Super ’78 ‘Last Edition’ Volkswagen Beetle made just shy of £13k at Historics’ Ascot sale
Bonhams’ gorgeous Ferrari 330, £394,236
RM took £914k for Isotta-Fraschini 8A S
Fab Marmon Sixteen, £756k, RM Sotheby’s
300SL roadster was £788k, RM Sotheby’s
Stunning 356A Carrera, Bonhams, £457k
Gooding’s wild Porsche 934 racer, £950k
SALE RATES AND STATISTICS RM Sotheby’s, Paris, France, 7 Feb: 15% buyer’s premium, 69 sold/83 offered – 83% sale rate, £21.13m sale total; Bonhams, Paris, France, 8 Feb: 15%, 102/135 – 76%, £13.35m; Artcurial, Paris, France, 9-10 Feb: 16%, 142/176 – 81%, £26.15m; Charterhouse, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 11 Feb: 10%, 30/40 – 75%, £195,173; Mathewsons, Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorks, 10 Feb: 7.5%, 41/120 – 34%, £257,609; Morris Leslie, Errol, Perthshire, 17 Feb: 10%, 74/139 – 53%, £297,945; Silverstone, Race Retro, Warwickshire, 23-24 Feb: 12.5%, 64/98 – 65%, £3.6m; Barons, Esher, Surrey, 27 Feb: 10%, 39/81 – 32%, £427,830; Historics, Ascot, Berkshire, 3 March: 10%, 98/149 – 66%, £3.03m; Brightwells, Leominster Herefordshire, 7 March: 10%, 72/96 – 75%, £673,395; Bonhams, Florida, USA, 8 March: 12%, 88/109 – 85%, £13.19m; Gooding, Florida, USA, 9 March: 12%, 83/87 – 95%, £25.69m; RM Sotheby’s, Florida, USA, 9 March: 12%, 87/101 – 86%, £19.94m
COACHBUILDERS KEY Alle – Allemano; Aut – Autenrieth; Belv – Belvalette; Bert – Bertelli; C&E – Cross & Ellis; Chap – Chapron; D’It – D’Ieteren; F&M – Fiandri & Malagoli; Fr – Frua; Gh – Ghia; Gr – Graber; Fig – Figoni; H&D – Hibbard & Darrin; H Gaut – Henri Gauthier; HJM – HJ Mulliner; Hpr - Hooper; Jac Dens & Anvers; Kel – Kellner; M&M – Moore & Munger; Mull – Mulliner; P Ost – Paul Ostruk; Penn – Pennock; Pour – Pourtout; PW – Park Ward; Reut – Reutter; Rouss – Roussille Saoutchik; T&M – Thrupp & Maberly; Trg – Touring; Vanv – Vanvooren; VdP – Vanden Plas; Vig – Vignale; Zag – Zagato
CONDITION GUIDE KEY f – fair; g – good; vg – very good; exc – excellent; supb – superb; conc – concours; sh – service history; fsh – full service history; g.hist – good history file; hi – historically interesting; orig – original; v.orig – very original; n.orig – not original; lm – low mileage; vlm – very low mileage; del miles – delivery miles; oo – one owner; fo – few owners; p – poor; recomm – requires recommissioning; refurb – refurbished; restd – restored; p.restd – partially restored; compl – complete; inc – incomplete; to – taxes owing; not reg – not UK registered; (o) – older; (s) – straightforward; (m) – major