histoire à lire dans RAD N°18
mardi 28 juillet 2015
Legendary watchmaker George Daniels’ MV Agusta ticks all boxes
Legendary watchmaker George Daniels wasn’t only stimulated by miniscule mechanicals – he also had a passion for cars and bikes. His 1976 MV Agusta 750S America has just appeared in the Classic Driver Market…
We’ve discussed Daniels’ penchant for classy motorcyles before, but this 1976 MV Agusta 750S America is probably our favourite of his bikes to come to market so far. George was apparently pretty keen on it too, as he kept the bike for 26 years at his home in the Isle of Man.
No mechanical complications?
On top of the horological provenance, the bike has also been signed ‘in the paint’ by eight-time World Champion Phil Read, and is claimed to have covered just 6,220 miles from new. What’s more, considering Daniels’ mechanical proficiency, we’d imagine it was rather well maintained during his ownership.
You can find many classic motorcycles for sale in the Classic Driver Market.
Gooding consigns prominent Works Porsches for Pebble Beach
Gooding & Co. has pulled out all the stops for its Pebble Beach auction this year, consigning no fewer than three Works racing Porsches, alongside numerous other desirables from Stuttgart…
Spearheading the sale is a 1960 Porsche 718 RS 60 (chassis 718-044) campaigned by the factory team at Le Mans, Sebring, the Nürburgring, and the Targa Florio, and driven by the likes of Sir Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Edgar Barth, and Hans Herrmann. It’s estimated to fetch $5.5m - $7m when it crosses the block in California, and forms part of an impressive private collection consigned by Gooding that also includes a Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight(estimate: $900,000 - $1.1m), a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.8 RSR ($900,000 - $1.1m) and a 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR (estimate: $700,000 - $900,000), the latter complete with a matching transporter.
Spoilt for choice
Two further Porsche factory racing machines have been consigned from outside the collection: a1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS ($2.25m - $2.75m) whose competition history includes second-place finishes at the Targa Florio and Monte Carlo Rally (it also competed at the Le Mans 24Hrs, the Nürburgring 1,000km and the Tour de France), and a 1967 Porsche 906E ($1.6m - $2m) that came 7th overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring in April that year. The current lotlist for Gooding & Company’s 2015 Pebble Beach sale, taking place on the 15 & 16 August at the Equestrian Center, can be found in the Classic Driver Market.
Photos: Mathieu Heurtault, all images copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company
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