Amelia Island auctions: 23 cars sell for $1 million or more and a Ferrari 400 ... - Gizmag
This car was the first Maserati 200S produced, and was driven by Sir Stirling Moss, Jean Behra, Guiseppe Musso, Luigi Bellucci and Piero Taruffi, so along with the Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet above, the Maserati was a headliner, further... The facts are that the same car was sold by the same auction house for $2,640,000 less than five years ago , and bidding on the car went to $4. 7 million, (actually more than $5 million including buyers premium) but failed to meet reserve. The vendor had the opportunity to sell the 59-year-old car for double its purchase price after owning it for less than five years, but chose not to. In my mind, that's an indication that the vendor has tested the market and sees further growth... Eighty-five-year-old Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss last raced more than half a century ago, but his legacy was on display in all it's glory at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. From Top Left: Stirling Moss with Mercedes-Benz team-mate, friend and rival Juan Manuel Fangio. Top and bottom right: 25-year-old Moss at the start of the 1955 Mille Miglia with navigator Denis Jenkinson in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. Bottom left: Moss in the Mercedes-Benz W196 on his way to a win in the 1955 British Grand Prix. Source: www.gizmag.com
