AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., 10 March, 2013
Gooding & Company posted more than $28 million worth of sales,
with a 97% sell through rate, with 69 out of 71 lots sold at its annual
Amelia Island Auction on Friday, March 8. The vehicles on offer
included celebrity-owned classics, like the 1935 Duesenberg Model
JN Long Wheelbase Berline owned new by dancer Bill “Bojangles”
Robinson, and Woolworth Heiress Barbara Hutton’s Ferrari 365 GTC.
Then there were high performance sports cars like a Ferrari 365
GTB/4 “Daytona” Coupe and a Porsche Carrera RS, plus sleek
modern supercars like a Ferrari F50 and a Bugatti Veyron. They were
led by the top-selling, $2.75 million 1928 Bentley 4 ½ Litre Semi-Le
Mans Tourer and the $2.365 million 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose
Alloy, one of eleven Ferraris offered during the auction, five of which
sold for values in excess of $1 million.
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“This year’s Amelia Island Auction brought fantastic results with 97%
sold and five world records, with a couple that surprised us,” said
David Gooding, president and Founder of Gooding & Company. “The
Rolls-Royce Derby Speedster that more than doubled its estimate
and the Fiat 8V Supersonic that soared past its high mark in support
of St. Jude remind us of the magic that happens in the auction room.”
Over the years, the auction house has provided a platform for a
number of charities to raise awareness and create funds for
important causes. Several years after its first auction record, the
spectacular, FIVA-award winning 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic, the first of
fifteen produced, returned to the public arena in support of St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital. The magnificent car broke its previous
auction ceiling price, with a record-breaking sale of $1.76 million.
Generously, the consignor of the 8V Supersonic donated all of the net
sale proceeds to the hospital.
Twelve significant collector cars spanning all eras were presented as
part of an esteemed private collection, folding into Gooding &
Company’s one-day auction. Highlights of this collection included a
spectacular 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 that sold for $1,650,000; a 1995
Ferrari F50 that sold for $1,375,000; and a 1929 Rolls-Royce
Phantom I Derby Speedster that resulted in a record sale of
$1,980,000 more than doubling its estimate.
Gooding & Company realized top sales across a variety of categories,
which resulted in world record prices for five models, listed as
follows:
• 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy (lot 56) at $2,365,000,
a world auction record for a Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy
• 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Derby Speedster (lot 23) at
$1,980,000,
a world auction record for a Rolls-Royce Phantom I Derby Speedster
• 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic (lot 65) at $1,760,000,
a world auction record for a Fiat 8V
• 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS (lot 12) at $1,127,500,
a world auction record for a Ferrari 275 GTS
• 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC (lot 46) at $1,072,500,
a world auction record for a Ferrari 365 GTC
Goooding & Company’s Top 10 results from the Amelia Island
Auction on Friday, March 8:
1928 Bentley 4 ½ Litre Semi-Le Mans Tourer (lot 16) at $2,750,000
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy (lot 56) at $2,365,000
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Derby Speedster (lot 23) at $1,980,000
1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic (lot 65) at $1,760,000
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (lot 24) at $1,650,000
1995 Ferrari F50 (lot 21) at $1,375,000
1966 Ferrari 275 GTS (lot 12) at $1,127,500
1969 Ferrari 365 GTC (lot 46) at $1,072,500
2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (lot 27) at $924,000
1965 Shelby 289 Cobra (lot 50) at $852,500
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