My Dad is after a car in the auction so we went to the preview of the sale today.
Some nice cars, some great cars and then there are truly stunning cars including a £4million Maserati and world famous Juan Manuel Fangio’s Mercedes-Benz W196 F1 race car, valued at £10million plus. Bring on the auction, will update with the actual, achieved prices if anyone's interested.
Some pics...
Mercedes-Benz W196 - value £10,000,000The Mercedes-Benz W196 competed in the 1954 and 1955 Formula One seasons and won 9 out of the 12 races it entered while being driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. As a result, it was the winning car in two drivers’ championships.
Then the body was removed to give prospective buyers look underneath....1955 Maserati 300S Sports Racing Spider - Value £3,500,00 - £4,500,0001965 Ferrari 500 Superfast Coupe - Value £800,000 - £1,000,000 1913 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp Silver Ghost - Value £600,000 - £800,000 1953 Austin-Healey 100 Special Test Car - Value £500,000 - £600,000 1950 Allard J2 Competition Roadster - Value £150,00 - £200,00