An alloy-bodied 1950 Jaguar XK120 competition roadster, a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster and a 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 Group C racer highlight the docket for Coys’ auction during the Goodwood Revival. The “Thoroughbred & Vintage” auction is scheduled for September 7 at Fontwell House in Sussex Downs.
The ’50 Jaguar roadster is known as “Piggy” and is one of only 184 left-hand-drive alloy roadsters. It was delivered new to Charles Hornburg of Los Angeles, the first U.S. importer of Jaguars. The car raced in the U.S. for several years before returning to the U.K. around 1973, where it was raced by John Harper and also gained its nickname.
The car goes to auction with a pre-sale estimated value of £200,000 to £250,000 ($260,000 to $325,000).
The ’60 300 SL is silver with red leather interior, has been driven only 71,000 kilometers, in part because it spend nearly 30 years in a garage before undergoing a mechanical restoration by the Mercedes Classic Center.
The ’89 Sauber Mercedes comes from the Sauber Mercedes Museum, has an M117 C9 engine, “modern” electronic system and all the FIA paperwork needed for vintage racing eligibility, Coys said.
