A 1968 Aston Martin DB6 Volante was the top lot in the
Bonhams Bond Street Sale today, selling for £425,500 in the
first live auction of 2021 for the UK motor car team, which had a
95 % sell-through rate.
This pinnacle of 1960s motoring, one of 140 DB6 Volantes
produced, led a pack of 11 Aston Martins, representing more
than 50 years of the marque, which all sold successfully, with a
1960 DB4 Series II Sports Saloon selling above its top estimate
at £276,000 and a later 1981 V8 Vantage Sports Saloon
achieving £129,375, double its pre-sale estimate.
A pre-war tourer from Bentley’s golden age - and one of the oldest motor cars in the sale - the ex-Forrest
Lycett, Don McKenzie and ‘Jonty’ Williamson 1927 Bentley 3/4 ½ -Litre Speed Model Sports, sold for
£322,000, pipped by a rival contemporary 1927 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix Two-Seater which achieved
£333,500.
1961 AC Ace 2.6-litre Roadster, sold for £287,500. A rare left-hand drive variant and the sixth of 36
production models built, this example had been owned by its vendor for 50 years. 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta Coupé, sold for £201,250. One of just 50 ‘single-headlight’ variants of the
Ghia-designed Mangusta, identified by its striking lines and gullwing engine covers, which had been
restored to concours condition.
The Bond Street Sale was the first for the Bonhams UK motor car team to be held as a traditional live
auction this year, with a socially distanced audience in the saleroom, and was also livestreamed via
bonhams.com and the Bonhams app.
Tim Schofield, Head of Department, Bonhams Motor Cars UK, said: “Today’s sale was a welcome
return to the live sale format and we were pleased to witness lively bidding from the saleroom as well as
from online and telephone bidders.
“The impressive 95 per cent sale rate achieved shows that there is a keen appetite for buying and selling
collector’s motor cars in the capital.”
The Bonhams Motor Cars UK team are currently consigning cars for their return to Goodwood for the
Festival of Speed Sale on 9 July.
