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AUCTION RESULTS AND PREVIEWS
went for the unbelievable sum of €16,300,000 to
an international collector present in the hall. Baillon's collection was sold completely and brought
attractive catalogues and spectacular show rooms.
From the summer months in 2014 we have seen
a trend looming on the horizon. And this trend
still holds, as there is "saturation" in the demand
for certain car models which saw huge price surges in
the last two or three years. The Mercedes 300 SL Roadster, W198
is an example of that. However, this does not mean that there
is no demand anymore, but rather that the price spiral turns
more slowly the higher you get. And at the moment, people are
not prepared to spend their money regardless of the price. This
is valid for trademark models like the Ferrari Daytona Coupé
or the 250 GT Lusso, for example. In our view, this is a healthy
development. We do not see the immediate danger of a drop
in interest as many do. On the contrary: we have reached a
plateau but a high-level one, admittedly. Furthermore, in our
perception only exceptional cases of "pre-war era" models did
profit from the sound price development in the last couple of
years which is a big shame from my point of view, I have to say.
On the other hand, cars from the 70s and 80s and especially
so-called supercars enjoy great popularity which leads to high
prices. There truly is nothing to worry about as this is mainly
due to new buyers from a much younger generation who just
found themselves a new hobby. Obviously, they start with cars
they liked when they did not have the financial means to buy
them. And this is what I tell people when they ask me: please
do only buy a classic car that you really like personally. Do not
listen to anybody else on the matter. And please make your joy
the first yield on your list and not the interest on an investment.
I certainly do not exaggerate when I say: you will love it! Last
but not least: there is a lot of money on the market. And we do
not see the bottom falling out of the market. There is nothing
to worry about as it does not come true by merely saying that
it will. You just have to enjoy this beautiful hobby!
RM Auctions started its auction marathon on
Annette Abaci — RM AUCTIONS Germany
€25,150,000 in total. That's a sensational success,
which proves once again that it is mainly the original condition of a car – even beyond any prospect
of a possible restoration – which guarantees top
prices nowadays. One can only hope that all the
unrestored highlights of the auction like the Ferrari
IN THE MIDDLE
OF A WORLD GOING CRAZY...
PHOTOGRAPHS: ARTCURIAL (2), BONHAMS (1), ROBERT WEBER (1)
…radioed Damon Hill in 1996 on his last lap around Suzuka. He was about to secure the Formula 1 World
Championship title, beating greats like Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. Being a Williams fan,
this was a very emotional moment for me: the underdog finally managed to defeat the established greats.
Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff of French auction house Artcurial must have had the same feeling
when they signed the auction contract with the Baillon family. But let's start the story from its beginning...
250 California Spyder, the Maserati A6G 2000 (sold
for €2,000,000) or the Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport
SWB (sold for €1,700,000) will stay in some kind of
likeable original state and not fall victim to a total
restoration. Such an action would irrevocably destroy the uniqueness of the cars.
Aided by this successful auction, former underdog
Artcurial was able to solidify its supremacy over the
hard fought market around the annual Retromobile
fair in Paris. Adding the sales of 'normal' cars, Artcurial reaches a total turnover of €46,000,000. It was
able to sell 89 percent of the lots and even set 10
new world records. Arcturial's two main competi-
BY JAN B.
LUEHN
Roger Baillon was a successful haulage contractor
in the South of France and he assembled an interesting collection of cars throughout his life. His
passion started in the 1950s, the cars soon filled
several sheds, barns and huts around his castle situated in idyllic Echire in the south west of France.
For financial reasons he was never able to fulfill his
eternal dream of a genuine museum of cars. And
so the precious machines were just lying around at
his Chateau Gaillard, which turned into some kind
of luxury scrap yard.
But the Baillon heirs knew about this 'Sleeping
Beauty's Castle of cars': “Its garden was our playground,” remembers grand daughter Celine, 40. “We
played hide-and-seek with my brother there.” The
collection included a couple of jewels like the exAlain Delon Ferrari California Spyder, which was
thought to be lost for many decades.
