RM Auction Offers Don Davis Collection

When sales in a single day, April 27, in Fort Worth, Texas, Don Davis RM Auctions will offer private car collection. The offer has a strong focus on the unusual, high quality, low mileage examples of limited production, all of which have been well maintained by a professional staff. Some 64 cars in his collection will be offered, including no less than 11 vehicles with pre-sale estimates of more than $ 500,000 each.

1988 Porsche 959 Komfort
Porsche The hotel offers no less than 10 examples, led by a menacing 1988 Porsche 959 'Komfort', considered by many to be the ultimate supercar. Very rare in the United States, the proposed example is presented in its original metallic graphite leather interior metallic dark gray, is estimated at $ 500,000 - $ 650,000. Other notable Porsche 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring, a special report 2525 30 Code of India well equipped and the red paint is estimated at $ 400,000 - $ 500,000. An excellent 1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster starting price of $ 250,000 - $ 300,000.

Six well documented Corvettes are also available. 1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427/425 Coupe "Big Tank", considered the last 1966 Corvette equipped with a V-8, the transmission 427/425 four-speed, side exhaust brakes reinforced and radio / heater delete option (estimate: $ 250,000 - $ 300,000), and 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 'fuel injection' Split-Window Coupe (estimate: $ 125,000 - $ 150,000). Corvette also has the original, restored 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster one of only 300 built (estimate: $ 200,000 - $ 300,000).

Other samples are Newport 1941 Chrysler LeBaron pacemaker Indianapolis 500, the actual safety car used in the 1941 Indianapolis 500 and the property and conducted by Walter P. Chrysler Jr. (estimate: $ 900,000 - $ 1.2 million) at the origin; 1954 Chrysler GS-1 Ghia special (estimate: $ 700,000 - $ 800,000) 1958 Dual-Ghia convertible, formerly owned by the legendary artist Hoagy Carmichael ( Estimate: 250,000 - $ 450,000) Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona, including a Ferrari Classiche certified 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona Spider one of only 121 copies of plants built by Scaglietti (estimate: $ 1.2 million - $ 1.4 million) and Ferrari 1971 365 GTB / 4 Daytona Coupe, one of 1,273 built Berlinetta 1968-1973 (estimate: $ 350,000 - $ 450,000);

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Mercedes represented, including a beautifully restored 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing with Rudge wheels, belly pans, fitted luggage, a "sport camshaft," and other very desirable features (estimate: $ 900,000 - $ 1200 .000) with a pair of 300 SL Roadster model years 1957 and 1961 (estimate: $ 700,000 - $ 900,000 each).

1988 Porsche 959 Komfort