London, 04 February, 2022 |
One of only 499 examples of the hybrid hypercar, the first
production car to feature the F1-derived HY-KERS hybrid system,
this yellow over black LaFerrari had covered fewer than 930km
from new and was offered by its second owner. |
In its slipstream was another record-setter 1996 Bugatti EB110 GT Coupé, which sold for €1,817,000,
several hundred thousand above its top estimate and setting a new auction world record for the model.
At launch, the first new Bugatti to be produced since 1956 set four world speed records, including for the
fastest series production sports car. One of a mere 95 GT examples, this three-owner EB110 GT car had
covered 10,000kms from new. |
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Another star was the 1964 Porsche 904 GTS, formerly owned by Hollywood actor Robert Redford, which
also achieved seven figures, selling for €1,345,500. Originally owned by Steve Earle, founder of the
Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca, this GTS was raced by subsequent owner Steve Berg in North
America before it was later acquired by Redford, who kept it for nearly a decade. |
Contrasting with the sports and supercars was an unearthed collection of three barn find veteran cars,
including a 1904 Pipe Serie E 15CV Four-Cylinder Rear-Entrance Tonneau, which tripled its pre-sale
estimate, achieving a staggering €759,000. |
As ever at the Bonhams Paris Sale, Veteran and pre-war motor cars proved popular with the attendant car
connoisseurs and collectors with several appearing in the top ten and exceeding their top estimates. A
time-warp 1921 Hispano-Suiza H6B Torpedo, offered from the Dolleschel Collection, achieved €402,500,
while the ex-Bernard de Lassée 1913 S.P.A 25 HP Torpédo Sport made €396,750, nearly doubling its
estimate. |
Bonhams Motoring will cross the Atlantic for the Amelia Island Auction on 3 March at the Fernandina
Beach Golf Club in Florida before travelling to the English countryside for the team’s first Goodwood
Auction, The Members Meeting Sale on 10 April. |
Philip Kantor, Bonhams International Chairman, Motoring, said |
“We are all delighted with the strong results across the spectrum of the superb selection of motor cars
offered – from Veteran through pre-war to classic and contemporary supercars. |