February sixth was the great day everybody was
waiting for: the 59 finds in the Baillon collection
were brought to a separate hall at the Retromobile fair grounds and put on display perfectly. Surrounded by a setting based on an old barn, dimly
lit and accompanied by quiet music, the cars were
presented to the public one last time as a complete
collection in great style. Around 3,500 bidders and
onlookers swarmed into the hall with great expectations when the auction began. And there was
much on offer.
Already Lot 1, an utterly beat-up Singer Roadster
with an estimated price of €800, was sold for €10,800
– more then the tenfold price! This lunacy continued throughout the whole auction of these hardto-rescue exhibits. One can assume that most of
the wrecks will stay in their present states, serving sinply as a kind of sculptures.
Next on the list was a Delahaye 135M Cabriolet,
also a total wreck, which was sold for €429,000.
The auction went on for hours and hours, reaching its final climax, which was the sale of the exAlain Delon Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB.
The main question of the whole week was what
price this car would achieve. It started with an estimated price between 9.5 and 20 million euros, and
the expectations in the auction hall were rather
varied. After a long bidding war, the car finally
tors RM Auctions and Bonhams received the short
end of the stick with regard to numbers – despite
Wednesday, but without the usual success. Its two
heavily-praised top items, the very attractive Delahaye 135S (estimated price of 1.2-1.6 million euros)
and the Alfa Romeo 6C2500 Touring from 1939 (estimated price 1.9-2.4 million euros), remained un-
THE MARKET IS A BIT MORE STABLE NOW
sold for €937,250 – hardtop inclusive! The top auc-
Recent auctions in Arizona and Paris confirmed
that the market is fundamentally stable at the
moment and, more importantly, realistic. You can
get top prices for top cars. However, prices for some
cars reached a certain level after they had risen considerably recently. Admittedly, Ferrari Daytona, Dino or MercedesBenz 300 SL, for example, have reached a high level but lately
they did not experience huge growth rates. Normally, for a car
to achieve a good price, its quality should be appropriately excellent. Especially nice cars and/or rare models, however, still
achieve exceptional prices. We saw that at one of our recent auctions in Paris where the 1965 Aston Marin DB5 Convertible was
sold for the World Record price of 1,879,500 euros. But you also
realise that at the moment buyers do not follow all trends in this
market. The majority of them are well informed. They have a lot
of background knowledge which is shared quickly via the modern media networks. But I am looking forward very much to our
future auctions at the Mercedes-Benz-Museum and at the "Spa
Classic" event where, apart from other wonderful lots, we will
have a Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabrio A with a special works bodywork and a Mercedes-Benz 370S Mannheim Sport-Cabriolet. You
see, there is definitely something to look forward to!
tions will continue in the middle of March at Ame-
Philip Kantor — BONHAMS Head of Department Motor Cars Europe
sold. And so RM's top sellers were more 'humble'
cars, such as a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso from 1963 that
went for €1,624,000 and a Porsche 904 GTS that sold
for €1,428,000.
Bornhams resided in the exclusive Grand Palais
and inspired potential buyers with an amazing
line-up of vehicles. Its obvious highlights were a
rather rare Aston Martin DB5 Convertible from 1965,
which went for €1,897,500, and an Aston Martin DB4
Cabriolet from 1962, sold for €1,219,000. Lovers of
pre-war cars had something to cheer about as well;
the Alfa Romeo 6C1750 Grand Sport from 1930 was
sold for €1,184,500. My personal favourite was the
JAN B. LUEHN, 38, began his automotive career at the prestigious Christie's auction house in London, before
starting his own business in Brussels in 2006 after three years of auctioning experience. Meanwhile, he lives
and works as a car broker in Münster, Germany, where he uses his experience to trade in sports and racing cars.
For AUTOMOBILSPORT, Jan keeps track of the classic car market, and visits the most important auctions.
2015 SEASON OPENER AND PROSPECT:
THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!
especially attractive AC Cobra 289 from 1966 that
lia Island, Florida, where insiders expect another
firework of prices!
