Sotheby’s annual Paris auction catalogue goes live
RM Sotheby’s 2024 European auction season begins with the 11th annual Paris auction at the Salles du Carrousel in the Louvre Palace on January 31st 2024. The famous auctioneers have released their live catalogue of all the vehicles for sale and it is stacked with a timeless collection of classic and modern beauties.
Below is a selection of some of the cars that will be sold…
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti
£7,500,000 - £9,500,000 GBP (estimate)
Driven to 5th in class in the model’s race debut at the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring.
2014 Porsche 918 ‘Weissach’ Spyder
£1,350,000 - £1,550,000 GBP (estimate)
Porsche’s seminal hybrid supercar in top-of-the-range ‘Weissach’ specification, with only one owner from new and just 2,568 kilometres on the clock.
1996 Porsche 911 GT2
£1,050,000 - £1,200,000 GBP (estimate)
One of just 194 road-going Porsche 911 GT2s built
2017 Bugatti Chiron 'La Mer Argentée'
£2,350,000 - £3,000,000 GBP (estimate)
One of only 500 Bugatti Chirons pledged to be built and only one of three Chiron examples to wear this style of horseshoe grille
1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Coupé by Ghia
£700,000 - £850,000 GBP (estimate)
One of 11 Ferrari 195 Inter Coupés bodied by Ghia and was exhibited at the 1951 Turin Auto Show
1957 Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 GS Speedster
£650,000 - £750,000 GBP (estimate)
A rare and highly desirable variant that is fully restored and eligible for major motoring events around the world.
2003 Ferrari Enzo
£2,550,000 - £3,000,000 GBP (estimate)
The most powerful production car in the world when new and heavily influenced by Ferrari’s Formula 1 race programme.
1980 BMW M1
£410,000 - £470,000 GBP (estimate)
Retains its matching-numbers 3.5-litre straight-six engine.
2007 Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa
£2,400,000 - £3,000,000 GBP (estimate)
The most powerful Maserati ever produced and one of only 12 built.
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy by Scaglietti
£2,300,000 - £2,750,000 GBP (estimate)
A rare alloy-bodied long-nose example factory fitted with six Weber DCN9 carburettors.
1926 Bugatti Type 40
£170,000 - £215,000 GBP (estimate)
Maintained by marque specialists; benefits from 2013 engine rebuild and 1994 gearbox rebuild.
1958 Fiat 500 Spiaggina Boano
£230,000 - £250,000 GBP (estimate)
First owned by former Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli and believed to be one of just two examples created by Mario Boano.
To view the entire catalogue of the upcoming RM Sotheby’s Paris 2024 auction, click here.
words: Mike Booth
pictures: RM Sotheby’s