Two cars accounted for nearly half the money spent at Artcurial Motorcars’ Automobiles sur les Champs auction on October 25, 2026. A 2006 Porsche Carrera GT led the Paris sale at €2,625,000, with a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing following at €1,624,800. There was then a considerable gap to the third-placed 2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina, which made €667,520, followed by a 1972 Dino 246 GTS at €488,720 and a 2021 Ferrari 812 GTS at €447,000. Together, these five cars accounted for two-thirds of the €8,770,239 total at Artcurial Paris 2026, with 80 percent of lots finding buyers.
Beyond those headline figures, the results showed considerable variation in what buyers were prepared to pay. The Carrera GT exceeded its upper estimate by €125,000, just €200 more than the Gullwing, although these comparisons include buyer’s premium, unlike the estimates themselves. Further down the results, a 1971 Dino 246 GT made €369,520 against a €260,000 to €320,000 estimate, while a manual 1995 Ferrari F355 GTS reached €208,600 against a €150,000 to €200,000 guide. Rarity and documented ownership history were not always sufficient to secure a sale, however.
A 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Dandy, one of just two bodied by Chapron, went unsold against a €400,000 to €600,000 estimate, as did a 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet that had remained in the same family since 1972. Competition history was no guarantee of reaching the estimate, either: a 1936 Riley Sprite with period racing provenance and three modern Mille Miglia appearances sold for €178,800, some €21,200 below its lower guide. Here are some of the key results at Artcurial Paris 2026 in greater detail.
The highest-priced car at Artcurial’s Automobiles sur les Champs sale was this 2006 Porsche Carrera GT, chassis WP0ZZZ98Z5L000112, number 440 of the 1270 examples produced. Completed in November 2004, it was purchased new from Porsche Francorchamps in Belgium towards the end of 2005 by a French businessman and rally driver. Finished in GT Silver Metallic with Terracotta leather, it was specified with adjustable XT bucket seats, air-conditioning, tyre-pressure monitoring and a matching Ascot leather luggage set. Its owner had competed in several Dakar Rallies between 1992 and 2024, finishing seventh in 1998, and won the 2008 Rally of Tunisia in a Schlesser buggy.
The Porsche was initially registered in Luxembourg before receiving French registration in 2011. It had covered 6790km when serviced at Porsche Stuttgart in April 2012. A further service at Porsche Vélizy in May 2026 cost €71,852 and included new camshafts, dampers, alternator, starter motor and tyres, while the clutch required only cleaning. With approximately 7300km recorded and one owner from new, the Carrera GT sold for €2,625,000 against a €1.9m to €2.5m estimate at Artcurial Paris 2026.
Second in the sale was a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing from the Guido Hommel Collection, chassis 198.040 5500620. Completed on August 10, 1955, it was dispatched to Mercedes-Benz Distributors in New York six days later, finished in Silver Grey Metallic with blue-grey chequered gabardine upholstery. Factory options included Rudge centre-lock wheels and fitted luggage. Its first owner was Earl Umland of Chicago, although it subsequently passed through Loeber Motors before being acquired by Frank F Ball in Indiana. Ball retained it for almost two decades and commissioned a restoration in 1974 to ’75, during which the original exterior colour was retained, and the engine and transmission were rebuilt by Mercedes-Benz.
After passing through several American owners, the Gullwing was exported to Switzerland in 1985 and subsequently moved to Germany. Three-time Le Mans winner Klaus Ludwig acquired the car through Mercedes-Benz Classic in 1998, the year he won the FIA GT Championship with Mercedes-Benz. Guido Hommel purchased it in March 1999 and retained it for the following 27 years. During Hommel’s ownership, the Gullwing participated in the Mille Miglia Storica in 2000, 2003 and 2019. It retained its original engine, five period-correct Rudge wheels and the fitted suitcase supplied when new. Estimated at €1.1m to €1.5m, it sold for €1,624,800.
Third overall was this 2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina, chassis ZFFZR52B000124289, number 311 of the 448 examples produced. The Rosso Corsa car was delivered new through Charles Pozzi in Levallois in November 2001 to André Cholley, a motor sport enthusiast who owned a Peugeot 905 sports-prototype and subsequently took over the AGS Formula 1 operation at the Circuit du Luc.
