The Aguttes Autumn Sale in 2019 is spearheaded by a spaceship-like 2005 Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster that’s had just two owners and shows 28,200km on the clock. What’s more, it’s believed to be one of as few as 20 examples fitted with a six-speed manual gearbox, which likely goes some way to validate its pre-sale estimate of 250,000–350,000 euros. At the sharp end of the catalogue, we were also taken with the 1966 Porsche 911 2.0 (est.
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In deepest, darkest Chorleywood, something strange is afoot. There’s a mysterious Ferrari on the prowl, searching for innocent bystanders to deceive with its outwardly inconspicuous appearance. But all is not as it seems when it comes to this mistrustful Mondial. A subject of intrigue and controversy in its excessive birth era, the commonly held ‘family Ferrari’ has never garnered the widespread affection of its more exotic siblings. A shame for its maker, perhaps, but an opportunity for others.
The perpetual style icon, bon vivant and once head of Italy’s most powerful family, Giovanni ‘Gianni’ Agnelli was well known for his love of exotic cars. And his position as the patriarch of Fiat enabled him to commission some wild one-offs, from factory-built drop-top versions of the Lancia Delta Integrale and the Ferrari Testarossa to a Ferrari 365P with a unique three-abreast seating configuration, akin to the much later McLaren F1.