Highlights of the sale, which took place on Sunday 17th, were three prestigious Maserati racing cars, each boasting Le Mans history in the 1960s.

Once the pride of the prominent RossoBianco collection in Germany, the only remaining Maserati Tipo 151 from 1962 was adjudicated to an American collector for a high bid of CHF1,840,000.00 (just over $1.5M), well above its high estimate. Both the Tipo 63 and the unique Tipo 65 from the same collection were sold as well, and the value of all three cars together exceeded CHF3.3M, a considerable achievement. All but one of the twelve Maserati models offered for sale found new homes, proving the continued interest from the collector's market in the Trident marque.

It is expected that at least one of these three highly significant competition models will be entered in historic motor racing events in the coming months, at venues such as Le Mans, Laguna Seca or Goodwood. After decades in silence, it will be a great joy to hear the sound of these mighty Maserati racing engines thunder once again.