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Gooding & Co. Adds Trio of Race Cars To Pebble Beach Auction
Written by: Toni Cumbess
Vintage Motorsport   http://www.vintagemotorsport.com
08/07/2008 - 10:42 AM
Santa Monica, CA
 
The renowned Carl J. Schmitt Collection and the famous 1907 Thomas Flyer Model-36 60 HP Touring Blondie will also be added to the auction. (Photo: Vintage Motorsport) ยป More Photos

Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours dElegance, has added several noteworthy consignments for its annual Pebble Beach auction, to be held Aug. 16-17. Late additions include a 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider (pictured above), a 1966 Ford GT40 MkI and a 1965 Shelby GT350R. Also added are the renowned Carl J. Schmitt Collection and the famous 1907 Thomas Flyer Model-36 60 HP Touring Blondie. These cars will join more than 130 other collectible cars at Gooding & Company's upcoming Pebble Beach auction.

One of the few Ferrari factory-certified TRCs in existence, the Spider competed five times in Sicily's Targa Florio. The first owner, wealthy businessman and skilled driver Bernado Cammarata, achieved impressive results while racing the Ferrari in the Targa Florio and the Monte Pellegrino Hillclimb in Palermo.

Also on offer is a 1966 Ford GT40 MkI, one of only 31 examples built as a road-going car, and one of only a handful of GT40s that retains all of its original bodywork. The auction company says this GT40 is both competitive and eligible for a wide variety of international motoring events, but can still easily be driven on the street. Gooding & Co. says the 1965 Shelby GT350R is widely regarded as the most winning R model in existence and that it remains one of the most original of the 34 R models built.

Raced by Tommy Hamilton and the Brown Brothers throughout Canada and the Pacific Northwest, this car captured over 40 podium finishes and five separate championships. The Shelby is restored to its original specifications, and like the GT40 possesses great provenance with an unbroken history from new.

This summer we have added
sensational consignments to our Pebble Beach auction lineup and this months event should prove to be record-breaking, stated David Gooding, founder and president of Gooding & Company. This is truly the finest grouping of cars I have ever had the pleasure of offering.

One of the highlights of Gooding & Companys Pebble Beach auction is the acclaimed Carl J. Schmitt collection. Schmitt assembled an impressive collection of 11 cars from the dawn of American motoring and was fascinated by the technical innovations and use of alternative power sources employed by the early car manufacturers. Gasoline, steam and electric cars from the turn of the century are all represented within this stellar collection.

Another historic automobile at Gooding's Pebble Beach auction is the 1907 Thomas Flyer 60hp Seven-Passenger Touring Car. Formerly a member of William Harrahs personal collection, Blondie is one of only three authentic 1907 Thomas Flyers surviving today.

The Thomas car was made internationally famous when a race-prepared 1907 Thomas Flyer won the widely publicized 1908 New York-to-Paris race. This race proved the reliability and durability of the car, making world headlines and scoring the United States its first international motorsport victory. Harrah acquired Blondie in 1949 as he was beginning to build his collection. The Thomas remained one of his favorite cars in a collection that included more than 1400 automobiles.

Additional information is online at goodingco.com.

For more vintage news and events visit www.vintagemotorsport.com.
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