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This 1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Deluxe was owned, until very recently, by the same amateur race driver since 1956. He raced this little Bristol engined roadster from 1956 to 1963 but when no longer competitive he parked it in his garage where it was recently discovered exactly as it was when last driven on the track. Stanley Harold 'Wacky' Arnolt sold around 140 Bristol engined race cars based on a shortened Bristol 404 chassis. The car has a 96-inch wheelbase and a hand-formed steel body designed by Franco Scaglione. The chassis and engines were built at Bristol's factory at Filton in the UK and shipped to Italy for Bertone to fit the bodywork before final assembly and paint and upholstery were carried out at Arnolt's premises in Warsaw, Indiana. Now restored to its early racing livery, this is possibly one of the most complete and original examples of this little-known racing car.
2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $450,000-USD $550,000
Sale Price :
USD $445,500
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Arnolt-Bristol Bolide
(Data based on Model Year 1954 sales)
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Works Roadster by Bertone Chassis#: 404/X/3046 Sold for USD$329,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Deluxe Roadster Chassis#: 404/X/3105 Sold for USD$299,310 2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques a Monaco | |
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Roadster Carrozzeria Bertone Chassis#: 404/X/3065 Sold for USD$336,209 2018 Bonhams : The Bond Street Sale | |
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Roadster Chassis#: 404/X/3033 Sold for USD$447,108 2018 Bonhams : Zoute Sale | |
1954 Amolt-Bristol Roadster Chassis#: 404/X/3000 Sold for USD$368,000 2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Works Roadster by Bertone Chassis#: 404/X/3046 Sold for USD$401,000 2018 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1954 Arnolt Bristol Prototype Roadster Chassis#: 404/X/3000 Sold for USD$324,500 2017 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction | |
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Deluxe Roadster by Bertone Chassis#: 404/X/3075 Sold for USD$445,500 2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | |
1954 Arnolt Bristol Chassis#: 404/X/3072 Sold for USD$199,689 2008 Coys Auction - Nurburgring | |
1954 Arnolt Bristol Bolide Roadster Chassis#: 404X3042 Sold for USD$78,295 2003 Bonhams - Important Collectors' Motor Cars | |
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Deluxe Roadster Sold for USD$52,800 2003 Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction |
Arnolt-Bristol Bolides That Failed To Sell At Auction
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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