RE: SLR Stirling Moss under the hammer at Villa Erba

RE: SLR Stirling Moss under the hammer at Villa Erba

Friday 17th May 2019

SLR Stirling Moss under the hammer at Villa Erba

RM's upcoming auction also features a host of Zagato specials, a one-off Alfa 4C and a lovely Renault Turbo 1



The calibre of RM Auctions lots is well known by now, with staggering cars of every description sold in incredible locations. This year’s Villa Erba sale, part of the wider Villa d’Este automotive festival, is no different, with a fascinating array of drool-worthy vehicles. While no closer to being able to bid on anything there – even the catalogue is €100 – that’s not going to stop us sharing some of our favourites from a lovely list of lots.

There’s a strong Zagato theme for this year’s Villa Erba, with a Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake, V8 Vantage Zagato and V12 Vantage Zagato ‘No.1’ representing Aston well. They look positively common, though, alongside the Ferrari 348 TB Zagato Elaborazione (one of just 10, estimated at €180,000 - €220,000), the 1955 Fiat 8V Coupe Zagato (one of 26, likely to make more than €1.6m) and the Ferrari 330 GTC Zagato (the only one still in existence, with a story well worth reading, estimated at €450,000). They represent something like the tip of the iceberg, too – this Maserati A6G/2000 Berlinetta Zagato should make more than €3m…


There’s more than just the Zags, too, for budgets ranging from merely generous to the outright enormous. The Citroen 2CV Sahara stands as really rather cool even in this exalted lot list, original, lightly used and offered without reserve at between €70,000 and €90,000. It might just squeeze out the 1980 Renault Turbo 1 as the coolest French car in the auction, but the Renault runs it close: expected to make more than €100,000, it’s believed to have had only three owners since new.

Two more lots to finish the preview, both extremely rare and attention-grabbing sports cars. The Alfa Mole Costruzione Artigianale 001 is a one-off 4C, built by Up Design and Adler Group to create what they believed could be the future of Alfa’s mid-engined coupe. It was shown at this year’s Geneva show, in fact, and is expected to sell for anywhere between €150,000 and €200,000.

Lastly, then, the McLaren-Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss Edition. Because if there is one, the Stirling Moss Edition SLR must be talked about. It’s a quite remarkable machine, 200kg lighter than a 722 Edition SLR, limited to just 75 units and one of the maddest looking cars ever made by Mercedes. Interested parties should set aside two million euros, and hope another bidder doesn’t love it as much…








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mrclav

Original Poster:

1,278 posts

222 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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That Ferrari 330 is actually hideous.

The SLR has aged wonderfully though, the fact Ferrari has recently released their Monza SP2 shows Mercedes was on to something...

CanAm

9,114 posts

271 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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"The Citroen 2CV Sahara stands as really rather cool even in this exalted lot list, original, lightly used and offered without reserve at between €70,000 and €90,000."

With the fuel tank underneath the passenger seat and the filler cap accessed by a hole in the door! yikes
Not for me thanks.

E65Ross

34,941 posts

211 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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mrclav said:
That Ferrari 330 is actually hideous.

The SLR has aged wonderfully though, the fact Ferrari has recently released their Monza SP2 shows Mercedes was on to something...
I must admit I MUCH prefer the "normal" SLR coupe with the turbine style alloys. Brilliant piece of design.

scottygib553

507 posts

94 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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The Stirling Moss is just fantastic.

Mark-C

5,007 posts

204 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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mrclav said:
That Ferrari 330 is actually hideous.

The SLR has aged wonderfully though, the fact Ferrari has recently released their Monza SP2 shows Mercedes was on to something...
The Ferrari is indeed awful - hard to see how they were happy with that when they came up with the gorgeous Fiat at roughly the same time ...

hurstg01

2,909 posts

242 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Stirling Moss and the Aston for me cloud9

Greg the Fish

1,410 posts

65 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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My boy standing with one. He called it a 'naughty car'. Not wrong there.



One of a few there that day

BVB

1,097 posts

152 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Thats a Renault 5 Turbo 2. Sort it out PH

MikeyC

836 posts

226 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Just love that Maserati - Oh for a few £million !

NigelCayless

201 posts

154 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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I like a 4c but why would anyone buy that one at that price?

PhantomPH

4,043 posts

224 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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NigelCayless said:
I like a 4c but why would anyone buy that one at that price?
Yep - best looking 4C I've ever seen and one which would have got my money over the 718CS...had it been the actual design.

High Roller

110 posts

172 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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NigelCayless said:
I like a 4c but why would anyone buy that one at that price?
This one looks like a dreadful attempt at recreating a Bugatti Chiron on a budget.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Had to look twice at thr Ferrari 330 - the profile looks like a homemade X1/9, but done really badly. Thankfully there is only one.

Supersaloons

101 posts

124 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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BVB said:
Thats a Renault 5 Turbo 2. Sort it out PH
that's a first series and they are called just Renault 5 Turbo, no 1 or 2....also known as the candy box by Bertone....

j90gta

563 posts

133 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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The more I look at this




the more I see this





Awaits Specsavers comments......


Whatsmyname

944 posts

76 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Is the 2cv Sahara the twin engined 4x4 one? If so coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool

fernando the frog

298 posts

67 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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that Alfa looks excellent from the front, the side isn't so good and the rear just looks like the Aston Zagato...wtf

Greg the Fish

1,410 posts

65 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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I fully understand the lack of love for the aesthetics of the Ferrari, however, it's a one off, Zagato bodied Ferrari. One for the true collector and I'd be amazed if it doesn't go for way over the estimate. Pig f*****g ugly or not!

CanAm

9,114 posts

271 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Whatsmyname said:
Is the 2cv Sahara the twin engined 4x4 one? If so coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool
Yes it is.

mrclav

Original Poster:

1,278 posts

222 months

Friday 17th May 2019
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Greg the Fish said:
I fully understand the lack of love for the aesthetics of the Ferrari, however, it's a one off, Zagato bodied Ferrari. One for the true collector and I'd be amazed if it doesn't go for way over the estimate. Pig f*****g ugly or not!
As many on this forum like to say, having money doesn't equate with having taste. I don't care what badge it wears.

It's a one-off that could have been crafted, by hand, for Zagato by Leonardo Da Vinci himself but it still wouldn't matter to me - it's goppingly hideous!

If I were a collector that would be a firm pass.