Bonhams "The Golden Age of Motoring" Auction 2020 - Steam wins over gasoline
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At most auctions these days, cars are on average around 50 years old, but not on October 30, 2020, when Bonhams in London put 34 vehicles from "The Golden Age of Motoring" under the hammer. In fact, the vehicles were on average a hundred years old, with the year of construction ranging from 1900 to 1939. Exactly half of the veterans were sold, with the highest price being achieved by a steam-powered road locomotive, which sold for over one million euros. The older vehicles generally fared somewhat better. A total turnover of almost three million pounds was achieved. This auction review describes the atmosphere, analyzes the results and shows all the vehicles in pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Few well-known brands
- The predecessor of the AC Cobra
- A Panhard et Levassor with a history
- A locomotive for the road
- The steam-powered White
- Special Rolls-Royce
- Several Lagondas
- A fast Alta and its connection to Alfa
Estimated reading time: 5min
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At most auctions these days, the cars are on average around 50 years old, but not on October 30, 2020, when Bonhams in London put 34 vehicles from "The Golden Age of Motoring" under the hammer. What the "veterans" had in common was that most of them had been owned for many years and, with a few exceptions, were presented in good condition. With bidders on site and at home, there was a good dynamic, but only half of the cars were sold. The 34 cars were spread across 27 brands, including, of course, better-known brands that are still in use today, such as Rolls-Royce or Bentley, but by and large manufacturers that have long been forgotten, e.g. Alta, Arrol-Johnston, Crestmobile, Darracq, Delage, Fowler, Lanchester, Métallurgique, Rambler, Sunbeam, Thornycroft, Vauxhall, White or Woods.
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