and is
not subject to import duty.£800,000 - 950,000
€1,000,000 - 1,200,000