If “barn finds” are the holy grails of the collector car hobby, Bonhams wonders how it should describe a dozen cars discovered within a Swiss schloss, or castle, and now on the docket for Bonhams Spa Classic auction scheduled for May 21 at the Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit in Belgium.
The cars, including a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster, will be sold at no reserve; high bid takes each of them home.
Without revealing details of the cars’ ownership history, Bonhams so far has shared only photos of the cars and a list of those vehicles, though with very little detailed information other than their pre-sale estimated values.
For example, the 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster and the 1921 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost double phaeton each has a pre-auction estimate of €600,000 to €800,000 ($650,000 to $865,000) while the 1973 Ford Mustang convertible has a pre-sale estimate of €10,000 to €15,000 ($10,750 to $16,175).
The complete list of vehicles includes:
- 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster
- 1921 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost double phaeton
- 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II
- Lamborghini Espada
- Maserati Indy America
- Maserati Ghibli SS
- 1980 Aston Martin Volante (manual transmission)
- 1981 Mercedes-Benz 500 SLC Coupé
- 1973 Ford Mustang
- 1970 Jaguar E-type 4.2
- 1967 Maserati Series II Quattroporte
- 1974 Jaguar E-type Series 2 V12
That’s a Maserati Quattroporte Series I, not II.
Wow!!!
Glad to see Bonhams doing well and landing these nice collections! And Scottsdale was a very classy auction for them…and The Grand Palais…congrats!