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Chronology : 1933 1936 1938 1939 1948 1953
See also : Cars II Cars 1930s Cars 1930-33 Cars 1934-36 Cars 1937-39 Cars 1940-50 Cars 1951-53 Cars 1954-55 Hypercars
Chronology : 1933 1936 1938 1939 1948 1953
1933 A New Strategy for Alfa Romeo
2016 SOLD for $ 12M including premium
On August 21 in Pebble Beach, Gooding sells an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza, lot 128 estimated $ 12M. Here is the link to the press release.
This car had been sold for $ 6.7M including premium by the same auction house at lot 117 on August 15, 2010 and had been discussed at that time in this column. It had been illustrated in the article shared by Sports Car Digest
This Alfa Romeo is in an original condition which is quite rare for a car from that time, including its matching number engine and a great traceability of the other elements.
The nickname Monza originally applied to the short chassis version of the 8C 2300 since a victory in the Italian Grand Prix in the first year of the model in 1931.
The build of many early Monzas had been entrusted to Scuderia Ferrari which was a subsidiary of Alfa Romeo. It is not the case for the car for sale which is a rare factory built of 1933 coachworked by Brianza. It belongs to the third series when the 8C 2300 Monza had become a regular variant with a further shortened frame.
1933 had been a pivotal year for Alfa Romeo.
The 8C 2300 model begins to be replaced by the 8C 2600. Alfa Romeo goes under the effective control of the Fascist government desiring to make it a flagship of Italian industry. The brand does not maintain any more a works racing team despite the great success of the two previous years and a repositionment of the Scuderia Ferrari will be necessary.
Please watch the video shared by Gooding.
This car had been sold for $ 6.7M including premium by the same auction house at lot 117 on August 15, 2010 and had been discussed at that time in this column. It had been illustrated in the article shared by Sports Car Digest
This Alfa Romeo is in an original condition which is quite rare for a car from that time, including its matching number engine and a great traceability of the other elements.
The nickname Monza originally applied to the short chassis version of the 8C 2300 since a victory in the Italian Grand Prix in the first year of the model in 1931.
The build of many early Monzas had been entrusted to Scuderia Ferrari which was a subsidiary of Alfa Romeo. It is not the case for the car for sale which is a rare factory built of 1933 coachworked by Brianza. It belongs to the third series when the 8C 2300 Monza had become a regular variant with a further shortened frame.
1933 had been a pivotal year for Alfa Romeo.
The 8C 2300 model begins to be replaced by the 8C 2600. Alfa Romeo goes under the effective control of the Fascist government desiring to make it a flagship of Italian industry. The brand does not maintain any more a works racing team despite the great success of the two previous years and a repositionment of the Scuderia Ferrari will be necessary.
Please watch the video shared by Gooding.
1936 Alfa Romeo's Reply to the Silver Arrows
2013 SOLD 5.9 M£ including premium
In 1936, Germany and Italy are politically allied but are rivals for technology. The Grand Prix single-seater car is one of the symbols by which the Reich wants to show its strength. With the financial resources granted to them, Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union were no longer allowed to lose.
Clearly the acceleration of the German technological effort is annoying Alfa Romeo and the team sponsored by that brand, the Scuderia Ferrari. Fortunately for the greatness and excitement of sport, the skill of a great driver can reverse the situation. The public enjoys the feats of Tazio Nuvolari.
Nuvolari is the leader of the Scuderia Ferrari in a lesser annual race named the Coppa Ciano. His car, an Alfa Romeo 12C36, broke its transmission in the second lap. What follows is incredible when comparing with the conditions and constraints of today's competitions.
Nuvolari will not give up. He stops one of his teammates and takes his car, an Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35. Despite the triple handicap of the time lost during the change, of the lower power of his new car and of a seat adjustment not suitable for this little man, Nuvolari wins the race.
The car used in this extraordinary sporting achievement is estimated £ 5.5 million, for sale by Bonhams at Goodwood on September 14. Here is the link to the press release shared by Sports Car Digest.
