A mesmerising line-up of motor sport greats will headline RM Auctions' Monaco sale on 9-10 May, with a number of high-value Ferraris set to steal show. The prancing horse is represented by no fewer than 17 lots, including four out of five of the highest-estimated classics.
One of the stars of the sale is a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C by Scaglietti, the ninth example of only 12 that were built. It is expected to fetch as much as €5m. The 275 is unusual for a competition model in that it saw little on track action during its early life, first being driven in anger in 1969 at the Colle San Eusebio Hill Climb. As a result, RM describe it is one of the most original 275 GTBs in existence. The Ferrari has been in the hands of its current owner since 1995, and prior to that had just two keepers since 1973.
Sticking with the Italian race car theme is a 1956 Maserati 450S prototype by Fantuzzi, the very car in which Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson drove the Mille Miglia in the same year. During that race the car's brakes failed, sending it crashing through a hedge. Still in 350S guise at that point, it was returned to Maserati, which extended the wheelbase to accommodate a new V8 engine while the bodywork was redesigned by Fantuzzi; the 450S was born. It emerged from the factory for its debut at the 1956 Swedish Grand Prix.
After that, the 450S passed through the hands of three private owners, and was converted to Corvette power before undergoing a full restoration in 1987 in consultation with the factory. It is expected to top €5.5m.
