02.10.2008 CLASSIC FERRARI PRICES SET TO BREAK RECORDS IN LONDON

1963 FERRARI 250 GT CALIFORNIA SPYDER
1963 FERRARI 250 GT TOUR DE FRANCE BERLINETTA

All eyes will be on the RM Auctions’ Automobiles of London sale on 29 October when a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (top), and a beautifully restored 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Berlinetta (above) which received first place at the Ferrari 60th anniversary concours, go under the hammer.

With a new world record already set for a classic Ferrari earlier this year with a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder owned by actor James Coburn selling for 7,040,000 euros, all eyes will be on the RM Auctions’ ‘Automobiles of London’ sale on 29 October when a another California, a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, comes under the hammer.

Like the California sold earlier this year, the Ferrari for sale in London has strong Hollywood connections, with this car used in front of the camera between 1972 and 2003, including being driven by Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in the hit movie ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’. One question that will be answered at the auction is whether a Ferrari driven by a member of the Magnificent Seven or Charlie’s Angels is a bigger draw card for buyers. With an estimated sale price of up to £3,500,000, there is a strong likelihood that this car will break the record set earlier in the year.

But this is not the only classic Ferrari in the auction, the largest of its type in Europe in the northern autumn. There is a beautifully restored, concours-winning 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Berlinetta (Est. £1,800,000 - £2,200,000), which received first place at the Ferrari 60th anniversary concours.  Other significant Ferrari consignments set to cross RM’s London auction block include: a Targa Florio class winning 1965 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta (Est. £2,500,000 - £2,800,000); a rare, modern 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO, accompanied by its original books and tool kits  (Est. £280,000 - £340,000); and a sleek 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta, considered one of the most original examples in the world.  (Est. £475,000 - £525,000).

RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will present their Automobiles of London event at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London UK on October 29, 2008. A full day preview will be held on October 28 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, followed by the invitation-only gala reception from 7:00 pm.  Doors open on October 29 at 10:00 am, with all the auction action getting underway from 3:00 pm. Admission to the event is by catalogue only, which is available for £50 and admits two.
 

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