Photo report from Bonhams auction - Merecedes Benz World

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:42 pm

Thought you might like to see a few Porsche's that went through Bonhams auction today.
Not many Porsche's on show but overall quite an interesting mix of cars were on offer....

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:42 pm

This was a 1956 Speedster. Not matching numbers but in very good order.
Estimated at £100,000-£120,000. Proved to be a no sale (bid up to £85,000).

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:43 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:45 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:47 pm

Lot 546. A 1962 356B 1600S.
Est. £25k-£28k.
I confess I didn't stay to see this one go through.
Looked nice enough though. Well known to P R Services.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:51 pm

1962 356B Cabriolet.
LHD, Bali blue over tan (originally yellow over black).
Estimated at £50-£55k and hammered down at £50,000 + fees.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:51 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:54 pm

I'll post some pictures of other lots too but just for Tom here's something that caught my eye in a glass cabinet nearby....

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:57 pm

Ferry Man wrote:I'll post some pictures of other lots too but just for Tom here's something that caught my eye in a glass cabinet nearby....

A nice Camaro 7228S

Was it there advertising the sale next week? I ask as there is one in the sale

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:02 pm

Bootsy wrote: A nice Camaro 7228S

That`s a good looking watch.... is it an expensive good looking watch ?

Mike.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:09 pm

Bootsy wrote:Was it there advertising the sale next week?

Yep, it's a 'Haslinger'. I've seen 'em, touched 'em and tasted 'em.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:10 pm

mycar wrote:That`s a good looking watch.... is it an expensive good looking watch ?

Up for auction next week Mike. That one's estimated at between £3k-4k. 'Probably sail past that though....

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:12 pm

mycar wrote:
Bootsy wrote: A nice Camaro 7228S
That`s a good looking watch.... is it an expensive good looking watch ?

Mike.

Camaros are at the more affordable end on vintage Heuers although that one is an 18k gold case so value goes up a fair bit. Plus the 3 register movement (Valjoux 72) makes it more desirable. Couple of thousand upwards for a gold but that one will probably fetch a fair bit more.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:15 pm

Something for the kids this Christmas? (I mean the car in the foreground).

This went for £7,000 - if I recollect correctly .

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:16 pm

Paul bought me a very nice luncheon in a country pub just outside Cobham before we went to the auction. Thank you! There were a few cars that I was interested in from the brochure, but they turned out to be pretty poor in the flesh. One was a 1971 300SE convetible, that really needed a full restoration, so wasn't viable at mid twenties, the other was an Aston DB4 in bits, needing a VERY full resto, from memory it went for over £45K (I wrote down all the prices, but gave the catalogue to Paul).

A very pleasant place for an auction, all the previous Bonhams auctions that I have been to have been to before have been in big tents, so either very muddy, or very hot. The only problem here was the long walk in the very cold weather from the car park.