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LONDON, ENGLAND – November 6, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Bonhams|Cars presented The Golden Age of Motoring Sale to a packed New Bond Street saleroom, offering an exquisite collection of Veteran and Edwardian vehicles. The 185-lot sale of motorcars and automobilia lots made a total of £1.1 million with 92% sold by lot.
The top lot of the sale was the 1904 Darracq 12hp Twin-Cylinder Four-Seat Side-Entrance Tonneau, which sold for£189,750. This marvel from the early days of motoring has a prestigious ownership history, formerly part of the famous Sword Collection in the 1960s, and now finds a new owner for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Driving plenty of demand was the 1912 Sunbeam 16/20hp 4-Litre Tourer, which sold for £109,250. Crafted to the highest standards of its era, this car has had just three owners since new, each of whom has taken meticulous care of the vehicle. It is now presented in pristine condition, showcasing a beautifully finished mint-green exterior.
Another historic vehicle was the 1900 Clément-Panhard 4/4½hp Dos-à-Dos Light Dog Cart, which sold for £75,900. This vehicle’s fascinating history includes several London-Brighton Runs and a notable exhibition in 1931, where it towed the Blackburn Bluebird Aeroplane ‘G-ABDS’ around the streets of Glasgow to commemorate the solo trip around the world by the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce.
Bonhams|Cars now looks ahead to its next sale – The Bond Street Sale | Important Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia – in London on 12 December. Visit BonhamsCars.com for more details.
Sale: The Golden Age of Motoring Sale
Location: London
Date: 1 November 2024
About Bonhams|Cars
Bonhams|Cars uniquely offers a choice of live, online and private platforms for buying and selling collector cars—platforms characterised by levels of trust, reliability, and transparency born of over three decades of experience as the premier automotive auction house. Through prestigious live auctions around the world, 24/7 online auctions, and our recently introduced Private Sales service, Bonhams|Cars makes it simple for buyers and sellers to find the platform that best meets their needs.
Bonhams|Cars host 17 live auctions annually, participates in all the significant concours around the world, and presents unique selling opportunities at international events such as the 2024 Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, Goodwood Motorsport Events in the UK, The Quail on the Monterey Peninsula in California, The Audrain Concours in Newport, Rhode Island, and The Zoute Grand Prix in Belgium. At Bonhams|Cars Online, formerly The Market by Bonhams, we provide our clients with fast, expert, accurate and agile single-car auctions, 24/7. With dedicated motoring departments in London, Paris, Los Angeles, New York, Brussels and beyond, Bonhams|Cars has a world-class team with expertise in all divisions, fromvintage cars to racing motorsport and automobilia to motorcycles.
For more information, please visit BonhamsCars.com
About The Bonhams Network
Bonhams is a global network of auction houses, with the largest number of international salerooms, offering the widest range of collecting categories and selling at all price points. Bonhams is recognized for its bespoke service, and a dedication to local market relationships, enhanced by a global platform. With 14 salerooms, Bonhams presents over 1,000 sales annually, across more than 60 specialist categories, including fine art, collectables, luxury, wine & spirits, and collector cars.
Founded in 1793, Bonhams has representatives in more than 30 countries and operates flagship salerooms in London, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. In 2022, Bonhams added four international auction houses to its network: Bukowskis, Stockholm; Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen; Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris and Brussels; and Skinner, Massachusetts. The success of Bonhams’ global strategy is a result of recognizing the shift in growing intercontinental buying and increased digital engagement. More information here.
For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com
Source: Bonhams|Cars
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