The Annual Bonhams 'Ferrari Sale' is the last event of each year, and has become our traditional Holiday feature. This seventh annual auction was again hosted by the exclusive Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, and offers a selection of Ferraris of various types and price ranges. Bonhams offering was particularly broad this year with entries ranging from affordable 2+2s to very valuable spyders.
Highlighting the sale were two 250 GT California Spyders, widely considered the quintessential Ferrari drop-top. It is perhaps only rivalled by the Daytona Spyder, of which a very beautiful example was entered. The ex-Clint Eastwood 275 GTB transferred ownership for a record high price of nearly $500,000 US. Although none of the Formula 1 lots found a new owner, all three cars had particularly interesting histories. More much insight can be found in our full report and 85-shot slideshow.
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At Bonham's annual Ferrari Auction in Gstaad, Switzerland, the two 'star cars' are traditionally displayed in the luxurious auction room. Only rarely do these high priced Ferraris find a new owner in the auction, but at this year's sale, last Saturday, one did! The almost perfect Ferrari 250 GT LWB California changed hands for well over $1.2 million US. A full report and slideshow of the prestigious auction will be published later this week.
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One of the highlights of the auction calendar is the annual Bonham's sale at London's Olympia, held on the first weekend of December. We visited this year's auction, which consisted for a large part of cars from the Patrick Collection. Today we take a look at two highlights of the sale. Star of the Patrick Collection vehicles entered was a stunning Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato. With a final bid of well over 1 million Pounds, the Mercedes Benz 710 SS Castagna Roadster Cabriolet, was the most expensive lot.
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