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Matthieu Lamoure, Managing Director of Artcurial Motorcars declared, as the car left the stage: «This
exceptional Ferrari 335 S Scaglietti #0674 has achieved the highest auction price in international history (in
euros and sterling), here in France, the home of the automobile, and in Paris, the world’s capital for collectors’
cars during the winter season. My team and I are very proud to have put Artcurial Motorcars on the top step of
the podium for auction houses worldwide ! Our hard work, which has been rigorous and extensive, has been
rewarded at the highest level. We would like to thank sellers for their continued support. Vive Paris, vive
l’Automobile, vive Artcurial Motorcars ! »
The room fell silent as the lights were dimmed and the car appeared on the stage, positioned in front of the
podium. Matthieu Lamoure, Managing Director of Artcurial Motorcars, presented the car in English to the
bidders in the saleroom, describing the history, design and extraordinary provenance of this 1957 Ferrari 335
S Scaglietti.
Maitre Hervé Poulain started the bidding at 20 millions euros. A minute later, several people in the room and
on the telephone were involved and bids rose to 26 M€. It was a further ten minutes before an international
bidder in the room triumphed over the only telephone bidder to remain in the battle. To loud applause, the
hammer came down on the most valuable car in the world : a 1957 Ferrari S Scaglietti.
The car left the workshops at the start of 1957, fitted with a striking Scaglietti body, a design born of the
requirements of a powerful racing car. In March of that year it was entered by Scuderia Ferrari for the Sebring
12 Hours, driven by Peter Collins and Maurice Trintignant, and finished sixth. However, the Italians were really
waiting for the Mille Miglia in May, when the best teams and the most experienced drivers would go head to
head over 1 600 km of roads, without any break. Ferrari lined up four cars including chassis 0674 that was
given to Wolfgang von Trips, who finished second behind the Piero Taruffi’s Ferrari. For the 24 Heures du
Mans, the car was given to Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Musso. Hawthorn took the lead in front of the Maserati
and Jaguars and set the first lap record in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours of over 200 km/h (203.015
km/h average speed) but unfortunately the car retired in the fifth hour with mechanical problems. On 24
February of that year, with Masten Gregory and Stirling Moss at the wheel, the car won the Cuba Grand Prix.
During the 1958 season, it participated successfully in various American races driven by Gaston Andrey and
Lance Reventlow (creator of the famous Scarab), before being sold to Robert N. Dusek in 1960, an architect
living in Pennsylvania. Following this American adventure, the car was brought to France in 1970. The
American architect sold it to Pierre Bardinon, the astute collector who over the years assembled some fifty
factory Ferrari comprising the most successful and iconic models in the history of the marque. Based near
Aubusson, his collection is considered to be one of the most important, in terms of Ferrari. Kept as part
Pierre Bardinon’s private collection for over 40 years, the car has been used and maintained regularly and is
presented in excellent condition.
Artcurial Motorcars’ 2016 Retromobile sale will continue on Saturday 6 February at 15h00, with the sale of 50
motor cars tracing the history of the Citroën marque, including some forty cars from the collection of André
Trigano.
Images ... Peter Singhof
www.ClassicCarPhotography.de
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