The auction houses are sharpening their knives for the upcoming showdown at the Paris Rétromobile 2014. Rarities are being announced step by step. RM Auction now announces the auction of an entire racing car collection.
The "Hartburg Collection" includes vehicles such as the Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder from 1973, a works Porsche 956 from 1982, a Porsche 904 Carrera GTS from 1964, a Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GT Speedster from 1959 and a Porsche 959 from 1987. There are also racing cars from other brands, such as a Jaguar D-Type from 1955, a Ferrari 750 Monza Spider from 1955, the ex-Briggs-Cunningham-Aston Martin DB2 from 1950, a Lola T70 from 1969 and the ex-John-Coombs-Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona from 1971.
Australian Peter Harburg is a great car enthusiast and a passionate participant in historic racing events. Over the years, he has built up an impressive collection of racing cars, which will now go under the hammer during Rétromobile Week in Paris on February 5, 2014.
Can-Am Porsche 917/30 from 1973
Porsche built six cars for the 1973 Can-Am Championship, which was won by Mark Donohue. The monster, which went down in history as the last incarnation of the Porsche 917 twelve-cylinder sports car, produced 1,100 hp. Chassis 005 is described as one of the three complete vehicles built at the time, while three other vehicles were not completed. However, the car was never used in racing and today an estimated price of over €2.2 million is expected.
Le Mans Porsche 956 from 1982
In 1982, Porsche shone at Le Mans with a 1-2-3 finish. Chassis 004, driven by Haywood/Holbert/Barth, finished in third place. The same car went on to take second place at Spa and competed in many endurance races until 1984 with drivers such as Bell, Schuppan and Stefan Bellof at the wheel. The estimated price for this rare classic is expected to be over 2.2 million euros.
Porsche 904 GTS from 1964
In the wake of the price boom for Carrera 6 racing cars, Porsche 904 prices have also risen steadily. This means that the Euro 1.1 million, which is probably the minimum asking price for chassis 045, is in line with the current trend. In its active days, it was driven by Dickie Stoop, including a class lap record and victory in the Snetterton 100-mile race.
Jaguar D-Type and Ferrari 750 Monza from 1955
"XKD 520" was the seventh production D-Type built by Jaguar. This car mainly competed in Australia, where it took part in the Bathurst 500 with Bob Stillwell at the wheel and was crowned with some success. According to RM, the D-Type on offer is one of the best D-Types ever, and the expected estimated price of over €4.1 million will be correspondingly hefty.
The D-Type will be accompanied by the Ferrari 750 Monza from 1955 with chassis number 0498M. Piero Taruffi and Harry Schell got behind the wheel in the service of Luigi Chinetti Motors and finished fifth in the 1955 12 Hours of Sebring. Other drivers were Phil Hill and Alfonso De Portago. The car was restored in 2004 and is said to be worth at least €1.8 million.
The other racing cars from the collection will also fetch high prices, with the estimate for the Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GT Speedster from 1959 ranging from Euro 740,000 to Euro 1,110,000, the ex-Briggs Cunningham Aston Martin DB2 from 1950 with Sebring history estimated at Euro 277'000 to 350,000, the Lola T70 from 1969 has a price tag in the range of Euro 295,000 to 355,000 and the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona from 1971 is said to be worth between 295,000 and 333,000 euros, while the estimate for a Porsche 959 from 1987 is between 330,000 and 380,000 euros.
It will be interesting to see what the entire lot list of the Paris auction will look like, further information can be found on the RM Auctions website.
