The Amelia Island Concours and auction scene was very accommodating this year and had more than one thing for everyone. The weather was spectacular, though a bit hot on concours Sunday, but overall it was a welcome change from the previous two years where rain had caused the date of the show to be changed last minute.
The auctions were full of surprisingly nice cars from a quality standpoint, many of which brought big results per model expectations. A 94′ Toyota Supra sold by RM with roughly 12k miles sold for an unbelievable (to me) $173,600 incl fees further showing the up and coming strength of the 80’s and 90’s market. Also a surprise in the other direction was the sale of a W.O. Bently 6 1/2 liter by Gill and Sons body (original open coachwork) that went for a perplexingly low $714,000 at RM, further cementing the common thread among industry observers that non-big name coachbuilt pre war models, regardless of intrinsic quality, are going to have a hard go of it in the years and decades to come from a generational perspective.
For the casual observer things were definitely a bit reserved on the heavy money end of things with cars above the $1M mark much fewer and further between than in recent years at any of the United States big three auction weekends. Overall, the market seems healthy but perception is that it is a bit soft, not bad and certainly not on fire, but it’s also not that simple as a blanket analysis as some models continue to rise rather unexpectedly (or not).
A special thank you to all the old friends who stopped by and said hi at the Concours on Sunday, and to the new friends who got to see one of our restorations for perhaps for the first time. Also to everyone else who gave us a bit of feedback on what we brought to the show. It was an all around great day, a wonderful culminating concours event to a typically relaxing Amelia weekend!
Scott Grundfor Company Restoration – Just completed weeks ago for the 2019 Amelia Island Concours Event, for the first time in about 7 years we were on hand to personally show and display a 300SL, specifically this year a 1962 aluminum engine disc brake car, Finished to our standards, the car was completed in dark blue metallic with tan interior. The car is one of the rarest of roadsters, retaining its original alloy block and being one of only 209 factory delivered disc brake aluminum engine examples made during 1962 and 1963.
Amelia Island Auctions – Full Lot Lists
| RM Sotheby’s |
| Bonhams |
| Gooding & Company |
| Russo and Steele |
Amelia Island 2019 Featured Lots
RM Sotheby’s
BONHAMS
Russo and Steele
Gooding & Company
2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach
SOLD: $1,490,000 | Without Reserve
Full Lot Details
1930 Packard 734 Speedster Runabout
SOLD: $1,765,000
Full Lot Details
1993 Porsche 964 Carrera RS 3.8
SOLD: $1,132,500 | Without Reserve
Full Lot Details
300SL Lots
| 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | Still for Sale | RM Sotheby’s |
| 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | Still for Sale | RM Sotheby’s |
| 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe | Sold – $990,000 – Russo and Steele |
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