Posts Tagged ‘ bonhams ’

Silverstone Classic

Jul 29th, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Historic Motor Racing, Latest News

Silverstone Classic’s main sponsor, Bonhams auctioneers, was in attendance with a new-look auction of cars and automobilia totally themed around the Porsche marquee in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the legendary Porsche 956.



Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

A Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster from 1925 was recently fished out of the Italian Lake Maggiore and was on auction at Retromobile in Paris last week.
Bidding at Bonhams auction started at a price of 95,000 euros, but the Bugatti Type 22 fetched a respectable price of 260,500 euros in the end.
The Bugatti apparently ended [...]



Bentley charity art auction

Nov 30th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

Bentley Motors is staging an exclusive art auction at Bonhams, London, to raise money for The Christie, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, which treats 40,000 patients a year and is an international leader in cancer research.
Bentley Styling and Design team have created individual pieces for auction, drawing on the skills and techniques utilised in [...]