 1972 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT3 3l, s/n AR 11572/010E |
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Goodwood, 9th July, 2021
The last Alfa Romeo to campaign the world's most famous road race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, will pit at the Bonhams saleroom at Goodwood next month, leading a field of historic racing cars and 'Gentlemen's Expresses' at the Festival of Speed live auction on Friday 9 July 2021.
The 1972 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT3, estimate £1,800,000 – 2,200,000, was driven by Andrea De Adamich and Nino Vaccarella to finish fourth overall in that year's endurance race, which was won by Henri Pescaloro and Graham Hill for Matra. One of three works Alfa Romeos run by Autodelta, this car was built from a new all-steel spaceframe tubular chassis, mated with a potent high-revving quad-cam, 36-valve V8 engine producing 440bhp, a new five-speed gearbox and new safety fuel tanks.
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The Alfa duo in car number 18 overcame various incidents over the 307 laps, including a clutch issue and a spin which required the fitting of a new nose cone. Although Alfa Romeo retired from Le Mans, this car campaigned selected events with subsequent private owners, who included Steven O'Rourke, manager of British rock band Pink Floyd, himself a Le Mans racer, and three important Japanese collections: Hayashi Collection, Yamaguchi and finally Takeshi Fujita.
Continually maintained and restored by Tipo 33/3 specialists, this racing car is eligible for the world's greatest historic races and concours events, including the Le Mans Classic race which it last contested in 2018.
Another Tipo from an earlier era will also be racing into the Bonhams saleroom: a 1928 Maserati Tipo 26B 2.1-Litre Sports, Gran Premio and Formule Libre Racing Two-Seater, estimate £900,000 – 1,300,000. This example's bright red livery and 150bhp performance is matched by its exotic provenance It was the first Maserati to be imported into Argentina by its first owner, rancher and weekend racing driver Juan Augusto (John) Malcolm, an Argentinian of Scottish descent, whose career overlapped with the great Juan Manuel Fangio.
Malcolm ordered 'number 35' while racing in Northern Italy and the car was originally finished in blue and white – Scotland's sporting colours – rather than the blue and yellow Argentine racing livery. Campaigned by Malcolm for the next decade, it was later converted for more comfortable road use and was kept by the family until the late 1980s.
The trio of Italian racers is completed by a 1957-type Ferrari Dino 246/60 historic racing Formula 1 single-seater, estimate £900,000 - 1,300,000. This well-presented front-engined 2.4-litre V6 Dino was campaigned in Historic racing, including the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, during the 1980s by leading Italian classic car dealer Corrado Cupellini.
Ones for the Road
The Festival of Speed Sale also presents an array of production high-performance sports cars and grand tourers, from the finest sporting marques such as Aston Martin, AC, Bentley and, of course, Ferrari, including the ex-Peter Sellers, The Earl of Snowdon/HRH Princess Margaret, Viscount Linley 1964 Aston Martin DB5 convertible, estimate £1,300,000 – 1,700,000.
Other Highlights
1990 Ferrari F40 Berlinetta, estimate £800,000 – 1,200,000.
Ferrari's 40th birthday gift to itself was the last motor car to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and the first production passenger car with a top speed of more than 200mph. The Pininfarina penned mid-engined sportscar was also one of the last 'analogue' supercars, devoid of electronic aids such as paddle-shift automatic transmission. This example was first owned by gentleman racer Sir Paul Vestey, who travelled to Italy to collect it.
1966 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon, estimate £500,000 - 600,000.
The ultimate Aston Martin and 'Gentleman's Express', as driven by the cinematic James Bond. This example left the factory after the last car had been produced, one of fewer than 900 coupés made. Restored in the 1980s, this Autumn Gold DB5 has merely covered 6,700 miles since and has been in the ownership of the vendor's family since 1995.
1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta, coachwork by Carrozzeria Ellena, estimate £700,000 – 900,000. The 250 GT represented a new benchmark for Ferrari as the first refined high-performance tourer offering a quieter, more luxurious interior with a softer ride and light steering. Only 50 examples were built by Carrozzeria Ellena, driven by the likes of Golden Boy Mike Hawthorn, Formula 1 World Champion for Ferrari in 1958.
