Automobiles de collection

"The most successful Porsche Carrera of all time". Classic 911 Magazine. LONDON.- The most successful race rallying Porsche of all time according to Classic 911 Magazine, a right- hand-drive Carrera 2.7 litre lightweight, AUI 1500, will be sold privately by H&H Classics. It has recently undergone a total restoration and it will be on display at the H&H Classics showroom in Hindhead, Surrey. This remarkable car is a living legend and its success has turned it into something of a media star featured on... [Lire la suite]

1950 Frazer-Nash Le Mans Replica. Registration no. VHX 839, Chassis no. 421/100/120 - (numbered 127 as new). Estimate £580,000-640,000 (€670,000 - 740,000). Photo: Bonhams. CHICHESTER.- In 1951, the celebrated British racing driver, Roy Salvadori, debuted his glorious new Frazer-Nash Le Mans Replica at Silverstone for the BRDC International Trophy Meeting. It was the race that would forever haunt himdue to a crash that very nearly ended his fledgling racing career. “I was leading, a big thing for me then,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 42. 1949 JAGUAR XK120 ALLOY OPEN TWO-SEATER. Chassis no. 670056. Engine no. W1108-8. Estimate US$ 380,000 - 480,000 (€340,000 - 430,000). Photo: Bonhams. 3,442cc DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine; 2 Tall-style SU Carburetors; 160bhp at 5,200rpm; 4-Speed Manual Transmission; Independent Front Suspension - Live Rear Axle; 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *One of only 184 left-hand-drive alloy-bodied Roadsters*Matching numbers*Comprehensively restored to a high... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 34. Formerly owned by Grant Barney Schley III, 1938 TALBOT T23 4.0-LITER CABRIOLET. Coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, Body No. 692. Chassis no. 93123. Engine no. 23356. Estimate US$ 500,000 - 600,000 (€450,000 - 540,000). Photo: Bonhams. 3,996cc OHV Inline Six-Cylinder Engine - Twin Zenith-Stromberg Carburetors, 115bhp at 4,200rpm - 4-Speed Wilson Pre-Select Transmission - Front, Independent by Transverse Leaf Spring, Rear, Live Axle by Leaf Spring - 4-Wheel Drum Brakes ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 64. The ex-Nanaline Holt Inman Duke. 1930 DUESENBERG MODEL J TOWN CABRIOLET. Coachwork by Murphy. Chassis no. 2401. Engine no. J381. Estimate US$ 900,000 - 1.2 million (€810,000 - 1.1 million). Photo: Bonhams. 419ci DOHC Inline 8-Cylinder Engine. 4 Valves Per Cylinder. 265bhp at 4,200rpm. 3-Speed Manual Transmission. 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes  *Luxurious, rare and extremely elegant original Murphy coachwork*Matching chassis, engine and coachwork*One of the most... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. 1904 MERCEDES-SIMPLEX 28-32HP FIVE SEAT REAR ENTRANCE TONNEAU. Commission no. 3309. Wagen no. 2406. Engine no. 4309. Estimate US$ 2.5 million - 3 million (€2.2 million - 2.7 million). Photo: Bonhams. 5,315cc T-Head 4-Cylinder Engine. Single Carburetor, 32hp at 1,200rpm. 4-Speed Manual Transmission, Chain Drive. 4-Wheel Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs with Live Rear Axle. Rear Drum Brakes *A unrepeatable opportunity to acquire one of the best automobiles of its day*Known... [Lire la suite]

Lot 44. 1955 LANCIA AURELIA B24S SPIDER AMERICA. Coachwork by Pinin Farina. Chassis no. B24S-1094. Engine no. 1116. Estimate US$ 1.2 million - 1.5 million (€1.1 million - 1.3 million). Photo: Bonhams. 2,451cc OHV All-Alloy V6 EngineSingle Dual-Throat Weber Carburetor118bhp at 5,300rpm 4-Speed Manual Transaxle4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Drum Brakes – Inboard at the Rear *Exquisitely restored example of the legendary Spider America*Just five private owners and less than 63,000 miles from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. 1964 PORSCHE 356C 1600 Coupe. Coachwork by Karmann. Chassis no. 216729. Engine no. 712046. Estimate US$ 70,000 - 90,000 (€63,000 - 81,000). Photo: Bonhams. 1,582cc OHV Flat 4-Cylinder Engine - Twin Carburetors - 75bhp at 5,200rpm - 4-Speed Manual Transaxle - 4-Wheel Independent Suspension - 4-Wheel Disc Brakes*Recent extensive restoration*Matching numbers example*Finished in factory specifications with black over red *Offered with books, jack, tools and Porsche... [Lire la suite]

'The Hans Prym Roadster' 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster. Chassis no. 105380. Engine no. 105380. Estimate €5 million - 7 million (£4.2 million - 5.9 million). Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- The best of German automotive engineering is headed to Bonhams 3 September Chantilly Sale, led by one of the greatest performance automobiles of the 1930s, the Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster. This superb example comes direct from the oldest industrialist family in Germany, and is estimated at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 244. The Ex-Sir David Brown, Sir Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, Tony Brooks, Roy Salvadori, Reg Parnell, Graham Hill. 1953 Aston Martin DB3S Sports-Racing Two-Seater. Chassis no. DB3S/5. Estimate £6 million - 7 million (€7.8 million - 9.1 million). Unsold. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- Bonhams returns this weekend to Newport Pagnell for the hotly anticipated Aston Martin Works Sale which will feature the best models from the luxury British marque, with more than 50 collectors’ motor cars, and some 130... [Lire la suite]