From 18:00 on 4 May 2015, no fewer than 40 impressive machines (one motorcycle and 39 cars) will go under the hammer at the Berlin premises of the Auto Classics Club – and Auctionata has spared no effort in rolling each lot into a studio to be captured by a professional photographer.
“We work closely with the client to identify all the important features of the car that they want us to capture,” self-proclaimed ‘bald art director and car enthusiast’ Steve Schenko told Classic Driver. “The most common request we get is to capture the decals on the cars – the little things that make their car ‘theirs’. A good example is a customer from California, who asked us to capture a very subtle decal he had placed on the rear window of his 993 C2S. The decal is so subtle that most people would never notice it, but to us (and him) that’s what makes it cool – he’ll notice it.”
As timeless as the Alfa Romeo Spider’s shape has proved to be, 1975 saw Pininfarina made an attempt to renew the styling of the popular two-seater, incorporating not only a more modern design language, but also the latest safety features.
Witnessing eight of the leading examples from Aston Martin, Bugatti, McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari, Pagani, Lamborghini and Koenigsegg all in the same place is a rare sight – rarer still when all are for sale. The Classic Driver Market is one such place, however, where the cars of your dreams await.
Photo: Steve Hall for Classic Driver
The cars in question – a 2009 430 Scuderia 16M and a 2011 599 S.A. Aperta – have both been riding the wave of young-classic collectability during their short lives. A driver’s favourite, the Scuderia inherits the more focused nature of its coupé brother, yet gives you the option of getting even closer to sensory overload by putting the roof down.
