Bonhams Miami 2025 was always going to be about the glitziest cars, and the Miami International Autodrome’s 53-strong lot list doesn’t disappoint. To be held on May 3, 2025 in support of the Miami Grand Prix, it’s a collection of cars that’s marked out by its supercar, Porsche and restomod theme. There are some surprises along the way, however – including an unrestored Ferrari Daytona.
We’ve already previewed the leading lot, Jenson Button’s Brawn GP F1 car, along with a brace of Nissan Skylines; the next biggest lot on pre-sale estimate is the 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 pictured above. One of only 112 examples built, and first delivered to Beverly Hills with Carbon Package 1, black wheels and red brake calipers, it’s covered just 67 miles in single ownership. It’s estimated at between $1.9m and $2.4m.
However it is Porsches and Porsche-based restomods and adaptations that are a key theme of this auction, ably demonstrated by the above 1990 Porsche 911 Classic Turbo Reimagined by Singer – the very first to be offered for public sale. Called the Sun Valley Commission, it was featured extensively in Chris Harris’s film on the Singer Classic Turbo project. It has 267 miles on the odometer and is estimated at $1.75m to $2.25m.
It leads a plethora of Porsche-adjacent cars, each with a distinct flavour. There’s a one-of-26 1995 Porsche 911 Speedster Remastered by Gunther Werks entitled the Buenos Aires Commission, which is estimated at between $1.2m and $1.4m, and there’s also one of 14 2008 Ruf RGTs, built for the chairman of Samsung. That’s estimated at between $750k and $950k.
For those who prefer their Porsches with a more factory-oriented focus, there’s a selection of very interesting 911s. The most expensive by estimate is a 1996 993 GT2 RGT2 R, which we covered when it was up for auction earlier this year with Iconic Auctioneers in the UK; it’s estimated at $800k-$1m.
The next is the above 964 Turbo 3.3. It carries an estimate of $400k-$500k, which is a figure we’d more readily associated with the later, rarer 3.6 model. It is also a German-market car, and US-market cars are preferable that side of the pond. However, this 59,645km car is one of six finished in paint-to-sample Rubystone Red, and it carries options such as a limited-slip differential, impact bumpers, electric sunroof and heated seats. A sure-fire social media star, for the anyone who buys it…
Other notable Porsches include a Champagne Yellow 1965 Porsche 911 2.0 Coupé (est $250k-$300k), a US-delivered 930 Turbo 3.3 Slantnose (est $275k-$325k) and a white 1978 930 Turbo first delivered via Brumos Racing on 5824 miles (est $250k-$300k).
The auction is a relatively quiet one for big-ticket Ferrari sales, but it is the above 1973 365 GTB/4 Daytona (chassis 16865) that is the most fascinating. Distributed via Modern Classic Motors in Reno, Nevada to its selling dealer Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo in Portland, Oregon on December 24, 1973, it would find a new owner in Californian Ron Kinard Farris between 1975 and 1980, before joining the collection of Port Aransas, Texas plastic surgeon Dr Hervé Gentile. He owned it from the late 1980s until his passing, and it now being offered by his family. It is unrestored, but running and driving, having been serviced by Exclusive Motorcars of Arizona, with work including rebuilding and tuning the Weber carburettors, a fuel-system refurbishment and the fitment of a new battery. It’s estimated at between $375k and $450k.
Other Ferrari highlights include a 575 Superamerica (est $400k-$500k), a rare six-speed manual F430 Spider (est $400k-$500k), a 1971 Dino 246 GT (est $550k-$650k) and a 1991 Testarossa (est $120k-$140k, no reserve).
