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Perhaps the most exciting moment of the Thursday evening sale came when a pair of 1993 Vector Avtech
WX-3 Prototypes, the first all-American supercar, incited extended bidding competitions. Following great
interest during the preview, the original coupe brought $615,500, well-exceeding its pre-sale estimate of
$450,000 - $550,000, while the WX-3R Roadster version sold for a final $500,000 (est. $450/550k).
Friday evening also resulted in stand-out individual prices, most notably for motor cars from three private
collections offered without reserve on the night. First up was the Torque Collection, which included a
selection of Porsche 911 models that drew strong bidding activity across the board. The final and most unique
lot of the collection was a rare, fully restored 1951 Spartan Royal Mansion trailer, which started a bidding
contest between bidders in the room and on the phones, eventually bringing a final $351,500, soaring past
estimate (est. $200/250k).
Final offerings from the Calumet Collection were next on the block, a single-owner group of British luxury
automobiles ranging from 1923 to 2012. With enthusiastic interest across the unique Rolls-Royce and
Bentley models on offer, highlights included the final $252,000 for a truly one-of-a-kind, coachbuilt 1987
Rolls-Royce Carmargue Retractable Hardtop with only 987 actual miles after a back and forth bidding
battle (est. $100/150k), as well as the $246,400 for what is believed to be the very first 2000 Bentley
Continental SC (est. $150/200k).
Finally, selections from the Richard L. Burdick Collection went under the hammer, demonstrating the high
demand for exceptional American Classics in today’s market. Highlights include a 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport
Phaeton by Fleetwood, one of just 18 surviving examples and wearing an award-winning restoration, which
began a long bidding contest between bidders on the phone, with a bidder in the room jumping in at the end
and bringing the car home at a final $940,000 (est. $750/900k). A 1932 Marmon Sixteen Two-Passenger
Coupe also warranted enthusiastic bidding from multiple parties on the phone, selling for a final $665,000
(est. $400/600k).
Beyond the private collections, additional highlights from Friday included a 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic,
which saw two bidders in the room bring the car to a final price of $654,000—setting a new benchmark for the
model as the first example ever offered at auction (est. $400/500k). A freshly restored 1948 Tucker 48, a car
the RM Sotheby’s team has become renowned for presenting at auction, also sold well at a final $1,600,000
(est. $1.5/1.7m).
“We were thrilled to bring an exceptional, high quality offering of blue-chip collector cars to our 20th Arizona
sale,” said Gord Duff, Global head of Auctions, RM Sotheby’s following the auction. “We received
fantastic feedback on the catalogue of cars, and, while we certainly witnessed a continued shift in collecting
interests, we saw strong prices achieved for fresh-to-market motor cars from several segments of the market,
most notably for great American Classics and for late-model collectibles. There was an enthusiastic
atmosphere throughout our preview hours, and high energy and a packed house inside the tented auction area
on both sale evenings, with the strongest bidder turnout we’ve seen at Arizona in more than five years,
signaling new interest in the hobby.”
RM Sotheby’s continues its 2019 calendar with the company’s first European auction of the year, set for 6
February in Paris during the world-famous Rétromobile show week. Held on the stunning grounds of Place
Vauban in the city’s center, the auction will present more than 80 of the finest sports, racing, and touring cars
from both pre- and post-war periods. The Paris sale is led by a stunning 1987 Ferrari F40 LM, a two-time Le
Mans entrant, alongside the first-ever Ferrari Special Projects car presented for public sale.
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