1976 Range Rover 4x4 3.5-Litre
Chassis no. 35821294D

"We are delighted and honoured to receive this endorsement from one of the world's outstanding leaders in luxury, design and style. This joint venture goes beyond commerce into the realms of art and emotion: it's a partnership that combines business excellence and the best of taste on both sides.

As a boy in the 1950s, driving around Morocco with his father in Alfa Romeos and American cars, Bernard fell in love with the refined GTs being produced in the USA and in Europe during that golden age for car design.

Many kids dreamt they might own one of those cars someday. Bernard Fornas, however, fulfilled that dream abundantly in his extraordinary working life: he would acquire them all.

Bernard Fornas's career could be taught in business schools as a masterclass. It blended marketing acumen with a deep respect for heritage and innovation and added firm ethical principles.
He joined Cartier in 1994 as international marketing director, becoming CEO in 2002 and leading the brand through economic turbulence while maintaining its exclusivity and prestige.

In 2013, Bernard Fornas became Co-Chief Executive of Richemont, overseeing brands like Chloé, Alaïa, and Dunhill. Founded in Paris in 1847, Cartier was described by King Edward Vll as
"jeweller of kings and king of jewellers" and supplied every crowned head of Europe.

Under Bernard Fornas, Cartier was led by to unprecedented heights. He spearheaded global expansion, especially into emerging markets like China, Russia, and the Middle East. Moving in the most elevated social and business circles, silver-haired and immaculately tailored, Bernard Fornas said of this period, "I live on planes".

Believing that luxury and exclusivity is about innovation and emotional resonance, not just price tags, he advocated for ethical sourcing, refusing to buy rubies from Burma due to human rights concerns and opposing the trade in blood diamonds.

The cars in this consignment thus embody the glittering qualities of the top luxury brands Bernard Fornas championed throughout his working life - exclusivity, outstanding design and engineering, deep cultural significance.

BonhamslCars are, therefore, proud to present to the global marketplace Mr Fornas' exquisitely curated collection of motorcars.
Meanwhile, buyers can take pleasure in acquiring the painstaking choices of a man who is renowned for utterly impeccable taste and an unsurpassed reputation for appreciating excellence and beauty."