Monterey/ Pebble Beach auction thread

How many miles on the CGT?


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I'm particularly stunned by the 330 GT 2+2 at RM going for $670K + buyers premium.
- 275 GTC money not long ago...[/QUOTE]

This cannot be correct, maybe the buyer thought that he was bidding on a 330gtc? 😊

 

The irony of Fchat

"I'm interested in this car at this dealer"

"Don't even think about it without a PPI!"

"I'm interested in this car at an auction"

"Buy it! The pictures look nice!"

 

Great point! LOL.

 

Maybe that has something to do with the fact that many auction cars that turn up at dealers magically command huge price premiums justified by nothing more than some romantically scripted ad text.

 

I quite like 412016.
Corto Touring Spider. Owned new by Prince Bernhard of Holland.
Second owner raced it at Chimay in 1947. 2nd place to an ERA.
Believed to have been raced at Spa 24 hours in 1948 but doesn't appear in the records.
Belgian later owner in 1940s painted it red over the original light grey.
Bought in 1952 by A. James Ibold of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jimmy preserved it.
He also had a 2.3 Figoni-bodied car, unrestored. He told me he used to keep sticks in the cabin to press the pedal/disengage the clutch while parked. He drove his cars, and kept them mechanically maintained.
Sold circa 2004 near the end of Jimmy's life to a mutual friend of ours, who then sold it on to Hugh Taylor.
Neil Twyman did the preservation work, including removing the red to reveal the original grey paint, including the hand-painted Canadian flags applied after the war during Bernhard's ownership to thank Canada for their part in liberating Holland.

*Thanks to Wouter Melissen for filling in some of the history gaps for me.

This car has never been restored.
Lovingly cared for by Jimmy for 52 years.
Unbroken, fascinating history.

I think if Hugh Taylor were so inclined, 412016 could be the first Preservation class car to win Best of Show at Pebble Beach.

There are also other great cars at the top of the 2.9 heap.
But in truth, anyone who gets to own one, or even drive one for a day, wins the vintage sports car lottery- regardless of chassis number.

 

I would have guessed this was a respray to match the early post-war pics. If that is paint from 1937 that's impressive. We need a 2.9 thread on F chat!
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Neil Twyman is a wizard. See also the Hugh Taylor ex-David Uihlein 2.9 Tipo B (P3) "Don Lee Special c/n 50002 frame # 50007

YESSS !!!
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Thanks.

Any hints as to where I might find out more about the "interesting" restoration?

 

Seems to me that the pre-war cars are fairly steady, coming just under or to estimates and selling pretty well. Post 75 cars are still strong and will continue to grow (excluding some of the rash asking prices we where seeing). The prestige market has been the late 50's to 73 cars and that has cooled somewhat which may continue but still some really strong pricing when compared historically.

Great thread also, thanks for putting in the work.

 

Outstanding thread. Thanks much for this one and the other thread with the pics.

Perhaps I missed it somewhere, but does anyone have the high bid for the two Porsche 962 examples at the Saturday Mecum auction? Don't think either one of them sold, but don't know what the high bid was before the no sale.

Thanks

 

Thanks for the info everyone!

 

Conspicuous amounts of booze never hurts.

 

Does anyone have a link to the Gooding stream?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVB1NV9Ptr8

 

Thanks readplays!

 

It is thought for several reasons that the Simeone car #412031 is the 1938 Mille Miglia winner.

I happen to think #412033 is the most modern 2.9 and most important from a body design point of view. The now missing 1937 Lemans spider was also important, possibly chassis #412013(stripped of parts and scrapped or renumbered??).


I highly doubt much if any of that grey paint on #412016 is original as it was repainted red at one point and that would have damaged the grey paint.

 

I personally knew the car, its owner Jimmy and subsequent owner, and its condition for 20+ years.

If you would be so kind as to scroll through the photos in this link, I'm quite sure you will change your mind 180 degrees and edit your post accordingly.

http://www. ultimate car page. com/img/Alfa-Romeo-8C-2900B-Corto-Touring-Spider-18205.html

(You have to remove the spaces after "www.", "ultimate" "car", and "page" in order for the link to work).

Best Regards,
Dave

 

what happened at Rick Coles with their featured 330LMB, any interest announced

 

Both failed to sell. High bids were $2.2 million for the Miller car and $750,000 for 962-122.