A bevy of spectacular beauties going up for sale

Bhodrolok · 5th June 2015, 12:16

I just came across this piece on the "pinnacle portfolio" which is about to be auctioned off by Sotheby's. The list of cars is eye wateringly awesome. Heck it even has an Enzo from the freaking Pope

http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/4/872...car-collection

And to think that this whole collection belongs to one person is incredible.

Some more stunners from the list,

1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider by Scaglietti

1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider by Scaglietti

1995 Ferrari F50

1998 McLaren F1 "The Road Going LM"

Fellow BHP-ians time to drool onto your screens.

The most valuable car collection ever to be auctioned is coming this year, and it's incredible

What you're looking at here is what the RM Sotheby's auction house is calling the "Pinnacle Portfolio," a collection of roughly 30 post-World War II cars that Reuters reports could get over $65 million when they're individually auctioned at this August's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. To be clear, these cars are single-sourced — one person currently owns them. Shelby Myers of RM Sotheby's sums up the absurdity and anonymity of the collection pretty well: "While many of the world’s most impressive collections were established in the public eye of the car-collecting world, The Pinnacle Portfolio was assembled with a clandestine, surgical precision unlike any other that has come to market. Its almost obsessive focus on perfection, rarity, and the superlative, irrespective of price, makes it the most significant and valuable private collection of motor cars ever presented at auction."

Rehaan · 5th June 2015, 14:28

Wow. Spectacular set of cars!

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Originally Posted by Bhodrolok

To be clear, these cars are single-sourced — one person currently owns them.

My only question here is, why on earth is this guy selling??

Bhodrolok · 5th June 2015, 14:33

Errm! Money i guess to build another collection of something else... or maybe these were his retirement funds

rshanker · 5th June 2015, 16:10

The actual auction page is at RM Auctions Contains even more beauties like the

1994 Final F40 LM (1st of 2) built at Maranello
2008 Lamborghini Reventon (7th out of 20) with only 866 miles on clock
2005 Ferrari Enzo (400th out of 400) As mentioned above, gifted to Pope John Paul II by Luca Di Montezmolo with ONLY 180 kilometers on clock

mayankk · 6th June 2015, 17:37

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Originally Posted by Rehaan

Wow. Spectacular set of cars!

My only question here is, why on earth is this guy selling??

My only question here is, what is he retaining?

Jeroen · 6th June 2015, 18:36

Some astonishing cars. I must admit I'm always particularly smitten by the Ferrari California Spider. Absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

I'll have to make do with my Alfa Romeo Spider. Different league all together, still a proper Italian Spider too.

Jeroen

5th June 2015, 12:16	#1
Bhodrolok BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 499 Thanked: 1,137 Times	A bevy of spectacular beauties going up for sale I just came across this piece on the "pinnacle portfolio" which is about to be auctioned off by Sotheby's. The list of cars is eye wateringly awesome. Heck it even has an Enzo from the freaking Pope http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/4/872...car-collection And to think that this whole collection belongs to one person is incredible. Some more stunners from the list, 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider by Scaglietti 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider by Scaglietti 1995 Ferrari F50 1998 McLaren F1 "The Road Going LM" Fellow BHP-ians time to drool onto your screens. The most valuable car collection ever to be auctioned is coming this year, and it's incredible What you're looking at here is what the RM Sotheby's auction house is calling the "Pinnacle Portfolio," a collection of roughly 30 post-World War II cars that Reuters reports could get over $65 million when they're individually auctioned at this August's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. To be clear, these cars are single-sourced — one person currently owns them. Shelby Myers of RM Sotheby's sums up the absurdity and anonymity of the collection pretty well: "While many of the world’s most impressive collections were established in the public eye of the car-collecting world, The Pinnacle Portfolio was assembled with a clandestine, surgical precision unlike any other that has come to market. Its almost obsessive focus on perfection, rarity, and the superlative, irrespective of price, makes it the most significant and valuable private collection of motor cars ever presented at auction." Last edited by Rudra Sen : 6th June 2015 at 19:27. Reason: Max two smilies in a post please.
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Bhodrolok BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 499 Thanked: 1,137 Times	Re: A bevy of spectacular beauties going up for sale Errm! Money i guess to build another collection of something else... or maybe these were his retirement funds
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rshanker BHPian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: CBE <-> BNG Posts: 126 Thanked: 328 Times	Re: A bevy of spectacular beauties going up for sale The actual auction page is at RM Auctions Contains even more beauties like the 1994 Final F40 LM (1st of 2) built at Maranello 2008 Lamborghini Reventon (7th out of 20) with only 866 miles on clock 2005 Ferrari Enzo (400th out of 400) As mentioned above, gifted to Pope John Paul II by Luca Di Montezmolo with ONLY 180 kilometers on clock
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Jeroen Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Delhi Posts: 8,098 Thanked: 50,819 Times View My Garage	Re: A bevy of spectacular beauties going up for sale Some astonishing cars. I must admit I'm always particularly smitten by the Ferrari California Spider. Absolutely drop dead gorgeous. I'll have to make do with my Alfa Romeo Spider. Different league all together, still a proper Italian Spider too. Jeroen
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