Eclectic Collections: Single-Owner Scale Model Car Extravaganza

Welcome to the Eclectic Collections: Single-Owner Scale Model Car Extravaganza at Ripley Auctions! This vast single-owner collection of all things motorsport will span across several different sales, and aims to serve as a tribute to one man's lifelong dedication for preserving, commemorating, and uplifting the automotive and motorsports industries. Over many decades of collecting, Mr. Thomas Nathan procured several thousand meticulously curated die cast cars, books, art, and other memorabilia, representing every time period imaginable throughout the history of the car.

This vast single-owner collection features hundreds of imported European models, many in their original boxes, as well as many extremely-hard-to-find cars made over 4 decades ago. One of the centerpieces of this collection is a beautiful 1:18 Ferrari 166MM Barchetta, winner of Le Mans 1949, personally signed by its driver, Luigi Chinetti. Join us as we dive into the storied history of both the passionate collector, and of motorsports as a whole.