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1982 LANCIA 037 STRADALE — RM AUCTIONS PARIS (F)
€ 336.000
TOURING´S LAST
FERRARI 212
BARCHETTA
1961 FERRARI 250GT SWB CALIFORNIA — ARTCURIAL PARIS (F)
€ 15.940.000
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LOCATION
Scottsdale (USA)
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Paris (F)
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Paris (F)
Paris (F)
Paris (F)
Paris (F)
MAKE
Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari
Porsche
Ferrari
Ferrari
Shelby
Porsche
Shelby
Ferrari
BMW
Ferrari
Ferrari
Porsche
Ferrari
Maserati
Singer
DAP
Abarth
FIAT-Abarth
Abarth
Porsche
Fiat-Abarth
AC
Jaguar
Lancia
Maserati
Lamborghini
Porsche
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Aston Martin
Porsche
Lotus
Porsche
Ferrari
Lamborghini
Ferrari
Porsche
Lancia
Shelby
Iso
Alpine-Renault
Porsche
TYPE
250LM
275 GTB/4
288 GTO
904 Carrera GTS
FXX Evoluzione
275 GTB Competizione
Cobra 427 Super Snake
906 Carrera 6
Cobra 289
250GT LWB California Spyder
507
330 GTS
400 Superamerica Aerodinamico
959 Sport
250GT SWB California
A6G 2000 Grand Sport Frua
1500
Kart (ex-Ayrton Senna)
Osella PA1 Spider Sport
1000 Bialbero Coupé Comp.
Simca 1300 GT Course
964 CUP
750GT Zagato 'Double Bubble'
Ace Bristol
XK120 (Alu)
Stratos HF Stradale
Sebring 3700 GT S2 Vignale
Countach LP400
356 Pre-A Speedster
Giulietta Sprint Special
6C2500 Sport Carrozeria Touring
DB5
904 Carrera GTS
Elite Climax
911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight
308GTB Group B
400GT Touring
365GTB/4 Daytona
911S Ex-Works
037 Stradale
Mustang GT500
Grifo A3/C Chevrolet Stradale
A110 1600S
911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring
YEAR
1964
1967
1984
1965
2005
1966
1966
1966
1964
1959
1959
1968
1962
1988
1961
1956
n/a
1981
1973
1964
1965
1990
1958
1958
1949
1977
1967
1977
1955
1961
1939
1964
1964
1961
1973
1978
1966
1969
1969
1982
1969
1965
1973
1973
ESTIMATE
USD 6,000,000 - 7,000,000
USD 2,700,000 - 3,100,000
USD 2,200,000 - 2,500,000
USD 1,200,000 - 1,500,000
USD 1,200,000 - 1,500,000
USD 7,500,000 - 8,000,000
USD 3,500,000 - 4,200,000
USD 2,000,000 - 2,400,000
USD 1,000,000 - 1,400,000
USD 8,000,000 - 10,000,000
USD 1,800,000 - 2,200,000
USD 2,600,000 - 3,000,000
USD 4,000,000 - 5,000,000
USD 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
EUR 9,500,000 - 12,000,000
EUR 800,000 - 1,200,000 NR
EUR 200 - 800 NR
EUR 20,000 - 26,000
EUR 110,000 - 140,000
EUR 120,000 - 160,000
EUR 110,000 - 130,000
EUR 160,000 - 190,000
EUR 70,000 - 90,000
EUR 200,000 - 250,000
EUR 280,000 - 320,000
EUR 350,000 - 450,000
EUR 50,000 - 80,000 NR
EUR 1,130,000 - 1,450,000
EUR 225,000 - 250,000
EUR 90,000 - 120,000
EUR 1,900,000 - 2,400,000
EUR 550,000 - 700,000
EUR 1,400,000 - 1,800,000
EUR 100,000 - 140,000
EUR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000
EUR 250,00 - 315,000
EUR 450,000 - 550,000
EUR 550,000 - 750,000
EUR 1,100,000 - 1,300,000
EUR 200,000 - 250,000
EUR 70,000 - 90,000
EUR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000
EUR 110,000 - 140,000
EUR 450,000 - 550,000
SOLD FOR
USD 9,625,000
USD 3,657,500
USD 2,750,000
USD 1,650,000
USD 1,622,500
USD 9,405,000
USD 5,115,000
USD 1,980,000
USD 1,155,000
USD 7,700,000
USD 1,815,000
USD 2,420,000
USD 4,070,000
USD 1,705,000
EUR 15,940,000
EUR 1,962,400
EUR 10,440
EUR 57,500
EUR 110,400
EUR 161,000
EUR 128,800
EUR 166,750
