Sunday 28 April 2013

RM Auctions At Amelia Island, Florida Posting More Than $26.8 Million

Amelia Island auction is always a highlight of the global agenda now, and the sale of this year was an incredible success for RM Auctions. The house official auction of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, succeeded weekend in Florida to earn $ 26.8 million, with over 92 percent of all lots sold.

Case of sale, the beautiful 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Coupe LaGrande-Walker, one of the three products and the only example supercharged, has attracted great interest, sold for an incredible $ 4.51 million.

1935 Duesenberg Model SJ-Coupe Walker LaGrande
The second most expensive was 1933 Stutz DV32 Convertible Victoria, which drew the spirit of submission in the room and on the phones, eventually sold for $ 1,512,500. The final sale price represented double pre-sale of the car and a new record for a Stutz brand auctioned estimates. The results for the Duesenberg and Stutz in particular, large cars continue to attract great prices at auction.

Ferrari is with V-12-powered motor vehicles before 1960 are still in great demand. The corresponding figures of 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB, 07751 chassis, gorgeous in the classic red Ferrari and being in a unique property for 37 years, was the third best-selling lot of the auction, making a hefty $ 1,375,000. Also require the finest examples of Italy was the chassis 0168ED 1952 Ferrari 225 Berlinetta Sport 'Tuboscocca', an excellent example of one of the first Ferrari race cars and one of six made in the period. The most expensive fourth copy sold for $ 1,237,500.

One of the most powerful road brass was 1911 Lozier Model 51 Touring seven passengers attracted enormous interest, sold for a remarkable $ 1.1 million to become another lot to sell for more than double its pre-sale estimate.

Other examples are highlighted 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet Sport, which sold for $ 990,000 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 sold for $ 836,000 in 1931 Duesenberg Model J 1958 Tourer Merceds-Benz 300SL Roadster and 1930 Stutz SV16 Monte Carlo.

To name a rare early 1955 Production Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster, a restored car at the highest level and has a double set of fitted luggage, which got a final sale price of $ 220,000 and 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage also receiving a restoration particularly spectacular world class in his painting "Black Pearl" and toasted caramel inside, which reached $ 489 500, which is equal to the highest amount ever paid for a DB6 Vantage auction.

RM Auctions continues its season with the presentation of the Don Davis Collection, April 27 in Fort Worth, Texas, followed closely by a triumphant return to Lake Como, Italy, May 25th Biennial for sale at the Concorso d ' Eleganza Villa d'Este weekend