Classic and Racing Cars, Automobilia
Vintage cars, racing cars, prestige vehicles and posters, radiator caps and miniature collections.
With a sales volume of €10.45m, the department piloted by Hervé Poulain and his team of experts has been market-leader in France for over 20 years, and Hervé Poulain the conducts the biggest vintage car sale in the world—attracting over 5000 people to the Palais des Congrès in Paris each year.
Sales of Automobilia, geared at passionate collectors, include posters, prints, paintings, accessories and documentation.
Records
- Avions Voisin
- C25 Aérodyne, 1935
- €522,192, 9 February 2008
- Mercedes-Benz SSK de 1929, ex Carlos Zatuszek.
- €3,082,488 the 2003 world record price for a vintage car and the highest price at auction that year in France in any field; the sale took place in the Grand Auditorium at the Palais des Congrès on 10 February 2003.
- Peugeot 905, E.V 1.5, 1991.
- €936,400, (Palais des Congrès, February 2007)
- Coupé Mercedes « Papillon ».
- €790,896, world record auction price, sold to Germany (February 12, 2006).
Auction Dates
At Palais des Congrès
Two prestige sales annually - in February, during Retromobile (the international fair for of vintage car connoisseurs), and in June.
Two annual sales Luxe, sport et collection are staged in April and November, devoted to vintage cars, sports cars and prestige vehicles.
Upcoming Auction
- 28 June 2008
- Classic and Racing Cars
- Ford GT40 MKII
- par Superformance, 1966
- €100,249, 13 April 2008
Classic and Racing Cars Experts
- François Melcion, director
- Mob. +33 6 11 83 78 94
- Marc Souvrain, expert
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 16 37
- Frédéric Stoesser, consultant
- Phone:+33 1 42 99 16 38
- Wilfrid Leroy-Prost, junior specialist
- Phone:+33 1 42 99 16 32
Automobilia Expert
- Gérard Prévot, expert
- Phone: +33 6 75 37 54 59
Contact
- Karine Boulanger
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 56