Artcurial St Tropez 2025 is billed as a garden party in one of the most glorious parts of the world – and it has suitably attracted plenty to savour, with a mixture of traditional high-end auction essentials mixed with the kind of automotive oddities that the upmarket specialist sources so well.
Held at the Golf Club Saint-Tropez on June 28, the Artcurial auction is offering 134 lots (including automobilia) from across the spectrum of car collecting, although with a pleasing nod to the automotive frivolities so beloved of that part of the world – if you’ve ever fancied a beach car, there are a few to choose from. We’ve picked out ten of our favourite lots from the auction.
One of the lots at Artcurial St Tropez 2025 that’s got the most interest on social media is this unique 1986 Lamborghini LM002 built for the Sultan of Brunei. Autocostruzioni de Salvatore Diomante modified it to a station wagon-style set-up with Lamborghini factory approval, and it was further developed with additional bench seats, a television system, electric sunroof, electric windows and air-conditioning.
The LM002’s second owner was Bernd Pischetsrieder, former director at BMW and Volkswagen, and architect of the VW takeover of Rolls-Royce. In 2004 it received its Certificato di Iscrizione al Registro Lamborghini, and it was later serviced by Auto Koenig in Anzig. Im 2012 it was then sold to its third owner, in Sweden. The LM002 has just been serviced, and it has covered 10,400km. It is estimated at between €450k and €575k.
This 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano, chassis no. 0543, is the 56th example built and was first delivered to Autoval in Paris. It was then shipped to the US, and by 1958 it was in the care of Chuck Sweeney of Santa Barbara in California and Bill Woodward of Hawaii. Both put the car to work in motor sport events at Palm Springs, Santa Barbara and Dillingham. With its racing life over, it was sold to Canada courtesy of a Mr Bentley, the first of several owners from the country. It was then acquired by JB Durham of Dallas, who commissioned a restoration and then took it to the Meadow Brook Concours.
In 2007 the 250 GT Boano was sold to Kevin Cogan of Kentucky, before returning to Europe via a Belgian collector in 2013. It was treated to an overhaul via Bacchelli & Villa (bodywork), Tappezzeria Luppi (interior) and Officina in Belgium (mechanicals). It was then shown at the 2016 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, and subsequently sold to another Belgian collector. Sporting a FIVA passport and Ferrari Classiche certification, it’s estimated at between €650k and €850k at Artcurial St Tropez 2025.
This 1955 Lancia B24 America was first sold to the Sardinian Lancia dealer, before later being acquired by Prince Tommaso Corsini, a member of the Florentine nobility who helped draft the Italian Constitution after World War Two. Florio ‘Tarzan’ Sarti, a parts dealer from Florence, acquired the car in 1969, and he kept it for the next 30 years.
The current owner took stewardship and reversed the red-over-white colour scheme instituted by Sarti to the original hue of Grigio (courtesy of Fabio Calligaris), and mechanically refreshed the car via Autoriparazioni Clerici Gilberto. Coming up for sale at Artcurial St Tropez 2025, the B24 America is estimated at between €600k and €800k.
This 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB is one of only two to be delivered in the hue of Celeste 19321M, and it was first sold to the JH Keller dealership in Zurich. Chassis 7037 was subsequently sold to Germany, and in 1974 it was acquired by a Peter Klein, the owner of a roofing and tiling company in Blumenthal, Germany. He kept it until 1977, selling it to Rolf Schaefer from Cologne, who kept it until 2004. It then joined the collection of Luxembourg-based Jean-Jacques Gaasch, who used it on events such as the Tour Auto, Modena Cento Oro and the Zoute Grand Prix.
In 2013 the Ferrari 275 GTB was acquired by Eric Everard, founder of Artexis Group, an event-management company based in Uccle, Belgium, and thus used for further touring events. It was bodily restored by Scartapatti, while the mechanicals were restored by Roelofs Engineering and FMA between 2020 and 2023, and it was acquired by the current owner via Gregor Fisken. It’s estimated at between €2.2m and €2.6m at Artcurial St Tropez 2025.
