All eyes on Amelia Island
The Amelia will take over Florida’s Amelia Island from 6-9 March 2025 and this year the event celebrates its 30th year.
It climaxes on the Sunday with what it’s best known for, its concours d’elegance. But there’s much more before that, including a driving tour for the concours contenders, car shows, seminars, dinners and more, plus classic car auctions.
The Amelia’s official auction is a Broad Arrow sale that takes over The Ritz-Carlton on 7-8 March, plus there’s Gooding & Company’s 6-7 March auction at the beachfront Omni Amelia Island Resort.
From the great many mouth-watering cars on offer, we’ve picked 15 from each catalogue for you to enjoy, presented in chronological order.
1. 1907 Stevens-Duryea Model U Five-Passenger Touring (est: $175-225,000)
There are several cars from the earliest decades of the 20th century going under the hammer at the Gooding & Company Amelia Island auction, from which we selected this.
This is a smart survivor with a known history from new and has spent all its life in the USA.
Stevens-Duryea cars were produced in Massachusetts, while this example’s first owner is believed to have been in Oklahoma and it later moved to California, Salt Lake City and Colorado.
Its current keeper has undertaken restorative work, with new upholstery in 2010 and refreshed paintwork in 2019.
2. 1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne (est: $2-2.5m)
Also consigned to the Gooding & Company sale is this rare French classic.
Henry Browne de Kilmaine, who helped run the 24 Hours of Le Mans and was one of the founders of the Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, bought this car in 1963 and retained it for the rest of his life, the car only sold in 2008, after he passed away.
At that point it was complete and very original, so its next custodian launched a no-expense-spared restoration, after which it was shown at concours events, including at Windsor Castle in the UK and Pebble Beach in the USA.
Of the eight Avions Voisin C25 Aérodynes built, today there are just three known survivors, including this, making it a rare opportunity.
3. 1938 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Special Sport Coupé (est: $800-900,000)
This Pourtout-bodied Peugeot is another rarity, thought to be one of as few as six such cars built on the lightweight 402 chassis, with just 20 402 Darl’mat Special Sport coupés made in all.
Chassis 705536, that you see here, was originally beige and black, and had several keepers in France before it was exported to the USA in the late 1960s or early ’70s.
Sadly, by the turn of the century, it had been partially disassembled and so, in 2002, its then owner commissioned a mechanical and cosmetic restoration, after which it was shown at the 2004 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
It will cross the block at Amelia 2025 with Gooding & Company.
4. 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster ‘Woodie’ Station Wagon (est: $75-100,000)
The earliest of our picks from Broad Arrow Auctions’ Amelia 2025 catalogue is this eye-catching Chevrolet that is being offered on 8 March without reserve.
This restored wagon blends style and practicality, its period-correct paintwork providing a neat contrast to the woodwork, and we’re told it is as pristine underneath as it appears elsewhere.
Its 216.5cu in straight-six engine has been overhauled, too, and this classic Chevrolet comes with a body-coloured roof-rack with a wooden surfboard, plus two period options: an AM radio and a heater.
5. 1950 Chrysler Town and Country Coupe (est: $50-70,000)
We’ve another wood-bodied classic car here and another that’s being sold without reserve, this time by Gooding & Company.
This Juniper Green example with a Tampa Beige hardtop is one of 700 built for the 1950 model year.
Its equally fetching and rather roomy interior has green leather and cream corded fabric trim, as well as a radio, a heater and a clock, while power comes courtesy of a smooth, straight-eight engine.
6. 1951 Mercedes-Benz 170S Cabriolet A (est: $75-100,000)
Little is known about the early life of this Fire Red Mercedes-Benz, but it has enjoyed some restorative work and comes to auction in apparently fine order.
Its tan-leather-trimmed cabin looks very inviting and, with the similarly coloured canvas roof lowered, it’s perfect for wind-in-your-hair motoring, powered by its four-cylinder, 51bhp engine.
You’ll find it being sold without reserve in Gooding & Company’s Amelia 2025 catalogue.
7. 1952 Allard J2X (est: $300-400,000)
This could be someone’s ticket to two brilliant classic car events, because this Allard is being sold by Gooding & Company with combined acceptance to the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA this November, as well as the 2026 edition of the 1000 Miglia itself, subject to registration and the payment of the entry fee.
This car, chassis number 2192, was the fourth Allard J2X built and was shipped to Wood Motors in Detroit on 22 January 1952, fitted with a 40-gallon fuel tank in readiness for endurance racing.
Owner Fred Warner campaigned it in the US and Canada from 1952-’54, with some success, and in the 1970s subsequent custodians also raced it.
