{"id":50016,"date":"2026-05-13T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=50016"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:46:28","slug":"at-93-he-sold-his-entire-collection-of-30-ferrari-alfa-romeo-and-lancia-cars-but-not-for-the-expected-price-a-lifetimes-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/ferrari\/a-93-ans-il-a-vendu-toute-sa-collection-de-30-ferrari-alfa-romeo-et-lancia-mais-pas-au-prix-espere-une-oeuvre-de-toute-une-vie\/","title":{"rendered":"At 93, he sold his entire collection of 30 Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and Lancias... but not for the expected price: \u00aba lifetime's work\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A few months ago, the story had all the makings of a dream come true for Italian car enthusiasts. Fritz Neuser, a former German cyclist turned Alfa Romeo and then Ferrari dealer, decided at the age of 93 to part with his personal collection<\/a>. A collection patiently built up over several decades, which he himself described as \u00abthe work of a lifetime\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On March 15, 2026, Artcurial dispersed a large part of this exceptional collection in Paris. On paper, all the ingredients were in place: an exceptional Ferrari<\/a>and Alfa Romeo<\/a>and Lancia<\/a>, A few rarities, some cars with no reserve price, and the story of a man whose trajectory alone summed up a bygone era of automobile passion. But once the hammer fell, the balance sheet turned out to be more nuanced than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A completely successful sale... in appearance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First observation: everything sold. In auction jargon, this is what we call a \u00abwhite glove\u00bb sale. Not a single automobile lot was left on the sidelines. For such a personal collection, this is already a powerful symbol: Fritz Neuser's cars have all found a new owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But behind this apparent success, the figures tell a different story. According to the detailed analysis published by Parking<\/em>, In fact, 77 % of the cars sold below their low estimate, with an average difference of around 25 %. In other words, the buyers were there, but they didn't buy at any price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is perhaps the most important lesson to be learned from this sale: even a rich collection of Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and Lancias, driven by a fine human story, is no longer enough to make bids systematically soar. The market has become more selective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, in the end, the seller did well thanks to a few models that sold for more than their estimate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n