POST SALE COMMENT
The estimate was ambitious but this racing car of the 1930s is exceptional. It was sold for £ 5.9 million including premium.
Clearly the acceleration of the German technological effort is annoying Alfa Romeo and the team sponsored by that brand, the Scuderia Ferrari. Fortunately for the greatness and excitement of sport, the skill of a great driver can reverse the situation. The public enjoys the feats of Tazio Nuvolari.
Nuvolari is the leader of the Scuderia Ferrari in a lesser annual race named the Coppa Ciano. His car, an Alfa Romeo 12C36, broke its transmission in the second lap. What follows is incredible when comparing with the conditions and constraints of today's competitions.
Nuvolari will not give up. He stops one of his teammates and takes his car, an Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35. Despite the triple handicap of the time lost during the change, of the lower power of his new car and of a seat adjustment not suitable for this little man, Nuvolari wins the race.
The car used in this extraordinary sporting achievement is estimated £ 5.5 million, for sale by Bonhams at Goodwood on September 14. Here is the link to the press release shared by Sports Car Digest.
POST SALE COMMENT
The estimate was ambitious but this racing car of the 1930s is exceptional. It was sold for £ 5.9 million including premium.
1938 The Response of Milan to the Silver Arrows
2019 SOLD for € 16.7M including premium
At the time of totalitarianism, motor racing became a major showcase of high-tech know-how. To compete with the Silver Arrows, Alfa Romeo develops a stiffened chassis and an independent suspension with which it equips the Tipo C for the grand prix and the 6C 2300 B for grand touring. Introduced in 1935 the 8C 2900 A targets the endurance racing.
In Milan also, Carrozzeria Touring patented its Superleggera technology : after advanced aerodynamic studies, this company offers all-metal bodies, a novelty at that time.
In 1937 Touring designs two bodies for the new 8C 2900 B : a spider for the short chassis and a berlinetta for the long chassis. The closed cockpit allows a body made entirely of aluminum unlike the spider which requires reinforcements in steel. For this reason the spider is heavier than the coupe. It will also be built for the long chassis.
The total population of 8C 2900 B Touring berlinettas is five units. The second, built in 1938, is titled 1939, the date of its registration in the United Kingdom. It was used sparingly except for a brief period in the 1950s and was carefully maintained by its successive owners without ever being disassembled.
Remaining since 1976 in a single collection, it is estimated € 16M for sale by Artcurial in Paris on February 8, lot 20. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Two other 8C 2900 B berlinettas were awarded the highly prestigious Best Of Show of Pebble Beach's Concours d'elegance, in 2008 and 2018 respectively. An 8C 2900 B Lungo Spider by Touring was sold for $ 19.8M including premium by RM Sotheby's on August 20, 2016.
In Milan also, Carrozzeria Touring patented its Superleggera technology : after advanced aerodynamic studies, this company offers all-metal bodies, a novelty at that time.
In 1937 Touring designs two bodies for the new 8C 2900 B : a spider for the short chassis and a berlinetta for the long chassis. The closed cockpit allows a body made entirely of aluminum unlike the spider which requires reinforcements in steel. For this reason the spider is heavier than the coupe. It will also be built for the long chassis.
The total population of 8C 2900 B Touring berlinettas is five units. The second, built in 1938, is titled 1939, the date of its registration in the United Kingdom. It was used sparingly except for a brief period in the 1950s and was carefully maintained by its successive owners without ever being disassembled.
Remaining since 1976 in a single collection, it is estimated € 16M for sale by Artcurial in Paris on February 8, lot 20. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Two other 8C 2900 B berlinettas were awarded the highly prestigious Best Of Show of Pebble Beach's Concours d'elegance, in 2008 and 2018 respectively. An 8C 2900 B Lungo Spider by Touring was sold for $ 19.8M including premium by RM Sotheby's on August 20, 2016.
