Highlight of Academy of Art University sale will be a ’55 Benz 300SL “Gullwing” in Mercedes’ stunning Strawberry Red
- San Francisco’s Academy of Art University is auctioning off almost its entire collection of classic cars
- It’s letting go of 106 of the 150 or so cars it retains as inspiration for its car-design students
- The collection is made up largely of pre-war American and European models, but the sale is highlighted by a ’55 Mercedes-Benz 300SL is a rare pink-ish red hue
None of the lots will come with a reserve price attached, meaning all will be sold regardless of how high, or low, the top bid is.
“I do like purple, I do like lilac,” Stephens recounted to us in our 2024 interview. “But that Gullwing was [previously] owned by Jenny Craig—that was her colour.” Broad Arrow expects it to hammer for at least US$1.2 million (CDN$1.725 million) if not a few hundred thousand more.
The Academy of Art University Collection auction will take place February 15, 2025, in San Francisco, where the institution is based.
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