Viewing
Wednesday, August 13 10:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday, August 14 9:00am – 6:00pm
Friday, August 15 9:00am – 9:00pm
Saturday, August 16 9:00am – 5:00pm

The Auction
The 2025 Gooding and Christie Auction will take place
Friday, August 15 at 4:00pm PDT
Saturday, August 16 at 11:00am PDT

Gooding Christie’s, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is proud to announce its presentation of the highly anticipated Pebble Beach Auctions. The Auctions, taking place on August 15 and 16 at the Parc du Concours, will host the world’s foremost car collectors, buyers, and sellers at the esteemed venue in Pebble Beach, California at the 74th Pebble Beach Concours.

Dec 18, 2024 Report by Cam Hutchins and JJ Carlson.
There are many  auctions during Car Week, but the Gooding & Company Auction at Pebble Beach is certainly one of the best. Having you phone handy while walking among the cars allows you to get all the info you need for every car, but knowing what the Auction people think the car will sell for is often very interesting. Some cars sell well over the premium while other fail to hit the mark!

An all time favourite car of mine has always been the Lamborghini Muira. Getting to see two at the auction and find out they sold for a very similar price was a bit surprising as one was restored and one was a well used original. The restored car was a 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 that was estimated to sell between $2,000,000  and $4,000,000, but actually sold for  $2,315,000. It retained the Matching number Engine and Original Bertone body panels. Provenance dating to it’s delivery in Italy. It had a Concours level restoration.

The second Muira was a 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S estimated to sell between 2,000,000 and 2,500,000, it did sell within the range, but barely. Selling for 2,040,000.
The Gooding brochure clais this is “One of the Most Exciting Supercar Finds in Recent Memory” and I certainly have to agree. This car also retains the Matching number Engine and Original Bertone body panels. Alos it was a desirable Late-Production P400 S with Ventilated Disc Brakes. Factory original Luci del Bosco over beige livery.
The car was delivered new to Torino Italy and then stored for decades in a home in New York.

Striking Factory-Original Color Scheme of Luci del Bosco over Beige

Delivered New to Torino, Then Stored in a New York Home for Decades. Also from Gooding “Never Before Restored, Shown, or Offered for Public Sale”

It seems I always find a car at the Gooding Auction that not only have I never seen one before, I have never en=ven heard of them. The 1968 Serenissima GT fit this category for me at  this auction. With Coachwork by Ghia and powered by a 3,471 CC DOHC V-8 Engine with four Weber 40 DCN Downdraft Carburetors, and producing 320 BHP at 6,500 RPM that gets delivered to the rear wheel via a 5-Speed Manual Transaxle. Estimated to sell for $700,000 to $800,000, it actually sold a bit short at $580,000.

From the Gooding website:
-Created by Automotive Icons Alejandro De Tomaso, Tom Tjaarda, and Count Volpi
-Striking One-Off Displayed in Period at the Torino, Geneva, and New York Motor Shows
-Presented in Highly Original, Time Capsule Condition
-Benefits from Recent Mechanical Recommissioning to Running Order
-Owned for More than 50 Years by Serenissima Founder Count Volpi

This 1969 Iso Grifo 7 Litri is one of just 66 Large-Displacement 7 Litri Models Built. Powered by the iconic 427 cu. In Chevy engine (6,997 CC) with single Rochester 4-Barrel Carburetor, producing 400 BHP at 5,200 RPM. 5-Speed ZF Manual Gearbox Sold for $390,000

Estimated $500,000 – $600,000

One car that I thought sold for a low price was the iconic 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi that sold for $285,500, and was only estimated to sell for  between $300,000 – $350,000. This was the final year for the 512 BBi and it had 4,600 miles, original. Recent Engine-Out Service, Including Timing Belt Replacement.

