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July 17 2006
Christies
International Motor Cars 2006 flagship sale takes place on Thursday August
17 at the Monterey Jet Center in California. It serves as the perfect
introduction to a much-anticipated long weekend of car enthusiast events
surrounding the annual Monterey Historic race meeting and Pebble Beach
Concours dElegance. The evening Exceptional Motor Cars at the Monterey
Jet Center auction features 50 cars and is expected to realize in excess
of $10 million.
Led by a strikingly
beautiful 1928 Mercedes-Benz Torpedo Roadster estimated at $3 million
to $4 million, the sale features a comprehensive selection of collector
classics, including an impressive single-owner collection of Porsches,
a sports-racing 1952 Ferrari 225, an important 1947 Bugatti Type 73C and
a 1954 Volkswagen van.
1928 Mercedes-Benz
26/120/180 TYP S Torpedo Roadster
This spellbinding and dramatically-styled car, one of only 124 Typ S models
built in 1928, was ordered by a Mrs. Charles Levine from Mercedes-Benz,
with Saoutchik coachwork from Paris. Mr. Levine may have known nothing
of his wifes plans, for he refused to pay when presented with the
bill, having lost all his money in the stock market crash. The car stood
unwanted in the Mercedes showroom in New York until it was bought by a
Mr. Bedford and dubbed the yellow peril. Among many other
stories, Mr. Bedford drove his future wife home in the car when they first
met at a party in Pennsylvania even though she arrived at the event with
another date; the car has stayed with the family ever since (estimate:
$3,000,000-4,000,000).
The ultimate supercar
of its time, the S was a sportswagen for select, successful owners who
prized quality, flair and performance above all else. The S racers of
1928 won 53 events and set 17 records, including one at 110.4mph. This
particular example has only been shown once, in an Antique Automobile
Club of America concours in 1982 and it was awarded a National
First Prize.
Eight Porsches from
a Private Collection (separate press release available)
A stunning collection of eight Porsches sourced directly from a private
U.S. collector is expected to fetch between $2,600,000-3,330,000, and
each car presents a unique insight into the history of the illustrious
German manufacturer. The eight will be sold separately and include a 1960
Porsche 356 GTL Carrera Abarth (estimate $600,000-800,000), a 1964 Porsche
904 Carrera GTS (estimate $450,000-550,000), and a 1967 Porsche 911R (estimate
$475,000-575,000).
1952 Ferrari 225 Sport
Spyder, coachwork by Vignale
To this day few vehicles entice more excitement and passion than a Ferrari
mid-1950s big-engined sports racer. Developed during a period of triumph
and passion at Ferrari, these racers personify every aspect of the marques
road racing legend. This particular example was built in two months at
the start of 1952, and was race ready by March 9. Entered in the XII Tour
of Sicily on behalf of Scuderia Ferrari and wearing race number 443, this
225 posted the fastest overall time. In September of the same year, it
was raced at the Gran Premio di Bari and then tested at Imola in October.
In early 1953, the Argentinean Roberto Bonomi took ownership, and placed
it first overall at the Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires the
first of many successful outings for the car in South America (estimate:
$1,200,000-1,500,000).
1947 Bugatti Type
73C Racing Car
The most successful racing car designer of all time, Ettore Bugatti spent
the Second World War planning future models with his designers Noel Domboy
and Antoine Pichetto one of which was a 1,500cc car to be produced
in a wide variety of forms, including a single-seater racing car. Post-war,
more details were released and only twenty examples were to be built.
Five sets of parts were produced along with two chassis, but Bugatti died
in August 1947 before a single example had been assembled.
In late 1960 a Belgian
Bugatti dealer constructed a Type 73C from the stored parts and
produced this example which was shipped to the United States body-less.
It became the only Type 73C listed in Hugh Conways 1962 Bugatti
Register and by 1973 was fitted with a Donington Collection's rendering
of the second of Pichettos 1945 73C body designs. The 73C may be
an unfinished factory prototype, but can claim to be the very last racing
car designed by Bugatti himself (estimate: $300,000-500,000).
1954 Volkswagen Kombi
Model 211 Microbus
A Dutch VW importer was inspired by the stripped down Beetle chassis taking
parts around the vast VW factory in 1947 and sketched a design for a Beetle-based
van. The next year, the new chief executive furthered the idea and the
first VW van was launched at the Geneva Motor Show in November 1949. Production
began in 1950 and the basic design remained the same for four decades,
with over five million manufactured. It served countless numbers as a
utilitarian transporter and cargo hauler, but its destiny would eventually
rest with the counter culture of the Sixties. This particular example
was purchased in 1954 and underwent a major restoration that commenced
in 1994. Since then, it has received numerous awards at shows in the Pacific
Northwest, featured on the cover of Hot VWs in 1999, and will be sold
without reserve (estimate: $30,000-40,000).
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