{"id":371150,"date":"2016-07-21T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=99661"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:44:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:44:45","slug":"sam-mann-collection-rm-sothebys-monterey-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/sam-mann-collection-rm-sothebys-monterey-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"RM Sotheby’s Monterey (2016) – Mann Collection Featured"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Touring Spider is the latest star attraction for the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 auction, scheduled for August 19\u201320 during the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance week in California. One of five cars on offer from the Sam and Emily Mann Collection, the “2.9” rounds out the catalog of some 100 collector cars on offer at their flagship sale. The Alfa’s presentation on the Monterey Peninsula marks the first time a “2.9” has been offered at public sale this century.<\/p>\n

The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B incorporates independent suspension and a straight-eight engine with gear-driven overhead cams and two superchargers. It is believed that 32 original chassis were produced in various configurations and the survivors are among the most sought-after of all pre-war automobiles.<\/p>\n

One of approximately 12 Touring Spiders known to exist, the stunning Alfa on offer, chassis no. 412041, has been a valued member of the Sam and Emily Mann Collection for two decades. Documented by Alfa Romeo authority Simon Moore in his book, The Immortal 2.9: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900<\/em>, it is the recipient of a Pebble Beach Concours award-winning restoration by 2.9 guru, Tony Merrick, and has been a frequent participant in Concours d’Elegance and vintage rallies. The Manns have spent over 12,000 miles behind the wheel, including seven 8C Alfa Tours between 1999 and 2013, in addition to the Copperstate 1000, the Colorado Grand, the California Mille and the California Classic Rally. The featured Alfa is expected to sell for $20,000,000 to $25,000,000, easily breaking the record for a pre-war automobile sold at auction currently held by a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster that brought $11,770,000 in 2012. In the lead up to the sale, the Alfa 2.9 is available for preview at Sotheby\u2019s New York through early August.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Alfa 2.9 is a car of peerless engineering and extreme elegance\u2014 in my mind it represents the absolute highest echelon of car collecting and is a perfect fit for our sale during the Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance week,\u201d said Ian Kelleher, Managing Director, RM Sotheby\u2019s West Coast Division. \u201cFrom the standpoint of an automotive enthusiast, there is perhaps no more resplendent sound than that of the twin supercharged, dual overhead cam straight-eight engine of the mighty Alfa 8C at full speed. Without question, acquiring a car of such magnitude establishes one\u2019s collection at the forefront of the hobby.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Alfa Romeo headlines a selection of five cars from the Sam and Emily Mann Collection set for RM Sotheby\u2019s 2016 Monterey auction. The collection, a labor of love by Sam — an industrial designer — and his wife of 45 years, Emily, is noted for its quality, rarity and presentation.<\/p>\n

Additional Sam and Emily Mann Collection highlights set for Monterey include:<\/p>\n