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RM Sothethrough’s auction in Monaco offers the most productive things and this year is no exception. Headlining the entire display on May 10 and 11 is a collection of striking race cars owned by 1979 Ferrari F1 champion Jody Scheckter, plus a rarely noticed six-cylinder Tyrrell. Wheeler. But, in addition to Scheckter’s cars, there are also captivating little Alfa Romeos, Lancias and a kind of Porsche sit-ski.
The Principality will host the Historic Monaco Grand Prix races and RM Sotheby’s biennial sale in Monaco, the latter for the seventh time. Once held again at the Grimaldi Forum, this year’s auction features 115 cars spread over two days of bidding. with hypercars such as a McLaren Elva and an original Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4.
“As the hammer falls with the sound of the roaring V-12 echoing through the world’s most famous street circuit, there is no better position for those who have gasoline in their veins,” RM Sotheby’s said. And they don’t lie. Here RM Sotheby’s takes our favorites from the upcoming auction, edited for area and clarity.
And don’t worry about where to park your plane. The runway in Nice is 9,711 feet long and from there you can get to Monaco by helicopter. Surely it’s an appropriate weekend for you, but isn’t it?
Estimate: $480,000 – $695,000 No reservation
One of the most sought-after F1 cars ever made has rolled out of the garages of the cutting-edge Tyrrell F1 team. The six-wheeled P34 was one of designer Derek Gardner’s favorite commissions, RM explains. Gardner came up with the concept while running four-wheel-drive systems for Indianapolis automobiles in the late 1960s.
A few years later, and with most of the Formula 1 grid using the same Ford-Cosworth DFV engine, he revisited the idea. Their calculations showed that 4 small front wheels would offer significant relief in the aerodynamic drag generated by two popular wheels. – which is equivalent to having an additional 40 hp.
Goodyear agreed to make traditional tires for the 10-inch front wheels and the P34 was born. Patrick Depailler made his debut in P34 at the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix and qualified third on the grid, while teammate Jody Scheckter was 14th in the old four. Rolled 007.
At the Belgian Grand Prix, Scheckter also had a P34 and temporarily finished fourth, then second in Monaco, followed by Depailler in third. The P34’s crowning glory came at that year’s Swedish Grand Prix, where Scheckter qualified from pole. position and I got a very good win.
Depailler crossed the finish line in second position to complete a resounding one-two, a result that saw the team finish third in the Constructors’ World Championship that year. The team continued to race the P34 until 1977 with Depailler and Ronnie Peterson, but Gardner left that year, and in 1978 Tyrrell returned to a traditional four-wheeled configuration for the 008.
Scheckter acquired this car about 10 years ago. ” This Tyrrell P34 represents a rare opportunity to acquire one of the most iconic and recognizable Formula 1 cars ever built,” says RM.
Estimate of $5,600,000 – $7,000,000
The Ferrari 312 T4, the first car with full ground effect, an aerodynamic device that has dominated the game ever since. The Ferrari’s aerodynamic limitation compared to its Ford-Cosworth DFV-powered competition, the flat-12, meant that the ground did not feature wide venturi.
The competitive merit of the Maranello team lay in the perfect power and reliability of the Type 015 312 engine, with which groups such as Williams, Lotus and Ligier simply could not compete. After five rounds of the 1979 Formula One World Championship, with Scheckter fourth in the championship, the South African took delivery of a new 312 T4, chassis number 040, for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder.
He won in 15 seconds and won the championship, adding a decisive victory at Monza, Ferrari’s hallowed ground. This 312 hasn’t raced since 1979, remains original until it left the factory, and has never been driven by anyone other than Jody Scheckter. .
Estimate $800,000 – $1,000,000 No reservation
Still reeling from the death of Bruce McLaren at Goodwood in 1970, and without a Grand Prix win all year, the McLaren team faced a myriad of demanding situations during the winter of 1970 and early 1971.
Compared to its very good M7A, which won the Grand Prix four times in the 1968 and 1969 seasons, the outgoing M14 proved to be a relative disappointment, which is why high expectations were placed on its replacement, this Ralph Bellamy-designed M19A.
