Sunday June 3, 2018 Greenwich, Connecticut LOT 170- 1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER Sunday June 3, 2018 10am Automobilia 11am Motorcars Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Greenwich, Connecticut BONHAMS INQUIRIES BIDS 580 Madison Avenue Eric Minoff +1 (212) 644 9001 New York, New York 10022 +1 (917) 206 1630 +1 (212) 644 9009 (fax) [email protected] 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard From Friday June 1 to Mon June 4, Los Angeles, California 90046 John Neville to reach us directly in Greenwich, CT: +1 917 206 1625 +1 (415) 391 4000 220 San Bruno Avenue [email protected] +1 (415) 391 4040 (fax) San Francisco, California 94103 Evan Ide To bid via the internet please visit bonhams.com/greenwich +1 (917) 340 4657 www.bonhams.com/greenwich [email protected] PREVIEW & AUCTION LOCATION Please see pages 2 to 4 and 218 to 223 for Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Rupert Banner bidder information including conditions of sale, 100 Arch Street +1 (917) 340 9652 after-sale collection and shipment. Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 [email protected] AUTOMATED RESULTS SERVICE AUCTION PREVIEW Jakob Greisen +1 (800) 223 2854 Saturday June 2, 10am to 5pm +1 (415) 480 9028 Sunday June 3, 10am to 11am [email protected] ADMISSION TO PREVIEW & AUCTION Saturday June 2 entry: Bonhams clients may Mark Osborne enter the Concours and Bonhams preview AUCTION +1 (415) 518 0094 Sunday June 3 by showing their catalog at the Concours [email protected] Automobilia Auction, 10am entrance. For clients without a catalog, Motorcar Auction, 11am Michael Caimano entry to both venues is by purchase of +1 (929) 666 2243 a Concours ticket. AUCTION NUMBER: 24810 [email protected] Lots 1 - 224 Sunday June 3 entry: Bonhams clients may General Information enter the Concours and Bonhams auction FRONT COVER Gregory Coe Lot 139 by showing their catalog at the Concours +1 (212) 461 6514 entrance and at the Bonhams tent. For +1 (917) 206 1669 Fax clients without a catalog, entry to the BACK COVER [email protected] 223 Concours is by purchase of a ticket and 140 Gordan Mandich entry to the Bonhams auction is by purchase 191 +1 (323) 436 5412 of a catalog sold at our tenting only. One 164 +1 (323) 850 6090 fax catalog permits two people entry. [email protected] Vehicle Documents Stanley Tam +1 (415) 503 3322 +1 (415) 391 4040 Fax [email protected] © 2018, Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp.; All rights reserved. Bond No. 57BSBGL0808 Principal Auctioneer: Malcolm J. Barber, License No. 1183017 BUYER INFORMATION CONDITIONS OF SALE & DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES Purchases picked up by an ICC licensed carrier and shipped directly to the We recommend you read carefully the Conditions of Sale and Disclaimer of following states will be subject to any applicable sales and/or use tax of such Warranties printed in this catalog, including in particular the AS-IS Disclaimer of jurisdiction, unless exempted by law: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Warranties and Limitation of Liability provisions, as they set forth the terms and Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, conditions on which Bonhams will offer and sell the motor vehicles and other Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Washington state. Buyers who property in this auction and govern the rights and obligations of the parties. hold valid resale certificates for applicable states must file a copy with the cashier prior to or at the time of purchase. Any purchases picked up by a non-ICC licensed carrier IMPORTANT NOTICE would be subject to the same rules as apply to purchases picked up in Connecticut. Some of the motor vehicles offered in this sale are being offered with a Bill of Sale only. Please refer to the Conditions of Sale for further information and Please note that Bonhams is registered as an Automobile Dealer in the states limitations regarding certificates of title and the registrability of motor vehicles of Arizona, California, and Florida. Any automobile sold to a resident in those offered at auction. For all registrable vehicles, Bonhams will be working states is subject to sales tax, license and documentation fees. Exemptions from in conjunction with CT dealer Regners Auto Sales & Service Inc., license sales tax, licenses and documentation fees will be subject to the timely receipt of no. U1785. Please note that following the auction history documents and documentation acceptable to Bonhams as determined in its sole discretion. accompanied items may ship with the vehicle or from Bonhams offices. Titles will be mailed via FedEx from our San Francisco office, but please allow up to 30 It is the responsibility of the buyer to carry out inspection of