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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. |
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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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