Bonhams Bond Street Auction 2019 - Victory of modernity and a special Aston Martin

Name: Auburn 851 Supercharged Boattail Speedster 1935
Brand: Auburn

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Created on December 8, 2019

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Bruno von Rotz

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Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) - Courtesy Bonhams

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Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) - Courtesy Bonhams

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Jaguar Mark II 3.8-Litre 'Coombs Evocation' Sports Saloon (1965) - offered as Lot 01 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Rolls-Royce 20:25hp Foursome Drophead Coupé (1933) - offered as lot 02 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon (1965) - offered as lot 03 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Supercharged Super Sport Spider (1929) - offered as lot 04 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari 550 Maranello Coupé (2001) - offered as lot 05 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Aston Martin Virage Volante (1994) - offered as lot 06 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Dino 246 GTS (1974) - offered as lot 07 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Aston Martin DBS Coupé (2009) - offered as Lot 08 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina (2001) - offered as lot 10 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Frazer Nash BMW 328 Roadster (1939) - offered as lot 11 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Aston Martin DB6 Vantage 4.2-Litre Sports Saloon (1966) - offered as lot 12 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7-Litre 'Lightweight' Coupé (1973) - offered as Lot 14 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari F12tdf Berlinetta (2016) - offered as lot 15 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Porsche Carrera GT (2004) - offered as lot 16 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Porsche 356B 1600 Super Cabriolet (1960) - offered as lot 17 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari 512 BB Coupé (1976) - offered as lot 18 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Auburn 851 Supercharged Boat-tail Speedster (1935) - offered as lot 19 at the Bonhams Bond Street London sale on December 7, 2019

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FMR Messerschmitt Tg500 Tiger (1959) - offered as lot 20 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari 550 GTZ Barchetta (2001) - offered as lot 21 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta 70th Anniversary 'The Scaglietti' (2017) - offered as lot 22 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Saloon (1965) - offered as lot 23 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Brabus B63S-700 Widestar (2014) - offered as lot 24 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari Testarossa Coupé (1991) - offered as lot 25 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon (1953) - offered as lot 26 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Aston Martin V8 Vantage X-Pack Sports Saloon (1988) - offered as lot 27 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Aston Martin Lagonda Series 4 Saloon (1989) - offered as lot 28 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Citroën SM 3.0-Litre Coupé (1973) - offered as lot 29 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé (2010) - offered as lot 30 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Porsche 918 Spyder (2015) - offered as lot 31 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Ferrari 458 Speciale Coupé (2016) - offered as lot 32 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Bentley 3 1/2-Litre Cabriolet (1933) - offered as lot 33 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Bentley S3 Two-door Convertible (1964) - offered as lot 34 at Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 Coupé (2006) - offered as lot 35 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Alfa Romeo 8C Spider (2013) - offered as lot 36 at the Bonhams Bond Street London auction on December 7, 2019

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Bonhams Bond Street London auction catalog from December 7, 2019

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Summary

The fact that the Bonhams auction on Bond Street is a rather exclusive affair was evident from the fact that only 35 cars were on offer on December 7, 2019. On average, however, each of these cars was expected to cost £446,000. This target was achieved, but less than a third of the cars found a new owner. Among them was one of nine Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight, a 1961 model that sold for almost €3 million. All other cars sold were younger. This auction report analyzes the results and shows all the cars in the picture.

This article contains the following chapters

Ferrari, Aston Martin and other
One of nine Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight
The RS from Jay Kay
The virage of Prince Charles
New cars more in demand
Spurned hyper-cab scooter
The unsuccessful BMW 328 from England

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Every year in December, Bonhams invites customers to its beautiful headquarters on New Bond Street to auction off some exclusive cars just before the turn of the year. On December 7, 2019, it was that time again on Saturday afternoon and the 35 vehicles on offer certainly made collectors' mouths water. After around an hour and a half, the show was over. Almost half of what was on offer was dominated by two car brands: Ferrari and Aston Martin with eight and seven sports cars respectively. Four Porsches and three Mercedes-Benzes and Bentleys completed the larger contingents. Really exotic brands were missing, unless you count Auburn or FMR/Messerschmitt in this category.

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