The forthcoming Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale offers plenty of temptation for some post-Christmas, pre-New Year adventures, led by Hollywood star Audrey Hepburn’s Lancia Aurelia.
The auction takes place in Gstaad, Switzerland on December 29, 2025, and around 45 cars are scheduled to appear during the Festival-Zelt Gstaad event. Magneto magazine has picked out ten lots to watch.
This 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Sports Coach by Graber, chassis no. 57443, is an early example from the second series, and was delivered on September 19, 1936 to the Swiss importer Bucar in Horgen and then sent to Graber in Wichtrach. There, at the request of the first owner – an architect from Zurich who is reported to have produced his own design – the car received a two-door Sports Coach body, numbered 350. As far as recorded, only three Type 57s were built with this bodystyle, and only two are known to survive.
In 1950, the car was sold to an engineer in Zurich, who subsequently sold it in 1960, with engine damage, via a dealer to the Dutch Bugatti importer van Ramshorst. He replaced the engine with one of the same type and assigned it the original number. The car was then sold to a Swedish collector, who returned it to the Netherlands in November 1962, where it was acquired by the Bugatti collector Hans Sauerbier. In the 1980s, Sauerbier had the engine overhauled and converted the braking system to the hydraulic set-up used on later models.
Chassis 57443 remained with Sauerbier until 2008, then moved to England, and was purchased by a Swiss enthusiast in 2018. Following importation, it was repainted in its present blue-and-black colour scheme. The interior was refurbished, retaining as much original leather as possible, while the mechanicals were inspected and the brakes overhauled. In 2020, the car was acquired by the seller. It’s estimated at between CHF550k and CHF600k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
The Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale has not one but two 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 ‘Queen Marys’. This particular car was first registered on October 28, 1969 in the canton of Geneva. The car has had only four owners over the past 35 years and has seen limited use; around 25 years ago, the bodywork was restored and repainted in its original colour, blu ribot, and the interior was retrimmed in beige leather. In 2019, after roughly 1500km and a long period of inactivity, a major service was performed. This included new fuel lines, an overhaul of the rear brake calipers, new rear discs and lines, new ANSA rear silencers and new tyres.
The vendor acquired the car in 2022 and had further work carried out by Graber Sportgarage. Work included replacement of all water hoses, overhaul of the ignition system, re-synchronisation of the carburettors, replacement of the rear dampers with reconditioned units and a major service, at a cost of CHF28k. Currently sitting at 123,000km, the Ferrari is estimated at between CHF235k and CHF255k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
The other 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 Queen Mary at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale is the car shown above. Chassis no. 12345 was likely delivered in Italy and imported to Switzerland at an early stage; documentation records its first Swiss registration on June 1, 1969. Its early history is unknown until the seller acquired it from the Beau Rivage garage in Lausanne in May 1991. The car was used occasionally over the following 25 years and was placed in storage at the end of 2016.
In September 2025, the 365 was removed from storage and recommissioned. The bodywork shows age-related cracks and chips in the non-original paint. The 9386km displayed on the odometer is believed to actually represent 109,386km, and although the auctioneer describes the matching-numbers engine and gearbox as running properly, it still advises a major service and reconditioning. The car is estimated at between CHF175k and CHF185k.
This 1985 Audi Sport Quattro, chassis no. 156, was delivered new in Switzerland and first registered on December 1, 1985. It was handed over to its first owner on January 8, 1986 by Auto Mathis AG in St Moritz. It’s one of 48 examples finished in Alpine White. In 1990, the car received a major overhaul at Audi, including installation of a replacement engine, at a cost of around CHF72k.
After changing ownership in the mid-1990s, the Audi was acquired by the consignor in April 2007. To take part in Historic racing events, Marcus Nothelle installed a Heigo roll cage, adjustable H&R suspension and a Sparco Evo 3 seat with six-point harnesses; the original Recaro driver’s seat is available. In 2015, the car was fitted with a Nothelle-optimised Sport Quattro engine producing more than 400bhp and a new Sport Quattro gearbox supplied by AMAG Switzerland. It’s covered less than 5500km since.
The original engine, rebuilt by Nothelle, is available for collection in Vogtsburg, Germany. Further work was carried out in October 2024, approximately 400km ago, including a new radiator, brake-booster overhaul, new front struts with mounts, a rear-axle differential overhaul by Audi Sport technicians and a major service at Autowelt Bachmann in Inwil at a cost of more than CHF14k. In all, it’s covered 101,250km. It’s estimated at between CHF600k and CHF650k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
Returning to the many Italian GTs up for grabs at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale, this 1962 Maserati 3500 GT Touring was first registered in Rome on March 15, 1962. It was originally delivered with fuel injection, which was later replaced with Weber twin carburettors by one of the car’s three Italian owners. At the end of 2010, the Maserati was imported into Switzerland, where it underwent a ten-year restoration and mechanical overhaul.