This Ferrari Classiche-certified example, formerly part of the Tunick Collection in the USA, was imported to the UK and treated to a three-year 'body off' restoration in the late Noughties.
Lot | Description | S/N | Estimates | Price
incl Buyer’s Premium | 201 | 1962 Ogle SX1000 Competition Coupé | MO/62/004 | £30,000 - 40,000 | Not Sold | 202 | c.1950 RA4 Vanguard Formula Libre Monoposto | RA4 | £40,000 - 50,000 | £41,975 €48,945 | 203 | 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Group A | 7A8GF090701
004045 | £80,000 - 100,000 | Not Sold | 204 | 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2-Litre
Supersport Targa | WP0ZZZ91ZGS
140939 | £60,000 - 80,000 | £63,250 €73,754 | 205 | 1962 Lotus Elite Coupé | EB 1611 | £50,000 - 70,000 | £51,750 €60,344 | 206 | 1990 De Tomaso Pantera GT5-S Coupé | 874/L/THPN
1S09554 | £150,000 - 250,000 | £156,400 €182,373 | 207 | 1966 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon | DB5/2212/R | £500,000 - 600,000 | Not Sold | 208 | 1931 Bugatti Type 49 Open Tourer | BC149 | £200,000 - 250,000 | Not Sold | 208 | An Original Bugatti Type 49 Gearbox | | £4,000 -
6,000 | | 209 | 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition | WDD1993761M
001241 | £180,000 - 240,000
(NR) | £287,500 €335,245 | 210 | 2011 Force India-Mercedes VJM-04 | VJM04-02 | £90,000 - 130,000 | Not Sold | 211 | 1928 Maserati Tipo 26B 2.1-Litre Sports | 35 | £900,000 - 1,300,000 | £967,000 €1,127,591 | 212 | 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Vantage | DB6Mk2/4255/R | £160,000 - 220,000
(NR) | £258,750 €301,721 | 214 | 1993 RUF RCT Coupé | WP0ZZZ96ZNS
400165 | £190,000 - 220,000 | Not Sold | 215 | 1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost
Alpine Eagle Skiff Torpedo | 40FW | £180,000 - 220,000 | £189,750 €221,262 | 216 | 1935 Aston Martin 1½-Litre Mark II
Short-Chassis Tourer | L4/528/S | £200,000 - 250,000 | Not Sold | 217 | 1995 Ferrari 456 GT | 103273 | £40,000 - 50,000 | £43,700 €50,957 | 218 | 1987 Ferrari 412 GT | 73501 | £50,000 - 60,000 | £51,750 €60,344 | 219 | 2005 Ferrari 575 M Superamerica | 144215 | £450,000 - 600,000 | £379,500 €442,524 | 220 | 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Elena Coupe | 0817GT | £700,000 - 900,000 | Not Sold | 221 | 1963 Lagonda Rapide Sports Saloon | LR/121/R | £70,000 - 100,000
(NR) | £78,200 €91,186 | 222 | 1974 Bentley Corniche Two-door Saloon | CBH17786 | £40,000 - 50,000 | £41,400 €48,275 | 223 | 1959 Jaguar XK150 3.8-Litre Drophead Coupé | S827329 | £80,000 - 100,000 | £86,250 €100,573 | 224 | 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage | DB6/3091/R | £120,000 - 160,000
(NR) | £102,350 €119,347 | 225 | 1927 Amilcar CGS Voiturette | 18737 | £50,000 - 60,000 | Not Sold | 226 | 1955 AC Ace Bristol Roadster | AE69 | £250,000 - 300,000 | Not Sold | 227 | 2016 Ferrari 458 Speciale Coupé | 208710 | £220,000 - 280,000 | Not Sold | 228 | 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental | 5UK | £100,000 - 150,000 | £117,300 €136,780 | 229 | 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible | DB5C/1512/R | £1,300,000 - 1,700,000 | Not Sold | 230 | 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S LP740-4 Coupé | ZHWEG4ZD3HLA
06359 | £220,000 - 260,000 | Not Sold | 231 | 1972 Maserati Ghibli SS 4.9-Litre Coupé | AM115/49.2472 | £160,000 - 200,000 | £161,000 €187,737 | 232 | 2006 Bentley Continental GT | SCBCE63W66C
