Bonham's at Monterey '09: Hailing the Green Goddess
(All photos: Gene Ritvo/Boston.com)
By Peter Bourassa, Boston.com Correspondent
Held at Quail Lodge in Carmel, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 14, the collection included several important and fascinating cars. The Daimler Green Goddess, one of only eight, that belonged to the late car and motorcycle collector, John Sweeney, former director of the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, sold for $249,000. The Green Goddess, thought not completely restored, was admirably prepared for this sale by local restorer and John's good friend, Spencer Guder of Spencer Restorations.
A 1953 Jaguar XK120SE sold for $211,500
and a 1931 Bentley 4.5L did $804,500.
The beautiful 1938 Peugeot 402 was not sold
and neither did the beautiful and significant Auto Union F-1 car.
The "Bumble-Bee" 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupe sold for $804,000.
A Jackie Stewart March-Cosworth F1 car and a Lola that Jackie once drove in the Can-Am series, plus a stunning Talbot Lago open wheel racer would all be usable additions to anyone's collection.
Peter Bourassa runs mmrsite.com and can be reached at Peter@mmrsite.com.
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Boston.com reports the latest trends, auto shows and wrings out the newest cars in our city's hellish maze - and across the great roads of New England.In the garage: 2008 MBTA Zone 1A monthly pass, 1995 21-speed Iron Horse. Bill Griffith is an automotive correspondent for The Boston Globe and has reviewed cars for 10 years. He was also the Globe's assistant sports editor for 25 years and the paper's sports media columnist.
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