Monterey car week 2021 was spectacular in far too many ways to note here…but we’ll leave you with a few thoughts and our usual full lot list links as well as our picks for market barometer individual sales.
Unfortunately due to time constraints, there will be no particularly useful (or useless) analysis this time beyond the brief thoughts here, but trust us, if you’re a classic car person you will be bombarded in the coming days with commentary on how robust the market is coming off of some truly eye-popping auction performances this past weekend. Full time media outlets will have you covered on the statistical front and the auction houses themselves will surely spare no expense or detail in letting the world know about their successes over the weekend. And rightfully so, the weekend takeaway thoughts are quite simple really; it was an incredibly successful weekend for those in the auction houses and certainly a spectacular outing at the concours event on Sunday. Blue chip Mercedes-Benz models in particular saw some estimate shattering results which is always of interest to us and we have selected about 40 of sales that we were watching going into this past week within our highlights section.
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event itself was a particularly lovely affair with beautiful sunny weather flooding the oceanside golfing greens after a chilly morning in addition to some truly exceptional rolling art on display for those who love classic cars. A pre-war preservation class 1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton and a post war Pininfarina class 1948 Bentley Cresta, both cars that Scott Grundfor Company helped represent on the lawn, notched podium finishes…always a cherry on top, especially given the fact that an invite to this most special of concours to present your special car is a victory in and of itself in most cases. The links to where full results for multiple auction houses can be found are below.
Full Lot Lists
| RM Sotheby’s |
| Bonhams |
| Gooding & Company |
| Russo and Steele |
| Mecum |
Our Monterey 2021 Market Barometer Picks
BONHAMS
Quail Lodge Auction
1928 Mercedes-Benz 26/120/180-S-Type Supercharged Sports Tourer
(SOLD – $5,395,000 USD)
(Estimate – $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 USD) | Bonhams
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Record Sport Cabriolet Décapotable – Coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi
(SOLD – $1,875,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,800,000 – $2,300,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $1,800,000 – $2,300,000 USD) | Bonhams
1952 Ferrari Europa Cabriolet – Coachwork by Ghia
(SOLD – $1,820,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,700,000 – $2,100,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $1,700,000 – $2,100,000 USD) | Bonhams
1992 Ferrari F40 – Design by Pininfarina
(SOLD – $1,600,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,500,000 – $1,800,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $1,500,000 – $1,800,000 USD) | Bonhams
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe
(SOLD – $1,710,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,250,000 – $1,500,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $1,250,000 – $1,500,000 USD) | Bonhams
1966 Shelby 427 Cobra
(SOLD – $1,050,000 USD)
(Estimate – ($1,000,000 – $1,200,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – ($1,000,000 – $1,200,000 USD) | Bonhams
1964 AC Cobra 289
(SOLD – $995,000 USD)
(Estimate – $900,000 – $1,100,000) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $900,000 – $1,100,000) | Bonhams
1965 Aston Martin DB5 – Coachwork by Touring
(SOLD – $874,000 USD)
(Estimate – $750,000 – $900,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $750,000 – $900,000 USD) | Bonhams
1935 Cadillac V16 Model 452-D Convertible Victoria – Coachwork by Fleetwood
(SOLD – $373,500 USD)
(Estimate – $550,000 – S650,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $550,000 – S650,000 USD) | Bonhams
1967 Ferrari 330 GTC – Coachwork by Pininfarina
(SOLD – $505,500 USD)
(Estimate – $475,000 – 575,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $475,000 – 575,000 USD) | Bonhams
1966 Jaguar E-Type Series I 4.2 Roadster
(SOLD – $212,800 USD)
(Estimate – $170,000 – $210,000 USD) | Bonhams
(Estimate – $170,000 – $210,000 USD) | Bonhams
RM Sotheby’s
Monterey
