RM Sotheby's Tegernsee Results
RM Sotheby’s held their first Tegernsee Auction on July 27 in partnership with the Concours of Elegance Germany. The auction resulted in a total of €15,921,925 in sales with seven cars breaking the Million Dollar barrier. We’re going to take a look at a few of them now.
This limited production SLR McLaren Stirling Moss presented an opportunity to purchase a like-new example with the one offered showing just 45 km since it was new. Intense bidding lead to a total sale price of €3,355,000 – roughly $3,632,130. Although there aren’t a huge number of these that we’ve seen change hands at auction, the price was solidly within the pre-auction estimate from RM Sotheby’s so we’re going to call this well-sold.
€3,355,000
This Ferrari Classiche-certified 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C by Scaglietti was offered from more than two decades of ownership and resulted in a reasonable price of €2,536,250 – roughly $2,745,750 – which was within the pre-auction estimate, although on the lower-end of it. This was still a strong showing for the 275 GTB/6C in its factory-correct colors, even if the price was lower than we’ve seen in the past few years. However, we should note that this isn’t a strike against this car, the market simply seems to be continuing a correction following a high-point of $3,000,000 back in 2020.
€2,536,250
This 2019 Porsche 935 is one of just 77 examples produced and has the honor of being one of far fewer to have been raced. It’s equipped with ceramic brakes, climate control, cruise control, and ABS and looks stunning in a vinyl wrap showing the livery of Carrera Toys and Revell.
Offered from its first owner and showing only 1,709 km, bidders could be sure that this was a car that could drive while looking the part and not something that had been parked since it left the showroom. Selling for a total price of €1,130,000 – roughly $1,223,340 – this was down a bit compared with prior sales of the 935 including one that sold on leap day last year for $1,517,500. All things considered the new owner should feel good about this purchase, it seems to have been well-bought.
€1,130,000
This 2006 Porsche Carrera GT is refreshing to see. It’s one of only 1,270 to be built and is powered by a V10 paired with a six-speed manual gearbox. Its GT Silver Metallic paint looks excellent with the Ascot Brown interior and, here’s the kicker and what makes it so refreshing to see: it’s covered 35,698 kilometers since it was new. It’s just nice to see that at least some of these stunning machines are genuinely driven by their owners.
Selling for €1,000,625 – about $1,083,280 – it went to a new home at a price solidly within the pre-auction estimate from RM Sotheby’s. Overall it was a rather strong showing considering the mileage compared with other examples of the Carrera GT that we’ve seen in recent years so we’re going to call this one well-sold.
€1,000,625
This 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupé was offered by RM Sotheby’s from a private collection in which it had resided since 1999. This is a matching-numbers car and is believed to be the only T26 Grand Sport Coupé to be bodied by Carrosserie Jean Barou.
Although it’s currently finished in a silver grey metallic that is not original, its dark orange leather interior is unrestored and in stunning condition. Its one of a kind coachwork shows inspiration from the Jaguar XK120 and possibly BMWs from the 1930s.
Although Talbot-Lago doesn’t have the same mystique as Bugatti, for enthusiasts of French classic cars it’s a very significant marque. The T26 Grand Sport Coupé remains a testament to the capabilities of French automotive engineering so seeing this one sell for €961,250 – roughly $1,040,650 – was quite surprising. This is an excellent car with a well-documented history and we can do nothing other than call it well-bought.
€961,250