The late Peter Mullin’s 1935 Hispano-Suiza J12 Cabriolet will be sold through Gooding & Company on April 26.
Review: Meze Audio’s Newest Headphones Deliver Premium Sound and Plush Comfortwill present a landmark sale of select vehicles and objects from his assemblage. On April 26, the auction will be held at the now-permanently-closed museum in Oxnard, Calif., and will feature a remarkable field of mostly French cars from the Art Deco era.
Hispano-Suiza was founded in Barcelona in 1904 as an automobile manufacturer, eventually producing aircraft engines, trucks, and military armaments. It’s estimated that the company’s engines powered around half of the British and French aircraft in World War I. One of Hispano-Suiza’s first automobile customers was also its most important, the young Spanish king Alfonso XIII. During his reign, he bought about 30 cars from the marque.
Hispano-Suiza’s reputation as one of the most prestigious European marques was earned through advanced engineering, build quality, and performance equal to, or Duesenberg. The J12 model was introduced in 1931 and was made until Hispano-Suiza ceased production of cars in 1938. Designed by the automaker’s founder, Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt, the J12 was extremely advanced, with stunning performance and power matched by its ease of use.
Parisian coachbuilder Carrosserie Vanvooren made one of the most elegant examples of J12 coachwork, and the shape is reserved and timeless in a way that more opulent and baroque designs are not. One could call it a car for connoisseurs who appreciate understated luxury. Equally impressive is the vehicle’s provenance within the collector community, having been owned by Dr. Sam Scher, Richard Paine, and John Mozart.
The J12 Cabriolet was the most expensive car built by the marque, and as costly as any automobile of its day.It was acquired by the Mullin Collection in 1992 and enjoyed a prominent place in the gallery. This J12 has also been shown multiple times at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, receiving numerous class awards. Selling without reserve, it carries a high-end estimate of $3.5 million.
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