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'Cherry' choices at Shannons' Sydney Auction
Red cars go faster, and these ones are sure to find new homes quicklyThere's something about the colour red – it signals aggression, passion or urgency.
Red is a natural colour for competition vehicles or cars that are at least sporty in nature. And Shannons has a brace of them going to auction in Sydney two weeks from now.
A 1959 Mercedes 190SL Roadster finished in Cardinal Red – with a cream leather interior – is expected to fetch as much as $100,000, according to the auctioneers, although that figure is also said to be 'conservative'. A show winner up until 2004, the Mercedes has been in the hands of the one owner since 1995 and has regularly competed in classic car rallies over the past 15 years. It retains its original carburettors and a factory hard-top roof.
The second of three red German cars at the auction is a Porsche 356SC from 1964. A locally-delivered car from Hamilton's in Melbourne, the 356 features the original 1.6-litre VW flat four at the rear. Described by Shannons as "a meticulous and skilled German engineer," the current owner purchased the car from his friend – the first owner – 40 years ago. For the last 15 years the Porsche has been undergoing "an exhaustive restoration."
Shannons believes it is one of the best examples of the breed, and anticipates the 356 could fetch as much as $80,000 at auction.
The third German car lotted for the auction is a 1973 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible. Equipped with 1.6-litre air-cooled engine and disc brakes, the VW is being sold without reserve. It's in need of restoration, but could still sell for as much as $14,000.
Other red cars going to auction on Monday, August 25, include a 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby clone – replete with 302 Windsor and four-speed Toploader – said to be worth as much as $70,000, a 1973 Mustang convertible with a 351, a 1963 Triumph TR4, a 1951 MG TD and a 1973 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider.
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