Porsche will be entering the EV market with the same zeal that drives the company to keep pushing its 911, Cayman and Boxster sports cars to new performance levels. And even before the first Taycans reach customers later this year, Porsche confirmed plans to double production to 40,000 cars per year.
Now in its 28th year, the Cavallino Classic is a five day celebration of Ferrari and the vintage automobile, combining charitable galas, automotive displays, and wheel-to-wheel racing.
Gooding & Company will offer a triple-black roadster with a mere 350 miles from new for a pre-sale estimate of $300k-$350k, which is substantially below the car’s original $500k price tag. Coupes go for even less.
Worldwide Auctions gets rolling on Jan. 16 at 5 p.m., a sale highlighted by a selection that includes numerous pre-WWII beauties. The headliner is a 1925 Bugatti Type 35A Grand Prix with a documented history, including racing in period by Bugatti concessionaire, Jean Ollivier. It’s expected to fetch $1.9m-$2.4m.
At its Scottsdale auction this month, RM Sotheby’s will offer a 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO originally sold in the U.S. but rarely driven. The car shows less than 2,900 miles after passing through the hands of several collectors. The pre-sale estimate is $3.2m-$3.6m.
Bonhams returns to the Westin Kierland Resort for the eighth year in a row, bringing with it the usual array of pristine classics and untouched exotics. Last year, over 25 million dollars changed hands in just a few hours.
Gooding & Company will offer a 7,600-mile 1990 Countach 25th Anniversary Edition at its Scottsdale auction this month, with a pre-sale estimate of $275,000 – $350,000.
The Gooding & Company Scottsdale auction in January will offer a 1973 911 T Targa, one of 1,300 made for the U.S., with 21,000 documented original miles. Offered with no reserve, the car has a pre-sale estimate of $130k-$160k.
Eight-figure prices for Ferraris are usually associated with Monterey or Scottsdale auctions, but the second-highest auction price for 2018, $22,000,500, went for a 1956 Ferrari 290 MM at the RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum auction in December.
