«The Gran Turismo Collection»
At the beginning of November, RM Sotheby’s in London will auction “The Gran Turismo Collection”, a collection of 18 cars that a collector has put together for himself over the years. That’s pretty great, probably never before has such a collection come under the hammer all at once, the man really had excellent taste. We want to show the individual vehicles here – but above all ask: What would your dream collection look like? Just imagine: An infinite amount of walking money, enough space – which 18 classics would you have? Feel free to take “The Gran Turismo Collection” as a starting point, then replace or exchange a few vehicles.
Here’s the list first:
- 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
- 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari
- 2011 Ferrari 599 SA Aperta
- 2006 Ferrari Superamerica
- 2003 Ferrari Enzo
- 2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta
- 1997 Ferrari F50
- 1996 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport
- 1993 Bugatti EB110 GT
- 1993 Jaguar XJ220 S
- 1991 Ferrari F40
- 1991 Jaguar XJR-15
- 1986 Lancia Delta S4
- 1985 Audi Quattro S1 E2
- 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
- 1984 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 S
- 1982 Lancia 037
- 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV
In the following we will devote ourselves to each vehicle individually, give a (personal) assessment, also play this game, i.e. put our 18 favourites in a list. Stay tuned.
1971 Lamborghini Miura SV
67 % – A must have, definitely. And as an SV anyway. Whether it absolutely has to be this one, chassis number 4924, is not something we want to discuss here.
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1982 Lancia 037
67 % – The Lancia 037 was the last rear-wheel-drive rally world champion, which is a good reason. And it is Walter Röhrl’s favourite car, that’s another good reason. Röhrl even drove this good piece, #319, once. And then it’s also an Evo. But: do you need two Group B cars?
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1984 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 S
49 % – You have to have a Countach. But we would definitely argue for an LP400 here, one of the great cars ever.
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1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
49 % – This is of course a difficult discussion, the “Big Five” of Ferrari. Or just not. We would rather not, although the 288 GTO is a weird car. But perhaps it could be replaced by something older; a Ferrari with the Colombo engine definitely belongs in any decent collection.
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1985 Audi Quattro S1 E2
1 % – Already a wild thing. It looks like one too. But it’s an Audi, and I don’t want an Audi in my collection (or a Mercedes for that matter). And anyway, do you need two Group B cars?
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1986 Lancia Delta S4
100 % – Yes. Yep, this is the ultimate Group B car. And this, #0215, is the car with which Toivonen won the 1986 Monte Carlo Rally. Bull’s-eye.
1991 Jaguar XJR-15
0 % – I just can’t do anything with Jaguar. And if we’re talking about sports cars of the 90s, I’d rather have a Porsche 959. But if a Porsche, I’d rather have a 911 Carrera RS 2.7, and maybe a 911 Carrera RSR 3.8.
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1991 Ferrari F40
67 % – Oh yes, an F40 is a must. Great, wonderful. This one, unfortunately, is one with a catalytic converter, so it doesn’t get full marks.
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1993 Jaguar XJ220 S
1 % – I can’t do anything with Jaguar, as written. It gets the one percent for the colour. And it’s also clear what we’d replace it with: McLaren F1. Well, it’s in a slightly different price league.
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1993 Bugatti EB110 GT
67% – Of course we would want an EB110 in the collection. This one also has the right colour. But with this car there seems to be a problem with the chassis number (39040).
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1996 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport
49 % – One EB110 is enough.
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1997 Ferrari F50
33 % – Here we are again with the “Big Five”. Of course, the F50 is a fine car, the finest of the big five in a purely technical and chronological sense. But somehow it’s not so close to me visually.
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2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta
0 % – There are three open and yellow and rather modern Ferraris in the collection here. But why?
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2003 Ferrari Enzo
51 % – The “Big Five” problem. But this car has a big name after all. And a bow to the “Commendatore” is allowed.
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2006 Ferrari Superamerica
0 % – There are three open and yellow and rather modern Ferraris in the collection here. But why?
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2011 Ferrari 599 SA Aperta
0 % – There are three open and yellow and rather modern Ferraris in the collection here. But why?
2014 Ferrari LaFerrari
33 % – “Big Five” again. And technically exciting as a hybrid. But if such a hypercar of those years, then much rather a McLaren P1.
2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
25 % – Sure, 16 cylinders, incredible performance. It’s probably also part of good manners to have a Chiron in a collection. But of all the brand new machines, I’d rather have a GMA T.50.
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Oy, that’s a bit of a bitter outcome now. So I would absolutely want exactly one car from this collection, the Toivonen Delta S4. Then there are a few that would absolutely have to be there, Miura, Countach, F40, EB110, maybe an 037, an Enzo. What I would absolutely have to have would be a McLaren F1 and at least one Ferrari with a Colombo engine (it doesn’t have to be a 250 GTO, a 250 GT SWB Competizione would be perfectly adequate, plus maybe a California Spider, because an open toy is a must). I also listed two Porsches above, the McLaren P1 and the new GMA T.55. Not yet mentioned: Bizzarrini and Alfa TZ. Another Facel Vega for the well-groomed drive? And then another pre-war vehicle, a Voisin perhaps or an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900? (Hmm, something went wrong, we do not have a Maserati here.)
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We have some more nice cars in our archives.