RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Auction 2022 - Curiosities and super classics completely sold out

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Created on September 25, 2022

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Fiat 850 Spider by Bertone (1973) - offered as lot 3126 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TC (1948) - offered as lot 3127 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Mazda Formula (1996) - offered as lot 3128 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG A 1600 Mk II Special (1962) - offered as lot 3131 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Corto Spider Recreation in the style of Touring (1939) - offered as lot 3132 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TC Special (1948) - offered as lot 3133 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Jaguar Special (1935) - offered as lot 3134 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection sale on September 24, 2022

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Ferrari 348 TS (1990) - offered as lot 3135 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG K1/K3 Magnette Conversion (1934) - offered as lot 3136 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG A Toyota Special (1956) - offered as lot 3137 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ford Pickup (1939) - offered as lot 3138 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TD Supercharged Special (1953) - offered as lot 3139 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Porsche 911 S Targa (1975) - offered as lot 3140 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Jaguar RS 2000 Special in the style of Veritas (1957) - offered as lot 3141 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Jaguar C-Type Recreation (1954) - offered as lot 3142 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider by Touring (1964) - offered as lot 3143 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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BMW 327 Sport Cabriolet (1939) - offered as lot 3144 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG NB Magnette Two-Seater (1936) - offered as lot 3145 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alvis-Healey 3-Litre Sports Convertible by Panelcraft (1953) - offered as lot 3146 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG A Twin Cam Special (1959) - offered as lot 3147 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 2900B Mille Miglia Spider Recreation by Appenine (1938) - offered as lot 3148 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Dino 246 GTS 'Chairs & Flares' (1974) - offered as lot 3149 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Lancia Aurelia B24S Convertible by Pinin Farina (1956) - offered as lot 3150 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 'Disco Volante' Spider Recreation (1952) - offered as lot 3151 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Bugatti Type 57G 'Tank' Recreation (1936) - offered as lot 3152 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Arnolt-MG Coupe by Bertone (1954) - offered as lot 3153 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ford Pickup (1939) - offered as lot 3154 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TC (1949) - offered as lot 3155 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection sale on September 24, 2022

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MG TC (1948) - offered as lot 3156 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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BMC J4 Flatbed Car Hauler (1969) - offered as lot 3157 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Nash-Healey Roadster by Panelcraft (1951) - offered as lot 3158 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG SA Drophead Coupe in the style of Reinbolt and Christé (1937) - offered as lot 3159 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 1900 Speciale by Autotecnica del Lario (1958) - offered as lot 3160 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ferrari 355 F1 Spider 'Serie Fiorano' (1999) - offered as lot 3161 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Austin-Healey 3000 MKI BN7 (1960) - offered as lot 3162 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Chevrolet Corvette (1955) - offered as lot 3163 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ferrari 250 GT Coupe by Pinin Farina (1959) - offered as lot 3164 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Delahaye Grand Prix Recreation (1936) - offered as lot 3165 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection sale on September 24, 2022

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Nash-Healey Roadster by Pinin Farina (1953) - offered as lot 3166 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TA Tickford Drophead Coupe by Salmons & Sons (1938) - offered as lot 3167 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Sunbeam Tiger Mk I (1966) - offered as lot 3168 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG NA Magnette Allingham 2/4-Seater by Whittingham & Mitchel (1935) - offered as lot 3169 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TD (1951) - offered as lot 3170 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG MGB Pickup Conversion (1971) - offered as lot 3171 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG PB Airline Coupe by Carbodies (1935) - offered as lot 3172 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Cabriolet by Pinin Farina (1949) - offered as lot 3174 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG 14/28 Super Sports Four-Seater (1927) - offered as lot 3175 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG A 1600 Mk II Deluxe (1962) - offered as lot 3176 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Chevrolet Corvette 'Fuel-Injected' (1961) - offered as lot 3177 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG K1/K3 Magnette Conversion (1933) - offered as lot 3178 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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BMW 327 Sport Cabriolet (1939) - offered as lot 3179 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ferrari 212 Barchetta in the style of Touring (1952) - offered as lot 3180 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ford GT (2006) - offered as lot 3181 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Maserati 3500 GT Spyder by Vignale (1960) - offered as lot 3182 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Nash-Healey Roadster by Pinin Farina (1952) - offered as lot 3183 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Shelby Cobra 50th Anniversary Edition (1962) - offered as lot 3184 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Bugatti Type 35B Recreation by Pur Sang (1930) - offered as lot 3185 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Mercedes-Benz 220 Cabriolet A (1952) - offered as lot 3186 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 'Disco Volante Fianchi Stretti' Recreation by OHA Automobili (1952) - offered as lot 3187 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Recreation (1958) - offered as lot 3188 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Bugatti Type 252 Recreation (1957) - offered as lot 3189 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (1960) - offered as lot 3190 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Bentley B Special Speed 8 Tourer by Racing Green Engineering (1952) - offered as lot 3191 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Spider Recreation by Pur Sang (1933) - offered as lot 3192 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Arnolt-MG Cabriolet by Bertone (1953) - offered as lot 3193 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport Roadster Recreation by Pur Sang (1932) - offered as lot 3194 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Frazer Nash Le Mans Recreation (1948) - offered as lot 3196 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection sale on September 24, 2022