The engine was fully rebuilt, the mechanical components were refurbished, the body received new windows and paint, new carpets were installed and a new exhaust system was fitted. In June 2021, the 3500 GT was transferred to the vendor and has seen limited use since. It’s estimated at between CHF195k and CHF205k.
This 1969 Lamborghini Islero S, one of 100 examples produced, was delivered on May 7, 1969 via Righetti to its first owner, in Vicenza, Italy. Documentation indicates that the car was first registered in Switzerland on 24 March, 1970. The early history of chassis no. 6456 is not recorded until the late 1980s. A full restoration was initiated in 2010, which saw the car completely dismantled, the interior refurbished and the bodywork restored by a German specialist in 2011-12. It then returned to Switzerland and was repainted in its original colour, Verde Pallido.
With the project ongoing and approximately CHF 60,000 spent, the owner transferred the car to Lamborghini Polo Storico in 2015 to complete the work. Mechanical refurbishment resumed in late 2017. The drivetrain and electrical system were fully overhauled, and earlier work was inspected and corrected where required. During the engine rebuild, it was noted that the unit had previously been replaced with a type-correct example; this engine was rebuilt to S specification and stamped with the original number.
The restoration was completed in September 2018 at a cost exceeding €130,000. The car subsequently received Lamborghini Polo Storico Certificazione di Autenticità and returned to Switzerland in March 2019. It changed hands in 2022 and again in 2024. Having covered 18,000km, it’s estimated at between CHF295k and CHF330k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
One for a somewhat brave drive home after the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale, given how chilly it must be in Gstaad in deepest December, is this 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider 750 D. Built on May 18, 1956, the car was shipped to US importer Max Hoffmann in New York on May 22. In the 2000s, it was imported to Germany and restored by Furiani Racing in Frenchen.
In 2010, the Alfa was sold to a Swiss collector, who then passed away in 2017. As the car had not been imported during his ownership, his heirs completed the import and sold it to the vendor in 2018. Following consultation with an Alfa Romeo specialist in Turin, the vendor commissioned a further restoration. The matching-numbers engine was rebuilt with original parts and the body was repainted in its original colour. A five-speed gearbox was installed; the original four-speed unit remains available.
Since the restoration, the car has covered just under 12,000km. It’s estimated at between CHF70k and CHF80k.
This 1991 Porsche 964 Carrera Cup is one of 170 models built. It was delivered to its first owner at the Porsche works on February 7, 1991 and retains its original Cup specification, including a locking differential, Matter roll cage and six-point harness. Between 1991 and 1993 it was entered in several Porsche Club Switzerland races. It was first registered for road use in 1993. The car was fully rebuilt in 2006, including bodywork and engine, and it has covered 36,000km. It’s estimated at between CHF280k and CHF300k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
This 1967 Lancia Flaminia 2.8 Berlina formerly belonged to Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn. First registered on August 16, 1967, the car is documented as having been owned from 1969 to 1975 by ‘Audrey Dotti’ – at the time, Hepburn was married to Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti and lived in Tolochenaz in the canton of Vaud. In September 1975, the car was deregistered and placed in storage. In 1981, it was purchased by the vendor and moved to the Bernese Oberland.
Usage thereafter was limited; the logbook maintained since May 2001 records only 8500km over the past 24 years, and it sits of 156,700km. In September 2025, the car received a major service, including new brake hoses and new front brake pads. It’s estimated at between CHF30k and CHF40k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
This 1972 Stutz Blackhawk, a second-series example equipped with an electric sunroof, was delivered new in the US. The identity of the first owner and the car’s early history are not recorded. According to the Stutz register, it was likely won in the early 1980s by Charles Painter in Las Vegas. In 1989, the car was sold by Painter’s son to Dr Ernest Follico, who had it repainted from white with canary-yellow body stripes to its current Bordeaux colour.
In 2014, the car was acquired by a dealer and subsequently sold to Switzerland, where it was registered to artist Rolf Knie and used occasionally. It was purchased by the consignor in 2020 and has since been driven infrequently. Having covered 99,000km, it’s estimated at between CHF60k and CHF70k at the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen December 2025 sale.
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