The M19A-1 chassis made its race debut seven weeks later, at the South African Grand Prix, driven by Denny Hulme. A succession of pilots have driven this model, Mark Donahue, David Hobbs, Peter Revson, Brian Redman and, of course, Jody. Scheckter, which is now putting it up for sale.
Estimate $140,000 – $213,000 No reservation
Jody Scheckter drove an M21 to victory in the 1972 Formula 2 race at Crystal Palace, London. Chassis 2 was assigned to Jody Scheckter’s device and chassis 3 to Chris MacAllister. Scheckter remains the sole owner of chassis 2 since the late 1990s, and the car comes in the famous McLaren Papaya Orange colours from the 1972 Formula 2 season.
Estimate $1,900,000 – $2,400,000 No reservation
Keen to finish third in the 1972 drivers’ and constructors’ championships, McLaren started 1973 with its existing M19C chassis before introducing the new Gordon Coppuck-designed M23 from round three of the championship.
The new car was largely inspired by Coppuck’s Indianapolis 500-winning M16 design and followed prevailing trends in wedge-shaped aerodynamics and built-in radiators; The latter complies with the new regulations on deformable monocoques applied to cars with a 1973 specification.
This M23 was Peter Revson’s race chassis for 8 of the 15 rounds of that year’s World Championship season, with Revson finishing fifth in the Drivers’ Championship with Stewart, Fittipaldi, Peterson and Cevert.
The car raced in the 1974 and 1975 seasons, before switching to the F5000 specification and raced in that series in 1976-1978, before returning to the mid-seat Can Am specification. It was purchased through McLaren and restored to its original specification. with DFV engine to be displayed in its burgeoning Heritage collection. It was then passed, fittingly, to his former driver Scheckter and has remained in his personal collection ever since.
Estimate $700,000 – $1,000,000
The Tyrrell Formula 1 team was entering a new era as it looked forward to the 1974 season. Their star driver, Jackie Stewart, had retired at the end of last year and Ken Tyrrell had recruited two drivers who would each enter their first full race. The first team was at the highest level of the sport: Frenchman Patrick Depailler and young editor Jody Scheckter, who had been one of the sensations of 1973 thanks to her speed at the wheel of the McLaren M23 Works.
The old 006 style put into service for the ‘fly away’ races in Argentina, Brazil and South Africa that opened the season before the new Tyrrell 007 you see here presented at the Spanish Grand Prix. The 007, designer Derek Gardner’s paintings and superbly undeniably running.
The biggest replacement for the 006 was a significant improvement to its wheelbase, something Jackie Stewart had championed to make it less difficult to drive than its nervous predecessor. Powered by the ubiquitous Ford-Cosworth DFV engine, the competitive 007 fresh off the market. boxing. Scheckter finished third in Belgium and second in Monaco, then won in Sweden, leading a one-two finish for Tyrrell with team-mate Depailler.
Scheckter followed that up with another win at the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch and remained in contention for the World Drivers’ Championship until the final round of the season. The 007 took over in the 1975 season, with Gardner’s latest upgrades, adding the front brakes so they were now external.
The first few races were combined for Scheckter, but he took home win at the South African Grand Prix and finished second in Belgium. The vehicle presented for sale bears chassis number 007/6, which debuted at the 1975 Grand Prix. France and will serve as Scheckter’s race for the rest of that year.
Estimate $37,000 – $60,000 No reservation
Scheckter campaigned with this car in the 1971 Formula 3 season after making an impressive Formula Ford debut with Merlyn, nicknamed “Magic Merlyn”, a used Merlyn Mk 11a (which is also part of the sale).
Scheckter was immediately competitive and placed third in his first race and then took victories at Oulton Park, Thruxton and Mallory Park. Competing 12 times, Scheckter took 3 wins and 3 podiums, earning him a seat at McLaren for the 1972 season.
This car was fully restored and fitted with a 1,600cc Ford DBA inline four-cylinder engine in 1989. Scheckter bought it in 1999. By the way, it has the old Lucky Strike décor.
