Bonhams|Cars celebrates Zoute Sale as the high mark for sales in 2024

Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute – The Bonhams|Cars Zoute Sale has once again proven to be the most significant collector car auction on the Bonhams|Cars calendar – with this year’s edition grossing the best result for Bonhams|Cars in 2024. The auction attracted more than 1,100 registrations, welcomed an international crowd of several thousand people, with many actively bidding in the room. With several 7-figure car sales and 44 new buyers on a mere 68 lots, the auction overall totaled €21.3 million ($23.1 million).

A highlight of the auction was the return of the 1956 Porsche 550RS from ‘EQUIPE NATIONALE BELGE’ to its homeland. This iconic race car was unveiled to the Belgian crowd for the first time, sparking significant interest, and eventually selling to a well-known private Belgian collector for €2,530,000 ($2,755,000).

Representing contemporary collectibles, a show-stopping monochromatic 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss was presented in a striking red-on-red example. The very last of the ultra-exclusive Stirling Moss series, this car exceeded expectations selling for €3,220,000($3,506,000).

The Zoute Sale, which presented 68 collector cars in addition to automobilia, achieved €21.3 million($23.1 million) with a 95% sell through rate.

The event marked the 12th edition of Bonhams|Cars’ partnership with the Zoute Grand Prix, attracting hundreds of thousands of car enthusiasts from Northern Europe and beyond. The 12,500 visitors who purchased a ticket for the Zoute Grand Prix Gallery by EY were treated to a unique selection of exclusive historic and modern cars in the 11,000 m² beach pavilion.

The Zoute Sale took place on October 6th, 2024 at Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute

About Bonhams|Cars – Bonhams|Cars uniquely offers a choice of live, online and private platforms for buying and selling collector cars—platforms characterized by levels of trust, reliability, and transparency born of over three decades of experience as the premier automotive auction house. Through prestigious live auctions around the world, 24/7 online auctions, and our recently introduced Private Sales service, Bonhams|Cars makes it simple for buyers and sellers to find the platform that best meets their needs.

Bonhams|Cars host 17 live auctions annually, participates in all the significant concours around the world, and presents unique selling opportunities at international events such as the 2024 Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, Goodwood Motorsport Events in the UK, The Quail on the Monterey Peninsula in California, The Audrain Concours in Newport, Rhode Island, and The Zoute Grand Prix in Belgium. At Bonhams|Cars Online, formerly The Market by Bonhams, we provide our clients with fast, expert, accurate and agile single-car auctions, 24/7. With dedicated motoring departments in London, Paris, Los Angeles, New York, Brussels and beyond, Bonhams|Cars has a world-class team with expertise in all divisions, from vintage cars to racing motorsport and automobilia to motorcycles.

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