RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, returns to Monaco for its highly anticipate, biennial auction, May 10. Coinciding with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, this year’s event will be hosted at the elegant Le Sporting, a venue synonymous with the principality’s most prestigious events.
Within the beautiful surroundings of Le Sporting, RM’s Monaco auction will feature more than 100 blue-chip automobiles with an emphasis on important and historic competition greats. Early highlights are led by a fabulous 1966 Ferrari Dino 206 S Spider honoured with multiple awards and offered from single ownership for 37 years. Additional highlights include a 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Daytona raced in period by Vaccarella, Schultze, and Weber, a 1974 Hesketh 308 Formula One piloted by James Hunt throughout the 1974 season, and a highly original and extremely rare 1989 Aston Martin AMR1 Group C Sports Prototype. Catering to discerning boating enthusiasts, the sale also features the exquisite 1958 Riva Tritone “VIA”, ordered new by HRH Prince Rainier of Monaco and his famous wife Grace Kelly.
For those unable to attend the event in person, RM Auctions offers a range of remote bidding options, including absentee, Internet, and telephone bidding, and the auction will steam live online at www.rmauctions.com providing real-time coverage of the event.
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RM Auctions Monaco 2014 – Top Ten Auction Results
1. 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C – €5,712,000
2. 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series I – €4,704,000
3. 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS – €2,128,000
4. 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S Spider – €2,072,000
5. 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Daytona – €1,260,000
6. 1958 Lister-Jaguar Knobbly Prototype – €1,176,000
7. 1997 Ferrari F50 – €907,200
8. 2003 Ferrari Enzo – €868,000
9. 1956 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS Speedster – €840,000
10. 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S – €840,000
For complete auction results, visit rmauctions.com.
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