In 1983 it achieved a different accolade, claiming the Monterey Cup at that year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
More recently it’s been restored, but still driven and enjoyed – let’s hope its winning bidder does likewise.
8. 1953 Bentley R-type Continental Fastback (est: $800,000-1.2m)
Elegance is assured with this HJ Mulliner-bodied, dark-green Bentley.
Factory records state that this car was completed on 23 January 1953, to special design number 7277A/7345, in left-hand drive and with a central, manual, floor-shift transmission, which Gooding & Company says is a rare specification.
This Bentley was sold new to London, but three months on was in New York and has remained in the US ever since.
It’s thought that this car has never been restored, and its colour and specification remain unchanged from when it was built.
In recent years, it’s not been used much but has received some recommissioning, although further care might be needed before returning it to the road.
9. 1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bertone Bolide (est: $250-300,000)
Franco Scaglione’s bodywork looks superb in red on this Arnolt-Bristol that is one of only 130 delivered, of which 85 are known to remain today.
It was the brainchild of American industrialist Stanley Harold Arnolt II, based on a Bristol 404, with straight-six BMW power and that body by Bertone’s Scaglione.
This example was one of the last sold and may have been a reserve factory racer for a few years, before it was sold to its first owner, in primer, in October 1959.
Later, in the early 2000s, it was the subject of a nut-and-bolt restoration and prepared for competition, but has only ever been shown.
It is looking to find its next home in the 7 March Broad Arrow sale – and any prospective bidder might like to know it has recently had a mechanical going-over.
10. 1954 Fiat 8V Series II Berlinetta (est: $1-1.4m)
From new, this Fiat was registered with the marque’s experimental works department, but it’s not known what testing or racing it did in this role.
In 1957, it was bought by its first private owner and followed him from Turin to Cossato, six years later. In fact, he kept it until he died in 1971, at which point his daughters sold it, but that keeper retained it for just two years.
Its third owner was Gibello Rosangela, the wife of two-time Italian Touring Car champion Claudio Maglioli, who had it until the late ’80s, after which it passed through a few more hands and has been driven on the 1000 Miglia, in 2014 and 2015.
It comes to auction with Gooding & Company in unrestored condition, with its original engine.
And, like another car featured in this gallery, it’s being sold with acceptance to November’s 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA event and the 1000 Miglia 2026.
11. 1955 Ferrari 375MM Berlinetta (est: $8-10m)
This Ferrari is, by quite some margin, the lot with the highest pre-sale estimate at the 2025 Gooding & Company Amelia auction.
It is one of the 375MM Pinin Farina Berlinettas built to order for early supporters of Ferrari, in this case for Alfred Ducato, vice president of United California Bank in San Francisco, who soon changed its light, metallic Azzurro colour for royal blue – he traded it in for a new 250GT Pinin Farina Coupé in 1958.
During its second custodian’s tenure it was painted red and he enjoyed it until, in 1969, the then 50,000-mile Ferrari was bought by Fred Leydorf, from whose collection it is now being sold.
It has since been restored and shown, and is accompanied by a wealth of history, including period photos, copies of the factory build sheets, and correspondence between Alfred Ducato and Enzo Ferrari.
12. 1956 Dual-Ghia Convertible (est: $250-325,000)
This is a serious head-turner, mainly because many won’t be sure what it is.
The Dodge-based Firearrow and Firebomb concept cars served as inspiration. And while American V8 power was under the bonnet, the body was by Turin-based Carrozzeria Ghia.
With around 117 built, this has always been a rare car and this example was sold new to California, after which the trail goes cold for some time.
More recently, it’s been restored to what Broad Arrow Auctions describes as a ‘truly superb’ standard.
And if that maroon paintwork doesn’t do it for you, check out the amazing cream and red cabin, the in-dash record player, and the five-piece luggage set, including full barware and picnic kit.
13. 1957 Chrysler 300C Convertible (est: $125-175,000)
This classic Chrysler has also been consigned to Broad Arrow’s Amelia sale, in this case with no reserve.
It retains its original, matching-numbers, 392cu in Hemi V8, which meant it could claim to be the most powerful production car when it was new.
In the mid-2010s, it was restored to its factory specification and it looks ready to be enjoyed once more.
14. 1957 Citroën DS19 (est: $40-60,000)
Also being offered with no reserve, but this time from the Gooding & Company catalogue, this Citroën DS19 is an early, French-market example that’s had a mere three owners, one from 1961 right through to 2018.
Its distinctive blue upholstery might show a little wear in places, but that can perhaps be forgiven because it’s believed to have been in the car from new.
This is no concours star, but it is ready to be driven and enjoyed, and would be a lovely way for someone to celebrate the Citroën DS in the model’s 70th-anniversary year.