EUR 75,600
EUR 224,000
n.s. (@ EUR 240,000)
EUR 386,400
EUR 168,000
n.s. (@ EUR 950,000)
EUR 225,000
n.s. (@ EUR 80,000)
n.s. (@ EUR 1,800,000)
EUR 840,000
EUR 1,428,000
EUR 80,600
n.s. (@ EUR 925,000)
EUR 291,200
EUR 476,000
EUR 705,600
EUR 1,050,000
EUR 336,000
EUR 89,600
EUR 1,036,000
EUR 128,800
EUR 498,400
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What an atmosphere: Villa Erba's wonderful park
in Cernobbio stretches all the way to the shores
of the Lake Como. And it is here that, for the third
time since 2011, the finest automobile artworks of
recent years will be offered to the bidders of RM
Auctions on May 23rd. Among all these cars, the
1952 Ferrari 212 Export will get the most attention
for sure as it is the last of its kind to have been
"robed" by Touring. This Ferrari with the chassis
number 0158 ED was handed over to Baron Luigi
Bordonaro di Chiaramonte on February 5th, 1952
and was supposed to give proof of its qualities in
competition as was the 166 Allemano Spider of the
Italian nobleman. Encouraged by a victory at the
hill-climb event Palermo-Monte Pellegrino at Sicily,
the Baron registered his 212 for the Targa Florio in
the same year. He finished tenth overall and fifth in
his class – a decent result for a privateer driver. In
June, the original Tipo 225 rear axle of the car was
replaced with the stronger Tipo 340 edition. Apart
from a small crash at the 1954 Pergusa Grand Prix,
Bordonaro raced this Barchetta till 1955 when he
once again won the Palermo-Pellegrino hill-climb
event. After that, he sold the car to Edouard Margairuz from Geneva. This gentleman did not hesitate one second and entered the car, now with the
plate number GE-30550, in the 1956 Mille Miglia.
Margairuz and his navigator Robert Gremaud were
doing quite well until they had to retire.
CHASSIS NUMBER 0158 ED WILL BE ON SALE AT RM AUCTIONS
VILLA ERBA ON MAY 23.
FROM LAKE LEMAN TO CALIFORNIA
From the race track to the Concours: the Ferrari 0158
ED was sold to California for the joy of Ferrari collector Art Connell at Pebble Beach where it stayed
for a couple of years. The "thoroughbred horse"
was then sold to Chris Cord who put it in his personal stable, the legend of which soon reached San
Francisco where Ferrari specialist Robert T. Devlin
recognized the true value of the rarity. He bought
the car to run it at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and got a second place in 1966. After the Ferrari had had different owners in California and had
even taken part in a race for historic cars, it was sold
to Joseph J. Pendergast from Tampa, Florida. From
there it came back to Europa as it was bought by Juan
Quintano from Ferrari Spain. Via London and the
"Cavallino Classic" at Palm Beach, the car reached
its next destination: Joliet/Illinois, where Williams
Jacobs Jr. went to show and drive it at several events.
Now, the 160 bhp Ferrari (V12 engine, Tipo 212 with
three dual Weber carburettors) is at home again in
the sunshine of California. But soon the car will be
on its true home turf again to find itself a new enthusiast. This spectacular Barchetta (which translates to "small boat" in English) with the beautiful
sound of one of Aurelio Lampredi's engine artworks
is a pleasure both optically and acoustically. Going
once, going twice …
n.s. = not sold (@ highest bid) · n.r. = no reserve
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