Interior of the 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupé
Maarten Ten Holder, Managing Director of Bonhams Motoring, tells LUX his top picks at Bonhams Quail Auction in California, ahead of the sale on Friday 19th August 2022. A sale which features cars being sold up to $3,400,000.
It may not be winter, but the West Coast is calling and the classic car world is gathering in Northern California for Monterey Car Week. This Mecca for serious car collectors includes the world-famous Pebble Beach Concours. Bonhams Quail Auction takes place in tandem with the equally glamorous Quail Motorsports gathering garden party this Friday (19 August). Our 25th silver anniversary sale offers a host of precious metal.
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1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition, estimate on request 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition
Owned by that giant of US motor racing, (and Americas Cup winner) Briggs Cunningham, and driven at Le Mans no less, this is one of the most important early racing Jaguars.
It?s a rare beast too ? one of only 12 Competition cars, built with aluminium bodies and hard top and alloy 3.8-litre engine (hence it?s Lightweight label), sold exclusively to Jaguar?s preferred customers.
Significantly restored in the 1980s yet retaining its original bodywork and matching-numbers engine, this E-Type is eligible for the world?s most prestigious concours and historic races.
1938 Type 57C Atalante, estimate $2.8 ? 3.4 million
1938 Type 57C Atalante
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