Collection of 18 supercars expected to sell for more than 36 million at auction

A collection of 18 high-value supercars and racers are set to go under the hammer in the UK next month – with top-end estimates predicting combined sale prices of more than £36 million ($AU63.25 million).

Listed by auction house RM Sotheby’s, the ‘Gran Turismo Collection’ includes 18 individually-listed cars from an anonymous UK owner, with the various vehicles expected to sell between £230,000 ($AU400,000) and £4.5 million ($AU7.9 million) each.

The highest-value car on offer is a 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport – estimated to sell between £4-4.5 million ($AU7-7.9 million), or up to two-thirds more than its original £2.7 million ($AU4.74 million) price tag.

The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport is joined by two more models from the French hypercar-maker, a 1993 EB110 GT and a 1996 EB110 Supersport, with estimated hammer prices of up to £2 million ($AU3.5 million) and £3 million ($AU5.27 million) respectively.

Of the 18 cars listed, eight are Ferraris – five red, mid-engined supercars (288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo and a LaFerrari) and three yellow, front-engined grand tourers (550 Barchetta Pininfarina, Superamerica and a 599 SA Aperta).

While the Lamborghini Countach is expected to sell for up to £500,000 ($AU880,000), the Miura SV has an estimated value as high as £2.2 million ($AU3.87 million).

Two Le Mans-inspired classics from Jaguar appear in the auction, with the 1991 XJR-15 and 1993 XJ220 S road cars paying tribute to the British car-maker’s history at the famous endurance race.

The current owner’s love of motorsports is also reflected in a pair of Italian Lancias and a German Audi rally car, all from the mid-1980s ‘Group B’ era.

From the Italian car-maker, there is a 1982 Lancia 037 (the last rear-wheel drive car to win the World Rally Championship) and a 1985 Lancia Delta S4 – the only rally car to feature a supercharger and turbocharger.

Top-end estimates of the two Lancias are £1.2 million ($AU2.11 million) and £2.25 million ($AU3.95 million), respectively.

A 1985 Audi Quattro S1 E2 completes the trio of Group B rally racers, estimated to sell for a hammer price of £2.25 million ($AU3.95 million).

If the Lancia Delta S4 or Audi Quattro S1 E2 go under the hammer for the higher end of their respective estimates, they could reset the rally car auction record.

According to Magneto Magazine, an Audi Quattro S1 sold for £1,771,434 ($AU3.1 million) in the UK last year, becoming the most expensive rally car ever purchased at auction.

The 18-car collection is a part of RM Sotheby’s upcoming London sale at Marlborough House, with bidding opening on November 5, 2022.