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Bonhams has confirmed key appointments to strengthen its Cars Department leadership, naming Michael Squire as Head of Europe and Robert Glover as Head of UK. The announcement follows Julie David's appointment as Global Managing Director of the Car, Motorcycle and Automobilia department in March.
Artcurial auctioned the Ferrari agent Fritz Neuser collection on March 15, 2026, in Paris, achieving €5 million with a 100% sell-through rate.
Pinacoteca Agnelli has opened La Pista 500, a new public art venue on the historic rooftop test track of the Lingotto building in Turin, the former Fiat car factory that closed in 1982.
Bonhams will offer some of the world's rarest collector cars at its Laguna Seca Auction at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on August 13, with previews on August 11 and 12.
Bonhams|Cars has announced its Greenwich Auction, scheduled for May 31, featuring a 1991 Lamborghini Diablo estimated at $300,000–350,000 and a selection of rare Porsche 356 models.
Bonhams|Cars reported a total sale value of $5,256,664 from its National Automobile Museum Auction in Reno, Nevada, with 100% of lots sold.
A rare 1957 Porsche 356A Carrera GT in factory-correct Aquamarine Blue sold for $511,000 including premium at Bonhams|Cars Greenwich Auction, against an estimate of $500,000–$700,000.
Bonhams will auction a rare Lotus 49B Formula 1 car, chassis number '49-R8', at its Festival of Speed sale on June 27. The car is the last Lotus to be sold from the collection of the late John Dawson-Damer and has never before been offered at auction.
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