Broad Arrow Zürich 2025 on November 1 was a successful debut sale for the ever-growing international classic and collector car auctioneer, with 87 percent of lots selling and CHF22 million achieved.
Held at the Dolder Grand overlooking Lake Zürich, the auction brought an end to a year of positive expansion into Europe; while outright bidding frenzies of the type that prompt headlines haven’t appeared yet, a good number of €1m-plus cars sold.
The top result was the 1956 Jaguar D-type pictured above, coming from 30 years of single Swiss ownership. Although it led the way in terms of the top ten results, its CHF5,181,250 maximum bid was just below its pre-sale estimate of CHF5.2m-CHF6.25m (a theme throughout the sale). While a D-type is, quite obviously, a very different proposition to an XK120/140/150 or an E-type, and although the result was shy of the estimate, given the current downward pressure on this era of Jaguar you could argue that this was a good result in the circumstances.
Second billing went to this 2024 Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider, which had £237k of Aston Martin Q division options and just 97km on the clock. Estimated at CHF2.75m-CHF3.25m, it came up just short at CHF2,706,250.
Following a pattern set across the year, late hypercars filled the top ten – although in fairness, that was always likely with a more modern-skewed lot list. A 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione A hit CHF1.525m (est CHF1.6m-CHF2m), a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder reached CHF1,418,125 (est CHF1.4m-CHF1.5m), a 2010 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster sold for CHF1,356,250 (est CHF1.35m-CHF1.65m), a 2014 McLaren P1 went for CHF1,108,750 (est CHF1.1m-CHF1.4m) and a 2009 Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M hit CHF501,250 (est CHF450k-CHF550k).
The trend of hitting low estimate, or just shy, was a common theme in the sale – but there were a few stumblers, too. A 2020 Bugatti Chiron Sport, one of 60 examples built, didn’t sell on the night but found a new owner after the auction; the final figure hasn’t been released. And a 2019 Porsche 935 was also subsequently bought privately.
Broad Arrow Zürich 2025 also brought several versions of the 997 era of Porsche 911 to the fore; some of the rarest and most sought-after models in the most revered water-cooled era.
With all the special editions coming from marque that have appeared in the past ten years, and the recent collapse in the ‘overs’ market, it’s perhaps difficult to remember the enormous furore about the 997 R – the extremely limited-run example that blended the GT3 RS engine with a six-speed manual and wingless look. Thanks to all of the other special editions, as well as a return to manual gearboxes in the general line-up, the original lustre may have gone, but it still hit its mark; in Zürich, it sold for CHF298,750 against a CHF280k-CHF320k estimate.
The king of the 997 hill (in terms of naturally aspirated cars) will forever be the GT3 RS 4.0, but at Broad Arrow Zürich 2025 there was a strong performance from a 2010 GT3 RS 3.8 Clubsport, which sold for CHF195,500 against a CHF170k-CHF200k estimate. Meanwhile, a 2008 997 GT2 Clubsport went for CHF310k against a CHF300k-CHF400k estimate. With subsequent 911s growing ever larger, the 997’s era has long held an appeal. Could 2026 be the year in which it starts to move forward at auction?
In the classic realm, top result at Broad Arrow Zürich 2025 was the above alloy-bodied 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB. A Swiss car from new, it had been restored by Roelofs and Edi Wyss Engineering. Against an estimate of CHF2.2m-CHF2.6m, it sold for CHF2,312,500.
Elsewhere, a 1952 Ferrari 212 Europa Pinin Farina estimated at CHF800k-CHF1m sold for CHF816,250, while a 1969 Lamborghini Islero sold for CHF270,250k against a CHF300k-CHF350k estimate, and a 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Voll & Ruhrbeck Four-Door Cabriolet sold after the auction; it had been estimated at CHF200k-CHF300k. A 1967 Lamborghini Miura estimated at CHF1.75m-CHF2m failed to sell.
Also among the no-sales at Broad Arrow Zürich 2025 was the above 2008 Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4, despite a recent service and four new tyres, against an estimate of CHF1.45m-CHF1.55m. Other notable no-sales included the 1990 Porsche 911 Coupé Reimagined by Singer ‘Goldfinger Commission’, estimated at between CHF950k-CHF1.25m.
One of the stand-out performers at the Broad Arrow Zürich 2025 sale was the above 2004 Ferrari 575 GTC ‘Stradale’. A road-going homage to the race-winning FIA GT1-racer, it featured upgrades including a roll cage, racing bucket seats and a track-tuned suspension. It burst through its CHF140k-CHF180k estimate to land on CHF230k.
Other cars to go above their top estimates included a 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT, which sold for CHF97,750 against a CHF80k-CHF90k estimate.
Further details
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