Ferrari 375-Plus 1954 sells for record $18 million at Goodwood via Bonhams auction. The 375-Plus had raced in some of the world’s most famous races around the world including Le Mans and Silverstone.
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The 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus featuring a 4.9-liter V12 engine developing 330bhp, was driven by some of the greats.
Read more at the press release.
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Press release:
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BONHAMS FESTIVAL OF SPEED SALE RACES AHEAD WITH £22.6 MILLION ($38.4 MILLION USD) AND A NEW WORLD RECORD
27 Jun 2014, The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale: Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia
– The brutally fast 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus led the pack at £10.7 million ($18.2 million USD)
– Sale achieved £22.6 million ($38.4 million USD)
– Ancient classic: 1902 De Dietrich sold for astounding £998,300
– Modern classic: 1975 Lamborghini Countach sells for £953,500
Bonhams’ annual Festival of Speed Sale saw spectacular results, with the ‘Fearsome Four-Nine’ Ferrari 375-Plus battled out between bidders, and the hammer finally falling at £10.7 million ($18.2 million USD).
Robert Brooks, Bonhams Co-Chairman, said: “We’ve had a truly diverse range of spectacular motor cars at our Sale this year, causing great excitement in the sale room for both spectator and bidder alike, and achieving an outstanding result.”
“With a total of £22.6 million worth sold in four hours, it’s been another fantastic Festival of Speed for Bonhams”
Bonhams and Goodwood racing car historian Doug Nye, said: “This Sale has offered a phenomenal range of really special and important cars with their various classes. Above all, each of the prime cars offered has links with some of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Names like Jim Clark, Graham Hill, John Surtees and so many more. It’s always a pleasure to see new owners’ delight as the gavel falls. After all, they’re winners too.”
A 1902 De Dietrich – formerly part of the Michael Banfield Collection (over 1,000 lots from which were sold by Bonhams earlier this summer) – achieved at Goodwood today an astounding £998,300 ($1.7 million USD). Few cars can have come to light as spectacularly as this magnificent veteran, which was discovered during World War Two when a German bomb demolished the stable in which it had been sleeping on blocks since 1912. With just four owners from new, the powerful four-cylinder 4078cc De Dietrich is identical in specification to the works racers built for the 1902 Paris-Vienna challenge.
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