A very expensive car when sold new, this 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible was sold for $117,600. One of Just 68 Known to the Cadillac & LaSalle Club.
Powered by a 365 CID OHV V-8 Engine, with Twin 4-Barrel Carter Carburetors, producing 325 BHP at 4,800 RPM.
4-Speed Hydra-Matic Automatic Transmission

Sold out of the Santa Fe Collection this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner sold for $168,000 well above the $120,000 – $140,000 estimate. One of Just 234 Four-Speed 426 Hemi Road Runners Built in 1969, Retains Numbers-Matching Engine and Gearbox per Galen Govier Report. Finished in Blue Fire Paint over Light Blue Vinyl Interior

A real beauty you don’t see often is the 1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint ‘Supergioiello’ that sold for $291,000, a bit shy of the $350,000 – $450,000 Estimate. Exceedingly Rare as One of as Few as Three 1900C “Supergioiellos” Believed to Survive.

1,884 CC DOHC Inline 4-Cylinder Engine with Twin Weber Carburetors producing 100 BHP at 5,500 RPM.
-4-Speed Manual Gearbox
-4-Wheel Finned Aluminum Drum Brakes
-Front Independent Suspension with Wishbones and Coil Springs


Quite a surprise to see this little 1914 Sunbeam Tourist Trophy Race Car sell for $1,105,000, but that was well with in the estimated selling price of $1,000,000 – $1,400,000
-One of Three Remaining Works-Entered Tourist Trophy-Winning Cars
-Incredibly Advanced, Early Twin Overhead Camshaft Engine
-Highly Competitive; 1st Overall in the 1954 and 1963 VSCC Pomeroy Trophy
-Exceptional Provenance Including Stanley and “Gentleman” Jack Sears and Sunbeam Authority Anthony Heal
-A Fixture of Two of the Leading UK Collections for the Past 74 Years and Never Before Offered for Public Sale

Technical Specs:
-3,295 CC DOHC 16-Valve 4-Cylinder Engine with Claudel-Hobson Carburetor producing 85 HP at 3,200 RPM
-4-Speed Manual Gearbox
-2-Wheel Rear Mechanical Drum Brakes with Internal Expanding Shoes
-Front Solid Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Houdaille Friction Dampers
-Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Houdaille Friction Dampers

The 1955 Ferrari 857 Sport Spider sold for $5,350,000

The Last of Just Four 857 Sports Built, with Multiple Podium Finishes in 1956 with Carroll Shelby and Jack McAfee. Additionally Driven by Olivier Gendebien, Richie Ginther, Masten Gregory, and Other Racing Luminaries.

-3,421 CC DOHC Tipo 129 4-Cylinder Engine with Twin Weber 58 DCOA3 Carburetors producing 276 BHP at 6,000 RPM.
-4-Speed Manual Gearbox
-4-Wheel Drum Brakes

Selling well above it’s reserve of 70 to 90k, this 1914 Bugatti Type 13 Dog Cart Replica from the Dr. Theodore Waugh Collection sold for $140,000.
-Equipped with a Genuine 16-Valve Bugatti Engine
-Racing Coachwork Built by Crosthwaite & Gardiner
-1,453 CC SOHC Inline 4-Cylinder Engine, Single Zenith Updraft Carburetor, 30 BHP at 2,800 RPM
-4-Speed Manual Gearbox

1908 American Underslung 50/60 HP Roadster sold for $1,215,000, a bit above it’s estimated $900,000 – $1,100,000
Car Highlights:
-High-Horsepower Early American Sports Car
-Highly Desirable Roadster Coachwork
-Provenance Includes Collectors D. Cameron Peck and Lindley Bothwell
-Authentic Original Bodywork with Charming Patina
-Predates the Mercer Raceabout and Stutz Bearcat
-One of the Most Sought-After Automobiles of Its Period

Technical Specs:
-476.5 CID L-Head Inline 4-Cylinder Engine
-50/60 HP at 1,000 RPM
-4-Speed Manual Gearbox
-2-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes with Transmission Brake
-Front Beam Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
-Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs