Bonhams' 76MM top 12 sellers
Mover over Jaguar, Aston and Ferrari – the top-priced lot at the Bonhams sale at the 76th Members’ Meeting was an… AC. And it wasn’t even a Cobra.
The 1958 Ace roadster, one of only 21 built in this form in ’58, sold for an impressive £204,220 including the premium. The car, with one owner since 1996, was fully restored between 2007 and 2015. Black Pearl and trimmed in red leather, it was originally sold new by a dealer in Worthing.
Made as one of the comparatively rare AC-engined cars, rather than Bristol or Ford-engined, the car in the sale is said to still have the original 2.0-litre engine it came with when new. As Bonhams said, “a design classic in its earliest and purest form.”
Elsewhere there were plenty of bargains on offer at the sale, which after the million-pound Ferrari F12 Tour de France was withdrawn, lacked a big-ticket star.
1967 Aston Martin DB6 Saloon
Sold for £ 186,300
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
Coachwork by Carrozzeria Bertone
Sold for £ 180,700
1956 Lancia Aurelia B24 Convertible
Coachwork by Pinin Farina
Sold for £ 158,300
1959 Aston Martin DB MkIII Saloon
Coachwork by Tickford
Sold for £ 130,300
1933 Lagonda M45 4 1/2-litre Tourer
Sold for £ 126,94
1965 Jaguar E-Type S1 4.2 Roadster
Sold for £ 119,100
1936 Talbot BG110 alloy-bodied tourer
Coachwork by Vanden Plas
Sold for £ 113,500
1961 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL convertible with hardtop
Sold for £ 110,140 inc.premium
1968 Fiat Dino 2.0-litre Spider with hardtop
Coachwork by Pininfarina
Sold for £ 100,060
1960 Jaguar XJ150S 3.4-litre Roadster
Sold for £ 96,700
1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Roadster
Sold for £ 94,460
1931 MG Magna F-Type Supercharged Sports
Sold for £ 91,100
Photography by Tom Shaxson
76MM
Bonhams
2018
