Bertone Museum Goes Up for Auction

For a starting bid of $2.4 million, these Italian treasure could be yours.

Following some botched management after Nuccio Bertone's death in 1997, Bertone officially declared bankruptcy in 2014. It was as a pity, as Bertone crafted some of the most beautiful cars of our age that graced the roads and magazine covers, such as the Lancia Stratos HF and the Lamborghini LP500 Prototype.

The last of the design house's crumbled legacy, Bertone's musuem, will go on auction on September 14. Among the wedge-shaped greats are a 1967 Lamborghini Miura S, a 1987 Lamborghini Countach, and a 1975 Lacia Stratos. The auction will take place online and the bidding starts at €2,130,022.40 ($2,394,746.66) and will rise in increments of €20,000 ($22,490.46).

Why so expensive, you ask? Because the lot comes as a packaged deal, so you either bid for everything, or you get nothing at all. Additionally, since the Italian government has deemed this collection culturally significant to Italy, removing the cars from the country has been forbidden. 

Is this piece of Italian automotive history worth all that? To help make up your mind, peruse the inventory over at GT Spirit.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
More From Vintage