2025 (mid-August): The ten most expensive cars sold at auction thus far in 2025 include a mix of modern hypercars and classics from the mid-century, as well as the most expensive Formula 1 Grand Prix car ever, the most expensive Le Mans race winner, and the most expensive new car sold for charity. The list … Read more
Only 82 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million at public auction with the world record for the most expensive car ever $143 million paid for a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé. Only 82 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more
A model-record $25 million for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione topped the sales results at the Gooding Pebble Beach 2025 classic car auction. The top results at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 classic car auction set new model records for two Ferraris. The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider … Read more
The top results at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auction set new world model records for four Ferraris. RM Sotheby’s sold a 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 as a charity lot for $26,000,000 as the most expensive car sold at the 2025 Monterey Motor Week classic car auctions in mid-August 2025 in California. New … Read more
The top results at the Mecum Monterey 2025 auction were a Lamborghini Miura, followed by two Mercedes-Benz 300 SL classics. Mecum sold seven cars for over a million dollars at the Monterey 2025 collector car auction. Somewhat surprisingly, the top results were not for modern hypercars but for traditional mid-century classics. The most expensive car … Read more
A 2005 Maserati MC12 Stradale and a 2008 Koenigsegg CCXR Targa were the top results at the Broad Arrow Monterey 2025 classic car auction. The most expensive car sold at the Broad Arrow Monterey 2025 classic car auction was, as expected, the 2005 Maserati MC12 Stradale, which set a model record and at $5,202,500 became … Read more
The top results from the Monterey 2025 auctions included the most expensive charity car ever and new model records for several Ferraris, including the California Spider, F40, F50, Daytona, 599, and LaFerrari. The most expensive car sold during the Monterey 2025 motoring week auctions was a 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ that sold as … Read more
Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, Pagani, and Porsche had cars sold at public auction for between $10 and $12 million. The first car ever to have sold for more than $10 million at public auction was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider back in 2008. The $10 … Read more
The 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ sold for an extraordinary $26 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auction, as the most expensive charity auction car ever. 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 — Most Expensive Charity Car Ever The black-and-yellow 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ became the most expensive new car sold for … Read more
Only 21 cars have ever sold for more than $20 million at public auction: 13 Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz cars, two Aston Martins, a Duesenberg SSJ, a Le Mans-winning Jaguar, and a McLaren F1 are the most expensive cars ever. The highest price ever paid at a public auction for a car is $143 million for … Read more
Modern Bugattis — a Divo and two Chirons — were the most expensive cars and top sales results at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction 2025 during Monterey Week. The top three results at the Bonhams Quail Lodge 2025 classic car auction were for modern Bugattis. A 2020 Bugatti Divo set the model record at $8,557,500, … Read more
A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione sold for $25.3 million at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 sale as the most-expensive California Spider ever sold at public auction. Most-Expensive 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione, chassis 2383 GT, sold for a … Read more