2024 (September): The most expensive cars sold at auction thus far in 2024 were the first (1960) and final (1963) Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spiders, a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider, a 1955 Ferrari 410 SS, and a 1903 Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP ‘Roi des Belges’,. September 2024: The list of the ten … Read more
Only 74 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 74 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more
Only 17 cars have ever sold for more than $20 million at public auction: ten Ferraris, two Aston Martins, two Mercedes Benz cars, a Duesenberg SSJ, a Le Mans-winning Jaguar, and a McLaren F1 are the most expensive cars ever. The highest price ever paid at public auction for a car is $143 million for … Read more
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car driven by Fangio and Moss and owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is on sale at the RM Sotheby’s Stuttgart 2024 auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum announced plans to auction off several important historic racing cars. The most expensive racing car is … Read more
Two 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900s, 14 Ferraris, two McLarens, and a Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 racing car are the only cars ever to have sold for between $15 and $20 million at public auctions. A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider was the most expensive pre-war car when it sold for nearly $20 million … Read more
Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bugatti, Jaguar, McLaren, Porsche, Shelby, Talbot-Lago, and Mercedes mix with Ferraris as marques that have sold classic or collector cars for between $12 and $15 million at public auction. The Shelby 260 Cobra, chassis CSX2000, was the first car ever built by Shelby and at the time of its sale in … Read more
Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, 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 to … Read more
RM Sotheby’s and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum offer 11 top cars including a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 racer and a Le Mans-winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM at auctions in 2024. The top cars from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum collection heading for RM Sotheby’s auctions later in 2024 or early 2025 include a … Read more
A 1972 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV achieved a world-record price to top the sale results at the RM Sotheby’s Dare to Dream 2024 classic car auction in Toronto, Canada. RM Sotheby’s Dare to Dream 2024 sale in Toronto, Canada, included auctions for top cars, motorcycles, and very expensive sneakers from the collection on Miles Nadal. … Read more
The most expensive Formula 1 racing cars ever sold at public auction are Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R 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 most expensive and most … Read more
A Bugatti Type 57C Aravis and a Hispano-Suiza J12 Cabriolet were the top results at the Gooding Mullin Automotive Museum auction in Oxnard 2024. Four cars achieved results of over a million dollars at the Gooding Mullin Automotive Museum auction held in Oxnard, California, in April 2024. The most expensive car in the sale, a … Read more
Two Ford GTs and a Ferrari SF90 Spider were the top sale results at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2024 collector car auction. Three cars achieved results of over a million dollars each at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2024 collector car auction: a 2022 Ford GT Alan Mann Heritage Edition sold for $1,292,500, a 2022 Ferrari … Read more
