Gooding & Co will celebrate 10 years at Pebble Beach this year
Gooding & Co. is gearing up for its Pebble Beach auction later in August, which is one of its biggest events of the year. The auction will take place Saturday Aug. 17th and Sunday Aug. 18 in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Even though the Pebble Beach venue doesn't produce the crowds or the selling volume of the Scottsdale auctions in January, it has become an important annual venue for Gooding & Co.. Last year's Pebble Beach auction produced an impressive 89 percent sales rate for Gooding, with 155 lots sold for a total of $113.7 million. That sale included a total of 123 cars, as well as selected lots of automobilia. The top highlight from last year was undeniably the 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K, known as the von Krieger Special Roadster, which hammered for $11,700,000. That price was actually a world record for any Mercedes-Benz sold at auction...at least until Fangio's Mercedes W196R.
Other notable lots from 2012 included a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione which sold for $11,275,000, followed by a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Prototype which ended up selling for $6,600,000. With the top three sales being in the seven-figure range or higher, it's clear what kinds of cars are changing hands at Gooding Monterey every year.
We're pretty confident that the results in 2013 will be just as spectacular, so let's take a look at some of the lots that will be on offer this year at Gooding's Pebble Beach auction.
The star of the show this year is likely to be this spectacular 1929 Bentley Speed Six Grafton Coupe, seen above. An original bodied and numbers matching car--chassis FR2630--this Bentley was one of a few surviving examples out of 182 produced. Featuring coachwork by Freestone & Webb, this model was based on the two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning Bentley.
All images copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Photos by Mathieu Heurtault.
1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Three-Position Sedanca Coupe will be offered for sale at Gooding & Co's Pebble Beach auction
Another lot that will surely receive some inspired bidding will be this Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Three-Position Sedanca Coupe from 1933. Estimated to bring between $1,000,000 and $1,300,000, this happens to be one of just 18 such examples believed to have been built. A numbers-matching example, which is rare to see on these old Rolls-Royce cars, this one took Best in Class at Pebble Beach back in 2009.
All images copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Photos by Mathieu Heurtault.
Look for this elegant 1954 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback at Gooding & Co's Pebble Beach sale
Perhaps our favorite upcoming lot has to be the 1954 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback, just due to its spectacular looks. Found in 2000 and completely restored by marque specialist Vantage Motorworks in Florida, this example is one of just seven built in left-hand drive with center shifting. This sinister-looking example bodied by H.J. Mulliner has since taken First in Class at Pebble Beach, Amelia Island, Meadow Brook, and the Quail Motorsports Gathering. This example is estimated to bring between $1,750,000 and $2,250,000.
Click here for a full list of consigned cars at the Gooding & Co.'s website.
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