A new Bonhams stand-alone sale, The Two Generations Collection, will take place on April 29, 2023, in Newport, Rhode Island, as a prelude to the Audrain Veteran Car Tour. The auction will offer 35 predominantly Brass Era cars and an extensive range of collectibles, amassed over 70 years by an enthusiastic father and his son.

Above is a 1911 Pierce-Arrow Model 36 UU Touring Asking Price: US $200,000 – $300,000. Started in 1901, The Pierce-Arrow Automobile Company was best known for expensive luxury cars and was owned by such famous people as President William Howard Taft.

Leading the sale is a remarkably original 1906 Thomas 50hp Flyer Touring Car (estimate $400,000-500,000), a precursor, of equal hp and specification, to the renowned car which claimed victory in the grueling 22,000-mile New York to Paris endurance race in 1908.

According To Bonhams Pres Release: The car offered was acquired from one of the famed William Fisk Harrah collection auctions in the mid-1980s. Harrah, a noted Thomas enthusiast, had purchased the Flyer – the only 1906 example he owned – in 1956 from Oklahoma. Apparently never restored, the car retains its original coachwork and much of its original upholstery.

The collection offers examples of luxury marques from the dawn of motoring including Pierce-Arrow, Pope-Hartford, and Cadillac. Another brand targeting the upper echelons of society was Palmer-Singer, represented by a rare 1911 4-50 Seven Passenger Touring (estimate $400,000-500,000).

Oldsmobile is represented by a well-proven 1904 Curved Dash (estimate $45,000-55,000), while a 1906 and a 1907 model of REO, the successor company of founder Ransom Eli Olds, tell the next chapter of the marque’s story.

With their owners, many of the cars have participated in Horseless Carriage Club of America and Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) tours and have been shown as prestigious events such as Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, Elegance at Hershey and Klingberg Concours.

Also offered in the sale are circa 450 high-quality lots of automobilia, carefully curated and collected over two generations, from pedal cars and spares to motoring art, including 50 original Veteran and Vintage advertising posters. Highlights include a Grand Prix de L’A.C.F. Dieppe poster after Bric, 1908, estimate $5,000-7,000 and a rare clockwork ‘Gordon-Bennett’ racing car by Bing, Germany, circa 1904, estimate $10,000-12,000.

Rupert Banner, Global Head of Specialists, Bonhams Collector Cars, said: “This collection, lovingly built up over a number of decades, reflects the passion of two truly dedicated and fastidious collectors. We are proud to offer it in partnership with an event that complements the context of the early motoring themes, the Audrain Veteran Car Tour weekend.”

Donald Osborne, Audrain Group CEO, added: “This exciting sale is a great extension of the relationship between Audrain and Bonhams, a natural given the passion both share for the magnificent machines and remarkable spirit of the dawn of the automobile” shared. “I can’t wait to see how this is received.”

The following 34 vintage cars are available for purchase:

Formerly in the Harrah Collection1906 Thomas Flyer Model 31 Touring

1911 Palmer-Singer 4-50 Seven Passenger

1906 Pope-Toledo Model 12 Seven Passenger

1911 Pierce-Arrow Model 36 UU Touring – Asking Price: $200,000 – $300,000

1947 Ford Model 79A Sportsman Convertible – Asking Price: $125,000 – $175,000

1906 Darracq Model 40/60 Runabout – Asking Price: $100,000 – $150,000

1907 Pope Hartford Model L Raceabout – Asking Price: $85,000 – $115,000

1904 Cadillac Model B Rear Entrance – Asking Price: $80,000 – $100,000

1903 Thomas Model 18 Single Cylinder 8HP Rear Entrance Tonneau – Asking Price: $70,000 – $90,000

1930 Buick Model 60 Roadster – Asking Price: $60,000 – $80,000

1904 Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash – Asking Price: $45,000 – $50,000

1905 Cadillac Model F Touring Continental – Asking Price: $40,000 – $50,000

1905 Franklin 12HP Runabout – Asking Price: $40,000 – $50,000

1908 Franklin Model G Touring – Asking Price: $40,000 – $50,000

1910 Cadillac Model 30 Touring – Asking Price: $40,000 – $50,000

1935 Ford V8 Roadster$35,000 – $45,000

1905 Maxwell Model H Touring – Asking Price: $30,000 – $40,000

1907 Ford Model R Roadster$30,000 – $40,000

1909 EMF Model 30 Touring – Asking Price: $30,000 – $40,000

1911 Ford Model T Torpedo Roadster – Asking Price: $30,000 – $40,000

1908 Buick Model F Touring – Asking Price: $30,000 – $40,000

1910 Buick Model 2A Pickup Truck – Asking Price: $30,000 – $40,000

1909 Oakland Model 40 Touring$30,000 – $40,000

1909 Buick Model 30 Touring$30,000 – $40,000

1900 Locomobile Steam Runabout – Asking Price: $25,000 – $35,000

1909 EMF Model 30 Touring$25,000 – $35,000

1906 REO Model A 16HP Two Cylinder Touring – Asking Price: $20,000 – $30,000

1907 REO Model A 16/20HP Two Cylinder Touring – Asking Price: $20,000 – $30,000

1910 Courier Model 10-A-1 25HP Roadster – Asking Price: $20,000 – $30,000

1911 Ford Model T Roadster$20,000 – $30,000

1908 Oakland Model 20 Two Cylinder Touring$20,000 – $30,000

1940 Bantam Model 64 Super Roadster – Asking Price: $15,000 – $25,000

1912 Ford Model T Touring – Asking Price: $12,000 – $18,000

1909 Ford Model T Touring – Asking Price: $12,000 – $18,000

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The second edition of the Audrain Veteran Car Tour – supported by Bonhams and already known as the American London to Brighton Run – will be staged in Newport, Rhode Island, the home of Motorsport in America, where many wealthy pioneer motorists had homes.

The Two Generations Collection is staged under Bonhams’ partnership with the Audrain Concours Foundation which also includes the autumn Audrain Concours Auction, this year taking place on September 29 as part of Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week.

Article Source: Bonhams: Two Generations’ Passion for Antique Cars at Bonhams in Audrain Press Release