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RM Sotheby’s
1962 Ferrari 268 SP (Lot 234)
1970 Porsche 917 K (Lot 328) 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta Lusso (Lot 355)
written by David M. Brown
Led by the Gulf Porsche 917K, a Le Mans legend, the RM Sotheby’s 2021 Live Monterey Auction, August 12–14, will offer an outstanding combination of sports and GT cars, pre- and post-war classics and single-owner collections at the Monterey Conference Center. The three-day weekend docket includes some of the most historically significant road and race cars ever made.
The 1970 Porsche 917K, chassis no. 917 031/026, contested the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans in signature blue and orange Gulf livery, and was used in Steve McQueen’s Le Mans movie. Often regarded as ‘The World’s Greatest Sports Car’, the legend has a flat-12 cylinder, air-cooled engine and was dominant for three seasons of World Championship racing.
Says Gord Duff, global head of auctions for RM Sotheby’s, “The Gulf Oil Porsche 917K . . . represents the very best of motorsport history and heritage from an era of legendary cars and drivers.”
Other Le Mans greats to be offered are a 1983 Porsche 956 Group C, chassis no. 956 110, one of nine prepared by the Porsche factory for privateer racing in the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans, driven by David Hobbs, Derek Warwick, Dieter Quester and John Fitzpatrick. A frequent winner in Europe, the 956 is also the only one that can claim a victory on American soil.
Offered without reserve, the Larry Fox Collection comprises 11 supercars, including a 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 and a 2015 Ferrari La Ferrari, both with odometers reading fewer than 1,000 miles at time of cataloguing; 2003 Ferrari Enzo in Nero-and-Cuoio; a 2015 Porsche 918 ‘Weissach’ Spyder; a 2006 Ford GT in rare Chrome Yellow-on-Black; a 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 S Roadster; a 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package; 1995 Ferrari F512 M, one of only 75 U.S.-spec examples; and a 2005 Ferrari Superamerica, with the ultra-desirable optional HGTE Handling package.
Pre-war greats include a 1930 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Sedan by Murphy, built for the son of noted GM dealer and horseracing legend Charles Howard; a 1935 Duesenberg Model J ‘Sweep Panel’ Dual-Cowl Phaeton by LaGrande, featuring coachwork styled by the great Gordon Buehrig; and a multiple concours-winning 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet, benefitting from a full frame-off restoration.
Additional classics include a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’ by Scaglietti, Chassis no. 1031 GT, a two-time competitor at the Tour de France in 1958 and 1959, driven by privateer racer Jacques Péron; a 1981 Ferrari 512 BB/LM chassis no. 35527, campaigned by Luigi Chinetti’s N.A.R.T. team for the 1981 Le Mans 24 hours, driven by John Morton, Alain Cudini, and Philippe Gurdjian; a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S, offered without reserve; and a 1994 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport, featuring a quadturbocharged 3.5-liter V-12 engine.
For more information on the RM Sotheby’s 2021 Monterey Live Auction, see rmsotheby’s.com.
