Bonhams Ferrari & Maserati Sale, Gstaad
In its first year under new management, the entry requirements for Bonhams’ traditional Ferrari sale in Gstaad were loosened to allow Maserati as well: twelve of the 29 motor car Lots offered Sunday night bore the Trident rather than the Prancing Horse.
Left: Not quite enough Sir…Ferrari 212.
Right: Feature Lots: Ferrari Monza and Maserati 151.
Of those 29 car Lots, 20 were sold during the auction and one (a body) was withdrawn, for a 71.4% sale rate.
Left: One-family owned Dino generated lots of interest.
Right: Tasteful...
The sale was headlined by the Maseratis previously in the Rosso Bianco Collection, acquired earlier this year by a close friend of Bonhams, and these five cars accounted for CHF.3,782,000 of the CHF.6,388,000 hammer price total. The most expensive Lot was a 1962 Maserati Tipo 151, sold to an Italian against strong underbidding from Southern Europe, at CHF.1,850,000 plus premium. The least expensive, a 1985 Maserati Biturbo, was sold to a university student borrowing his mother’s bidding paddle for CHF.4,000 plus premium. Only in Gstaad…
Left: Lusso sold well.
Right: ex-Rosso Bianco cars headlined sale.
Here’s a flavour of what happened:
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Lot Number |
Motor Car |
Hammer price (destination in brackets) |
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201 |
1974 Maserati Indy |
CHF.58,000 (Belgian private) |
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Well viewed, an unusually nice example. |
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202 |
1985 Maserati Biturbo |
CHF.4,000 (Swiss private) |
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Not many kids can say their first car was a Maserati…cheaper than the pedal car his mother bought him here 8 years ago! |
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203 |
1967 Ferrari 330GTC |
CHF.182,000 (Swiss private) |
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Locally entered, unsold at Christie’s Retromobile 2005, attractive. |
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204 |
1962 Maserati Tipo 151 coupe |
CHF.1,850,000 (Italian private) |
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Much admired, body incorrect but great presence and potential. |
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205 |
1990 Ferrari F40 |
CHF.330,000 (not sold) |
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Later wheels and books not available during viewing, but a tidy example. |
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206 |
1961 Maserati Tipo 63 |
CHF.640,000 (Italian private) |
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One bidder just hit reserve. |
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207 |
1960 Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet |
CHF.420,000 (not sold) |
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Discovered pre-sale not to have original engine, which killed interest. |
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208 |
1964 Ferrari 250GT Lusso |
CHF.370,000 (telephone bidder) |
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Announced in catalogue not to have original engine, and sold well. |
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209 |
1969 Maserati Mistral Spyder |
CHF.175,000 (Swiss private) |
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Lots of interest, eventually a Swiss collector outbid a Greek enthusiast. |
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210 |
1952 Ferrari 212 Export Coupe |
CHF.980,000 (not sold) |
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Too many question marks for price being sought. |
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211 |
1977 Maserati Khamsin |
CHF.68,000 (telephone bidder) |
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Lovely example which exceeded expectations. |
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212 |
1969 Ferrari Daytona Spyder (conv) |
CHF.290,000 (telephone bidder) |
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Pity someone chopped an early plexi car, but well presented and sold. |
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213 |
2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta |
CHF.200,000 (anonymous) |
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As new and not overpriced, but value going one way only. |
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214 |
1965 Maserati Tipo 65 Spyder |
CHF.840,000 (Italian private) |
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Italy outbid Germany to own this one. |
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215 |
1995 Maserati Ghibli Cup |
CHF.45,000 (Dutch private) |
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Spur-of-the-moment purchase by longstanding enthusiast. |
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216 |
1962 Maserati 3500 Spyder |
CHF.210,000 (not sold) |
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Attractive but injection missing and with steel wheels. |
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217 |
1964 Maserati Tipo 151 bitsa |
CHF.250,000 (UK private)</ |
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