The Most Expensive Cars of All Time – $10 Million Plus at Public Auction

Most Expensive car ever sold at auction 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé

Only 94 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 94 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more

Porsche Carrera GT: Most Expensive Prices at Public Auction

PTS Blue 2005 Porsche Carrera GT sold for auction model record price of $6.7 million at Broad Arrow Amelia Island 2026 sale

The highest price ever paid for a Porsche Carrera GT at public auction is $6,715,000, achieved at the Broad Arrow Amelia Island sale in March 2026, more than double the price of the second-most expensive Carrera GT sold at auction. The auction model record price for a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT is $6.7 million, while … Read more

Most Expensive Formula 1 Grand Prix Racing Cars Ever Sold at Auction

1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen Formula 1 Racing Car at RM Sotheby's auction sale 2025 in Stuttgart

The most expensive Formula 1 racing cars ever sold at public auction are two 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R cars raced by Fangio and Hamilton’s 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronas W04 followed by several championship-winning Ferraris. Race-winning Formula 1 single-seater racing cars are surprisingly rarely offered for sale at public auction but a few exceptional racers are among the … Read more

Cars Sold for $10 to $12 Million at Public Auction

2022 Bugatti Chiron Profilée on sale at RM Sotheby's Paris 2023

Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren, 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 … Read more

2026 RM Sotheby’s Paris Sale (Top Auction Results)

The top sale results in the RM Sotheby's Paris 2026 auction was a black 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti, chassis 1916 GT, which sold for €14,067,500 ($17,176,418).

A 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider was the most expensive car sold at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2026 classic car auction, which included another set of very strong Ferrari Enzo, F50, and 288 GTO results. Although the mid-20th-century classic 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider was the most expensive car in the … Read more