2017 Monterey Auctions and Ferrari sports racers due to cross the block ...

One of the set fixtures during the Monterey Car Week is the barrage of auctions and this year was no exception. As with all events on the Peninsula, we had to pick and choose which auctions to visit and as usual Bonhams, Gooding & Co. and RM Sotheby's have made our coverage. Between them and during just two days, the three specialist companies sold cars for a combined value of over $250 million. Among the highlights was the Aston Martin DBR1 sold for $22.5 million by RM, a one-owner McLaren F1 that went for $15.6 million at Bonhams and Gooding's Porsche 917 K and Ferrari 275 GTB/C that both sold for over $14 million. Our concise report features links to all the results and three separate galleries of the auction previews with a total of 190 shots.
There is little rest for the auctioneers as this week a series of sales are staged in Europe. One of the most highly anticipated is the Ferrari - Leggenda e Passione held in Maranello by RM Sotheby's on September 9th as part of Ferrari's 70th anniversary celebrations. The one-make sale features a superb selection of cars from the legendary Italian manufacturer including a pair of sports cars featured today. The earliest of the two is this 1955 750 Monza. Powered by three-litre, four-cylinder engine, it was raced on both sides of the Atlantic and was only recently restored to its original configuration. Ferrari's last purpose-built sports racer is the 333 SP of which a great, early example has been consigned. One of just a dozen built by Dallara before Michelotto took over production, this particular chassis was never raced in period. Freshly rebuilt by Michelotto, chassis 006 is presented in as new condition and on the button.

Enjoy the links:

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/event/424/2017-Monterey-Auctions.html"]2017 Monterey Auctions - Report and 190-shot Gallery (3 galleries)[/url]

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/3262/Ferrari-750-Monza-0534M.html"]1955 Ferrari 750 Monza - Chassis 0534M - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]

[url="http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/chassis/3261/Ferrari-333-SP-006.html"]1994 Ferrari 333 SP - Chassis 006 - Ultimatecarpage.com[/url]