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Bertone The collection was sold: the electronic auction system, which ended today at 16:32, saw assigned the lot comprising 79 vehicles at the price of 2,567,200 Euros, almost one million more than the base price (EUR 1,587,200).
The unknown buyer, in fact, will have to pay the total sum of 3,445,182.40 Euros, including VAT (€ 564,784), the auction fees (EUR 256 720) and VAT on the Rights (56,478.40) .
The constraint. The collection includes "pieces" of great importance, as the Lamborghini Miura, Espada and Countach, a Lancia Stratos road and numerous prototypes brand Bertone.
The collection, however, is subject to the constraint of the Superintendent of art, so it can not be broken up or sold outside the Italian borders.
The brand. The auction, organized by the Judicial Sales, contained a second lot on the brand Bertone and his patent, but for which no bids have been submitted. The auction was of 3 million euro, plus VAT and expenses for a total of 4.026 million.
The brand will then be the subject of a second spell, with starting prices below, as provided procedures.
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Giorgetto Giugiaro was rumored to be interested in bidding on the Bertone brand but must have backed out taken a beating with his Volkswagen portfolio.