It’s the small and demanding events that are currently enjoying great popularity in the world of historic motorsport and the mountain race that stretches between Langwies and Arosa is now well known far beyond Switzerland. With a length of 7.3km, 76 turns, and an elevation change of 422 metres, the panoramic road track presents quite the challenge. What’s also unique to this event is that entrants race downhill rather than up.
Max Girardo is no stranger to the Monterey Peninsula. He’s visited ‘Car Week’ over 20 times and in his role as auctioneer with RM Sotheby’s he bought the gavel down on hundreds of precious cars on the Californian coastline.
It might be called a concours of elegance, but the circa-200 motorcars that graced the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach golf links last Sunday exemplify so much more than aesthetic excellence. They’re cultural symbols which, respectively, sent ripples that transcended the automotive world and embody the creativity, tenacity, and ingenuity of their creators, each of whom was driven by one thing: disruption.
Nibbling at the heels of the Bugatti Atlantic in the desirability stakes, the sensational Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B with bodywork by Touring was, without doubt, the most advanced and lusted-after sports car of its day. So much so that renowned marque authority Simon Moore famously dubbed the 8C 2900s the ‘Immortals’.
Viewing and Bidding
The viewing and auction takes place at Dallas Burston Polo Club, Stoneythorpe Estate, Southam CV47 2DL (map)
Viewing will take place from 1.00pm to 6.00pm on Thursday 27th September and from 9am on Friday 28th September 2018.
The auction takes place on Friday 28th September 2018.
The Automobila Sale starts at 11:00am.
The Classic Car Sale starts at 2:00pm.
Bidding at the auction can be done either in person by attending the sale, by telephone, by leaving a commission bid or live, online via Proxibid. Full details of registration requirements and a buying guide can be found on the Silverstone Auctions website (http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/buying).
For further information please contact Silverstone Auctions on +44 (0)1926 691 141.
When Charlie Ross dropped the gavel on the one-of-two Duesy SSJ – a car more than worthy of its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – the reaction from the crowd was unbelievable. Its estimate was ‘in excess of 10m dollars’, which it promptly smashed, eventually hammering at 20m dollars – 22m with premium. An outstandingly significant car, let’s hope we see the SSJ on the lawns of Pebble Beach in the coming years.