Estimate $48,000 – $69,000 No reservation
As Formula Ford grew in popularity, the likes of Colin Chapman and Jack Brabham sought to cash in by creating race cars to sell and compete in this new category. Selwyn Hayward, founder of Colchester Racing Developments, a company that produced and sold Merlyn racing cars. , to join the festival and design a car for the Formula Ford series.
By 1968, the Merlyn Mk11 was already competitive, and Tim Schenken won the BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 championship that year. In 1969, this revised edition called Mk11a was introduced. This 11th was driven by a young Brazilian named Emerson Fittipaldi, who was a success that soon moved on to Formula 3.
In 1971, Jody Scheckter acquired it, after impressing in the Formula Ford Sunshine Series in South Africa and winning the ‘Driver of Europe’ award that year. On his day at Brands Hatch he came close to winning 1st place, but spun while leading and finished second.
Scheckter continued to show how competitive the “Magic Merlyn” was, taking poles, wins and podiums, but also spins on several occasions. He moved on to Formula 3 and sold chassis 238, which ended up in the garage of Californian publisher Paul Pfanner. who in turn asked John Bright to repair the car. Pfanner used this Merlyn in ancient times in the United States until he sold the car to Jody Scheckter in 1997.
Estimate $70,000 – $100,000 No reservation
Scheckter contested his Grand Prix in 1972, but did not race full-time in F1 for two years. During those two years, he raced in SCCA L.
This 1974 T101 F5000 Trojan used design facets of the McLaren M21. In it, Scheckter finished second in the first of the F5000 at Riverside before winning the next three straight times at Laguna Seca, Michigan and Mid-Ohio. In that series, Scheckter defeated Brian Redman and Mark Donohue.
This 1974 model is the last of six T101s built. It was restored in 1988. Scheckter purchased the car in 1999. It bears the “Winston Delta Tires” colours and race number 0 from his glory in the 1973 F5000 championship.
Estimate $70,000 – $107,000 No reservation
The name Rondel is a mix of the Formula 2 racing team and the Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle car brands. While Trundle became Ayrton Senna’s mechanical leader, Dennis became, well, you know. With the French oil company Motul, former Brabham mechanics, Dennis and Trundle, surprisingly started making their own cars two years after their creation. The first creation was the M1.
Written by aerodynamicist Ray Jessop, a Brabham alumnus, the M1 was designed with an aluminum monocoque that is more powerful than competing cars. This 1973 car, chassis 204, the fourth of nine M1s built in Rondel’s workshop in Feltham, Middlesex. Initially reserved for “star guest drivers”, he made his debut at the European Formula 2 round at Hockenheim to contest the Jim Clark Memorial Trophy, under the guidance of Jody Scheckter.
Scheckter would return to chassis 204 at Thruxton at the end of April, where he took fourth place in the first fight, a race won by Henri Pesautomobileolo to give Rondel his first victory. Then, in June, the car passed into the hands of Welsh rising star Tom. Pryce, who finished fifth at Hockenheim and seventh at Rouen.
The car went on to have many uninterrupted racing seasons in the North American single-seater categories. This car has been restored in Switzerland and sports an antique sky blue livery.
Estimate between $480,000 and $700,000
Wolf Racing has only been active in F1 for a few years. This WR1 was his first car, but it was built through an extraordinary team that included designer Harvey Postlethwaite, Patrick Head and a young machinist named Ross Brawn. The car won its first F1 race. Among his many tricks, it was conceivable to modify his wheelbase for other circuit configurations.
In this brilliant car, the team brought in Jody Scheckter. Scheckter rewarded Wolf’s trust in him at the opening round of the 1977 Formula One World Championship with a victory at the Argentine Grand Prix, a remarkable feat for the small team. Other victories came here in Monaco and the Canadian Grand Prix.
Estimate $350,000 – $480,000
Jody Scheckter doesn’t just sell track cars. Even a world champion likes cars that are a little more every once in a while. It’s not that the Giulietta SZ is a set.
