The inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco
auction, held at the Grimaldi Forum on 1st May, saw five automobiles fetch
prices in excess of €2,000,000 and two new world records get set. Registered bidders
came from 33 different countries on the telephone, over the Internet and
assembled in the standing-room-only venue. RM welcomed a number of first-time
clients to its Monaco debut with new bidders representing 28 percent of all
registrations. In addition, approximately 3,300 people watched the live
streaming video coverage of the sale over the Internet.
The event’s top seller was a rare 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet
Pininfarina SWB, s/n 3309 SA, setting a new world record for a Superamerica
when it sold for €2,800,000 ($3,799,600), well exceeding its high estimate of
€2,450,000. A rare 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’, s/n 2470, also set a new
world record for a Birdcage at €2,464,000 ($3,343,648).
The sale’s cover car, the 1937 BMW 328 MM ‘Bügelfalte’, s/n 85032, exchanged
hands less than 24 hours after the sale’s conclusion for a confidential sum and
is not included in the final sale results.
Overall, 88 of the 105 pre- and post-war motor cars changed hands to produce an
86 percent sell-through rate, and the event achieved €33,235,917 ($45,101,139)
in total sales, making Sporting Classics of Monaco’s debut one of the most
successful automobile auctions ever held.
Top Sales: 1962
Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina SWB €2.800.000 1962
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta €2.632.000 1960
Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage" €2.464.000 1957
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France €2.352.000 1959
Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder €2.072.000 1938
Delahaye 135 MS Competition Cabriolet by Figoni & Falaschi €1.792.000
1933
Rolls-Royce Phantom II Special Town Car by Brewster €1.456.000 1930
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS by Zagato €879.200 1965
Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta €784.000 1967
Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta €767.200