Ayrton Senna's Monaco Grand Prix-winning McLaren MP4 was the big seller at Bonhams' Monaco auction yesterday – but a unique barn-find Jaguar XK140 was the real star, going for more than seven times its initial estimate.
The McLaren-Cosworth Ford MP4/8A, in which the legendary Brazilian driver won his final victory on the streets of the principality, eventually went for €4,197,500 (£3,693,893) – with none other than Bernie Ecclestone placing the winning bid. But it was far from the only genuine F1 car to sell at the auction.
Another Senna car, the Toleman-Hart TG184 in which he famously finished second on his Monaco debut, smashed its pre-sale estimate of €750,000-1,000,000, eventually going for €1,610,000 after another intense bidding battle.
The barn-find Jaguar was undoubtedly the day's most heart-warming sale.
The 1955 XK140 SE Coupé was rebodied by famed coachbuilder Michelotti early on its life, and at some point was also fitted with a Jaguar C-type engine.