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Augustin Sabatié-Garat, Car Specialist, RM Sotheby’s comments: “It feels like we achieved the impossible
here in Milan this week. The logistical challenges involved with putting on this sale are mind-boggling, but we
have risen to the challenge and achieved results that nobody could have anticipated. The auction venue
alongside the Milano AutoClassica was busier than we have ever seen in a sale room.”
For auto enthusiasts, the collection’s 423 motor cars, many of which were seen on the open market for the
first time in decades, presented a thrilling range of ownership opportunities at every level, driving countless
bidding contests over the course of the three-day auction. In a field dominated by rare Italian machinery, top
sales honours went to the 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy; the first of just seven long-nose, six-carburettor,
alloy body, torque tube 275 GTBs, its rarity, provenance and freshness to the market propelled it to an
impressive €3.416.000. Another star of the show, the 2004 Maserati MC12, sporting less than 6,000kms,
stormed into the record books at a remarkable €3.024.000, smashing the previous auction record by a
considerable margin.
Although there are too many highlights to list individually, other notable sales included the Lancia-built,
Ferrari-engined 1991 Lancia-Ferrari LC2 Group C for a staggering €851.200; a 1994 Bugatti EB110 GT for an
above-estimate €616.000; a rare manual 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano also eclipsed its estimate at
€537.600; and a ‘project’ 1952 Aston Martin DB2 DHC achieved an incredible €504.000. Worth noting, strong
results were not restricted to just the top-tier vehicles, rather witnessed across all price points. As a category,
rally cars of the ’80s / ’90s proved particularly hot, as reflected in outstanding prices for the 1992 Lancia Delta
HF Integrale Group A ‘Jolly Club’ at €336.000 (against a pre-sale estimate of €160–€180.000) and the 1989
Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V ‘Ufficiale’ at a final €246.400. Then there was the group of almost 60 Porsche
911 variants, highlighted by a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2, which massively exceeded estimate at €616.000, not
to forget 21 Jaguar E-Types, led by a 1963 Jaguar E-Type S1 3.8 OTS, which garnered €173.600 against a
pre-sale estimate of €65-€75.000.
Beyond the automobiles, phenomenal interest was also recorded for other categories included in the sale. A
2008 Ducati Desmosedici led the group of 155 motorcycles at €70.200; the 1984 CUV Lamborghini #1
Offshore Class 1 ‘Miura’, powered by two giant Lamborghini V-12s, dominated the fleet of 55 boats at a
massive €117.000; and a Vintage Fire Service Bicycle spearheaded the docket of 140 bicycles at €10.530.
The perfect holiday gift for the young enthusiast, even the Jaguar D-Type Children’s Car ignited spirited
bidding, selling for €30.420.
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