1939 A Spider by Alfa Romeo and Touring
2016 SOLD for $ 19.8M including premium
Under the direct control of the Italian government, Alfa Romeo improves the performance of its luxury and sports cars throughout the 1930s. The 6-cylinder version (6C) grows in several stages from 1750 to 2500 cc. Aimed at the high end, the 8-cylinder version (8C), created in 1931 with 2300 cc, is fitted with 2900 cc from 1935. The 8C 2900B is available in two lengths from 1937 : Corto and Lungo.
Alfa Romeo has special relationships with two body shops that offer dissimilar products. A 8C 2900B assembled by Pinin Farina in cabriolet was sold for $ 4,07M including premium by Christie's on August 28, 1999, a great price for that time.
In Milan, Carrozzeria Touring patented in 1936 theSuperleggera technology. Alfa Romeo actively supports this development that must enable its Lungo variant to compete advantageously with the too massive Mercedes-Benz 540K. The war interrupted this activity. Note however that in 1939 Alfa Romeo is already offering the features that will make the success of sports cars after the war: the spider from as early as 1931, and the berlinetta.
On August 20 in Monterey, RM Sotheby's sells the culmination of this evolution : an 8C 2900B Lungo bodied in spider superleggera by Touring. It is estimated $ 20M, lot 234.
The authenticity of this car is the result of patient and painstaking work by the best specialists of the brand. The oldest traces of its eventful existence date back to the early 1950s in South America. As often, this car had been dismantled by owners seeking the best combination for their cars in competition.
In 1994, convinced that chassis 412041 and body 2027 may come from the same original car, the collector Sam Mann, passionate about automotive engineering, acquires both. The reassembly proves him right : the positions of the bolt holes are consistent, resulting from the work done by Touring workmen around 1939. Despite the extreme rarity of this model, Mann was able to complete this work by assembling an engine and a fuel pump from the original 8C 2900B series.
Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's TV and another videoshared by RM introducing five vehicles from the Mann collection.
Alfa Romeo has special relationships with two body shops that offer dissimilar products. A 8C 2900B assembled by Pinin Farina in cabriolet was sold for $ 4,07M including premium by Christie's on August 28, 1999, a great price for that time.
In Milan, Carrozzeria Touring patented in 1936 theSuperleggera technology. Alfa Romeo actively supports this development that must enable its Lungo variant to compete advantageously with the too massive Mercedes-Benz 540K. The war interrupted this activity. Note however that in 1939 Alfa Romeo is already offering the features that will make the success of sports cars after the war: the spider from as early as 1931, and the berlinetta.
On August 20 in Monterey, RM Sotheby's sells the culmination of this evolution : an 8C 2900B Lungo bodied in spider superleggera by Touring. It is estimated $ 20M, lot 234.
The authenticity of this car is the result of patient and painstaking work by the best specialists of the brand. The oldest traces of its eventful existence date back to the early 1950s in South America. As often, this car had been dismantled by owners seeking the best combination for their cars in competition.
In 1994, convinced that chassis 412041 and body 2027 may come from the same original car, the collector Sam Mann, passionate about automotive engineering, acquires both. The reassembly proves him right : the positions of the bolt holes are consistent, resulting from the work done by Touring workmen around 1939. Despite the extreme rarity of this model, Mann was able to complete this work by assembling an engine and a fuel pump from the original 8C 2900B series.
Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's TV and another videoshared by RM introducing five vehicles from the Mann collection.
1948 On the Italian Roads
2013 SOLD for $ 4.84M including premium by Gooding
2018 SOLD for $ 3.5M including premium
PRE 2018 SALE DISCUSSION
After the war, Italians rediscover their passion for motor racing. The Mille Miglia restarts in 1947, followed in 1948 by the Targa Florio which takes the form of a tour of Sicily. Several city-to-city competitions are also organized.
Alfa Romeo is competing with Maserati and also with two new Italian brands, Cisitalia and Ferrari. Aerodynamic improvements revive the popularity of coupes. In parallel, new developments of single-seaters anticipate the Formula 1 which will be created in 1950.