1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato
(SOLD – $9,520,000 USD)
(Estimate – $11,000,000 – $14,000,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $11,000,000 – $14,000,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1962 Ferrari 268 SP
(SOLD – $7,705,000 USD)
(Estimate – $8,000,000 – $10,000,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $8,000,000 – $10,000,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1995 Ferrari F50
(SOLD – $3,965,000 USD)
(Estimate – $3,600,000 – $4,000,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $3,600,000 – $4,000,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1929 Duesenberg Model J ‘Butterfly’ Dual-Cowl Phaeton by Murphy
(SOLD – $3,305,000 USD)
(Estimate – $2,750,000 – $3,250,000 USD | Offered Without Reserve) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $2,750,000 – $3,250,000 USD | Offered Without Reserve) | RM Sotheby’s
1991 Ferrari F40
(SOLD – $2,425,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,800,000 – $2,100,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $1,800,000 – $2,100,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
(SOLD – $1,655,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,300,000 – $1,600,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $1,300,000 – $1,600,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II by Pininfarina
(SOLD – $1,407,500 USD)
(Estimate – $1,250,000 – $1,500,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $1,250,000 – $1,500,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
(SOLD – $1,352,500 USD)
(Estimate – $1,000,000 – $1,300,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $1,000,000 – $1,300,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1956 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS Coupe by Reutter
(SOLD – $472,500 USD)
(Estimate – $425,000 – $500,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $425,000 – $500,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet
(SOLD – $434,000 USD)
(Estimate – $325,000 – $375,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $325,000 – $375,000 USD) | RM Sotheby’s
1968 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL ‘Pagoda’
(SOLD – $335,000 USD)
(Estimate – $200,000 – $225,000 USD | Offered Without Reserve) | RM Sotheby’s
(Estimate – $200,000 – $225,000 USD | Offered Without Reserve) | RM Sotheby’s
GOODING & COMPANY
Pebble Beach Auctions
1995 MCLAREN F1
(SOLD – $20,465,000 USD)
(Estimate: In Excess of $15,000,000)
Full Lot Details
1959 FERRARI 250 GT LWB CALIFORNIA SPIDER COMPETIZIONE – Coachwork by Scaglietti
(SOLD – $10,840,000 USD)
(Estimate – $10,000,000 – $12,000,000)
Full Lot Details
1967 FERRARI 275 GTB/4 – Coachwork by Scaglietti
(SOLD – $3,662,500 USD)
(Estimate – $2,750,000 – $3,500,000)
Full Lot Details
1914 STUTZ 4E BEARCAT
(SOLD – $2,920,000 USD)
(Estimate – $2,750,000 – $3,500,000)
Full Lot Details
1963 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER
(SOLD – $3,085,000 USD)
(Estimate – $2,000,000 – $2,500,000)
Full Lot Details
1964 FERRARI 250 GT LUSSO – Coachwork by Scaglietti
(SOLD – $1,490,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,200,000 – $1,500,000)
Full Lot Details
1956 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL GULLWING
(SOLD – $1,325,000 USD)
(Estimate – $1,200,000 – $1,400,000)
Full Lot Details
2015 PORSCHE 918 SPYDER WEISSACH
(SOLD – $1,682,500 USD)
(Estimate – $1,100,000 – $1,300,000)
Full Lot Details
1984 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH 5000S – Coachwork by Bertone
(SOLD – $720,000 USD)
(Estimate – $600,000 – $750,000)
Full Lot Details
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Lots
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | $1,000,000 – $1,200,000 | RM Sotheby’s SOLD – $1,352,500 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | $1,300,000 – $1,600,000 | RM Sotheby’s SOLD – $1,655,500 |
| 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | $2,000,000 – $2,500,000 | Gooding & Co SOLD – $3,085,000 |
| 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | $1,200,000 – $1,400,000 | Gooding & Co SOLD – $1,325,000 |
| 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing | $1,250,000 – $1,500,000 | Bonhams SOLD – $1,710,000 |
For information on the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance please visit:
www.pebblebeachconcours.net
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