Cars: Bonhams second sale at Mercedes-Benz Museum exceeds inaugural effort - FOXSports.com
Bonhams staged its second sale at the Mercedes-Benz Museum on Saturday, with total sales of 13 million euro, a million more than the inaugural sale there last summer. That 13 million euro figure is today’s equivalent of $14. 16 million, which is less than the $16 million figure ClassicCars. The second sale posted a 92 percent sell-through rate and was led by a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K cabriolet that sold for $2,996,255. This was the first time the car had been offered for sale at any auction. It was sold to a buyer from Germany. The car, one of only 18 produced, sold for $2,509,364. The sale included a quartet of 300SLs. A 1960 roadster formerly owned by Germany industrialist Alfried Krupp was offered for the first time in 35 years and sold for $1,217,229. Another roadster, a 1961 model with disc brakes and 48 years of ownership by the same family, brought... Source: www.foxsports.com
