Gooding and Company London Auction
Gooding and Company will hold their 2024 London Auction in conjunction with the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace. The auction will take place on August 30, 2024 and while it doesn’t have quite the selection as their Pebble Beach Auction, there are some choice cars on offer.
Gooding and Company estimates this 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante will sell for £3,000,000 – £4,000,000 at their 2024 London Auction. It’s one of the earliest Atalante Coupes produced and one of just three surviving examples of the 10 Series I chassis to be equipped with the Atalante body.
It features its original engine along with chassis and coachwork and benefits from a tremendous restoration. Its ownership history can be traced back to the original purchaser, a Mr. Perrot, all the way to the most recent owner, Jack Braam Ruben.
This car is set for its next owner to display at venues around the world so we hope the winning bidder hits the concours circuit following their purchase.
The Pegaso Z-102 is the creation of Wifredo Ricart, once the head of engineering for Alfa Romeo who was brought in to prove Spain’s mettle as a sports car manufacturer. It was produced at the former Hispano-Suiza factory and debuted at the 1951 Paris Salon de l’Automobile.
Aside from the electronics, sourced from Bosch, and the Weber carburetors from Italy, everything else was designed and produced in Spain. That includes the 3.2L V8 alloy engine that’s paired with a five-speed manual transaxle.
Less than 85 examples of the Pegaso Z-102 were completed when production ceased in 1958. The example to be offered by Gooding and Company is one of only 10 Series II versions completed. Its history is well known and can be traced to its original owner.
Having spent its life out of the limelight, this car is ready to impress and would be welcomed at most any high-level concours due to its rarity and the excellent condition it presents.
Gooding and Company estimate this 1951 Pegaso Z-102 will sell for £600,000 – £800,000.
A factory-specified Vantage, this 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage is not only one of 60 built, but it’s also one of only 20 left-hand drive DB5 Vantages produced. More impressive is the fact that it’s one of just two delivered in Silver Birch over White Gold, arguably the ideal color combination for an Aston Martin of that era.
This car was displayed at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show and is a matching-numbers example with its original engine, gearbox, and rear differential, confirmed by factory build records.
It was delivered new in Switzerland and has remained in that country since its first owner took possession of it. In all that time it’s only been in the care of three different enthusiasts, one of which kept the car for 49 years before the consignor acquired it in 2022.
Unrestored but in remarkable condition, this DB5 Vantage includes its original owner’s manual, jack, spare wheel, and a great deal of documentation. Gooding and Company expect this to sell for £900,000 – £1,200,000. While that price might seem high at first glance, its history and condition as a survivor rather than a fully restored car may prove enough for the Aston Martin fan who simply must have the best.
The 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer was Ferrari’s first mid-engine, 12-cylinder street going car. The decision to incorporate that configuration, previously only used in their racing cars, was out of necessity to compete against the upstart Lamborghini Miura and Maserati Bora.
The 4.4L flat-12 cylinder engine produced 380 horsepower and allowed for a much lower center of gravity to improve overall vehicle performance, a significant change from its predecessor the 365 GTB/4 Daytona.
The example that will be offered by Gooding and Company at their London Auction is one of only 58 delivered to the UK market in right-hand drive. It benefits from an extensive restoration completed by Keys Motorsport of Silverstone between 2014 and 2020. Since that time it’s seen relatively little mileage and is one of the finest examples of a 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer available.
Gooding and Company estimate this car will sell for £300,000 – £350,000. Considering the limited production of this model, coupled with the increased rarity of a right-hand drive example that range may be achievable, though we would certainly call it well-sold at that price.
The BMW Z8 was intended as the modern successor to the 507 Roadster and it certainly filled that role. Produced for only four years, from 1999 to 2003, just over 5,700 examples were built worldwide.
Powered by a 4.9L V8 that produced 394 horsepower and was paired with a six-speed manual transmission sourced from the then-current M5, the Z8 could run from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 4.7 seconds, proof that it had all the power it needed and then some.
The example to be offered by Gooding and Company was originally delivered to the US prior to being imported to the UK in 2014. It’s been equipped with the BMW Performance Package and shows just over 7,400 miles since new.
It will be offered with its original books, tools, hardtop, a variety of accessories including a coffee-table book, it also includes all the documentation desired. Gooding and Company estimate this will sell for £200,000 – £250,000 which is in line with prices we’ve seen for Z8s with low mileage and in excellent condition.