A 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible, one of only nine produced, sold for a remarkable £551,500 today (2 July) at Bonhams annual Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia auction at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The sale fetched a magnificent £3,707,687 in total with a 80% sale rate.
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Top prices were paid for a 1937 Bentley 41/4-Litre Drophead Coupe, which featured in the 007 James Bond film 'Never Say Never Again' and starred at the Pebble Beach Concours in 2003, which sold for £221,500, and the ex-Yoshiyuki Hayashi 1958 model/1980s assembled Lister-Jaguar (also known as 'Knobbly'), which fetched £232,500.
A black 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230, bought new by Dannii Minogue, and subsequently passed onto her sister, Kylie, attracted much pre-sale publicity. It finally sold to a 'lucky, lucky, lucky' buyer for £14,950 who fought off competition from several other interested bidders. Part of the proceeds from the sale are being donated to a breast cancer charity.
A 1976 Jensen Interceptor Series III Coupe proved hugely popular selling for an impressive £54,300 against an estimate of £7,000 - 10,000.
Leading lots in the automobilia section of the sale included Sir Malcolm Campbell's traveller's wallet, inherited by his son Donald, which made £4,715, and the World Waterspeed commemorative silver trophy presented to Sir Malcolm Campbell by Lord Wakefield in 1937, which fetched £24,250.
Today Goodwood Festival of Speed attracts over 250,000 visitors compared to 25,000 at its inaugural event in 1993.
Group Head of Bonhams Motoring Department, James Knight, comments: "There was extraordinary strength of bidding in all areas of the market and we were exceptionally pleased to establish yet another world record Aston Martin price with the sale of the DB5 convertible."
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Images Peter Singhof www.ClassicCarPhotography.de
Lot 314 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupé s/n 194377S104280
Lot 316 1966 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 'America' Coupé s/n 781
Lot 318 1935 Riley 9hp Imp Sports s/n tba
Lot 321 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Sports Saloon s/n DB4/859/R
Lot 327 1934 Aston Martin 1½-Litre Mark II Sports Saloon s/n K4/513/L
Lot 329 1928 Delage DR70 Saloon s/n 26290
Lot 336 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint s/n AR.149.321907
Lot 338 1937 Bentley 4 1/4-Litre Drophead Coupé s/n B129JY
Lot 344 1958 Messerschmitt KR200 Microcar s/n 67474
Lot 345 1953 Jaguar XK120 Roadster s/n 661083
Lot 348 1961 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder s/n AM.101.1297
Lot 350 1993 Lamborghini Diablo Coupé s/n 12416
Lot 353 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible s/n DB5C/2118/R
Lot 354 1910 Stanley Steamer Model 60 10hp Runabout s/n 5491
Lot 360 1958 Cooper-Climax Type 45 Formula 1/Formula 2 s/n
Lot 364 1928/34 Riley Brooklands 9hp Bob Gerard Monoposto s/n 8052
Lot 371 1965 Maserati Mistral Spyder s/n AM109S063
Lot 374 1980s assembled 3.8-litre Lister-Jaguar 'Knobbly' s/n KH 6489-8
Lot 391 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale Coupé s/n AR381237
Lot 396 1964 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint Coupé s/n A12854015
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