Gooding & Co auctioned 23 vehicles (one of them a motorcycle) with an average age of almost 72 years in the typical line-up, i.e. David Gooding and Charlie Ross sat at the auction desk as usual on August 30, 2024. This was shortly after Gooding had announced that one of Bonhams' key figures, Rupert Banner, would be moving to Gooding.
The Hampton Court Palace Concours was therefore about rather older and certainly exceptional vehicles, which together had been estimated at £ 14.89 million in advance. Only three cars were offered without a reserve price.
Twelve of the 23 vehicles were sold, while eleven, almost half, were left standing.
Disappointments across the age spectrum
Interestingly, the unsold cars included the two oldest cars, namely a Ballot 2LTS from 1925 and the Sunbeam 3 Litre Sports from 1926, as well as the two youngest cars, a BMW Z8 Roadster from 2001 and a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti from 2010.
The cars built between 1936 and 1955 also had no luck with the bidders, with the exception of a 1952 Aston Martin DB2.
This applied to the two Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B and 6C 2500 as well as the Lancia Astura from 1936, the Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback from 1954 and the Pegaso Z-102 Series II Berlinetta from 1955.
The two Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux from 1938 and Stelvio from 1934 also failed to sell, but remained the only two Bugatti cars for which the bidders did not go high enough.
Three out of five Bugatti sold
The Bugatti selection was highly interesting.
Bidders went as high as £2.1 million for the 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante, which means the car cost £2.363 million (EUR 2.811 million, CHF 2.646 million) including surcharge.
Even more expensive was the equally highly prized Bugatti Type 43A Roadster "Sport Luxe" from 1933, which sold for £ 2.981 million (EUR 3.548 million, CHF 3.339 million).
The third Bugatti sold was a Type 40 Grand Sport from 1928, which cost the new owner £ 393,750 (EUR 468,563, CHF 441,000).
Some disappointments
Among the cars sold, there were also some that changed hands well below expectations.
For the Ferrari 365 GT4/BB from 1974, £ 270,000 (EUR 321,300, CHF 302,400) was enough to buy it.
A Ferrari Mondial 3.2 QV from 1987 could be taken home for £ 30,375 (EUR 36,146, CHF 34,020), while only £ 40,500 (EUR 48,195, CHF 45,360) was enough to drive home in a Lagonda M45 from 1934.
Even the 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider cost more, finding its way into a new garage for £50,625 (EUR 60,244, CHF 56,700), which was about half the estimated value.
After the outstanding results of the first London auction, the 2024 edition was therefore unable to fulfill all hopes. Whether this was due to the economic situation or the rather old offer and more recent highlights is certainly already being discussed intensively at Gooding & Co. However, with total sales of £7.5 million (EUR 8.93 million, CHF 8.4 million) or £625,594 per vehicle, David Gooding probably couldn't really complain.
Offered and Sold Vehicles
The following table lists all offered and sold vehicles with estimated prices, highest bids, and sale prices. The price conversion was made at the exchange rate valid on the auction day. All information is provided without guarantee.
| Lot | Car | Year | £ Est from | £ Est to | £ HP | £ SP | CHF SP | EUR SP | % Est | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Benelli 750 Sei | 1976 | 12'000 | 18'000 | 8000 | 9000 | 10'080 | 10'710 | -40%
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V |
| 02 | Ferrari Mondial 3.2 Quattrovalvole | 1987 | 35'000 | 45'000 | 27'000 | 30'375 | 34'020 | 36'146 | -24.06%
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V |
| 03 | Ballot 2LTS Four-Light Saloon | 1925 | 80'000 | 100'000 | N | |||||
| 04 | Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer | 1974 | 300'000 | 350'000 | 240'000 | 270'000 | 302'400 | 321'300 | -16.92%
|
V |
| 05 | Aston Martin DB2 Saloon | 1952 | 150'000 | 225'000 | 130'000 | 146'250 | 163'800 | 174'037 | -22%
|
V |
| 06 | Pegaso Z-102 Series II Berlinetta | 1955 | 600'000 | 800'000 | N | |||||
| 07 | Sunbeam 3 Litre Super Sports | 1926 | 175'000 | 200'000 | N |
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All information is provided without guarantee.
Legend: Column S = Status (V = Sold, N = Not sold, Z = Withdrawn, U = Under reserve)
Est = Estimate, HP = Hammer Price, SP = Sale Price