The production of Alfa Romeo had been interrupted by the bombing of the plant in 1944. The evolution of the traditional 6C range of models equipped with a 6-cylinder in line engine is however not forgotten. Alfa Romeo builds in 1948 for competition a small series of three coupes 6C 2500 with a 2.5 liter engine assembled on a chassis 8C 2900 that was shortened and lightened. The bodywork is not subcontracted.
Only one of these three cars survives. It has a rich competition history including four successive participations in the Mille Miglia. It was later one of the Sleeping Beauties of the Dovaz collection where it waited for four decades under the dust a renewed interest in classic cars.
A later collector found, restored and reinstalled its original engine, and re-established this car close to its original configuration. It was sold for $ 4.84M including premium by Gooding in August 2013 over a lower estimate of $ 2.8M. It is estimated $ 3M for sale by Bonhams at Quail Lodge (Carmel) on August 24, lot 99.
Please watch the video prepared by the auction house. The image at Retromobile is shared by Wikimedia with attribution By Thesupermat [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
After the war, Italians rediscover their passion for motor racing. The Mille Miglia restarts in 1947, followed in 1948 by the Targa Florio which takes the form of a tour of Sicily. Several city-to-city competitions are also organized.
Alfa Romeo is competing with Maserati and also with two new Italian brands, Cisitalia and Ferrari. Aerodynamic improvements revive the popularity of coupes. In parallel, new developments of single-seaters anticipate the Formula 1 which will be created in 1950.
The production of Alfa Romeo had been interrupted by the bombing of the plant in 1944. The evolution of the traditional 6C range of models equipped with a 6-cylinder in line engine is however not forgotten. Alfa Romeo builds in 1948 for competition a small series of three coupes 6C 2500 with a 2.5 liter engine assembled on a chassis 8C 2900 that was shortened and lightened. The bodywork is not subcontracted.
Only one of these three cars survives. It has a rich competition history including four successive participations in the Mille Miglia. It was later one of the Sleeping Beauties of the Dovaz collection where it waited for four decades under the dust a renewed interest in classic cars.
A later collector found, restored and reinstalled its original engine, and re-established this car close to its original configuration. It was sold for $ 4.84M including premium by Gooding in August 2013 over a lower estimate of $ 2.8M. It is estimated $ 3M for sale by Bonhams at Quail Lodge (Carmel) on August 24, lot 99.
Please watch the video prepared by the auction house. The image at Retromobile is shared by Wikimedia with attribution By Thesupermat [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
1953-1954-1955 Motor Cars at the Turin Motor Show
2020 SOLD for $ 14.8M including premium
The concept car is a marketing operation promoted post war by Harley Earl for General Motors. Production chassis are fitted with futuristic bodies and displayed in the Motor Shows to elicit reactions from the public and the journalists.
Franco Scaglione is a stylist with an experience in clothing. The car is his passion. Before the war, he had a training in aeronautics and his project is to design an aerodynamic car. Of course he will have to cooperate with a coachbuilder.
Manufacturers have their own design offices and their sub-contractors and are reluctant to hand over such major tasks to an ambitious newcomer. Bertone finally accepts. On the Fiat stand at the Turin Motor Show in 1952, the Abarth 1500 Biposto is a concept car designed by Scaglione and built by Bertone.
In the same year, Alfa Romeo chooses Carrozzeria Touring over Bertone for the design of its new racing car, the Disco Volante. The Bertone-Scaglione team persevers however and develops the B.A.T. (Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica) based on the road going Alfa Romeo 1900.
Three concept cars are exhibited by Bertone at the Turin Motor Show : the B.A.T. 5 in 1953, the B.A.T. 7 in 1954 and the B.A.T. 9d in 1955. The B.A.T. 5 has already reduced the drag coefficient below 0.25, making it possible to push the modest Alfa to nearly 200 km/h. The B.A.T. 7 is a further improvement in aerodynamics while the B.A.T. 9d responds to a request from Alfa Romeo to provide a road version.
