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Bonhams Brings a Right Hand Drive Ferrari for their Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Ferraris gain in value as they age. For avid car collectors rare and vintage Ferraris are the preferred investment cars. In fact it is the 1962 Ferrari GTO that holds the record of the most expensive car in the world at $35 million. It broke the record of another most expensive Ferrari, a 1963 Ferrari GTO 250 which was sold for $32 million. Now the collectors with a special interest in Ferraris have an opportunity to acquire another rare piece. It is an open top stunning red Ferrari 275 GTS Spyder with coachwork by Pininfarina. It is being offered for sale through Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed sale to be held on 29th June. The pre sales estimates have put the value of the vintage car between $590,000 and $650,000. The car has an added appeal for a Hong Kong buyer as it come with the duty paid in Hong Kong which is a substantial amount in itself. Plus it would prove to be more suitab...

It’s Aston Martin galore at Bonhams. This auction season Bonhams is preparing itself to auction a collection of historic Aston Martin cars and their valuable parts. It is at the Aston Martin Works Service Sale that everyone is invited. To be held in the home city of Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell, Bucks on the 19 th of May a series of fifty Aston Martin cars have been listed for the auction. These cars include the 1952 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Sports Saloon the 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Volante. Here’s a look at what’s in store for you at the Aston Martin Bonhams auction. The Aston Martin Collection to be auctioned by Bonhams The oldest Aston Martin to be sold at the auction will be the 1952 Aston Martin DB2 Saloon and the Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Sports Saloon. The Aston Martin DB2 Saloon is expected to fetch a price of $130,000-$160,000 and is considered to be the fastest sports car of its time. With a registration number of ZV 6697 the car was owned by someone in the Rep...

It’s Aston Martin galore at Bonhams. This auction season Bonhams is preparing itself to auction a collection of historic Aston Martin cars and their valuable parts. It is at the Aston Martin Works Service Sale that everyone is invited. To be held in the home city of Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell, Bucks on the 19 th of May a series of fifty Aston Martin cars have been listed for the auction. These cars include the 1952 Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Sports Saloon the 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Volante. Here’s a look at what’s in store for you at the Aston Martin Bonhams auction. The Aston Martin Collection to be auctioned by Bonhams The oldest Aston Martin to be sold at the auction will be the 1952 Aston Martin DB2 Saloon and the Aston Martin DB2 Vantage Sports Saloon. The Aston Martin DB2 Saloon is expected to fetch a price of $130,000-$160,000 and is considered to be the fastest sports car of its time. With a registration number of ZV 6697 the car was owned by someone in the Repu...

It was raining bags at a recent Bonhams auction conducted at London’s Knightsbridge on the 16 th of May. And there were no ordinary bags for a private collection of 64 Hermès bags that managed to fetch a whopping £562,750 which is around $890,000. The total had well surpassed its estimated pre-auction price which was calculated to only half of the total price realized at the auction. The Bonhams auction garnered a lot of attention and the auction room was packed to the bits. Bids were pouring in from the telephone and also online. The reason behind this attention at the auction was the exquisite collection of bags Hermès Bags which date back to the 1950s. The most recent ones were from the 2008 collection. The collection included the ‘Kelly’, ‘Birkins’ and other smaller ‘Constance’ bags. The Hermès Auction The top of the list was a 2008 Hermès Dark Brown Matt Crocodile Birkin bag which fetched a staggering £37,250 which was around $58,816. You would be surprised to...

An Aston Martin will always be an Aston Martin. Before you think we have gone ga ga in the head (like a certain madam who sometimes sings when she isn’t flaming controversies), let us tell you that a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible is making news. The beautiful car is one of the nine ever produced and eats rare status earned it a remarkable price tag of £551,500. The sale took place at the Bonhams annual Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobile auction at Goodwood Festival of Speed. As automobile enthusiasts would already know, the Vantage engine is extremely powerful. So you know that the car comes with a strong make. It has seen three owners with two comprehensive restorations. In fact, we even got to see it at the prestigious, invitation-only Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este last year. The Aston wasn’t the only thing that went under the hammer. There was a 1937 Bentley (featured in the Bond film “Never Say Never Again”) that was sold for £221,500. A rare Liste...