{"id":370475,"date":"2014-01-28T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=58549"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:38:41","slug":"rm-auctions-paris-2014-auction-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rm-auctions-paris-2014-auction-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"RM Auctions Paris 2014 – Auction Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The debut RM Auctions Paris sale will be held 4-5 February 2014 at Place Vauban during the week of Salon Retromobile. More than 50 automobiles will cross the podium at what is set to become an annual fixture on RM’s European auction calendar.<\/p>\n

Max Girardo, Managing Director of RM Europe, said, \u201cAs ever, our objective for the Paris sale has been to bring together cars of exceptional quality. We look for only the best examples and aim to offer cars that will appeal to all areas of the market. I\u2019m delighted to say that our catalogue for the Paris auction features more than 50 of the best fresh-to-market cars, and the sale will be a great curtain raiser to our 2014 European calendar.”<\/p>\n

The official start to RM\u2019s 2014 European calendar will feature an ex-Works 1953 Gordini 24S<\/a>, chassis 36. A streamlined barchetta featuring a three-litre DOHC, eight-cylinder engine, the example on offer is one of the first racing cars in history to feature disc brakes all round. It was entered in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 24-Hours of Le Mans, as well as numerous other well-known events including the 12 Hours of Reims; the Tour de France, where it finished 1st overall in 1953; the 1953 and 1954 1000 km Buenos Aires; the 1955 Mille Miglia; and the 1953 Carrera Panamericana. The Gordini was extensively campaigned in period by well-known driver, Jean Behra (\u20ac3,000,000 – \u20ac4,000,000).<\/p>\n

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RM Auctions will present the Harburg Competition Car Collection at its Paris sale. Highlights include:<\/p>\n