Alfa Romeo and Zagato combined to produce this SZ edition of the Giulietta in 1960. The recipe for a highly competitive race car with a street body. This Giulietta finished 14th overall in the 1961 Targa Florio and competed in several other races. Italy in its time. It was restored in 2000 and raced at the Goodwood Revival.
Estimate $85,000 – $130,000
Okay, we don’t have any more Jody Scheckter cars and we move on to our favorites from the rest of the Monaco auction. Consider this Lancia Aurelia B20. Among enthusiasts, the B20 is considered a jewel of the innovative Lancia brand.
It evolved through the wonderful Vittorio Jano, responsible for some of the greatest cars that ever lived, from the Alfa P3 and the Lancia D50 Grand Prix, to the V12 and V6 engines used in many Ferraris, adding the iconic Dino.
The 2. 5-liter alloy V6 in this Aurelia B20, one of the first production V6s, featured a single camshaft that drove either cylinder bank. It produces 112 hp with a single five-carburetor Weber 40 DCL. The gigantic internal fixed drum brakes were close in specification to those of the giant Flaminia, which succeeded it. Good examples of the B20 can easily reach six figures.
Estimate $425,000 – $535,000
One of the wonderful collectible sports cars of all time, the Alfa 6C, manufactured in one form or another between 1928 and 1952. This 1949 2500 Passo Corto (short wheelbase) is an SS or Super Sport. It sits on an independent spring suspension and runs through the larger inline six-cylinder engine, 2. 5 liters. Like many wonderful classics over the years, many 6Cs have been entrusted to bodybuilders for their structure. This he sent to Pinin Farina (two words at the time) and won the convertible painting you see here.
He ordered new products through the leading Italian sugar company Eridania Zuccherifici Nazionali. When he first sold it 75 years ago, he cashed in 4. 4 million Italian lira. “Mama mia,” you say, but it costs about $22,000. However, at the time it was a lot of money.
This 6C is an incredibly well-preserved specimen, says RM Sothethrough’s, as it has retained its original interior and is still Italian-owned. To this day, it still bears its original license plate number in Genoa. The bodywork shines with burgundy paint, which contrasts with a more responsive beige convertible and blood-colored leather interior. Offered with RIAR and ASI homologation documents, as well as a certificate of origin from Alfa Romeo, after inspection it was shown that the chassis 915783 maintains the same engine numbering.
Estimate $1,200,000 – $1,600,000
The McLaren Elva is a lovely thing but in the end brilliant. It doesn’t have a windshield, which means that when you drive it, unless you’re dressed in a really fancy full-face helmet with the visor down, a bachelor piece of stone can cut off your head. This may be the reason why the current owner has only driven 8 kilometers.
The Elva sits on the same central Monocage III design as the Senna and 720S, but has its own carbon fiber frame and interior. The interior is just as undulating and attractive as the exterior, with unique cladding bonded to the carbon-fiber seats. The dashboard sits at the top of the adjustable guide column so you never lose sight of the indicators.
As we said when we saw one parked in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills: “There are no windshields, no windows, no roof. . . (So) wear a full-face helmet. I drove a Vuhl and a Slingshot and a long time ago I drove a Renault Sport Spider, neither of which has a windscreen, and I can assure you that your face will thank you.
Estimate $54,000 – $75,000
Fulvia Lancia’s wonderful rally car before the tough and conquering Stratos. At the height of its evolution in 1974, the Squadra Corse 1. 6-litre HF (High Fidelity) featured Lancia several races in the European Rally Championship from 1970 to 1972. He won the International Constructors’ Championship in 1972 and a second Marques name in 1974 in the European Rally Championship. Redesigned World Rally Championship.
And all this by guiding the front wheels.
Originally, the Rallye 1. 6 HF only developed 114 horsepower with a compression ratio of 10. 5:1. But 135 horsepower in the brake (and later 165 horsepower in the brake) could soon be imagined thanks to the larger forty-five-millimeter twin carburetors, new camshafts, and higher-compression pistons.
Nicknamed “Fanalone” due to its larger-than-standard interior headlights, this specific 1. 6 HF has undergone extensive recovery work. Ask who the owner was or even who drove them, and they’ll actually congratulate you.
