The Importance of Being Earnest
The on-again, off-again Auction by Christie's of a 1938-39 V12 Auto Union has dominated the interests of car collectors in the run-up to the 2007 F1 season, but Thomas O'Keefe discovered that this special car was not the only game in town. Oh, yes, and that Auto Union can still be yours...
In the run-up to the Formula One season, it is always fun as a diversion to dream a little and look back to the bygone times of Grand Prix racing by following the collector car auctions that proliferate at this time of year.
This year, with the high prices being paid and the manner in which these auctions are being conducted, it is becoming apparent that the purveyors of these classics are being held to higher standard than previously by the car collecting community. The recent auction experiences with rare racecars as disparate as a Lotus 25, an Auto Union and a Shelby Cobra illustrate the trend.
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