15. 1958 Lancia Aurelia B24S Cabriolet (est: $325-375,000)
This is a US-specification Lancia Aurelia B24S Cabriolet thought to have been bought new by a father for his son, who was studying at Harvard University, and completed on 30 August 1958, finished in Grigio Chiaro (light grey) with a Pelle Rosso (red leather) interior.
From 1983 for the next 34 years it remained in a Lanica enthusiast’s collection, and while in the care of a subsequent keeper, marque specialist Thornley Kelham restored it to a high level between 2018 and 2021, a process that was photographed and documented, and this evidence is included in this sale, as is its Lancia Classiche Certificate issued in February 2019.
It is being offered by Gooding & Company with no reserve.
16. 1959 AC Ace Bristol (est: $300-400,000)
The enthusiast appeal of this AC is surely best summarised in the fact that its first keeper cherished it from new for 58 years – in fact, Charles McDonald had to get his father to co-sign the loan from his credit union so he could purchase this car from Motorsport Corp of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 5 September 1959.
McDonald campaigned it in Sports Car Club of America races from 1960 and won his class in three of his first four outings, securing 12 victories in total.
Then, in 1962, the AC was put into storage as McDonald completed his military service, after which it proved its suitability for road use until, in 1972, an oil-pressure issue sidelined it and it returned to storage.
In 1999, a major restoration was begun which lasted four years and totalled more than $100,000, reviving the car to as-new condition.
McDonald sold it to just its second owner in 2017, since when it has been a concours winner, and now it’s consigned to the 8 March Broad Arrow auction.
17. 1960 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile (est: $35-45,000)
This sweet-looking Autobianchi was restored a decade ago and will cross the block on 7 March with Broad Arrow, without reserve.
It doesn’t just look good, it should go better than you might expect because where the factory-supplied, 499cc engine should be is now a 650cc, air-cooled, Abarth-specification unit with electronic ignition, so you can expect around 35bhp, plus the leaf-sprung rear suspension now features coil-overs.
There’s a leather-trimmed cabin, too, and a chrome luggage rack.
18. 1967 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye HF (est: $90-120,000)
Gooding & Company is listing this Lancia as a no-reserve lot, but it is worth noting that this Fulvia’s first owner was racing driver and race-team owner Briggs Cunningham, and it was exhibited at his museum, too.
It’s one of four HF Rallyes imported by Otto Zipper in road specification and has been with its current custodian since 2008, who’s ensured it has received the mechanical and cosmetic care it requires.
19. 1971 Alfa Romeo Montreal (est: $65-85,000)
Marcello Gandini’s design for the Alfa Romeo Montreal remains as striking as ever and this Italian-market car left the factory, in October 1971, in an equally head-turning shade of Arancio Metallizzato (metallic orange) with a black interior.
It was delivered new to Milan, but was later exported to the USA.
Broad Arrow is selling it without reserve, but with a copy of its Alfa Romeo Certificato Di Origine, plus if you’re interested in bidding you might be keen to know that this now 92,899km (c57,700-mile) Montreal received almost $16,000-worth of mechanical attention in March 2024.
20. 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV (est: $4.5-5m)
You will have to dig rather deeper if you want to put this piece of Gandini design in your garage.
It is a European-spec example that, following its completion on 30 July 1971, was delivered to its first owner, racing driver Hubert Hahne, on 10 September.
As well as racing in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving success in Touring Cars and being the first driver to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under 10 mins, achieved in 1966, Hahne was later an agent for Lamborghini in Germany, and this car remained in that country for decades, including time in a collection.
After this, and with c60,000km (c37,200 miles) on the clock, this then original-condition car was bought by specialist Simon Kidston who commissioned a nut-and-bolt restoration between 2014 and 2016, during which around €300,000 was invested in it.
This Lamborghini has since had two keepers and been driven sparingly, and it’s the car with the third-highest pre-sale estimate in the Broad Arrows Amelia 2025 sale, behind a Ferrari 250GT LWB California Spider (est: $10-14m) and a works, ex-Stirling Moss Jaguar D-type (est: $6.5-8.5m).
21. 1972 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Spider (est: $900,000-1.1m)
Glorious in gold, its original colour, this Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Spider was finished in December ’71 then shipped to New York the following month, before going to its first owner on 28 April 1972, Irene Young of Westport, Connecticut.
It remained in the US until the early 1990s, then returned to Europe, spending time in Sweden, the UK and France, before returning to America in the care of a Maserati specialist.
A few more owners later, its current keeper acquired it in 2022 and built on then-recent restorative work, after which, in summer 2024, it was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Gooding & Company will sell it this month with a detailed report prepared by a marque historian.
