The personal collection of the late automotive industry figure and racing driver, Alan Hamilton, who died earlier this year, is set to be offered for sale by Donington Auctions.
Hamilton, together with his father Norman, spent three decades as Australia’s official Porsche importer – the world’s second oldest outside of Europe – in parallel with a successful racing career, culminating in victory in the 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship and a trio of Hillclimb Championships.
He was also a key part of the famous Ford one-two at Bathurst in 1977, finishing second with Colin Bond.
Donington’s exclusive ‘Mr Porsche Australia – Featuring the Garage & Collection of the Late Alan Hamilton’ Auction featuring over 500 lots will be conducted online only, with bidding opening on February 2.
The online auction will then be concluded over two days, February 14-15.
“Alan was an important figure both in the industry here, as a racing driver and in Porsche’s history, and his amazing collection reflects that incredible life,” Donington’s Robbie Richards said.
“There are some truly unique pieces of history and provenance that only Alan had, which simply won’t be available again in this context. It’ll be an exciting auction for collectors.”
Needless to say, Porsche is heavily represented among the auction’s lots with offerings that include items unique to Hamilton, as well as exceedingly rare collectibles from the German marque.
Headlining the vehicles of offer is the 1971 McLaren M10B that Hamilton himself raced in the early ‘70s and later re-acquired, restored and ran for his long-time driver Alfredo Costanzo, in historic racing.
The McLaren is fully restored and is being offered, alongside the ultra-rare one-of-four built 1987 Penske PC16 Indycar in the collection.
With significant Australian racing heritage is the 1957 Sabakat, a Lotus 12-based special with both unusual provenance and interesting history, while another locally-built car to be offered at auction will be a 1973 Farrell Clubman sports car, at one time raced by Hamilton’s son Travis.
An unusual Maserati 250F ‘tribute’ completes the small collection of cars, which is accompanied by a large array of automotive memorabilia and ephemera.
Porsche-related items dominate, from sets of factory blueprints for the 917, 908 and 906 racing cars, to statues, models, signage and even inscribed door handles from the former Hamilton dealership.
There are copious artwork and posters featuring Porsches, along with rare original factory parts catalogues, sales brochures, even bound business documentation between the dealership and German factory, along with many large mounted photographs from Hamilton’s career as a driver and entrant.
Trophies, medallions, books and slot cars related to Hamilton’s career racing Porsches and outside, racing Fords for Allan Moffat and his own F5000 exploits, are all on offer in the collection, which includes items from his many diverse motor racing interests.
Pre-bidding for the ‘Mr Porsche Australia – Featuring the Garage & Collection of the Late Alan Hamilton’ will open online on February 2.
Keep an eye on the Donington Auctions website for updates and the catalogue to go live.