Gooding & Company announces consignments for 2008 Pebble Beach Auctions

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Record-Breaking Triumph Dolomite 8C-2400 GS, Exceptional ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Alfa Romeo 6C & Stunningly Original Stutz Bearcat Are Among Highlighted Entries

Gooding & Company, the official auction house for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is pleased to announce early entries for its annual Pebble Beach auctions, to be held August 16 – 17, 2008. Among the significant cars that have been consigned to date are the acclaimed 1934 Triumph Dolomite 8C-2400 GS, the rare 1938 ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Alfa Romeo 6C and the original 1914 Stutz Series E Bearcat. More than 130 elegant cars are expected to cross the block at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auctions this year.

“Continuing the momentum from last year’s Pebble Beach auctions, we are thrilled to have these three remarkable automobiles headlining our 2008 consignments,” said David Gooding, founder and president of Gooding & Company. “The caliber and rarity of these three highly collectable cars sets the tone for what we anticipate will be record breaking auctions.”

Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach highlights include noted rally driver and engineer Donald Healey’s famous 1934 Triumph Dolomite 8C-2400 GS. One of only three produced, this one is certainly the best surviving. Healey made this car famous when he drove it in the 1935 and 1936 Monte Carlo Rallies. Celebrated as a three-time Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance class winner, the Triumph also competed in the 2003 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance and, after completing a 2,000-mile road tour, won both the First in Class and Most Elegant Roadster awards. The Dolomite was the British version of one of the greatest sports car of its time: the 8C 2300 Alfa Romeo. Its 8C, 2400 Twin Cam, supercharged engine make it faster and more powerful than the 8C Alfa. This car has a truly imposing presence, embodying an intoxicating combination of beauty, speed and provenance, and it was formerly a member of the distinguished collections of Tom Perkins and John Mozart.
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