There are some very interesting sports and racing cars being announced for RM Auction’s California sale on August 16-17th, here are just a few of the cars that have caught our eye in the initial information released.
1955 D Type Jaguar
1955, chassis XKD-530, originally sold to Curt Lincoln, of Helsinki, Finland and used regularly and competitively for ice racing in Scandinavia. The car enjoyed an extensive racing history during Mr. Lincoln’s ownership and is possibly the only Jaguar to have raced within the USSR during the Cold War period, having finished 1st in Class at the 1961 Leningrad Grand Prix. Recently restored by CKL Developments in the UK.
1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spider
Chassis 0530M, the eighteenth 750 Monza built, 0530M rolled out of the Maranello factory on March 1, 1955. Its ‘Certificate of Origin’ shows that it was sold new to Count Luigi “Lulu” Chiaramonte Bordonaro. The car boasts extensive period racing history, including back-to-back wins at the Corsa al Monte Pellegrino in 1955 and 1956, as well as contesting the 1956 Targa Florio. In more recent times, the car has been displayed in the Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia, and has competed in the classic Italian retrospective with nearly a decade of continuous participation (Estimate: $3,400,000–$4,400,000)
1953 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder
Chassis 2053, with coachwork by Fantuzzi, was originally sold to noted etceterini importer Tony Pompeo, and it was exhibited for Pompeo when new by the great three-time world champion racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio. Chassis 2053 was then raced by Donald McKnought in the 1954 SCCA championship, receiving several 1st in Class finishes, as well as a 1st OA at Suffolk County at the hands of Bill Eager (Estimate: $2,450,000–$2,950,000).
Other cars yet to have their details released in full include the 1974 McLaren Indaycar and a Dyson Racing Porsche 962. We’ll be bringing you full details of these an other cars as the full histories are made known by the sellers. More details at RM Auctions website.
Photography via RM Auctions
