James Bond’s Lotus from The Spy Who Loved Me and registration number ‘AU1’ from Goldfinger to appear at auction
With the global release of the new movie Quantum of Solace putting Ian Fleming’s legendary British secret agent James Bond firmly back in the public eye, Bonhams is delighted to announce that it has one of 007’s […]
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James Bond Lotus for Bonhams Auction
The highlight of this landmark sale is the collection of the late the Hon. John Dawson-Damer. Between 1971 and 1984 John Dawson-Damer established a first-class and internationally renowned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars. Possibly the largest privately owned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars outside of the Chapman collection, the cars offered cover a broad spectrum of innovative design from the ultra lightweight Lotus 16, the revolutionary monocoque Lotus 25 to the ‘ground effects’ Lotus 79. The cars were raced in period by super stars such as Jim Clark and Mario Andretti all under the watchful eye of one of the most innovative designers and team principals of all time - Colin Chapman. The sale of this collection offers enthusiastic historic racers, collectors and museums alike an extremely rare opportunity to acquire significant Lotus racing cars that are rarely if ever available on the open market.
he undoubted star of the collection is a 1962 Lotus-Climax Type 25. The Lotus Type 25 took both Jim Clark and Lotus to their maiden Formula 1 world driver and constructor championships respectively. A car that changed the face of Formula 1 design forever, the example offered is expected to fetch in excess of the magic $1,000,000 mark.
Other interesting Lotuses on offer are an example of the ever popular and highly effective Lotus Eleven Le-Mans Sports racing Two-Seater and a Lotus 22 Formula Junior. Both the Lotus Eleven and Lotus 22 offer a relatively affordable ticket into almost all the top historic racing events around the world, such as the Monaco Historique, the Goodwood Revival, the Le Mans Classic and the Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca.
Auction info www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au
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Sydney Lotus Car Auction Nov 16
The highlight of this landmark sale is the collection of the late the Hon. John Dawson-Damer. Between 1971 and 1984 John Dawson-Damer established a first-class and internationally renowned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars. Possibly the largest privately owned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars outside of the Chapman collection, the cars offered cover a […]
The highlight of this landmark sale is the collection of the late the Hon. John Dawson-Damer. Between 1971 and 1984 John Dawson-Damer established a first-class and internationally renowned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars. Possibly the largest privately owned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars outside of the Chapman collection, the cars offered cover a […]
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Sports, Competition and Collectors Motorcars, Motorcycles and Automobilia for Sydney Auction
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
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