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Mustang Mach III

[In an afternoon of dramatic results Mach III followed the pattern, bringing $440,000 hammer ($491,500 with buyer’s commission) against an estimate of $100-$200,000. But, hey, Testa Rossa buyers have thirty-four cars to choose from. There’s only one chance to buy a unique concept like this directly from the car company and even at $491,500 it’s […]

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Lagonda Vignale

[Estimated at $60-120,000, Lagonda Vignale sold for $360,000 hammer ($403,500 with buyer’s commission). That result was, astoundingly, more or less typical of results at the Ford Concept auction, where every important (and some not-quite-so-important) lot brought more than the catalog high estimate.] Christie’s Auction of Unique Design Prototype and Concept Auto Show Models from the […]

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Ghia Saetta

[Estimated at $15-25,000, Saetta led off the Ford Concept auction and brought $50,000 hammer ($58,750 with commission), setting the pattern that was to continue throughout the sale of beating — and in some cases vastly exceeding — the catalog high estimates. In fact, by the standards of later lots in this sale, Saetta was a […]

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Ford Powerforce F-150

[Powerforce F-150 ran countertrend at this auction, bringing “only” $58,750 with commission ($50,000 hammer) against its $20-35,000 estimate, a hammer premium of 43% over the high estimate. In any other auction a result of nearly 1 1/2 times high estimate would be headline material but today in Dearborn it was the norm.] Christie’s Auction of […]

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Ghia Focus Concept

Focus_rear.jpg[Estimated at $100-200,000, Focus brought as astounding $1 million hammer ($1,107,500 with commission) in a spirited exchange between two telephone bidders.] Christie’s Auction of Unique Design Prototype and Concept Auto Show Models from the Ford Motor Company Collection Ghia Focus Concept, 1992 Metallic Gunmetal,Brown leather The 1992 Ghia Focus was designed by Taru Lahti and […]

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Ford Introduction

Christie’s Auction of Unique Design Prototype and Concept Auto Show Models from the Ford Motor Company Collection Introduction From Black to Blackwood From Henry Ford’s Model T to today’s Blackwood, GT40 and Black Thunderbird prototype, design at Ford has come a long way. To J Mays, Ford Motor Company Design Vice President, styling and engineering […]

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1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider, ex-Evel Knievel

This description appeared in the catalog for Bonhams all-Ferrari auction at the Palace Hotel, Gstaad, Switzerland, December 20, 2002. Images of the catalog pages are used by permission. © 2002 R.S. Carey and the auction company. 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Coachwork by Pininfarina The Daytona is the last front-engined, V12-powered gran turismo from […]

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1954 Ferrari 375 Mille Miglia Coupé, Coachwork by Ghia

This auction description appeared in the catalog for Bonhams annual all-Ferrari auction at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, December 20, 2002. Images of the catalog pages are used with permission and the contents are © 2002 by the author and Bonhams. The ex-Turin Salon, 13,000 km from new 1954 Ferrari 375 Mille Miglia Coupé […]

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1910 Peerless Model 29 Victoria

The ex-Dr. Samuel L. Scher 1910 Peerless Model 29 Victoria Coachwork by Brewster Chassis No. 16124 Engine No. 5095 Peerless started in Cincinnati in 1874 as a manufacturer of clothes wringers, clothespins and washboards. It was an immediate success, so much so that only fifteen years later it had grown to point where it needed […]

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1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe, Le Mans 1968-73

This description appeared in the catalog for Christie’s auction at Pebble Beach in 1998. The graphical representation of the catalog pages is © Christie’s and used with permission. 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe Chassis No. 194378S410300; Engine No. V8S410300; Engine: 6998cc (427 cu.in.) V8, pushrod operated overhead valves, 4-barrel carburetor, 500hp; Gearbox: M22 close ratio […]

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