╚Retromobile 2007╩: auction and show

Date: 12.02.2007

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Auto Union D-Type. 1939. Estimate ┬10,000,000. ╚Retromobile 2007╩. Paris, February 2007 [zoom (81k)]

Retromobile 2007, Europe▓s most prestigious classic cars show, takes place in the middle of February 2007. Considering this event, the Christie▓s auction house intends to organize a 2 days long subject sale. The organizers evidently prefer the sport cars.

Among the lots, we meet Talbot Lago that won the 24 hours La-Mans races in 1953 and 1954. Its estimate is ┬1,400,000√1,600,000. The collector▓s should pay attention to the mostly rare Amilcar MCO (1927, estimate ┬300 000√400 000). This car beated six speed records for the 1,100 class in 1927 and in 1928. The only survived samples of Panhard-Levassor Y Type Open Drive Limousine (1908, estimate ┬160,000√200,000) and Gatsonides Barchetta (1950, estimate ┬90 000√130 000) are also to be presented.

A number of ╚Formula One╩ cars and Ferraries of 1980-ies makes will also be on sale. However, the auction highlight is the car that had never been put up for sale before.

Talbot Lago. Estimate ┬1,400,000√1,600,000. ╚Retromobile 2007╩. Paris, February 2007 [zoom (66k)]

Auto Union D-Type was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1939. Its famous author produced an interesting technical design: the driver was placed in front of the engine machine and the fuel tanks. This invention permitted to raise the maximum speed level to 250 km\h. The most raret and almost legendary even in its epoque, D-Type won Belgrade grand prix race in 1939.

We know the destiny of only two such D-Types. Both of them were brought to the USSR to be studied, disassembled and forgotten for years. After some time, the disassembled pieces of those cares appeared in the UK. There they were renewed according to the original projects. The experts▓ opinion is that the D-Type will be sold for at least ┬10,000,000.

Since 2002, Christie▓s sold ┬32,000,000 of classic cars. According to Rupert Banner, an auction house specialist, the February sale will be a jewel of the international classic cars sales. The Christie▓s experts predict the success of this sale. They single out the time, place and class of the lots to be on sale being the reasons of such enthusiastic forecast. Our magazine will closely monitor the auction preparation progress.