More RM Auctions - Classic Cars For Sale In London

by Mike -

Here are some more of my favorite cars to be auctioned at RM Auctions in London on October 26 (today). My other favorites are here.

1964 Facel Vega II



Estimate: £190,000-£240,000

RM says:

355 bhp, 383 cu. in. Chrysler V-8 engine, Chrysler three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission, independent front suspension and solid axle with leaf springs in the rear, four-wheel disc brakes. 

• Exquisite French design powered by American muscle

• Recipient of a recent meticulous restoration

• Rare and desirable RHD model

You know that I love these European Style with American Muscle cars. I love them so much that I wrote a book about them. But the RHD is not a plus for me.

1970 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Spyder

Estimate: £140,000-£170,000

RM says:

335 hp, 4,930 cc DOHC V-8, four Weber 48DCNL carburettors, ZF five-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with coil springs, double wishbones and anti-roll bar, rigid rear axle with radius arms, semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.

• Maserati’s RHD 1970 Earls Court Motor Show car 

• Exceedingly rare RHD SS Spyder, indicating 76,000 miles

• Fully documented history in hands of Maserati aficionados

• Repainted in original Fly Yellow as part of extensive 1980-82 restoration

How can I resist a yellow Italian convertable?

1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast

Estimate: £580,000-£650,000

Look at that sleek fastback - beautiful.

RM says:

400 bhp, 4,962 cc SOHC V-12 engine, five-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel Dunlop hydraulic disc brakes.

• One of only eight Superfasts built in right-hand drive

• Matching numbers and Ferrari Classiche certification with an extensive history file

• Very late Series I example with five-speed gearbox and A/C

• The only example originally equipped with rear seats

• Less than 13,200 miles from new

It is curious that RM touts the fact that this is the only example with rear seats. Rear seats in a Ferrari usually cut the value by more than 50%.

1968 Aston Martin DBS V8

Estimate: £50,000-£60,000

RM says:

343 bhp, alloy V-8, 5,340 cc engine with Bosch fuel injection and dual overhead camshafts, ZF five-speed gearbox, double-wishbone front suspension with coil-over shock absorbers and a De Dion rear located by trailing arms and a Watts linkage, four-wheel Girling disc brakes. 

• Factory-fitted with prototype experimental engine V/535/001/PX

• Rare prototype V-8 found in a DBS

A British muscle car - so cool.

1955 AC Ace

Estimate: £130,000-£180,000

RM says:

Check back soon for complete catalog description.

Interesting that there is no information because the auction is today. This must have been a late entry. Even so it is still a real catch - the predecessor to the AC Shelby Cobra.

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