Estimate $32,000 – $43,000
The Giulietta is a favorite of a safe subset of sports car racing enthusiasts. He also contributed to Alfa Romeo’s economic recovery in the post-war period. Launched in 1957, the Giulietta TI – or Turismo Internazionale – pictured here, added 12 horsepower, thank you. to higher compression and a twin choke and twin-choke carburetor to the already rugged 1,290cc twin-camshaft four-cylinder. It can reach an impressive (for the time being) top speed of 95 mph.
This example left the Alfa Romeo factories in Portello on December 16, 1957, one of 1,268 examples built in the first year of TI production. The Giulietta TI Saloon temporarily made a name for itself in motorsport, a reputation that carried over with the lifestyle of its life. This specific car would eventually be ready for historic races in the 1990s and would race from Vallelunga and Zandvoort to Donington Park.
At one point, it belonged to former Renault F1 sporting director Jean Sage, who oversaw improvements worth more than $15,000 through logo specialist Autofficina Omega, adding engine and gearbox rebuilds. Sure, you might be able to find a less expensive example, but you’ll have to look for it. Invest a lot of money to make it work like this.
Estimate $590,000 – $695,000
In its day, the Lancia Stratos was the queen of all rallying.
Based on Marcello Gandini’s mid-engined, wedge-shaped Stratos Zero car concept, first introduced in 1970, Lancia knew that this concept would be a rally car under Group Four regulations. These regulations stipulated that racing cars had to be based on production cars, and fortunately, for the rest of the world, this meant that 500 examples of Stratos would be produced.
Ferrari provided the transversely fixed 2. 4-liter 12-valve Dino V6, and the recipe is complete. The result: 3 World Rally Championships: in 1974, 1975 and 1976, a Targa Florio and five Tours de France, not forgetting the 3 editions of the Giro. d’Italia Automobilistico.
This example is number 323 out of a total of 498 built. It is not restored.
Estimate of $3,750,000 – $5,350,000
If you look at this just for a second, you might think it’s a 962. But in reality, it’s a 917, the last ever made, built through Kremer Racing, the last 917 to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His last race was the 1,000 kilometres at Brands Hatch in 1981, where he passed Bob Wollek and Henri Pescarolo.
It was built 12 years after the last “real” 917 in competition, the legendary 917/30 of 1973.
Here’s how it happened: while the FIA was looking to move to the new Group C regulations for 1982, the existing Group 6 regulations were relaxed for the 1981 World Endurance Championship season to spur the progression of new parts and cars for the incoming formula.
Buoyed by a fantastic victory at Le Mans in 1979 with its self-developed Porsche 935-K3, the Cologne-based Kremer team attempted to exploit this technical breadth by creating its own updated Group 6 edition of the 917. It was a car that presented the team with a realistic chance of a second win at La Sarthe in three years.
With the help of an in-depth knowledge of the 917’s handling and invaluable design help from Porsche headquarters, Kremer set out to update the design to suit the new tire structure and aerodynamic practices. Dubbed the 917-K81, the new car featured an aluminum area chassis built by Kremer. , similar to the original, but with more fork and larger gauge tubes for greater torsional rigidity.
In addition, it featured brakes, suspension factors, and other landing gear factors developed as a component of the Can-Am Consulting Program. The brakes were evolved in 1972 and 1973 to meet the requirements of the 917/10 and 917/30, which weighed more than 2,535 pounds (fully loaded) and had turbocharged engines that made up to 1,100 hp.
The car did not perform well on its Le Mans debut in 1981, and retired after problems. But with a better transmission and improved aerodynamics, he took it to Brands Hatch before retiring due to suspension issues.
Since then, he has raced several days on the track. A footnote in the racing history of a wonderful car.
Estimate $2,700 – $4,250
And finally, what collection would be complete of an Arovo-Porsche Skibob?
Porsche partnered with Arovo to manufacture this contraption in 1970. You ride it with your feet attached to short skis, which came with the 212 model. What could possibly go wrong?
While RM Sotheb’s says the expected value is between $6,000 and $8,000, a European online site promoted one last year for $172.