Stock Check: Pendine Historic Cars


Resplendent in Ivory, Dorotheum’s headlining Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster starred at the 1960 London Motor Show. As such, it was specified to within an inch of its life, with even the engine bay receiving an extra polish. In 1974, an Austrian businessman bought the car and kept it for 40 years, carefully maintaining it and keeping it in beautifully original condition. Fresh from a service, the Mercedes is expected to fetch 850,000–1m euros when it crossed the block on 23 June in Vösendorf, just outside Vienna.

Auction - Oldtimer and Youngtimer friends
A small but very fine collection of historic vehicles comes as part of a classic car show and auction to call.
An absolute rarity is a Chevrolet Landauer Phaeton, built in 1931 and originally restored in Africa. It was recently delivered to us and has already proven its reliability. Auctioneer Frank Ehlert has made a small exit and tells of an exciting journey into the past. The car starts easily and brakes when it should. Passersby meet him happy and sometimes waving - such a driving experience is rare. Now he is for sale against highest bid, so that the buyer will also enjoy this driving experience,
Other vehicles are the legendary NSU RO 80,
one of the most famous vehicles with a Wankel engine. The special feature of the engine is a rotary piston - smoothness and uniform power delivery are advantages that this engine concept has over the otherwise known reciprocating pistons. Unfortunately, it has not prevailed on the market, which is why the Ro80 has become a rare collector's vehicle. In terms of form and technology, it gets more classic with a fully restored Mercedes 220S tail fin, a 1963 cream-white VW Beetle and a Vauxhall VX 4/90. As a further special feature, we were also able to acquire a classic blue BMW V8, which became known as the Baroque Angel, for the auction.
You can find more vehicles in our auction portal - in which you can register and offer in advance and live.





In addition to a large variety of automobilia (and the sale of a single-owner collection of 54 ‘sleeping beauties’, taking place on 16 June), Osenat will offer around 60 collector cars on Sunday. Of those, our undisputed favourite is the 1954 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT (est. 170,000–200,000 euros). A matching-numbers example with the rare Nardi interior kit, it’s a fantastic car for anyone looking to join the Make Lancia Great Again movement.
