Lamborghini Miura rust bucket auctioned for over EUR 500,000

TEXTJanuary 24, 2019 · 3 min

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - auctioned as lot 24 by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

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How the cars were found - Henry Ruggieri car cemetery - auctioned by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

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How the cars were stored until the auction - Henry Ruggieri car cemetery - auctioned by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

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Porsche 356 Pre A (1953) - auctioned as lot 17 by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

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Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Flat Floor Coupé (1961) - auctioned as lot 25 by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

So wurden die Autos gefunden - Autofriedhof Henry Ruggieri - versteigert durch Adam Encheres am 20. Januar 2019

So wurden die Autos bis zur Versteigerung gelagert - Autofriedhof Henry Ruggieri - versteigert durch Adam Encheres am 20. Januar 2019

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Porsche 356 Pre A (1953) - als Lot 17 versteigert von Adam Encheres am 20. Januar 2019

Lamborghini Miura-P400 (1968) - als Lot 24 versteigert von Adam Encheres am 20. Januar 2019

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The ADAM Encheres auction on January 20, 2019 had already generated a lot of press coverage in the run-up to the event. It's not every day that rare classics from the car graveyard come under the hammer.

How the cars were found - Henry Ruggieri car cemetery - auctioned by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

The "collection" was thanks to Henry Ruggieri(we had reported on it). Over decades, he bought a fairly diverse selection of cars, which he did not drive, but simply stored somewhere on his land. There they became overgrown and immobile. Ruggieri also removed an essential part each time to ensure that the cars were not stolen.

Now the collector has passed away and the more than 80 cars are to be sold.

How the cars were stored until the auction - Henry Ruggieri car cemetery - auctioned by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

To do this, the Adam Encheres auction house first had to free them from their natural prison, transport them to a hall and document them. It turned out that the cars had naturally suffered considerably in their last storage location.

Miura wreck for over half a million

The 1968 Lamborghini Miura, for example, which Ruggieri bought in 1968, had considerable rust spots and will require an extensive complete restoration if it is to be driven on the road again.

Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - auctioned as lot 24 by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

The specialists had entered EUR 400,000 to 600,000 as the estimated value. In fact, the highest bidder, who is said to be from Switzerland, paid EUR 560,000 (CHF 637,000) for the restoration base.

Early E-Type for almost EUR 100,000

Similarly sought after was a 1961 Jaguar E-Type, an early flat-floor coupé with chassis number 885070, which Ruggieri had already purchased in 1970. Apart from a missing center console and the uninstalled dynamo, the car appeared to be reasonably complete.

Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Flat Floor Coupé (1961) - auctioned as lot 25 by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

The highest bid was listed at EUR 99,000, more than double what was expected.

An early Porsche 356 was also sold for a surprisingly high price.

Porsche 356 Pre A (1953) - auctioned as lot 17 by Adam Encheres on January 20, 2019

EUR 48,000 was a proud bid, especially compared to the moderate estimate, for a car that is missing many parts and largely destroyed by residual decay.

Impressive variety

The breadth of the 81 cars on offer was impressive, with the majority going to new owners for three- and four-digit amounts, including a Renault 4 CV, a Lancia Flaminia Berline, a Simca Coupé de Ville, two Lincoln Continental, a Panhard & Levasor Type X 69 and a Hotchkiss Type J.A.G. Grégoire.

Results (excerpt)

Some interesting results are shown in the following table.

Lot	Car	Year	EUR Est from	EUR Est to	EUR HP	S
10	Simca Coupé de Ville	1955			8100	V
11	Lincoln Continental	1956			12'000	V
12	Citroën Fourgon Rosalie	1937			8400	V
13	Chevrolet Corvette C3 T Top	1981	3000	5000	8000	V
14	Rolland Pilain B22	1924			17'800	V
15	Delage DM Conduite intéerieure	1928			5000	V
16	Lincoln Continental Premiere MK III	1958			18'500	V