22. 1973 Citroën SM (est: $65-85,000)
Metallic green is an appropriately striking colour for this still-futuristic-looking Citroën from the Broad Arrows Amelia 2025 catalogue, that will go under the hammer without reserve.
What’s more, it is the beneficiary of a six-year, ground-up restoration completed in 2022 by model specialists in Kentucky, which cost in excess of $100,000.
Before that, this classic car spent a few decades in Canada and entered the USA sometime around the turn of the century. It will be seeking a new owner on 7 March.
23. 1973 Maserati Bora 4.9 (est: $140-180,000)
This US-spec Maserati Bora left the factory in May 1973 painted red with a black-leather-trimmed cabin and was delivered to Los Angeles.
Its history is a little patchy, but it’s known that an enthusiast in Canada bought it in the early 21st century and commissioned a significant restoration, finished in 2009, during which it received this fetching blue colour, but retained its matching-numbers engine.
Maserati built just 564 Boras and this one comes to Gooding & Company’s Amelia 2025 sale without reserve.
24. 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 (est: $50-60,000)
This, we think, cracking-looking Alfa Romeo was completed on 14 October 1974 and just a few days later was shipped to New Jersey.
Fast forward to Maine in 2018 and a restoration was embarked upon but then handed over, incomplete, to a new owner in Florida two years later, where a specialist finished the job, giving this classic car a total exterior, interior and mechanical refresh, incorporating upgrades from renowned British experts Alfaholics.
This work was only finished in 2022, meaning the winning bidder at Broad Arrow’s sale, where it’s listed without reserve, is likely getting a ready-to-enjoy, strong-performing piece of Italian motoring history.
25. 1984 Lamborghini Countach 5000S (est: $575-650,000)
No Lamborghini Countach is for shrinking violets – and especially not one painted a bright red and fitted, from new, with this optional rear wing.
One collector in New York owned this classic car for more than 35 years and it comes to auction with Gooding & Company, where it’s offered without reserve, showing just 17,793km (c11,000 miles) on its odometer.
We hope the winning bidder adds to that and lets its 4.8-litre V12 sing, after all, it has recently been serviced and is, surely, ready to be enjoyed.
26. 1988 Porsche 944 turbo Cup (est: $150-170,000)
This is one of 38 factory-built Canadian Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup racing cars, presented for the Broad Arrow sale in its original competition livery, plus it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Porsche.
In the hands of Jacques Bienvenue it survived six rounds of the 1989 Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup Championship, including a podium finish at Mosport Park in Ontario.
It’s had just three private owners since its works racing days and seems to have been very well preserved, meaning this road-legal Porsche is ready for competition, or just life on the open road.
27. 1994 Jaguar XJ220 (est: $700-800,000)
Yes, as mentioned earlier, there’s a D-type for sale on Amelia Island this month, but there is also this 5889km (3600-mile) Jaguar XJ220 that we spotted in Broad Arrows’ catalogue.
This Jaguar’s kick-plate states that it is car 128 and it’s a left-hand-drive XJ220 finished on 7 January 1994, sold new to Germany where it stayed until it entered a collection in Florida in 2004.
Despite (or because of?) its low mileage, it has received plenty of specialist attention in both the UK and the US, and will be sold with paperwork including its Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate.
28. 1995 BMW 850CSi (est: $100-125,000)
Another of Broad Arrows’ no-reserve lots is this 68,000-mile BMW 850CSi.
Its Alpine White paint is the same colour it wore when it left the factory in April 1995, bound for the US, indeed it’s one of 250 850CSis sold new in America and has resided in New York, California, Colorado and Kansas, before returning to New York in 2010.
For V12 power and pop-up headlights, this now 30-year-old classic car could be what you need.
29. 1999 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster (est: $650-750,000)
For a different – and rather more expensive – V12 option, Broad Arrow also has this 7500-mile Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster.
This classic car was sold new to the USA and has had four owners in its 26 years.
This model was Lamborghini’s first convertible and, when launched, was one of the fastest ways on the planet to enjoy wind-in-your-hair motoring – and with a c4-sec 0-60mph time, it surely still is today.
30. 2001 BMW Z8 (est: $210-230,000)
This BMW Z8 has been with one family for almost all its 24 years, a gentleman in Colorado and then his son, who bought it from Schomp BMW and returned there for servicing and maintenance.
In 2024, it was sold to an owner in Nevada with a mere 7178 miles on its odometer and now it’s time for it to find a new home again.
This apparently pristine BMW Z8 will go under the hammer with Broad Arrow at Amelia Island.
To view this and the other lots in that 7-8 March 2025 sale, please click here.
Or, to check out the full list of classic cars consigned to the 6-7 March Gooding & Company Amelia Island sale, please click here.
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