Cholley retained the Ferrari until 2007, when the car passed to a collector named Lesur in the Pas-de-Calais. A subsequent owner, M Guchez, entrusted its maintenance to Madou Compétition in Seclin, where a less restrictive stainless-steel exhaust system was fitted. The consigning owner acquired the Barchetta through the same specialist in 2013, when it had covered approximately 11,600km.
By the time of the auction, the mileage remained below 13,700km. The car retained its original numbered plaque and the two Ferrari helmets supplied with the model. Maintenance included a timing-belt replacement in 2024, although the service booklet had been lost during a house move. It was also noted that the windscreen was cracked and the tyres dated from 2012. Estimated at €470,000 to €650,000, the Ferrari sold for €667,520 at Artcurial Paris 2026.
Fourth in the results was a 1972 Dino 246 GTS Série E, chassis 05104, another car from the Guido Hommel Collection. Originally delivered in March 1972 by Charles Pozzi in Paris, it was finished in Bianco Polo with a Nero interior, a combination believed to have been specified on only 77 examples of the 246 GTS. Its early history included a period in Iran, from where it returned to France in 1987, still wearing its original white paintwork and yellow French-market headlights. Prestige Import of Lyon handled its re-registration before the Dino passed to M Vermont, a collector and Ferrari dealer in Lille, who subsequently had it repainted red.
Following another change of ownership in 1996, the car was repaired by Charles Pozzi in 1998 after a small fire in the engine compartment. It later passed into Belgian ownership, then to a member of Ferrari Club Deutschland in 2007. Ferrari Classiche certification followed in April 2009. Hommel acquired the Dino in 2019 and commissioned a restoration to its original specification, including stripping the body to bare metal, repainting it in Bianco Polo and rebuilding the original engine and gearbox. Against an estimate of €400,000 to €500,000, it sold for €488,720.
Another open-top Ferrari in the sale was a 2021 812 GTS, chassis ZFF97CMB000269987, supplied new by Charles Pozzi of Levallois-Perret on September 22, 2021. It had remained with its original Parisian owner and covered approximately 3500km when catalogued. The specification combined special-order Grigio GTS paintwork with Cuoio leather and Daytona-style seats. Carbonfibre components were fitted to the dashboard, centre console, door sills, spoilers, diffuser and exterior trim, alongside 20-inch diamond-finished forged wheels and titanium exhaust finishers. Other options included electrically adjustable seats, Apple CarPlay, an upgraded audio system, a passenger performance display and a front suspension lift. It was estimated at €400,000 to €500,000 at Artcurial Paris 2026, and sold for €447,000.
Among the cars that failed to sell at Artcurial Paris 2026 was this 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Dandy by Henri Chapron, chassis 57349, estimated at €400,000 to €600,000. Artcurial described it as the only surviving example of two Type 57 cabriolets bodied by Chapron, the other being chassis 57215, which is believed to have disappeared after use by the French Liberation Army. Chassis 57349, fitted with engine number 240, was delivered on December 14, 1935 to Max Hicguet, whose family operated La Dolomie Française in northern France and had previously owned several Bugattis. Chapron’s bespoke coachwork featured two wide doors, a fully folding hood, rear-mounted spare wheels and a specially designed dashboard and door furniture. The body carried Chapron number 4929.
Following the war, the car passed to mechanic Prosper Nadaud, who sold it in May 1949 to Marceau Convenant, a Peugeot dealer in La Baule. Convenant retained it for almost four decades before undertaking a restoration during the 1980s. It subsequently appeared at the international Bugatti gathering in La Baule in 1992. The consigning owners acquired the Type 57 from the Convenant family in 2016. Although it retained its original body and engine, the gearbox came from another Type 57, chassis 57450, while the rear axle was also sourced from a different car. The Bugatti remained unsold at the time of writing.
