If you were asked to describe the supercars and racing machines in your ideal garage, we’re willing to bet that one of the models you’d name is included in the collection that will be auctioned next month.
The magnificent Gran Turismo Collection consists of 18 historic automobiles from Ferrari, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and the finest era of rallying, all for sale from one owner’s meticulously managed garage.
On 5 November, they will be auctioned at RM Sotheby’s London sale, where the entire collection is anticipated to fetch a staggering £40,360,000.
We examine each of the 18 automobiles, several of which are expected to break auction records.
The collection of automobiles is a who’s who of attractive road and racing machines from the last fifty years.
There are a total of eight Ferraris, including the “big five” exclusive “hypercars” from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.
However, none of the Fezzas are anticipated to fetch the highest sale price, with one of the three Bugattis projected to fetch a winning bid in the vicinity of £4.5 million.
Two incredibly collectible Lamborghinis and two exceedingly rare Jaguars round out the single owner’s available road vehicles.
The remaining three motors are all Group B rally legends, with one of the two Lancias anticipated to be the most expensive rally vehicle ever sold at auction.
Michael Squire, a senior specialist at RM Sotheby’s, referred to it as “one of the most amazing collections of single-owner supercars to be presented in Europe.”
He added, “It is an honor to be entrusted with such an incredible collection of automobiles.”
It is a cross-section of the most desirable supercars and GTs available on the market today.
The Group B rally cars are an additional, exceptional highlight that exemplifies the pinnacle of rallying’s most aggressive era.
Here is a summary of the available vehicles before the auction next month…
1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
Estimate: £3.25million – £4million
If you’re looking for a rare Ferrari with an impressive heritage, the 288 GTO is your only option.
This 1985 model is one of the 272 “homologation” road cars that Ferrari made to compete in Group B racing competitions of the era.
It was the first Ferrari to gain the famed GTO moniker since the legendary 250 GTO of the 1960s, ending a 20-year absence for the designation.
This 1985 automobile has been meticulously maintained and has traveled only 14,674 miles (23,614 kilometers). All 272 road-going Maranello automobiles left the factory in Rosso Corsa, and this vehicle has kept its original red color.
1991 Ferrari F40
Estimate: £1.4million – £1.6million
Ask a child of the 1990s which vehicle was on a poster of theirs Blu-
On their bedroom walls, the vast majority will have an F40 sticker.
It is still one of the rarest and most wanted Ferrari road cars, and possibly the only Ferrari supercar that is analog.
This 1991 automobile has had only two owners, and its 2.9-liter twin-turbo V8 has traveled 30,143 kilometers (48,511km). It has been a part of the vendor’s collection for the past 25 years and is a sought-after non-adjustable model.
1997 Ferrari F50
Estimate: £3.25million – £4million
It is never easy to follow in the footsteps of an icon, and when the F50 was entrusted with replacing the F40 in the mid-1990s, it was nearly impossible.
However, while the F50 was not as revered when it debuted, the supercar’s reputation has increased tremendously since then.
Moreover, for good cause. Its 4.7-liter V12 is modeled heavily on the powerplants used by Team Scuderia at the time, making it the closest road-going equivalent to an F1 vehicle from that era.
This 1997 vehicle, one of just 349 produced, was one of three post-production F50s commissioned for the Sultan of Brunei’s household, albeit it has been part of the seller’s collection since 2006.
2003 Ferrari Enzo
Estimate: £1.8million – £2.2million
The Enzo is perhaps the most influential Ferrari design of the 21st century, and its reputation is well-deserved. It was tested and created with the assistance of Michael Schumacher, and only 400 were manufactured, but this one may be the most popular.
While Enzos are often displayed in private collections and museums to maintain their worth, this 19-year-old example has logged a substantial 44,700 miles (71,933 kilometers).
It is completely original, including the 6.0-liter V12 engine with matching numbers, and has a significant history file, including a photo album taken by the first owner who drove it from the Maranello factory to England.
2014 Ferrari LaFerrari
Estimate: £ 2 million – £2.5 million
The LaFerrari, the Italian automaker’s latest premium flagship model, completes the “big five” hypercar lineup.
Rosso Corsa-painted chassis 203166 was transported to the United Kingdom on July 17, 2014, and registered for the first time on that day.
Similar to the Enzo above, it has not lived the sheltered life that many of the 499 other LaFerraris produced had. It has been routinely driven and enjoyed, and the odometer currently reads 24,233 miles (39,000 kilometers).
2011 Ferrari 599 SA Aperta
Estimate: £1.1million – £1.4million
Yellow paint distinguishes the last three Fezzas that are destined for the scrap heap.
The most valuable is this 2011 599 SA Apertas, one of only 80 produced. The drop-top supercar was constructed to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Pininfarina and is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 engine with 661 horsepower.
The vehicle’s original mileage was only 8,666 miles (13,940 kilometers).
2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina
Estimate: £180,000 – £230,000
This 550 is one of Ferrari’s 448 limited-edition 550s made in honor of its long-standing partner Pininfarina.
It is an authentic Barchetta without a permanent convertible top. The manufacturer supplied a fabric soft top that could only be utilized below 68 mph.
This vehicle has been in the collection since new, has been “religiously maintained” and has been driven only 4,753 miles (7,649km).
2006 Ferrari Superamerica
Estimate: £190,000 – £230,000
The final yellow Ferrari to be auctioned off by the seller is this one-of-63 Superamericas delivered new to the United Kingdom in 2006.
It has been part of the Gran Turismo Collection since 2013 and has been meticulously maintained by a wealthy fan for the past nine years.
