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Enchanting cars and surprises at RM Sotheby’s in St. Moritz
RM Sotheby's, the Canadian auction house, is set to host an event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, during the Bernina Gran Turismo race, featuring some very tempting estimates and excellent quality cars, including a Pininfarina Leggenda driving simulator, a Lexus LFA, several cars from Mercedes-Benz, a Dallara Stradale, a 1953 Fiat 8V, and a 1989 Mercedes-Benz 500E. With these high-quality cars up for grabs, buyers and collectors are expected to flock to the event to snag a good deal or add to their collections.
The country of watches is rapidly becoming the country of auctions: there have already been two this year and on 17th September, the third one arrives in St. Moritz under the flag of RM Sotheby’s during the Bernina Gran Turismo race: the Canadian auction house has never put on an event in Switzerland but, after the huge success of the sale in Liechtenstein in June, it decided that the time was right to raise the stakes.
If you are in the mood for shopping, I suggest you pay them a visit: the estimates are definitely tempting and the quality of cars truly excellent – as is always the case with RM. Not only that, there’s also something rather special on offer, a lot that should grab everyone’s attention. The first of nine Pininfarina Leggenda driving simulators, made in a strictly limited numbered series for TCCT in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Turin coachbuilder. An intriguing lot full of options, as indicated by the catalogue, and estimated between 120,000 and 150,000 Swiss francs (€110-140,000) without reserve.
