Bonhams’ Quail Public sale on August 18 achieved $30.25 million for the uncommon 1967 Ferrari 412P Berlinetta making it the fourth Most worthy Ferrari ever offered at public sale. The outcome surpasses the earlier document held by Bonhams for a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W198 for $29.6 million in 2013.
The topic of an exhaustive nine-year restoration, this 412P Berlinetta was returned to its unique glory and in addition rendered it match for the open highway. Its present end honors the racing historical past that started with Colonel Ronnie Hoare and his British Ferrari company, Maranello Concessionaires Ltd., and prolonged to competing within the FIA World Championship, seeing it race on the Le Mans 24-Hours, Belgian Spa 1,000 Kilometres and in its house nation on the BOAC 500 at Manufacturers Hatch.
The announcement of this distinctive automobile introduced worldwide consideration and spectacle with fans and collectors filling the Bonhams’ newly branded pavilion on the Quail Lodge & Golf Membership throughout preview days. Over a thousand folks gathered within the room to see the 412P attain the notable $30.25 million mark.
“Because of its devoted lineage of homeowners and the stewardship of its vendor, the 412P stands as a permanent piece of artwork that honors the Ferrari legacy,” commented Rupert Banner, International Head of Specialists at Bonhams|Automobiles. “It was a privilege to be entrusted with its sale and to achieve such an distinctive consequence that respects that totally.”
The Quail Public sale offered 109 tons, reaching a complete of $55 million.
A further second of historic significance was the achievement of a world document for a Porsche 906. The 1966 ‘Carrera Six’ Two-Seat Endurance Racing Coupe achieved over $2 million. This extremely unique matching-numbers instance was pushed by Shintaro Taki, Kenjiro Tanaka, Mashiro Hasemi, and Peter Bellamy and achieved a number of endurance race wins, together with Suzuka 1,000 Kilometres in 1967 and 1969, and Suzuka 500 Kilometres in 1968.