The highest result above the upper estimate outside the five most expensive cars came from this 1971 Dino 246 GT Série M, chassis 01844. Delivered new through Charles Pozzi on May 3, 1971, to Maurice Rapt of the Loir-et-Cher, it was originally finished in Rosso Dino with Nero upholstery and registered 48 QC 41. Its early service records show 1397km covered within a week of delivery, when a Prancing Horse badge was added. By June 9, it had reached 3470km, returning for servicing, a replacement rear damper, a radio and another Ferrari emblem.
The consigning owner, a garage proprietor, purchased the Dino at auction in December 1989 and subsequently undertook a restoration spanning almost two decades. The original engine, number 0007357, was rebuilt with replacement valves, guides, seals and piston rings, while the gearbox received new seals and a second-gear synchromesh ring. The cooling system was overhauled, the carburettors refurbished and electronic ignition installed. During the early 2000s, the body was stripped to bare metal, minor damage to the left front wing repaired and the car repainted in Rosso Corsa rather than its original Rosso Dino. The interior was also retrimmed, with work completed in 2009. Fewer than 8000km had been covered subsequently. Estimated at €260,000 to €320,000, it sold for €369,520 at Artcurial Paris 2026, exceeding its upper guide by €49,520.
The largest shortfall below the lower estimate came from this black 1936 Riley Sprite, chassis S26S 4884, known as ‘The Blacky’ during its competition career. One of just 55 examples built, it left the factory in July 1936, finished in black with green upholstery and registered DFC 789. The car spent much of its life in Britain, competing at Silverstone during the late 1940s and in various hill climbs. In 1982 it participated in the 50th RAC Rally, while five years later it appeared at the Norwich Union Classic at Silverstone, driven by Ian Hall. More recently, it took part in the Mille Miglia in 2012, 2019 and 2022.
The consigning owner acquired the Riley in England in 2022, following an earlier restoration that had retained its original colour scheme and patinated green leather upholstery. The original engine, number SS 4884, remained in place, together with the pre-selector gearbox, which had been overhauled by a British specialist. An auxiliary cooling fan and electric fuel pump had also been fitted. Eligible for the centenary Mille Miglia in 2027, the Riley sold for €178,800 against an estimate of €200,000 to €300,000, finishing €21,200 below its lower guide.
A rather different provenance accompanied this 1967 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint, chassis 826267, which had belonged from new to French racing driver Philippe ‘Fifi’ Étancelin. Winner of the 1934 Le Mans 24 Hours with Luigi Chinetti in an Alfa Romeo 8C, Étancelin competed from the 1920s into the early years of the Formula 1 World Championship, including appearances at the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix in 1929 and the first World Championship race at Silverstone in 1950. He purchased the Bertone-bodied 2600 Sprint new from Alfa Romeo’s Champs-Élysées showroom in March 1967. Finished in mink grey with beige leather upholstery, it was his final new-car purchase and remained within the family. In October 1981, ten days before his death, he transferred the car to his grandson André.
The Alfa Romeo retained its original registration, 8351 FY 76, and showed approximately 58,000km from new. Its maintenance records included around €30,000 in invoices, although corrosion was identified along the lower doors and sills. Accompanying documents included the transfer signed by Étancelin and photographs of him with the Sprint in 1967. Offered without reserve at Artcurial Paris 2026, it sold for €29,800 against a revised estimate of €30,000 to €40,000.
Among the Ferraris exceeding their upper estimates was this 1995 F355 GTS, chassis ZFFPR42B000102452, one of three cars consigned by a Parisian enthusiast. Supplied new by Sa.Mo.Car in Rome, it was delivered to its first owner on June 16, 1995, and featured the six-speed open-gate manual gearbox. The car had passed through five owners, including the consignor, with its history documented by a regularly stamped service book and accompanying invoices. Between 2000 and 2006, it was maintained in France by Philippe Gardette of Auvergne Moteurs, a specialist in Ferrari maintenance and restoration. According to Artcurial, servicing outside this period was carried out within the official Ferrari dealer network.
The consigning owner, previously a Porsche enthusiast, acquired the F355 through an intermediary in Paris. By the time of the auction the car had covered 65,050km. Estimated at €150,000 to €200,000 at Artcurial Paris 2026, it sold for €208,600 including fees, exceeding its upper estimate by €8600.
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