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The Youngtimer Collection: 140 Early Classics Up for Auction

PHOTOS THE YOUNGTIMER COLLECTION: RM SOTHEBY'S

12 Rolls-Royce, 8 Porsche, 11 Bentley, 8 Jaguar, 7 Ferrari… The figures are impressive. Even more so when you check that there is 27 BMW and 34 Mercedes. In case it still does not seem enough to you, you have to add a lot of Japanese sports cars with models of Acura, Mazda, Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi. There is also the occasional Cadillac and Chevrolet out there to give American testimony. About 140 cars owned by the same owner and offered by RM Sotheby's at four auctions during this 2019.

We do not know the collector who has been behind this garage, but one thing we do know about him: He is passionate about "youngtimers". Those cars in the thirties and that have just entered the classic category or are about to do so. And is that most of this collection is based on mythical cars from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. A dream list for fans of the most contemporary classics baptized by RM Sotheby's as The Youngtimer Collection.

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Quite a few sports BMWs in the collection.

With a large presence of units prepared by AMG or Alpina many of the best German sports cars of the last 40 years are here. You also have quite a few British saloon and sports cars, basic Japanese for all lovers of Japanese and even 2 Renault 5 Turbo. All this without the need for a prior reservation in any of the four auctions to be held in Paris, Amelia Island, Fort Lauderdale and Essen. Let's take a look at the lots, maybe some will interest you ...

RETROMOBILE PARIS. MORE THAN 20 COPIES

This year the auctions at Retromobile are lively. Everything concerning the expected Alfa Romeo and the strange Hispano-Suiza we have already told you or we will tell you. But also the Parisian fair is the place chosen by RM Sotheby's to launch the first of four batches in what has divided The Youngtimer Collection.

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Most of the Mercedes go to the Essen auction.

For the occasion you have reserved more than 20 units. Specifically, quite a few of the most exclusive and sought-after ... Taking a look at the catalog we find a BMW Alpina B7 Turbo 1982 and a Mercedes 500 SEC AMG 5.4 Wide Boy 1989. These two models are the spearhead of German sports cars in the 80s, expecting to be around 200.000 euros in each case.

In addition, models will be offered that are classic from birth but ... That they are not with the calendar in hand. And it is that there will be representation of the 90s with a BMW 850 CSI and a Porsche 928 GTS. Not to mention that the most anticipated part is a 2006 car. Specifically, a Ferrari Superamerica characterized by being one of the 46 with manual transmission.

THE JAPANESE FLAVOR IS GOING TO FLORIDA

Florida will host two of the four auctions. The first the March 9 at Amelia Island and the second on the 29th of that same month in Fort Lauderlade. The sum reaches almost 40 models among which are the most exciting Japanese in the world. The Youngtimer Collection.

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On Amelia Island this batch of Japanese will be the protagonist.

On Amelia Island you can bid for a Acura NSX, various Toyota Supra and a Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, all of them with low mileage, as well as other lower-end Japanese sports cars. Later in Fort Lauderlade a lot will be offered composed entirely of units of the 300ZX. Representatives of the two generations of the model produced between 1983 and 2000. Watch out for this pre-classic!

YOUNGTIMERS AT AUCTION: ESSEN, THE STRONG DISH

More than 80 cars. And also offered in just two days. April 11 and 12 in the frame from the German fair in Essen. There Shoteby's will kick the house out the window with a catalog in which you will find numerous Alpina and M preparations together with some of the best AMGs of the 80s and 90s. A complete review of the most recent German sportsmanship to which is added a strange Wiesmann GT, two R5 Turbo from 1985 and a good selection of Rolls-Royce and Bentley sedans from the penultimate era.

We have been quietly looking at the catalog, and highly valued jewels apart ... The truth is that thanks to The Youngtimer Collection You will have the opportunity to access many pre-classics or recent classics from BMW and Mercedes. If you are interested in a “youngtimer”German I that you would take a look. Remember that it is an auction without reserve, anything can happen ...

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Written by Miguel Sánchez

Through the news from La Escudería, we will travel the winding roads of Maranello listening to the roar of the Italian V12; We will travel Route66 in search of the power of the great American engines; we will get lost in the narrow English lanes tracking the elegance of their sports cars; We will speed up the braking in the curves of the Monte Carlo Rally and we will even get dusty in a garage while rescuing lost jewels.

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