When tested on 3 October, the model’s renowned rotating and retractable Revocromico roof operates as intended, and the odometer indicates that it has traveled only 15,429 miles (24,831km).
1993 Bugatti EB110 GT
Estimate: £1.5million – £2million
In the 1990s, Bugatti had not produced anything noteworthy since the end of World War II.
But all changed with the introduction of the frightening EB110, a car whose violent performance, exotic appearance, and cutting-edge engineering reintroduced the brand to the public mind. With a quad-turbo 3.5-liter V12, it could reach an astounding 213 mph.
This vehicle has been in the Gran Turismo Collection since 2012 and has been driven a total of 6,960 miles (11,202 kilometers) since it was new. It is one of just 139 and is done in the most coveted shade of blue.
1996 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport
Estimate: £2.5million – £3miilion
Want a more exclusive vehicle than the Bugatti EB110? How about the EB100 Super Sport, of which there were only 30 ever produced?
The Gran Turismo Collection auction provides a rare opportunity to obtain a 1996 model that claims even stronger performance figures due to a variety of upgrades and 150kg less weight.
Since 2012, it has been part of the collection of premium automobiles; it was previously registered to a Monaco-based owner. With 15,203 miles (24,467 kilometers) on the odometer, this 216mph hypercar has seen some road time.
300+ for the 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport
Estimate: £ 4 million – £4.5million
The newest model in this private collection of exotica is likewise predicted to fetch the highest price.
It is a 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, the most extreme variant of the already extreme Chiron, with a black carbon exterior and jet orange stripes, based on the car that claimed to be the world’s fastest production road car until Guinness World Records disqualified its 304mph time as unofficial in 2019.
This vehicle is one of only 30 road-worthy automobiles produced. It has already traveled 1,416 miles this year. Given that they originally cost £4.2 million, the owner will anticipate a profit at the upper half of the forecast range.
1971 Lamborghini Miura SV
Estimate: £1.9million – £2.2million
Could you truly claim to have a Gran Turismo Collection without at least one of these?
The Lamborghini Miura SV by Bertone is regarded as the world’s first supercar, and it continues to attract attention more than 50 years after its introduction.
The Miura Verde-colored 1971 model sold by the private garage is one of only 150 produced and is a one-of-a-kind. This vehicle has fewer than 30,000 miles on the odometer and is well-known for its transversely mounted V12 engine.
LP5000 S 1984 Lamborghini Countach
Estimate: £380,000 – £500,000
If you had a car poster on your bedroom wall in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and it wasn’t a Ferrari F40, it was probably a Countach.
This 1984 example is one of 321 LP5000 S models produced between 1982 and 1985. It was added to the Gran Turismo Collection in 2015, having been owned by a single individual from the time it was manufactured. It is the highly sought ‘Bianco over Bianco’ model, identical to the car featured in the 2013 blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street.
With 32,580 miles (52,432 kilometers) on the odometer, it has been driven extensively by Lambo standards; yet, the 4.8-liter V12 engine has been expertly maintained throughout its lifetime.
1993 Jaguar XJ220 S
Estimate: £850,000 – £1.1million
Only nine competition-bred TWR Jaguar XJ220s were produced with the assistance of Tom Walkinshaw Racing, an Oxfordshire-based racing team, and engineering company. Six were constructed as road-going S models. And one of them is included in the collection being auctioned off.
This 1993 Jaguar XJ220 S is a unique and exotic animal, as it was manufactured as a limited-production, street-legal model to meet homologation standards.
This orange-over-gray vehicle with only 2,996 miles (4,822 kilometers) on the odometer is an extremely uncommon chance for collectors.
1991 Jaguar XJR-15
Estimate: £950,000 – £1.2million
This 1991 Jaguar XJR-15 is the second Jaguar from the Gran Turismo Collection to be offered at RM Sotheby’s London sale on November 5.
Developed by TWR, it was essentially a street-legalized racer.
With only 53 produced and its DNA derived from the Le Mans-winning XJR-9, this is a very rare piece of Jaguar’s 20th-century history. Remarkably, this vehicle has traveled only 67 miles.
1982 Lancia 037 Works Group B Evo 1
Estimate: £950,000 – £1.2million
In addition, the collection includes three beautiful Group B rally cars, all of which have an impeccable pedigree.
This contains a works 1982 Lancia 037 Group B rally car piloted by rally legends Markku Alén and Walter Rohrl, with Rohrl winning the 1983 ADAC Rallye Deutschland behind the wheel of this very vehicle.
Works for the 1985 Lancia Delta S4 Group B
Estimate: £1.75million – £2.25million
This original and magnificent Martini-liveried 1986 Lancia Delta S4 Group B was driven to victory at the 1986 Monte Carlo Rally by Finnish rally veteran Henri Toivonen.
It was the final vehicle he drove to victory, making this S4 one of the most remarkable Group B vehicles ever created.
If it sells for more than £1.8 million, it will become the most expensive rally vehicle ever. This title is now held by a 1988 Audi Sport Quattro S1 that sold at the Artcurial Parisienne antique automobile auction for a whopping €2 million, or about £1.8 million.
Works 1985 Audi Quattro S1 E2 Group B
Estimate: £1.75million – £2.25million
Group B lineups are incomplete without an Audi, and this 1985 Audi Quattro S1 E2 Group B is a particularly noteworthy representative of the breed.
The Audi Quattro S1, with its 550bhp, 2.1-liter, five-cylinder engine, is among the most iconic and recognizable rally cars of all time.
This specimen was driven by World Rally Champion Hannu Mikkola in the 1985 RAC Rally and is displayed in its factory paint scheme. Using the same estimate as the Lancia Delta S4 described previously, it might likewise become the most expensive rally car ever sold at auction.