motor vehicle lots as the days to receive the title. Titles that are announced as ‘in transit’ at the sale may buyer deems necessary prior to bidding. Motor vehicle lots are sold as collector’s take additional time. items and not for any particular purpose, including as suitable means of transport. Motor vehicle lots are typically of some age and may include refurbishments, ADMISSION TO PREVIEW AND AUCTION repairs and replacement parts, the condition of which may be difficult to establish. All Bonhams auctions are open to the public. The Bonhams viewing and Bonhams necessarily relies on information, including information regarding the auction, in conjunction with The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, will be lot’s condition, authenticity and provenance, provided by the seller and cannot open to the paying Concours visitors free of charge on Saturday during undertake a level of inspection of the vehicle to establish whether or not the vehicle the publicized viewing hours listed on Page 1 of this catalog. A Bonhams’ corresponds to any description provided in the catalog or otherwise. Greenwich auction catalog will admit two (2) people on both Saturday and Sunday to the Greenwich Concours free of charge. A Bonhams’ Greenwich This auction is conducted under the authority of the Connecticut Department of auction catalog will be required for admission to the auction on Sunday Motor Vehicles. June 3. Please note that catalogs will not be sold at the Concours entry. If a client does not have a catalog prior to entry, then entry to the Concours is BIDDER REGISTRATION by purchase of a Concours ticket and Sunday entry to Bonhams tent is by To recognize bidders during the sale, all intending buyers are required to complete purchase of a catalog sold at our tenting entry only. Bonhams has the right at a Bidder Registration Form giving full identification and appropriate references its sole discretion without assigning any reason therefore to refuse admission before the sale which will enable them to bid by means of a number assigned to to its premises or attendance at any of its sales by any person. them. Bidders may wish to pre-arrange suitable check or credit approval, and we recommend you speak with Martin Romero at Bonhams’ Cashiering office in San AUCTIONEER Francisco. Rupert Banner of Bonhams, working in conjunction with Regners Auto Sales & Service Inc., CT dealer U1785 REFERENCES Prospective buyers in this sale should be prepared to supply bank references, in BUYER’S PREMIUM, TAXES & LICENSE FEES time to allow them to be checked before the auction. Unless payment or credit The final bid (hammer) price of each lot will be subject to a buyer’s premium. For arrangements are cleared with Bonhams in advance of the sale, all sold lots subject MOTOR VEHICLE property the premium is 12% on the first $250,000 of the bid to pending references or full payment in cleared funds will be removed to storage price and 10% on any amount of the bid price exceeding $250,000. Buyers are at the buyer’s expense and risk. In any event, the full purchase price is payable to required to pay any applicable import duty, sales or use tax, as the case may be. Bonhams no later than 4pm on Monday June 4. For AUTOMOBILIA and other non-motor vehicle property, the premium is 25% ESTIMATES on the first $250,000 of the bid price, 20% on the amount exceeding $250,000, Bonhams catalogs include low and high value estimates for each lot, exclusive of up to and including $4,000,000, and 12.5% on any amount exceeding the buyer’s premium and tax. The estimates are provided as an approximate guide $4,000,000. to current market value based primarily on previous auction results for comparable items, and should not be interpreted as a representation or prediction of actual For the CHARITY lots 22 through 26, no buyer’s premium will be charged. selling prices. They are determined well in advance of a sale and are subject to revision. Please contact us should you have any questions about value estimates. All Automobiles are subject to a 6.35% Connecticut sales tax. An additional 1.40% sales tax rate is imposed on the full sales price (hammer and premium RESERVES combined) of any automobile that costs more than $50,000.00. The sales tax is The seller may place a reserve on its property which is the minimum hammer price imposed unless you fall under one of two categories: the seller is prepared to accept for a lot. This figure is confidential. 1. You are a licensed Automobile Dealer. You will be required to supply a copy of AUCTION HOUSE’S INTEREST IN PROPERTY OFFERED AT AUCTION your dealer’s license and complete a Connecticut resale certificate. On occasion, Bonhams may offer property in which it has an ownership interest in whole or in part or otherwise has an economic interest.