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1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight, Lot 52
1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupé Aerodinamico, Lot 63
B ONHAMS Q UAIL L ODGE A UCTION IS A UGUST 18
by David M. Brown
A trio of classic Ferraris and a Team Cunning-
ham “Ferrari Beater” highlight the 100-plus pre-
mium cars to be offered at the 2017 Bonhams Quail
Lodge Auction, which returns to Monterey Car Week
Friday, August 18.
The longest-running auction on the Monterey
Peninsula, the 20th annual Bonhams event is held
on the western lawns of the Quail Lodge & Golf
Club, Rancho San Carlos Road and Valley Greens
Drive, Carmel Valley, with The Quail, A Motorsports
Gathering 2017.
Preview days are Wednesday and Thursday,
August 16 and 17, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. The automobilia
sale begins at 9 a.m., and the cars go on the block
at 11 a.m.
“Our annual Quail Lodge sale is one of the
most anticipated on the global collector car calen-
dar,” says Jakob Greisen, Bonhams’ head of US
Motoring. “And this year there are two very large
milestones to celebrate in addition: our 20th an-
niversary in Carmel and Ferrari’s 70th anniversary
as a brand. We have a truly world-class selection of
cars consigned,” he adds. “What stands out most
are the incredible European sports-racing and
sports cars on offer.”
The three Prancing Stallions are led by a 1963
400 Superamerica Coupé Aerodinamico, a long-
wheelbase Series II with coachwork by Pininfarina.
Number 15 of only 18 made, the Cavallino Classic
Platinum Award-winning Ferrari has matching
numbers and covered headlights: It’s fast, hand-
some, luxurious and rare.
A Scaglietti-bodied 1972 365 GTS/4 Daytona
Spider is also Platinum Award winning, from the
Ferrari Club of America, and features the V-12
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engine. Restoration of this one of the 121 con-
vertibles was completed by Wayne Obry and his
renowned Motion Products.
With coachwork by Pininfarina, the 1966
275 GTS is also an open-top matching-numbers
and Ferrari Classiche certified. “Well preserved and
immensely attractive, it is one of the best driving
275 GTSs we’ve ever had the pleasure to offer,”
Greisen says.
The 1963 Team Cunningham Le Mans 1963
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight is, perhaps, the star of
this year’s Bonhams Monterey docket. The Briggs
Cunningham team appeared at Le Mans with this
Number 14, chassis #S850664. Team Cunningham
also raced it at Road America 500 and at the Bridge-
hampton 500 where it finished fourth overall.
Known as the “GTO killers,” these lightweight
competition Jaguar E-Types were faster on most
tracks than the fabled Ferrari 250 GTO, Greisen
says. Formerly displayed at the Cunningham
Museum, the car, with the Cunningham collection,
was later owned by Lord Bamford, Paul Vestey
and Campbell McLaren, all noted collectors.
“Historic, tremendously rare, race proven, and
useable, this extraordinary machine of provenance
and pedigree is also incredibly gorgeous,” Greisen
says. “There’s just nothing like it.”
Admission to Bonhams Monterey is $20, in-
cluding a gallery guide; $100, admitting two, plus
a catalog; $150, bidder registration, admitting two,
and a catalog. Please note that entry to Bonhams’
preview and auction does not require a ticket to
The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering.
For more information, call 415.391.4000, email
[e-mail] or visit Bonhams.com/Quail.
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