These performances are all the more remarkable as they are solely due to Scaglione's pencil and Bertone's know-how, without wind tunnel tuning and of course without a computer. With such simplification of forms, the three B.A.T. are works of art.
Each of these prototypes was sold after its Salon. They were brought together for the first time in their history at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 1989 in the presence of Bertone, following which a keen collector managed to acquire all three vehicles. The trio is estimated $ 14M for sale on October 28 in New York by Sotheby's in cooperation with RM Sotheby's, lot 38. Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's.
The image is shared by Wikimedia. The licensing tag was added to this file as part of the GFDL licensing update.
Franco Scaglione is a stylist with an experience in clothing. The car is his passion. Before the war, he had a training in aeronautics and his project is to design an aerodynamic car. Of course he will have to cooperate with a coachbuilder.
Manufacturers have their own design offices and their sub-contractors and are reluctant to hand over such major tasks to an ambitious newcomer. Bertone finally accepts. On the Fiat stand at the Turin Motor Show in 1952, the Abarth 1500 Biposto is a concept car designed by Scaglione and built by Bertone.
In the same year, Alfa Romeo chooses Carrozzeria Touring over Bertone for the design of its new racing car, the Disco Volante. The Bertone-Scaglione team persevers however and develops the B.A.T. (Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica) based on the road going Alfa Romeo 1900.
Three concept cars are exhibited by Bertone at the Turin Motor Show : the B.A.T. 5 in 1953, the B.A.T. 7 in 1954 and the B.A.T. 9d in 1955. The B.A.T. 5 has already reduced the drag coefficient below 0.25, making it possible to push the modest Alfa to nearly 200 km/h. The B.A.T. 7 is a further improvement in aerodynamics while the B.A.T. 9d responds to a request from Alfa Romeo to provide a road version.
These performances are all the more remarkable as they are solely due to Scaglione's pencil and Bertone's know-how, without wind tunnel tuning and of course without a computer. With such simplification of forms, the three B.A.T. are works of art.
Each of these prototypes was sold after its Salon. They were brought together for the first time in their history at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 1989 in the presence of Bertone, following which a keen collector managed to acquire all three vehicles. The trio is estimated $ 14M for sale on October 28 in New York by Sotheby's in cooperation with RM Sotheby's, lot 38. Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's.
The image is shared by Wikimedia. The licensing tag was added to this file as part of the GFDL licensing update.
1955 A Lovely Spider by Frua
2018 SOLD for $ 5.2M including premium
Maserati specializes in racing cars. The single-seater A6GCM (Corsa Monoposto) with a 2-liter Colombo engine is exceptionally robust, finishing more than half of its races from 1952 to 1954.
The first model of road cars had appeared in 1947. The A6GCS/53 (Corsa Sportivo) introduced in 1953 is targeting the endurance races with technical solutions inspired by the A6GCM. The spider designed by Fantuzzi is essentially a two-seater version of the A6GCM.
Italians love pretty cars. In 1954 the official dealer of Maserati in Rome had assembled on chassis A6GCS/53 four berlinettas by Pinin Farina and one spider by Carrozzeria Frua. He is delighted with the elegance and balance of the Frua spider and orders two more that are assembled in 1955.
Frua is not lucky in that operation : his client is in financial difficulty and loses the Maserati franchise. Frua keeps the cars and looks for other customers. One of these cars sold in 1957 crossed the Atlantic in 1959 to charm a Californian. Appreciated for its glamorous appearance, it is very early exhibited in concours d'elegance. This spider is older, rarer and cuter than Ferrari's California.
Unfortunately its playboy owner was not a good mechanic : around 1964 he irreparably destroys the engine by a lack of maintenance in water. It is replaced by a similar engine from an A6G/54.
The Maserati Frua is estimated $ 5.5M for sale by Gooding at Pebble Beach on August 25, lot 135. Here is the link to the press release.
The first model of road cars had appeared in 1947. The A6GCS/53 (Corsa Sportivo) introduced in 1953 is targeting the endurance races with technical solutions inspired by the A6GCM. The spider designed by Fantuzzi is essentially a two-seater version of the A6GCM.
