Bonhams & Goodman to Auction Race Cars
Published July 29th, 2008
Bonhams & Goodman has been appointed to conduct the sale of one of the most important collections of racing single-seater motor cars in the world. The historic and highly valuable collection of the English ex pat, the Late Hon. John Dawson-Damer will be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams & Goodman on 16 November in Sydney. The sale will attract huge interest from major collectors and motoring museums worldwide. The collection is considered by the motor racing cognoscenti to be the most significant collection of Lotus racing cars outside of the collection owned by the Chapman family who founded the Lotus marque. It was acquired by Dawson-Damer between 1971 and 1984.
The highlight of the collection is undoubtedly the ex-Jim Clark/Richard Attwood 1963 Formula 1 world championship winning 1962/63 Lotus 25 estimated to fetch AUD $1,100,000 – 1,800,000. This car was a ground breaking design by Colin Chapman (founder of Lotus) and simply dominated the 1963 Formula 1 World Championship with Clark behind the wheel, winning 7 out of the ten championship rounds to give Lotus its first constructor’s championship and Clark his first drivers world championship.
Cars in the sale are:
The ex-Alan Stacey, Bob King
1959 Lotus 16 Formula 2 Racing Single-Seater
Estimate: $320,000 – 480,000 AUD
The ex-Stirling Moss, Masten Gregory, Jo Bonnier, Lucien Bianchi
1961 Lotus 18 Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater
Estmate: $260,000 – 400,000 AUD
The ex-Jim Clark, Richard Attwood, 1963 Formula 1 World Championship winning
1962 Lotus 25 Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater
Estimate: $1,100,000 – $1,800,000 AUD
The ex-Jim Clark,
1965 Lotus 39 Tasman Series Racing Single-Seater
Estimate: $320,000 – 480,000 AUD
The ex-Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt, John Miles
1969 Lotus 63 Formula One Racing Single-Seater
Estimate: $175,000 – 265,000 AUD
The ex-Mario Andretti, Carlos Reutemann
1978/79 Lotus 79 Formula One Racing Single-Seater
Estimate: $480,000 – 620,000 AUD
Auction info
http://www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au/auctions_catalogues.php?auction=280