While the Porsche restomods are the headliners, the above car is no less important – it’s the first Alfaholics GTA-R to be offered at public auction. Waiting times for new commissions stretch into years, and chassis no. 009 represents a rare opportunity to jump that queue. Said to produce 200bhp, it is set up as fast road/track car, and has the full Alfaholics aluminium GTA body, the fast road/track day suspension system with adjustable aluminium dampers, 2¼in springs, aluminium race T-bar, lightweight crossmembers, a Monza Big Valve Twin Spark engine with 45mm Weber carburettors, a full custom exhaust and 3D-mapped electronic ignition.There’s also a five-speed gearbox, limited-slip differential and six-pot front and billet rear calipers. It’s estimated at between $400k and $500k.
This 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, chassis 198.040-6500024, was displayed at the 1956 Geneva Auto Show. Its first owner was Hans Hürlimann, of the Swiss tractor manufacturer Hürlimann Traktoren, who ended up crashing it within three months. It was repaired by the factory, but its next history appears in 1969, when it was acquired by Georgina Garcia from Motor Imports, Inc of San Antonio, Texas. She imported the car to Mexico, where it has remained. Garcia kept the car until 1982, passing it to an undisclosed owner. The next owner acquired the Gullwing in 1986 – a businessman by the name of Carlos Hank Rohn, who had the car fully restored. It’s been in his care ever since, and has recently had the fuel pump was rebuilt, the brake hydraulics serviced and other items attended to. It’s estimated at between $1.35m and $1.55m.
This 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV, one of 66 fuel-injected, US-Spec QVs believed to have been built, has covered 2256km. Although a US-spec car, it has been updated to European bumpers, and was specified with the rear-wing delete and white wheels. Originally supplied to California via Albert Silvera, in the 2000s it went back to Italy and then France, and is now up for sale. It’s estimated at between $750k and $950k.
Bonhams Miami 2025 features a 14-strong collection of orange cars, with one highlight being this 1970 Plymouth Superbird – one of 135 ‘R-Code’ 426ci Hemi-powered Superbirds ever built. Presented in its original colour scheme of Hi-Impact Vitamin C over a pearl white interior, it has an older restoration that garnered an AACA Senior National First Prize in 2014. Offered at no reserve, it’s estimated at between $400k and $600k.
Other highlights in the orange collection include a 2016 Dodge Viper ACR (est $275k-$325k), a 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series that’s unique in Epic Orange (est $750k-$1m), a 10-miles-from-new 2023 Dodge SRT Challenger Demon 170 (est $100k-$150k) and a 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black (est $275k-$325k).
Bonhams Miami 2025 also sees a rare opportunity to acquire a 1994 Bugatti EB110 GT. One of 84 examples built, chassis 92 was fist delivered to Germany via Auto König. In 1999, it was acquired by Franco Pastorelli, proprietor of Netherlands-based EB110-specialist Franco Auto. A local buyer acquired the car and kept it until his passing in 2017, when it was displayed in the Strøjer Samlingen Museum in Denmark. It went to the US in 2022, and it now has 30,490km on the clock. It is estimated at between $1.45m and $1.65m.
Bonhams Miami 2025 sees a separate automobilia collection (more details can be found here), but the main sale on May 3 also sees a wide selection of F1-related items, such as race suits from Alain Prost (McLaren 1984), Nigel Mansell (Williams 1986), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari 2011) and Damon Hill (Williams 1993), and helmets from Alonso (Renault 2004 and Alpine 2022), Lando Norris (McLaren 2023) and Michael Schumacher (Benetton 1991), all offered at no reserve.
However, one of the highlights is The Ultimate Motorsport Experience with Sir Jackie Stewart (pictured above) at the 2025 Silverstone British Grand Prix, in aid of Race Against Dementia. The five-day experience will include a private dinner at Sir Jackie’s home on Thursday July 3, VIP access to the Paddock Club for the Grand Prix weekend including a hot lap around the circuit in a Ford Mustang Dark Horse, a helicopter ride to the circuit, a tour of the garage, time in the British Racing Drivers’ Club suite on race day to watch the event, a behind-the-scenes tour of FIA Race Control and the Safety Car Garage, followed by a farewell breakfast on the Monday. More details can be found here.
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