Italians love pretty cars. In 1954 the official dealer of Maserati in Rome had assembled on chassis A6GCS/53 four berlinettas by Pinin Farina and one spider by Carrozzeria Frua. He is delighted with the elegance and balance of the Frua spider and orders two more that are assembled in 1955.
Frua is not lucky in that operation : his client is in financial difficulty and loses the Maserati franchise. Frua keeps the cars and looks for other customers. One of these cars sold in 1957 crossed the Atlantic in 1959 to charm a Californian. Appreciated for its glamorous appearance, it is very early exhibited in concours d'elegance. This spider is older, rarer and cuter than Ferrari's California.
Unfortunately its playboy owner was not a good mechanic : around 1964 he irreparably destroys the engine by a lack of maintenance in water. It is replaced by a similar engine from an A6G/54.
The Maserati Frua is estimated $ 5.5M for sale by Gooding at Pebble Beach on August 25, lot 135. Here is the link to the press release.
1955 Spider by Maserati
2013 SOLD 4 M£ including premium
The sports racing car is transformed in the early 1950s. The spiders are great with their very low open body. Before the disaster of Le Mans and the regulatory restrictions on the power, some exceptional cars are released, including the Maserati 300S equipped with a 3-liter engine and six cylinders.
In 1955 the best cars are still equally effective on track and on road. Beautiful, well balanced and easy to drive, the 300S spider is one of the favorite models of Stirling Moss. It is difficult to find a better reference!
28 copies of the Maserati 300S were manufactured between 1955 and 1958. A spider made in the first year is estimated £ 3.5 million, for sale on July 12 by Bonhams at Goodwood. Here is the link to the catalog.
This car has undergone some changes, such as for improving comfort, but they were made very carefully for not to deviate from the original configuration. It also retained its engine.
POST SALE COMMENT
Very good price, £ 4M including premium, for this formidable competitor of Ferrari.
In 1955 the best cars are still equally effective on track and on road. Beautiful, well balanced and easy to drive, the 300S spider is one of the favorite models of Stirling Moss. It is difficult to find a better reference!
28 copies of the Maserati 300S were manufactured between 1955 and 1958. A spider made in the first year is estimated £ 3.5 million, for sale on July 12 by Bonhams at Goodwood. Here is the link to the catalog.
This car has undergone some changes, such as for improving comfort, but they were made very carefully for not to deviate from the original configuration. It also retained its engine.
POST SALE COMMENT
Very good price, £ 4M including premium, for this formidable competitor of Ferrari.
2014 Toros on the Road
2019 SOLD for CHF 8.3M including premium
Since 1966 Lamborghini attribute emblematic names of bullfighting to their models : owners, breeds, equipment, exceptional animals, but excluding the toreros.
In 1879 Murcielago was spared after resisting 24 sword blows. Aventador was highlighted and even awarded for his courage in the arena in 1993.
Launched in 2011, the Lamborghini Aventador was a great success. This model managed to conciliate an extreme performance, with a top speed of 350 km/h, and mass production, 5,000 vehicles in the first five years.
On August 2, 1914 in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Veneno destroyed a young novillero by a powerful blow in the head.
Derived mainly from the Aventador and remaining homologated for the road, the Lamborghini Veneno marks nevertheless a breakthrough for the brand by integrating competition technologies for the first time. The priority given to airflow and downforce had a significant impact on the shape of the body, possibly at the expense of aesthetics.
The Lamborghini Veneno is one of the most exclusive models of the brand. The coupe was produced in 2013 in a prototype and three commercial units that had been sold before the announcement of the launch, a common practice for limited series of hypercars. Satisfied with this operation, Lamborghini manufacture a Veneno roadster in nine units in 2014.
Published after the sales, the ex factory price of the coupe was $ 4M. The roadster was worth € 3.3M excluding taxes. Customers who are frustrated at not being selected pay sometimes a higher price when one of these vehicles becomes available on second hand.
