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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GOODING & COMPANY ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN SALES AT 2009 PEBBLE
BEACH AUCTION
Gooding Sold 129 Exceptional Lots with Two $4+ Million Cars and
Achieved Three World Records in 2 Days
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (August 19, 2009) – Gooding & Company, the official
auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance ®,
sold 129 total lots over both Saturday and Sunday auction events,
collectively earning more than $50 Million* in sales. Continuing its
successful presence at the Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance®
and as the leading auction house in
Monterey, Gooding & Company attracted thousands of collectors and
enthusiasts from around the world last week.
Sunday’s totals were north of the competition with
$29+ million for 55 lots sold out of 70 offered. Nine exceptional cars sold
for more than $1 Million each. The evening’s top five sales were the 1962
Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider at $5,115,000, the 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C
2300 Drop Head Coupe at $4,180,000, the 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Roadster at
$3,300,000, the 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series I at $1,540,000 and the 1934
Mercedes-Benz 380 Sport Roadster at $1,078,000.
In contrast with many of the evening’s award-winning
classics, guests at Sunday night’s auction event witnessed the historical
sale of "Chassis Number One" of Bentley Motors’ Mulsanne, the new flagship
grand tourer model that was conceived, styled and engineered entirely at
Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe, England. Selling for $550,000, proceeds are
being donated to the Pebble Beach Phil Hill Scholarship.
Gooding & Company’s top ten sales results from both
Saturday and Sunday include:
- 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider at
$5,115,000 (Sunday Lot 135)
- 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Drop Head Coupe at
$4,180,000 (Sunday Lot 139)
- 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Roadster at $3,300,000
(Sunday Lot 130)
- 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider at
$2,750,000 (Saturday Lot 37)
- 1953 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Drop Head Coupe at
$1,650,000 (Saturday Lot 62)
- 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series I at $1,540,000
(Sunday Lot 117)
- 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Special Coupe at $1,375,000
(Saturday Lot 31)
- 1934 Mercedes-Benz 380 Sport Roadster at $1,078,000
(Sunday Lot 149)
- 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Competition Spider at
$1,045,000 (Sunday 126)
- 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I York Roadster for
$946,000 (Sunday Lot 116)
Three world record-breaking sales were achieved on
Saturday night – the 1953 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Drop Head Coupe’s sale at
$1,650,000, the 1953 Jaguar XK120 SE Roadster’s sale at $192,500 and the
1938 Buick Limited Series 80 Opera
Brougham at $506,000. Saturday’s highest sale was the red hot 1958 Ferrari
250 GT LWB California Spider at $2,750,000. A highlight for many enthusiasts
was the sale of Ettore Bugatti’s own 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Special Coupe
that passed hands to its new caretaker at a price of $1,375,000.
* The prices are in US Dollars, include the 10%
buyer's premium and are rounded to the nearest dollar. Gooding & Company is
not responsible for typographical errors or omissions.
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