RM Sotheby’s will offer the Briggs Cunningham car at its Monterey auction later this month, with a pre-sale estimate of $700,000-$850,000. Cunningham was an American yacht and car racer and all-around wealthy guy, making this car a rare find.
Bugatti designed the single La Voiture Noire to celebrate the marque’s 110-year anniversary. The actual price was about $12.5m, or a bit more than double the price of last year’s Divo.
Since 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been a showcase and competition for the world’s most beautiful automobiles. Entrance is by invitation only, and requires that the car has not been shown at another concours.
For years, Gooding & Company has had the honor of being the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Be sure to plan ahead to avoid missing any of the 150 cars crossing the block at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center.
A number of automotive events have flourished in the light cast by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, perhaps none so vigorously as the Concorso Italiano.
RM Sotheby’s is a giant among collector car auctions. For over 30 years, they’ve been saving their best for Monterey, honoring the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with a docket of worthy motors.
Many of the highlights this year overlap, like the Porsche Werks Reunion and The Quail, so preparing a down-to-the-minute schedule is essential. Check out our itinerary below to avoid missing a moment of Monterey.
The Lamborghini Urus’ arrival to dealerships is still eight months away, but customer orders have already been brisker than anticipated. There are already 60 orders against an allotment of 100 vehicles.
Going into the weekend, there had been much buzz around two much-publicized “barn finds,” or more accurately, cars that had been evicted from a condemned garage earlier this year, a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB long-nose alloy coupe and a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster.
