Gooding & Firm concluded its Property of Mark Smith Public sale on Friday in Lynchburg, Virginia, reaching a 100% sell-through charge and realizing $8,857,040 in whole gross sales. The public sale featured 86 cherished private belongings from the Property of the late Mark J. Smith, all supplied with out reserve, and happened at Midland Motors in downtown Lynchburg, a former Chrysler dealership was a showcase and museum. The distinctive setting for the public sale, together with the cautious curation and a focus lent to the cars which Mark prized so enormously, paid homage to the legacy of the revered American collector.
The public sale was led by the sale of one of many biggest Chrysler cars in existence, the bespoke 1932 Chrysler CG Imperial Customized Roadster preserved in largely unique situation and donning distinctive interval modifications. This Basic Period vehicle offered for $1,600,000, setting a brand new world report at public sale for the Chrysler marque. The second highest sale of the day was the 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 Ok Offener Tourenwagen, which offered for $857,500. This historic 500 Ok, which survived WWII, is one in every of solely 5 identified examples of this explicit type to nonetheless exist at this time.
A number of different notable picks from the Property made world public sale historical past, together with the 1935 Brewster Coupe Roadster, which drew the eye of an unbelievable variety of telephone bidders that ramped up the ultimate worth to an unprecedented $577,000. This sale set a brand new world report for the uncommon American marque, with the sale worth almost quadrupling its pre-auction excessive estimate. The 1907 White Mannequin G ‘Roi des Belges’ Touring additionally set a brand new world public sale report for probably the most precious steam-powered White vehicle when it offered for $324,000. Further vital outcomes included a number of necessary American fashions. The 1930 Lincoln Mannequin L Sport Roadster offered for a near-record $246,400, the ex-Henry Austin Clark 1907 Ford Mannequin Ok Touring achieved $379,000, and the 1953 Mercury Monterey Convertible introduced in $89,600, all figures properly above the pre-auction estimates.
“To me, Mark Smith’s Property represents a lifetime of dedication to accumulating and sustaining unrestored prewar automotive treasures. Mark was a guiding and sensible drive inside the automobile neighborhood, via his unfettered spirit on excursions and his infectious ardour for primarily unique Basic Period cars,” stated Gooding & Firm President and Founder, David Gooding. “On Friday’s Property of Mark Smith Public sale, our workforce hoped to reward his dedication and the stellar vehicles supplied, and the outcomes converse for themselves. We’re extraordinarily honored and proud to have supplied a hand in commemorating Mark’s legacy.”
Prime 5 Heaps:
1932 Chrysler CG Imperial Customized Roadster, offered for $1,600,000
1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 Ok Offener Tourenwagen, offered for $857,500
1935 Brewster Coupe Roadster, offered for $577,000
1907 Ford Mannequin Ok Touring, offered for $379,000
1907 White Mannequin G ‘Roi des Belges’ Touring, offered for $324,00
New World Public sale Data:
1932 Chrysler CG Imperial Customized Roadster, offered for $1,600,000 (a world report for the marque)
1935 Brewster Coupe Roadster, offered for $577,000 (a world report for the marque)
1907 White Mannequin G ‘Roi des Belges’ Touring, offered for $324,000 (a world report for a steam-powered White)
Up subsequent for Gooding & Firm is its Pebble Seashore Auctions August 18-19 on the Pebble Seashore Parc du Concours. Extra info and outcomes might be discovered HERE.
