{"id":335831,"date":"2019-08-24T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=335831"},"modified":"2019-08-23T14:48:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T12:48:48","slug":"this-rare-1950s-mercedes-bakkie-is-going-up-for-auction-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/335831\/this-rare-1950s-mercedes-bakkie-is-going-up-for-auction-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"This rare 1950s Mercedes bakkie is going up for auction in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

A number of ultra-rare cars will go up for auction in South Africa at the end of August.<\/p>\n

The auction, which is being held by Stephan Welz & Co<\/strong><\/a>, includes a 1962 Maserati 3500 GT and a 1962 Bentley S2 Sedan.<\/p>\n

The Maserati is believed to be the only one of its type in the country and is expected to fetch between R2.6 million – R3 million. The Bentley is expected to fetch between R800,000 – R850,000.<\/p>\n

The auction will also feature a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 180d Ponton Bakkie, which is expected to fetch between R825,000 – R925,000.<\/p>\n

Stone-grey with a red interior, the pickup features a 1,790 CC four-cylinder engine, a four-speed manual synchromesh gearbox, and is licensed and registered for South African roads.<\/p>\n

According to Stephan Welz & Co, this is one of the original 17 Ponton pick-ups originally commissioned by Daimler-Benz and coach built by Sweiss Technic Nicol of Windhoek as a test marketing tool in the union of South Africa.<\/p>\n

1956 Mercedes-Benz 180d Ponton Bakkie – R825,000 – R925,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1962 Bentley S2 Sedan – R800,000 – R850,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1962 Maserati 3500 GT – R2.6 million – R3 million<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1973 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – R325,000 – R350,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Car collecting<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Afrasia Bank’s latest wealth report, the global classic car market is valued at around $5 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to our in-house indices, classic car prices rose by a strong 150% over the past 10 years (in US$ terms), making it the best performing investment class for wealthy people globally,” the bank said.<\/p>\n

Popular classic cars for wealthy car enthusiasts worldwide are listed below (ranked by price in US$).<\/p>\n