Tuesday 14th May 2024
This year’s Monte Carlo classic car auctions: the K500 market snapshot
The headline figures tell one story, but without interpretation you won’t get the full picture. The 2024 auctions held during the Grand Prix Historique weekend produced a record combined gross of over €74m at a healthy 80% sold by number. But the talk among professionals in the bars and resta...
Sunday 12th May 2024
RM finishes in Monaco with likely €39m+ for two-day auction
The Canadians closed their 2024 Monaco auction in style yesterday evening when the actual car that won three Grands Prix for Jody Scheckter during his Championship-winning year was hammered sold at €6.8m against its €4.5m to €5m estimate. Wi...
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Saturday 11th May 2024
RM opens its account in Monaco with ca. €14.4m+ auction
Jody Scheckter’s 1979 Championship-winning Ferrari 312T4 and other single-seater gems from his collection come up at RM later today. Last night’s sale, day one of a two-day event for the Canadians in Monaco, was all about the European-specific...
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Saturday 11th May 2024
Bonhams’ 2024 Monte Carlo sale grosses €5.8m
The Brits put together a 50-car catalogue for this year’s event at the Villa La Vigie, and 38 cars found new homes yesterday afternoon. The cover car 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Coupé rebodied by Drogo in 1966 was not one of them, leaving ...
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Thursday 9th May 2024
The flag drops in Monaco: Artcurial at the Fairmont
The 44-lot No Reserve ‘W Collection’ offered by the Parisians at a one-day sale at the Fairmont Monte Carlo had been much anticipated. Matthieu Lamoure’s likeable team did not disappoint. After the usual scenes of grand theatre, Artcurial fi...
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Sunday 5th May 2024
Bonhams scrapes over the line in Miami with $7.27m sale
The Brits came to the glossy Miami F1 race with a 23-car catalogue as official car auction partner. Adding up the pre-sale guide prices, the mid-estimate total came to $24.7m. The morning after, only around half the cars had found new owners, all ...
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Thursday 2nd May 2024
Red or black? Placing your bets at the 2024 Monte Carlo auctions
The glitzy Monaco Grand Prix Historique is a jewel in the historic racing season. Since the 1980s the Principality has played host to high-powered classic car auctions, with fortunes made and others dashed. In 2024 three rival houses offer nearly ...
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