On September 29 at the Bonmont golf club above Lake Geneva, Bonhams sells a Veneno roadster with 325 km from new, lot 20 estimated CHF 5.2M and offered without reserve.
In 1879 Murcielago was spared after resisting 24 sword blows. Aventador was highlighted and even awarded for his courage in the arena in 1993.
Launched in 2011, the Lamborghini Aventador was a great success. This model managed to conciliate an extreme performance, with a top speed of 350 km/h, and mass production, 5,000 vehicles in the first five years.
On August 2, 1914 in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Veneno destroyed a young novillero by a powerful blow in the head.
Derived mainly from the Aventador and remaining homologated for the road, the Lamborghini Veneno marks nevertheless a breakthrough for the brand by integrating competition technologies for the first time. The priority given to airflow and downforce had a significant impact on the shape of the body, possibly at the expense of aesthetics.
The Lamborghini Veneno is one of the most exclusive models of the brand. The coupe was produced in 2013 in a prototype and three commercial units that had been sold before the announcement of the launch, a common practice for limited series of hypercars. Satisfied with this operation, Lamborghini manufacture a Veneno roadster in nine units in 2014.
Published after the sales, the ex factory price of the coupe was $ 4M. The roadster was worth € 3.3M excluding taxes. Customers who are frustrated at not being selected pay sometimes a higher price when one of these vehicles becomes available on second hand.
On September 29 at the Bonmont golf club above Lake Geneva, Bonhams sells a Veneno roadster with 325 km from new, lot 20 estimated CHF 5.2M and offered without reserve.
2017 The Ultimate Zondas
2019 SOLD for $ 6.8M including premium
Zonda is the historical model of the Pagani brand. To maintain an offering at the highest level of performance, the Huayra is unveiled in 2011 and the obsolescence of the Zonda is announced in 2013 with a final special edition, the Zonda Revolucion.
This is not the end of the Zondas because there are still chassis that can be used with customer specifications, each design for a single unit. These cars equipped with an AMG V-12 7.3 liter 749 hp engine constitute the Zonda 760 range. The most recent cars generally benefit from the technological innovations of the Huayra.
The Zonda Aether is a 760 roadster created in 2017 for a customer enthusiastic of classic driving and supercar power. Its main specificity is the manual gearbox, which had been abandoned by the brand from the Zonda Cinque variant in 2008. Another curiosity is the opening of the doors by a leather strap and not by handle. Aether is an allusion to its natural aspiration. It is undoubtedly the last Zonda with this feature.
This car has 1,400 km from new, which proves that it was reasonably used while so many other hypercars of the same generation remain confined to the garage. It is estimated $ 4.5M for sale by RM Sotheby's in Abu Dhabi on November 30, lot 124.
The latest wonder of the Pagani brand, revealed last summer in Monterey, is also a roadster, the Huayra BC, which develops 800 hp with an AMG V-12 6 liter engine. It is planned for 40 units and will be sold for around $ 3.5M.
This is not the end of the Zondas because there are still chassis that can be used with customer specifications, each design for a single unit. These cars equipped with an AMG V-12 7.3 liter 749 hp engine constitute the Zonda 760 range. The most recent cars generally benefit from the technological innovations of the Huayra.
The Zonda Aether is a 760 roadster created in 2017 for a customer enthusiastic of classic driving and supercar power. Its main specificity is the manual gearbox, which had been abandoned by the brand from the Zonda Cinque variant in 2008. Another curiosity is the opening of the doors by a leather strap and not by handle. Aether is an allusion to its natural aspiration. It is undoubtedly the last Zonda with this feature.
This car has 1,400 km from new, which proves that it was reasonably used while so many other hypercars of the same generation remain confined to the garage. It is estimated $ 4.5M for sale by RM Sotheby's in Abu Dhabi on November 30, lot 124.
The latest wonder of the Pagani brand, revealed last summer in Monterey, is also a roadster, the Huayra BC, which develops 800 hp with an AMG V-12 6 liter engine. It is planned for 40 units and will be sold for around $ 3.5M.