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MG TF 1500 (1954) - offered as lot 3197 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe by Graber (1954) - offered as lot 3198 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Recreation by Erik Koux (1938) - offered as lot 3199 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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BMW Z8 (2002) - offered as lot 3200 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Lancia Flaminia 3C GT Convertible by Touring (1964) - offered as lot 3201 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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BMW 327/28 Sport Cabriolet (1939) - offered as lot 3202 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG NB (1936) - offered as lot 3203 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection sale on September 24, 2022

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AC Ace-Bristol (1958) - offered as lot 3204 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection sale on September 24, 2022

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Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe by Mulliners Limited (1955) - offered as lot 3205 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder Recreation (1953) - offered as lot 3207 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Jaguar E-Type 4.2-Litre Roadster (1968) - offered as lot 3208 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ford Model A Roadster Pickup (1930) - offered as lot 3209 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Porsche 550 Spyder Recreation by JVA (1956) - offered as lot 3210 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TF (1953) - offered as lot 3211 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter (1956) - offered as lot 3212 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Arnolt-Bristol DeLuxe Roadster by Bertone (1959) - offered as lot 3214 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ferrari 330 GTC by Pininfarina (1967) - offered as lot 3215 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TF 1500 (1955) - offered as lot 3216 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG 14/40 Mark IV Two-Seater by Carbodies (1928) - offered as lot 3218 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG A Twin Cam Special (1959) - offered as lot 3219 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TC Special (1949) - offered as lot 3221 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Ford Thunderbird (1956) - offered as lot 3222 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TD Studebaker Special (1951) - offered as lot 3223 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TD (1951) - offered as lot 3224 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Volkswagen Beetle Sedan (1956) - offered as lot 3225 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TC (1948) - offered as lot 3226 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TD Mk II (1953) - offered as lot 3227 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TF (1953) - offered as lot 3228 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG TC (1948) - offered as lot 3229 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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MG C (1968) - offered as lot 3230 at the RM/Sotheby's Gene Ponder Collection auction on September 24, 2022

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Summary

From September 22 to 24, 2022, RM/Sotheby's auctioned the collection of American enthusiast Gene Ponder, who had a love for beautiful cars from the 1930s to 1950s, but also for MG and Italian and French coachbuilders in particular. 98 cars came under the hammer alongside over 1000 automobilia and around two dozen motorcycles, including super classics such as a 300 SL Roadster and a Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic. This auction report analyzes the results and shows all the cars in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Timely farewell
MG enthusiasts
Many "Recreations"
Attractive super classics
More or less British exotics

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Gene Ponder is certainly not your average collector. He loves cars, but he has a special taste. He loves the MG brand, but the cars don't necessarily have to be true to the original. In any case, when in doubt, beautiful shapes are more important to him than originality, and so he once had an Alfa Romeo built on the basis of a Jaguar. And he built up his collection twice, because as an entrepreneur he sold most of his first collection to finance the establishment of a new company. The success of his companies enabled him to afford his special hobby. Because he was getting to an age that would no longer allow him to regularly drive all of his more than 120 automobiles, motorcycles and boats, and because he did not want to burden his descendants with the task of selling this collection, Gene Ponder decided to auction off almost his entire assemblage: on September 22-24, 2022, 1047 Automobilia lots, 98 cars and two dozen motorcycles, among other things, went under the hammer.

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