Taking place January 18, 2013 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, 80 blue-chip collector cars will be on offer, led off by a genuine, fully documented 1967 Shelby 427 ‘Semi-Competition’ Cobra, CSX 3045, expected to fetch up to $1.7 million. One of just 29 S/C Cobras built, it has an extensive vintage racing pedigree and was fully restored as part of the famed John Mozart Collection. Also sure to attract a flurry of bids are an original, matching numbers 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, chassis 10195, fully restored by Ferrari Classiche in Maranello, estimated at up to $1.7 million, and a Ferrari Classiche certified, Platinum award winning 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB, chassis 08697, estimated at up to $1.6 million,

Also on offer in the captivating sale: a matching-numbers 1954 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe, chassis 0343EU, one of just 16 coupes produced and recipient of a Platinum award at Cavallino, estimated at up to $1 million; a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Cabriolet, one of just 49 examples produced and featuring coachwork by Sindelfingen estimated at up to $1 million; and a 1938 Delahaye 135 MS Coupe, chassis 60158, displayed at the Figoni et Falaschi stand at the 1938 Paris Salon and fitted with a desirable MS racing engine, estimated at up to $1.4 million.
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