Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal
Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events.
Coverage of Bonhams auctions, including previews, results and reports from the many Bonhams sales across the globe.
The Bonhams Greenwich Auction 2013 will be held Sunday, June 2nd at the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance in Connecticut. The sixth annual sale will see a strong selection of 100 motor cars offered for sale, including models from Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bentley, Cadillac, Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, among others. Leading this consignments for the 2013 Bonhams … [Read more...]
The 2013 Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda motor cars was held Saturday 18th May at Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, UK, resulting in more than £10 million in total sales and an 100% sell-through rate. The 14th annual sale saw many lots achieve well above their high estimates. The Bonhams sale set a new world auction record price for an Aston Martin in the marque’s centenary … [Read more...]
A Vignale-bodied 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe will be among the headline offerings at the 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction, scheduled for August 16th on the grounds of the Quail Lodge property in Carmel Valley, California. This one-of-a-kind Ferrari was designed by Giovanni Michelotti for Vignale and sold new to the North American Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti. Upon seeing the design, … [Read more...]
The inaugural Bonhams auction at the Spa Classic historic races will be held Saturday 25th May 2013 at the Spa Motor Circuit in Belgium. Nearly 60 automobiles will be offered, with seven Ferraris, six Porsche 911s and a Lamborghini Miura among the notable entries. Philip Kantor, Head of the Mainland European Motoring department, said, “We are very much looking forward to our first sale at … [Read more...]
Bonhams returns to the Monterey Classic Car Week for the 16th consecutive year for its Quail Lodge auction, scheduled for August 16, 2013 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California. Among the list of early consignments for the 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction is a barn-find 1972 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale that has remained untouched for the last 30 years. … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Auction 2013 will be staged Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex, with a selection of automobiles offered as the official auction of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In addition to the previously announced Mercedes-Benz W196 and Maserati 300S, a 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 'Le Mans' Tourer from long-term ownership (estimate £1.4 million – … [Read more...]
A Maserati 300S is among the headline offerings at the 2013 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex, UK. The sports-racing Maserati joins the previously announced Mercedes-Benz W196, making this year's Festival of Speed auction the most anticipated in its history. … [Read more...]
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven to racing success by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio will be offered for sale at the 2013 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex. The 2.5-litre straight-8 W196 Mercedes-Benz einsitzer -- chassis number 00006/54 -- won the 1954 German and Swiss Grand Prix races at the hands of five-times … [Read more...]
The one-off Aston Martin DB4GT designed by Bertone will be offered for sale at the 2013 Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda motor cars, scheduled for Saturday 18th May at Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, UK. The unique Bertone design, which has been fully restored by Aston Martin, will go under the hammer in the manufacturer’s 100th anniversary year, and is expected to fetch … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Boca Raton Auction 2013 was held Saturday, February 23rd at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Florida, resulting in $3.75 million in total sales and an 85% sell-through rate. Held in conjunction with the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance, the Bonhams sale featured a selection of American and European motorcars that attracted bidders from around the world, and buyers from as far afield … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Boca Raton Auction 2013 will be staged Saturday, February 23rd on the grounds of the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Florida. Held in conjunction with the 7th annual Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance, the inaugural Bonhams automobile auction in Florida will see a strong selection of nearly 60 European and American automobiles cross the auction block. Among the headline entries at the … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Paris Auction 2013 was held Thursday 7th February at the Grand Palais in Paris, resulting in nearly €13 million in total sales and a 69% sales rate. Held during Salon Retromobile week, the Bonhams Paris sale saw 86 motor cars, 84 motorcycles, and more than 100 lots of automobilia change hands, with successful bidders from 27 countries. … [Read more...]
Bonhams and Butterfields, Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, Thursday, January 17, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Bonhams established a bridgehead in Scottsdale last year, landing at the attractive grounds of the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa just off Scottsdale Road near the airport. They returned in 2013, bigger than ever and with a succulent consignment … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Paris Auction 2013 will be held Thursday 7th February during Salon Retromobile week at the Grand Palais in Paris. Bonhams will offer 125 motor cars and nearly 100 motorcycles at the 2013 Paris auction, headlined by the ex-works Bugatti Type 54 that raced at Monza in 1931 at the hands of the great Achille Varzi. … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Scottsdale Auction 2013 was staged Thursday, January 17th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $13.4 million in total sales and 82% of all cars sold. Bidders and registrants from 28 countries participated in the second annual Bonhams Arizona auction. Top result at the Bonhams Scottsdale 2013 auction went to the 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A that … [Read more...]