Leading the Artcurial St Tropez 2025 sale by pre-sale estimate is this 2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie. First sold to Monaco, it benefits from the Excellence Service Plan (worth €156k excluding VAT), which entitles the owner to two more services in addition to the three it’s had over its 1555km life so far. It’s estimated at between €2.9m and €3.4m.
This 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster is being offered at Artcurial St Tropez 2025 by only its third-ever owner. First sold to Belgium for the Elektrische Houtzagerij company in the Antwerp region, it was later acquired by a resident of Knokke-Heist. The current keeper has owned the car since 2011, using it sparingly at his St Tropez property. Although the car is largely original, the auctioneer believes it has been painted once. It’s estimated at between €1m and €1.2m.
This 2004 Subaru Impreza S10 might seem incongruous for a garden party vibe such as that proposed by an auction entitled Artcurial St Tropez 2025, but it is a rather special car. Built by Prodrive for the 2004 season, it was driven by Petter Solberg and Phil Mills to victory on the Acropolis Rally despite brake failures and time penalties putting the result at risk. It was then used by Mikko Hirvonen for the Rally Finland and the Rally Australia.
From 2005 the Impreza S10 was used by the Italian Aimont Racing team for national events, and in 2008 it was used by M&R Motorsport in Germany. It was later sold by Subaru Italy and acquired by Lionel Hansen, a Porsche specialist with engineering history with Peugeot, Toyota, Kronos and others. It has been with its current owner since 2014.
Unlike many cars sold to privateers, it retains factory items such as titanium hubs and five-stud rims, a hollow carbon rear wing, special chassis and bodywork, thin aeronautical-type rollcage tubes, Kevlar bumpers, aluminium bonnet and wings, 315bhp turbo engine and special cooling system, Reiger shock absorbers, water-cooled Alcon brake calipers with six pistons at the front and four at the back, plus more besides. It’s one of 11 Impreza S10s Prodrive built to this specification, and it is estimated at between €300k and €400k.
Described as the most original example in existence, this 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio was first ordered by the Bugatti agent Mueller & Cluzel in Mulhouse, and fitted with Gangloff’s four-seater convertible coachwork, although it doesn’t appear in Gangloff’s records. Its first owner is noted as Widerker in the delivery book. From 1949 it was owned by a Mr Gros in Seysses, Haute-Garonne, France.
It was sold to the US via Geneva-based dealer Robert Baer to David Mize. He later sold it to John G Risch in 1967. Risch passed away in 1991, and after a few years with his son Johnny the Type 57 Stelvio was sold. Since 2016 it has been a regular at American concours, and it was acquired by the vendor in 2021. Coming up for sale at Artcurial St Tropez 2025, it’s estimated at between €600k and €800k.
This 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/Lusso, chassis 5217, was first delivered to Crepaldi of Milan, who sold it to Salvatore Consolo from Milan. Seven months later it passed to Dario Ferrari, also of Milan, who sold it to the US a year later. By the early 1970s it was in the stewardship of John Levy of Arlington; several American collectors followed until it was sold back to Europe in 2002. It was then acquired by Karl-Gustav Diederichs of Germany in 2003, and subsequently restored by Modena Motorsport.
In around 2010 the Ferrari 250 GT/Lusso was sold to another German collector, Ilka Seekamp, who went on to sell it to the current owner in 2021. It’s been repainted in Grigio Sfumato Metallizzato, and it has Ferrari Classiche Red Book classification. It’s estimated at between €1.2m and €1.5m at Artcurial St Tropez 2025.
The Artcurial St Tropez 2025 sale sees many vehicles suited for the locale, such as a one-owner-from-new, Monaco-based 1981 Mini Moke Californian, a 1977 Apal Buggy, a 1985 Citroën Méhari Azur used as a course car at the Maisons-Laffitte racecourse, and a 2003 Smart Crossblade. We’ve plumped for this 2010 Iveco Terramare 4×4 Amphibious, a prototype built by Milan-based engineer Maurizio Zanisi of ZAM S.A.S for the Exuma yacht.
It features a bow thruster, lifting points to allow it to be craned aboard, a shortened water-jet and more. It’s done 12,000km and has just had an oil change and a new battery after being unused for three years. Further refurbishment is needed, however. It’s estimated at between €50k and €80k, and is offered with no reserve.
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