Tuesday, March 31, 2020

1996 Porsche 911 leads at Sotheby's

RM Sotheby’s first online-only catalog sale replaced the annual live South Florida auction because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 1996 Porsche 911 GT2, an unmodified example of only 194 road-going examples was the high seller, hitting $891,000.
A highly optioned 2019 McLaren Senna with just 200 miles on the odometer, was second highest at $847,000.

Monday, March 30, 2020

The Artcurial Retromobile auction 2018

The headlining Ferrari 275 P may have been withdrawn from the sale but there were plenty of other big-ticket cars at France’s major collectors’ car sale, the Artcurial Retromobile auction in Paris.
A 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante was the star of the show. The Bugatti coupe sold for €2.9m, short of the €3.5m expected but still a world record auction price for this model.

Runner-up was a 2007 Ferrari FXX. The track-only Ferrari, of which just 38 were made, has covered only 100km and is said never to have been in top gear. It sold for €2.7m, a new FXX record.
A 1954 Maserati A6 GCS/53 Spyder sold for €2.5m A 1964 Porsche 904 GTS went for €1.8m

Sunday, March 29, 2020

LaFerrari Aperta - $4.5m

The LaFerrari was first unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in 2013. The Aperta appeared in 2016 and was made available to preferred clients who already owned a LaFerrari. All 210 examples were pre-sold before it debuted.

The car failed to change hands.
Two of 210 LaFerrari Apertas were offered. At RM Sotheby's a black 2017 example has 1,500 miles from new. It is fully optioned with carbon fibre option and recently serviced. It remained unsold.
At Mecum, a 2016 red LaFerrari Aperta has 174 miles.

It too failed to find a buyer. The seller will accept $ 7m and will consider trade of other cars or car collections.
 
The cars carried an estimates of $6.5m to $8.5m

Saturday, March 28, 2020

1931 Bugatti Type 50 Roadster

The Bugatti Type 50 was a development of the Type 46 touring model that employed a powerful new engine. A new dual overhead-cam straight eight was equipped with two carburetors, a large supercharger, and dry sump lubrication; this same engine, in tuned form, was used in the Type 54 Grand Prix racecar.

Of the 65 cars built, only four had factory roadster coachwork and this is the sole remaining example.
Chassis 50123 was described by Road & Track, July 1958 as 'a sports car of Herculean size and strength.' The car is capable of producing over 200 hp with its Roots-type supercharger and dual Zenith carburetors.
Depending on the body style the Type 50 might reach a top speed of 105 mph and a 0-60 time of eight seconds. Production of the Type 50 lasted from 1930 through 1933 with just 65 built.

Many magnificent bodies, both closed and open, were installed on the Type 50 chassis.
The Type 50 is a highly regarded and rare automobile. It made $ 1.5m in May 2019.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

1969 Ford Mustang Convertible - $170k high bid

1 of 26 428 Ram Air 4-speed convertible Mustangs built by Ford in 1969. Three-time MCA Concours Gold winner. 428/335 HP V-8 engine. 4-speed transmission. 4-barrel carburetor. 10.5:1 compression.

Candy Apple Red with Black Clarion interior. Power top with glass backlite. Visibility group. Power front disc brakes. Power steering. AM radio, Clock. Tinted glass.
Ford’s new 428/335 HP Cobra Jet big-block was offered in all mustang body styles for 1969. This mustang is one of only 26 convertibles produced with the Ram Air 428 Cobra Jet and 4-speed drivetrain combination. Candy Apple Red with a black Clarion interior and black top, the convertible has been honored with numerous show awards.
The through-the-hood Shaker scoop is a dead giveaway that the mustang is powered by the R-code 428 Cobra Jet with functional ram-air.
The hood scoop funnels cooler, denser air through the air filter and into the Cobra Jet’s Holley 4-barrel carburetor.
The car high bid to $170k against an estimate of $200k to $250k

Monday, March 23, 2020

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale

The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a mid-engined sports car built by Alfa Romeo between 1967 and 1969. "Stradale" (Italian for "road-going") is a term used by Italian car manufacturers to indicate a street-legal version of a racing car. The 33 Stradale was derived from the Tipo 33 sports prototype. 18 examples were made.

The 33 Stradale is the first production vehicle to feature dihedral or 'butterfly' doors.
The car was designed with a dry-sump lubricated all aluminum 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) V8 that featured fuel injection, four ignition coils and 16 spark plugs. The first production Stradale claimed 243 hp at 9,400 rpm with a "street" exhaust and 254 hp with open exhaust.

