Bonhams Bothwell Collection Auction 2017 - the most expensive Peugeot in the world

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Created on November 12, 2017

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What a collection - the racing cars of the Bothwell family, photographed in 1957

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Clément-Panhard 4 1/2HP Type VCP Voiture Légère Vis-A-Vis (1900) - as lot 402 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Silver Ghost Pick-Up (1926) - as lot 403 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Fod Model AA Police Truck (1929) - as lot 404 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model TT Stake Bed Truck (1923) - as lot 405 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model T Speedster (1925) - as lot 406 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model T Coupe (1924) - as lot 407 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Fiat Model 56 50HP 7-Passenger Touring (1913) - as lot 409 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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National Six Series AA Coupe (1915) - as lot 410 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Studebaker Hearse (1915) - as lot 411 at the Bothwell Collection sale by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model TT Fire Truck (1922) - as lot 412 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Locomobile Model 48 Series 7 Town Car (1925) - as lot 413 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Wintin 48-HP Model 17A Seven-Passenger Touring (1910) - as lot 414 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Mitchell Model R "Fire Chief's" Two Seater Runabout (1911) - as lot 415 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model TT Open Sided Van (1915) - as lot 416 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Packard Model G Four-Passenger Surrey (1902) - as lot 417 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Cadillac Racer (1912) - as lot 418 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model AA Flatbed Truck (1930) - as lot 419 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Benz 75/105HP Prinz-Heinrich Raceabout (1908) - as lot 420 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Austro Daimler / Austrian Daimler Touring Victoria (1912) - as lot 421 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Mitchell Model F Touring (1907) - as lot 422 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford V-8 Super Deluxe "Woodie" Station Wagon (1948) - as lot 423 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model T C-Cab Delivery (1913) - as lot 425 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Packard 1-38 "Dominant Six" Runabout (1914) - as lot 426 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Mercedes-Simplex 65HP Two Seater Raceabout (1908) - as lot 427 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model T Scorpion with Frontenec Head (1921) - as lot 428 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model A Roadster (1931) - as lot 429 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Chandler Six Two-Man Racing Car (1926) - as lot 430 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Hudson Super Six Two-Man Racing Car (1920) - as lot 431 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Buick Model 43 Two Seater Racer (1912) - as lot 432 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Pope-Hartford Model W 50HP "Racer" (1910) - as lot 433 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model F 16HP Twin Cylinder Tonneau (1905) - as lot 434 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Henderson-Powered Midget Race Car (1923) - as lot 435 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Stearns Model 15/30 (1910) - as lot 436 at the Bothwell Collection sale by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Open Drive Landaulette (1912) - as lot 437 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model T Touring (1914) - as lot 438 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Ford Model T Roadster (1912) - as lot 439 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Smith Flyer (1917) - as lot 440 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Reo 8HP Model Two/Four Seater Runabout (1906) - as lot 441 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Sears Model P Four-Passenger Wagon (1911) - as lot 442 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Maxwell 14HP Model AB Twin Cylinder Runabout (1911) - as lot 443 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Holsman 10HP Two Cylinder Surrey (1905) - as lot 444 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Crestmobile Model B 3 1/2HP Runabout (1901) - as lot 445 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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AC Delivery Vehicle (1910) - as lot 446 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Autocar Type 10 Runabout (1906) - as lot 447 at the Bothwell Collection auction by Bonhams on November 11, 2017

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Summary

The auctioning of collections is becoming more and more commonplace in the international auction scene. On November 11, 2017, Bonhams was able to offer the Bothwell family's collection in California, which focused on top-class racing cars from the early decades of the 20th century. A record price of over seven million was achieved for a Peugeot from 1914, with all cars selling for an average of more than 50 percent above the estimate. This report analyzes the results in detail and shows all the vehicles in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Pre-war racing cars
Lively demand, many surprises
The most expensive Peugeot in the world?
A legendary Benz
Cheaper cars too
For the fun of it
Vehicles offered and sold

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Over three generations, the Bothwell family has collected some of the most interesting and legendary racing cars and maintained them in a collection known far and wide. However, the cars were not only put in a museum, but also driven, some of them even in their own races as part of the Vanderbuilt Cup. Lindley and Ann Bothwell collected real treasures, and on November 12, 2017, they went under the hammer at Bothwell Ranch in California. After several hours of auctioning off model trains, automobiles, engines and all sorts of other items from the Bothwell collection, including railroad cars and a steam locomotive, which went for USD 150,000 or five times the upper estimate, it was finally the turn of the "real" cars, led by a motorcycle with sidecar.

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