Ferraris remain a safe bet in the collection.
During the Parisian sale of the Anglo-Saxon house RM Sotheby's, all the models adorned with the Cavallino Rampante were sold, with the exception of one of the two 550 GTC entered in the FIA GT championship in 2003. It must be said that the catalog offered a large sample of the production of the manufacturer from Maranello.
Starting with the collection of the Alsatian Marcel Petitjean which brought together no less than 28 vehicles recounting three decades of GT Ferrari, whether models with six, eight or 12 cylinder engines.
From 37,950 euros, it was possible to acquire a 1975 Dino 208 GT4. For 80,500 euros,
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The 1986 Testarossa was sold for 178,250 euros.
A high bid justified by the fact that the 12-cylinder berlinetta belongs to the first "Monospecchio" series, signaling itself by the single rear-view mirror located on the top of the windscreen pillar, hence their nickname Monospecchio.
The 275 GTB/4 in the collection, which had belonged to shoemaker Charles Jourdan, exceeded 2 million euros - 2,367,500 euros including costs.
The highest bid in the Petitjean collection was the 288 GTO, sold for 3,464,375 euros including costs.
In total, this Ferrari collection generated a turnover of almost 12 million euros.
Ferrari Meera S. Ahmed Qadri-Pixelhaus Media ©2021 Courtesy of RM Auctions
The surprise of the RM Sotheby's sale came from another Ferrari: the 400i revisited in 1983 by Giovanni Michelotti at the request of a member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia.
Note that this is the Italian coachbuilder's latest achievement on a Ferrari chassis.
An enthusiast did not hesitate to pay 432,500 euros, i.e. 245% more than the high estimate, to acquire this unique and unprecedented Ferrari, renamed Meera S. The RM Sotheby's sale also highlighted the interest collectors for the Ferrari F50.
The copy of the catalog went against a check for 3,436,250 euros.