MONTECASINO AUCTION SUCCESS:

Nine national classic car auction records were smashed over the weekend at South Africa’s biggest classic and collector car auction of the year,

  • R3.5m: 1971 Mercedes Benz 280 SL Pagoda LHD, setting an overall SA classic car auction price record Anant Singh’s magnificent Concours-condition car underwent a full “nut and bolt” professional restoration, and was sold with both hard and soft top.
  • R2.8m: 1957 Mercedes Benz 190 SL convertible. Another Concours condition car, this elegant sports car also set an SA auction price record for the model. 
  • R2.65m: 1958 Mercedes Benz 220 S Ponton cabriolet in shiny silver with plush red leather interior was another SA auction record maker for its model.
  • R2.5m: 1968 Mercedes Benz 250 SL Pagoda in silver with an elegant blue interior, was sold with both hard and soft top.
  • R2.275m: 1963 Porsche 356 B Cabriolet, a rare gem and one of only 47 ever assembled by Lindsay Motors in Johannesburg – only 12 of them cabriolets. Lindsay Motors was the only company outside of Germany licenced to build these distinctive cars during that era. This sale also set a new SA auction record for the model. 
  • R1.45m: 2012 McLaren MP4-12C, a sleek bullet that set the stage for modern supercars. This 7-speed SSG, turbo-charged V8 has a top speed of 330km/h.
  • R1.225m: 1970 Mecedes Benz 300SEL W109, a rare, timeless luxury sedan that hides a powerful V8 under the bonnet, and came with air suspension. This sale set another SA auction record for this mode.
  • R1.175m: 1972 Ford Fairmont GT, a Concours condition legendary V8 in white, sporting the distinctive black GT stripes. Another SA auction record for this model, it was the subject of fierce bidding between Australia and South Africa, but the local team won. The previous auction record for this car was R925 000. 
  • R1.1m: 1974 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4, a classic V8 5-speed manual that was put on auction by an overseas seller, and has found a new home in South Africa. 
  • R995 000: 1938 Mercedes Benz 170 Cabriolet, the oldest car on this year’s auction, a magnificent pre-war luxury four-seater in two-tone black and white, that also set a new SA auction record for the model.
  • R820 000: 1975 Volkswagen Kombi Splitty, an iconic and highly sought-after classic beautifully restored in two-tone metallic red and white with a pristine red interior. It is one of the best examples to ever have come up at auction in this country, and set an SA auction record for the model. 
  • R750 000: 1969 Holden Monaro GTS, a love story wrapped up in steel. This car had only one owner and was a gift from a husband to his young bride. After spending its life in Johannesburg, this car will now be relocating to a new family in Australia.
  • R500 000: 1942 Harley Davidson 10/12 with sidecar, this beaty in forest green is registered with the SA Vintage and Veterans Association, and is one of the most sympathetically restored American cult motorbikes on SA roads. 
  • R245 000: 1977 Volkswagen Beetle SP – gorgeously restored sporting its distinctive silver and black exterior paint – it gets a very honourable mention for achieving an exception auction price of close to a quarter of a million rand. 

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