038781 | £400,000 - 500,000 | Not Sold | 233 | 1962 Aston Martin DB4 'Series IV' Vantage | DB4/973/R | £300,000 - 400,000 | £327,750 €382,180 | 234 | Ferrari Dino 246/60 Formula 1 | '0011' | £900,000 - 1,300,000 | £967,000 €1,127,591 | 235 | 1985 Bentley Continental Convertible | SCBZD000ZFCH
10137 | £65,000 - 85,000 | Not Sold | 236 | 1981 Aston Martin V8 'Oscar India' | V8SOR12220 | £70,000 - 90,000
(NR) | £74,750 €87,163 | 237 | 2017 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Brabus B63S-700 Widestar | WDB4632722X
254448 | £120,000 - 150,000 | £120,750 €140,803 | 238 | 1928 Bugatti Type 40 Torpedo Sports | 40557 | £200,000 - 250,000 | Not Sold | 239 | 2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S 2+2 Ultimate | SCFAC14397B
502575 | £160,000 - 200,000 | £155,250 €181,032 | 240 | 1936 Riley 1½-Litre TT Sprite Competition | 22T1750 | £200,000 - 300,000 | £207,000 €241,376 | 241 | 1972 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT3 3-Litre Racing Sports-Prototype | AR 11572/010 | £1,800,000 - 2,200,000 | Not Sold | 242 | 1934 MG Magnette 'K3' Specification
Supercharged Roadster | NA0257 | £90,000 - 120,000 | Not Sold | 243 | 1938 BMW 327 Sports Roadster | 74212 | £85,000 - 100,000 | £57,500 €67,049 | 244 | 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Sports Saloon | DB6/3283/R | £130,000 - 160,000 | Not Sold | 245 | 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Sedanca De Ville | 104TC | £65,000 - 80,000 | Not Sold | 246 | 1990 Ferrari F40 Berlinetta | 84104 | £800,000 - 1,200,000 | £883,000 €1,029,641 | 247 | 1978 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible | DRH25262 | £85,000 - 110,000 | £87,400 €101,914 | 248 | 2000 BMW Z8 Roadster with Hardtop | WBAEJ11010AF
77766 | £140,000 - 180,000 | Not Sold | 249 | 1932 Alvis Speed Twenty 'SA' Tourer | 9885 | £115,000 - 140,000 | Not Sold | 250 | 1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III | AM300/3/1770 | £100,000 - 150,000
(NR) | £128,800 €150,190 | 251 | 1956 Lagonda 3-Litre Drophead Coupé | SABTVRO
3295180003 | £50,000 - 80,000
(NR) | £36,800 €42,911 | 252 | 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster | WMX1974772A
0071414 | £105,000 - 120,000 | £112,700 €131,416 | 253 | 1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante 'X-Pack' 7.0-Litre | SCFCV81V3KTL
15790 | £300,000 - 400,000 | Not Sold | 254 | 1983 BMW E24 635CSi Group A Competition | E24 RA1-08 | £140,000 - 180,000 | Not Sold | 255 | 2010 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 'One to One' | 172736 | £85,000 - 95,000 | £93,150 €108,619 | 256 | 1965 Jaguar E-Type 'Series 1' 4.2-Litre | 1E11092 | £86,000 - 96,000 | Not Sold | 257 | 1989 Porsche 911 Type 930 Turbo Coupé | WP0ZZZ93ZKS
000275 | £90,000 - 120,000 | Not Sold | 258 | 1959 Jaguar XK150 '3.8' Drophead Coupé | 5837280BW | £75,000 - 90,000 | Not Sold | 259 | 1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom I | 42KR | £65,000 - 75,000 | Not Sold | 260 | 1963 Jaguar E-Type 'Lightweight' Replica | 879769 | £80,000 - 100,000 | £74,750 €87,163 | 261 | 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Convertible | 111.027.12.
002926 | £170,000 - 220,000 | Not Sold | 262 | 1939 MG VA Drophead Coupé | 2323 | £30,000 - 40,000 | £28,750 €33,524 | 263 | 1987 Ferrari Testarossa | 69721 | £80,000 - 100,000 | £103,500 €120,688 |
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