Like the racing car the transmission was a six-speed transaxle gearbox.
The car takes 5.5 seconds to reach 60 mph (96.6 km/h) from a standing start and has a top speed of 260 km/h (160 mph). In 1968 it was the fastest commercially available car in the standing kilometer with time of 24 seconds. It was the most expensive automobile for sale to the public in 1968 at US$17,000.

Today fewer than 10 are known to exist and very rarely come up for auction. At a minimum a concours example would expect to make $10m

Saturday, March 21, 2020

1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback

The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a performance-oriented option package of the Ford Mustang, introduced in August 1968 for the 1969 model year. The Mach 1 title adorned performance oriented Mustang offerings until the first retirement of the moniker in 1978.

Three year nut and bolt rotisserie restoration. R-Code 428 CI Cobra Jet V-8 engine with 4-speed transmission.
1969 was the benchmark year for Ford Mustang in its proliferation of performance names and engines. Six factory performance Mustang models were available.
The 428 cu in (7.0 L) Cobra Jet 4V with or without Ramair could be had with a 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic. That monster developed 335 bhp and 440 lb⋅ft.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Chevrolet stops taking orders for 2020 Corvette C8

Chevrolet is being forced to stop taking orders for first-year 2020 models due to lack of supply. No new orders for the 2020 model will be accepted by the auto maker. Potential customers will only be able to start placing orders for the 2021 Corvette starting end of May.

It will be virtually impossible to find a 2020 Corvette C8 for a price anywhere near the original MSRP of $70,000.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

1970 Chevrolet Camaro SS - $68k

Factory Hugger Orange on Black L78 Camaro SS. Rotisserie restoration with only test miles since completion. Original GM sheet metal. Last year for the L78 engine. Counter exchange 396/375 HP V-8. Rare 1970 L78-exclusive dual snorkel air cleaner. AIR Smog system intact. Gardner exhaust. M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed manual transmission. 12 bolt 4.10 Positraction differential. Power steering. Power brakes. Factory correct Hugger Orange lacquer paint. Detailed undercarraige. Black bucket seat interior.
The L78 option was in its final year, soon to fall to emission controls, and only 600 Camaros were produced with an L78 engine in 1970.
The car made $68,750 against an estimate of $75,000 to $85,000.

Monday, March 16, 2020

1970 Hemi Cuda at Mecum

Unrestored with 53,789 original miles. Matching numbers 426 Hemi V-8 engine. Dual 4-barrel carburetors. Dual exhaust. 727 Torqueflite automatic transmission. A36 Performance Axle Package with 3.55 gears. Manual steering and brakes. Shaker hood with hold-down pins and argent scoop. Mostly original Lemon Twist paint. $93,500

Of the 17,242 cudas built in 1970 652 coupes and 14 convertibles carried the Hemi.
2,800 miles since new. Factory 4-speed and Super Track Pak Hemi Cuda. Sold new in Quebec, Canada. Built in September of 1969. Restored using NOS parts. Original fender tag. Dual exhaust with bright tips. Power brakes. Rallye Red with Black interior. Elastomeric bumpers. Shaker hood with color-matched scoop. Hood hold-down pins. Painted dual mirrors. Bucket seats and center console. Belt and drip rail mouldings. Pistol Grip shifter. $150,700
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda. Original matching numbers 426/425 HP Hemi V-8 engine. Rotisserie restoration. N96 Shaker hood. Torqueflite automatic transmission. 3.23 Sure Grip rear end. Refinished in original Hi-Impact Tor Red with black vinyl top. $130k against an estimate of $165k to $185k.

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 Convertible - $330k

Unrestored Triple Black LS6 Chevelle Convertible with 10,222 original miles. Original Tuxedo Black paint, Black top and Black interior. LS6 454/450 HP V-8 engine. M40 Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 automatic transmission. 4.10 rear end. Cowl Induction hood, stripe delete. Power front disc brakes, windows and top. Padded SS dash and gauges. Strato bucket seats with console.
The 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 LS6 is firmly established as one of the most iconic and desirable machines of the classic muscle car era.
There were 4,475 cars built with the LS6 454 in 1970, but how many were coupes, convertibles or El Caminos remains unknown. This example appeared at Glendale. It made $330k.