Bonhams Bond Street Auction 2025 - just over half of the cars sold
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27 cars with an average value of £242,000 were on offer, a good half of which were sold for an average of £158,536. Pre-war vehicles and exotic cars in particular were not successful with the bidding public. This auction review analyzes the results and shows the cars in pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Little enthusiasm for pre-war cars
- Interest in mid-engine pioneers
- Some popular front-engined GT classics
- Not enough Bristol fans on site
- Younger cars sometimes more successful
Estimated reading time: 4min
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Every year in the run-up to Christmas, Bonhams organizes an auction at its own headquarters on New Bond Street in London. On December 11, 2025, in addition to interesting memorabilia, 27 automobiles worth £ 6.5 million were offered. 14 cars were sold and an average of £ 158,536 was paid for them. The average bid across all lots was 78% of the average estimate. Four cars from the period before the Second World War were on offer, none of which could be sold. Hopes were high for the 1928 Mercedes-Benz 36/220 S-Type Four Seater Sports Tourer, which had been estimated in advance at £1.25 to 1.75 million. The car once belonged to actor Peter Ustinov, but he was of course not the first owner. Apparently there were some gaps in the history, but Ustinov eventually donated the car to the National Motor Museum. In 1987, the car took part in the Mille Miglia and has probably not been driven since. Now £950,000 has been bid for the imposing four-seater (with probably not quite correct bodywork), not enough for a knockdown.
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