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Monterey, August 17, 1998

Monterey and the three auctions
Christie’s and the unrestored rarities
Ingrid Bergman and a sale for charity
The MSCA and Wolfgang Seidel’s 250 GT California Spider LWB
Brooks
The Results

Monterey and the three auctions
Since the late 1980’s / early 1990’s, the auctions have become a vital part of the Monterey weekend. Since the high society and the "who is who" of the classic car world have declared the weekend of the Monterey Historic Races, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elégance and the Concours Italiano the weekend of the year, many of the important auction companies have decided to go there, too. Even in the USA it does not happen that often that so many potential buyers for expensive collector’s cars gather in one place.

Christie’s and the unrestored rarities
The undoubtedly most renowned auction is the one of Christie’s; the auctioneers from the UK host their sale at the well-known Pebble Beach Golf Club, and it is always the highlight to mark the end of the eventful weekend.

This year, there has been quite a number of remarkable lots, especially for Ferrari fans: Having entered the tent – which was held in black completely inside – one was stunned immediately by two completely original rarities: the 750 Monza Spider Scaglietti s/n 0568M and the 212 Inter Coupé Vignale s/n 0217EL. Both of them had spent decades with their last owners, and so this was the first occasion to buy one of these Ferrari after a very long time.

Ingrid Bergman and a sale for charity
Another Ferrari of particular interest: 212 Inter Coupé Pinin Farina s/n 0265EU, formerly owned by Ingrid Bergman. Her husband Roberto Rosselini, who had an excellent relationship to Enzo Ferrari, had bought this small sports car as a present for the famous actress. Since especially American collectors show very often a weak spot for once celebrity owned cars, it is somehow no wonder that this car was eventually sold for the impressive amount of 260.000,-$.

Lot 47 was one of the ten original 275 GTB/S4 NART Spyders, s/n 10691. This car was sold for charity – the Scripps Research Institute will be happy with the hammered 1.900.000,-$...

The MSCA and Wolfgang Seidel’s 250 GT California Spider LWB
The largest of the three auctions was the Monterey Sports Car Auction: One had so many cars to offer that it needed two evenings to perform the sale! Of course the impressive number of classic cars included some Ferrari as well, including 340 America Coupé Vignale s/n 0196A and the 500 Mondial Spider Pinin Farina s/n 0414MD.

There was also a Ferrari which was of particular interest for visitors and / or buyers from Germany: The 250 GT California Spider LWB s/n 1489GT, sold new to the German privateer Wolfgang Seidel from Düsseldorf who subsequently entered this car in some motor racing events.

A real one-off was the 250 GT Spider Fantuzzi s/n 2235GT. This 1963 250 GTE had been rebodied on behalf from Luigi Chinetti to be shown at various motor shows in 1965, including the San Francisco Sports Car Show. The new body style resembles the then quite successful 250 P, although s/n 2235GT did of course not adopt the latter’s mid-engine.

One more Ferrari among many hammered at the Double Tree Hotel: 500 Superfast, s/n 7817SF.

Brooks
For Brooks Specialist Auctioneers, this was the first time to perform a sale during the Monterey weekend. One had decided to host the auction at the Quail Lodge, site of the Concours Italiano. The sale – which was already held on Friday – included the 500 TRC Spider Scaglietti s/n 0706MDTR and a 275 GTB/4, s/n 10711.

Text Gregor Schulz

Translation Andreas Birner

The Results

Christie's

Lot

s/n bid sold

47

275 GTS/4 Spyder NART 10691 $2,092,500 Yes

54

275 GTB/4 10525 $354,500 Yes

64

212 Inter 0265EL $288,500 Yes

65

TR 59/60 Replica 5005 $167,500 No

67

750 Monza 0568M No

111

212 Inter 0217EL No


Monterey Sports Car Auction

130

P4 Peplica $110,000 No

138

250 GT/L Lusso $115,500 Yes

151

365 GTB/4 Daytona Coupe 14219 $145,000 Yes

160

365 GTB/4 Spyder (Conv.) $137,500 Yes

167

275 GTB $175,000 No

408

250 GTE $34,000 Yes

419

365 GT4 2+2 $18,000 Yes

427

Dino 246 GTS $72,000 Yes

429

250 GT Spider Fantuzzi 2235GT $205,000 No

431

275 GTS $140,000 Yes

432

550 Maranello $250,000 No

435

365 GTC/4 $36,500 Yes

440

365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder $280,000 Yes

440A

250 GT California LWB 1489GT $515,000 No

441

250 GT 0627GT $245,000 No

444

365 GTB/4 Daytona $80,000 Yes

447

340 America 0196A $590,000 No

448

275 GTB/4 $245,000 No

449

365 GTC/4 Spyder $105,000 No

452

500 Mondial 0414MD $480,000 Yes

465

365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder 16455 $330,000 Yes

470

F40 89086 $295,000 No

474

500 Superfast 7817 $210,000 No

478

400i $32,000 Yes


Brooks

73

275 GTB/4 10711 $338,000 Yes

104A

500 TRC 0706MDTR No
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