Bonhams has announced the sale of a Alfa Romeo TZ1 from the Collection of Bernard Consten – a name synonymous with sensational motorsport successes. The cars to be will be auctioned at next month's Goodwood Revival.

Bonhams has announced the sale of a 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ1 from the Collection of Bernard Consten – a name synonymous with sensational motorsport successes. The car, estimated at £240,000-280,000 will be auctioned on 19 September 2008 at the world-famous Goodwood Revival in West Sussex, UK.
 
Bernard Consten’s illustrious motorsport career includes: five-times ‘Tour de France’ winner (1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963), four-times French national rally champion (1958, 1961, 1962, 1967), and 1958 winner of the ‘Coupe des Alpes’. He regularly participated in the Le Mans 24-Hours, 1.000km at the   Nürburgring, 1.000km of Paris, Targa Florio and Sebring 12-Hour race events and later became president of the FFSA or ‘Féderation Française du Sport Automobile' (1968-1973). Today, Bernard Consten continues to participate in numerous events including the 2008 ‘Tour Auto’ and 2008 ‘Coupe des Alpes’ with the Alfa Romeo TZ1, which is to be offered for sale by Bonhams.
 
The 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ1 Chassis no. 080 was delivered new in April 1965 by French marque importer SOFAR to Claude Journot, this matching numbers car is presented for sale in superb condition with continuous ownership history. The Alfa Romeo competed in the 1965 Rallye de Lorraine, 1966 Cevennes Rallye and 1966 Tour de Corse. It was purchased by Bernard Consten in 1990 and has remained in his collection ever since. Also to be auctioned from the same collection is a 1964 Porsche 904 GTS, chassis no. 021.
 
Says Philip Kantor, Bonhams’ International Director of Business Development who consigned these motor cars for sale: “We are proud to offer for auction two such important competition cars from Bernard Consten’s glory era, models that were purchased by him not only for the fact that they date from the period where he raced a TZ1 himself against the Porsche 904s, but also because they are today highly eligible for international historic motorsport. With a mere 100 odd examples of each produced, this is a rare and possibly unique occasion to purchase these continuous history examples directly from the ownership of such a prestigious custodian.”