2016 RM Sotheby’s Monaco Sale Preview

1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider by Scaglietti three quarter

A 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider is expected to sell for well over $20 million as the leading car at the RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2016 classic car auction. A quarter of the around 80 cars on offer in the main sale is Ferraris but top results are also expected from the only street-legal Porsche … Read more

2016 Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale (Preview Press Release)

1954 Aston Martin DB3S

A 1954 Aston Martin DB3S (estimate $8.4 – 9.8 million) is the leading entry for the Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale auction on May 21, 2016. This rare Aston Martin Works team car, campaigned by amongst others Stirling Moss, Peter Collins and Roy Savadori is clearly the star entry at this single marque classic car … Read more

2016 Artcurial Le Mans Classic Sale Preview (1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta)

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta

Artcurial will offer a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta as lead car at the 2016 Le Mans Classic car auction in France on 9 July 2016. This Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, chassis #2917, was the Paris Motor Show car and had the same owner for the past 47 years. The estimate is likely … Read more

2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum Sale Results

2009 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren “Stirling Moss”

A 2009 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren ‘Stirling Moss’ sold for €2,300,000 at the 2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Museum sale in Stuttgart, Germany. No further cars sold for more than a million dollar with none of the five 1930s Mercedes Benz 500 / 540 K cabriolets reaching the reserve margins. The second highest result in Stuttgart … Read more

2016 Bonhams Mercedes Benz Stuttgart Sale (Auction Preview)

1926 Mercedes Benz 24/100/140 PS Model K La Baule Transformable

Five 1930s Mercedes Benz 500 / 540 K Cabriolets are on sale at the Bonhams Mercedes Benz 2016 classic car auction at the MB museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Eleven cars are expected to sell for over a million dollar each at the single-marque sale at the Mercedes Benz Museum in 2016. In addition to the … Read more

2016 Artcurial Paris Rétromobile Sale Results

1957 Ferrari 335 Sport at Auction

Artcurial sold a 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport at €32 / $35.7 million as the most-expensive car ever at public auction in euro terms – second if priced in dollar. The 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport was an official Scuderia Ferrari works team car that helped secure the world championship in 1957. Artcurial set seven auction world … Read more

1957 Ferrari 315 / 335 S – Second Most Expensive Car Ever

1957 Ferrari 315 / 335 S Scaglietti Spyder

A 1957 Ferrari 315 / 335 S sold for €32,075,200 as the most expensive car at the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2016 sale A 1957 Ferrari 315 / 335 S sold for €32,075,200 ($35,711,359) at the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2016 sale – the second highest dollar price ever paid for a car at public auction. This … Read more

2016 Bonhams Paris Classic Car Auction Results

1966 Ferrari 275 GTB at Bonhams Paris 2016

A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Berlinetta was at €2 million the only car to have sold for over a million dollar at the Bonhams 2016 Paris classic car auction. Bidding for the other five cars with pre-auction estimates of more than a million dollar stopped around 10% short of the lower estimates and the cars … Read more

2016 RM Sotheby’s Monaco Sale (Ferrari 340 Press Release)

1951 Ferrari 340 America Touring Barchetta

A 1951 Ferrari 340 America Touring Barchetta and 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 1 Group B lead early entries for RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2016 sale. The 340 America, one of the first ‘big engine’ competition Ferraris, raced at 1951 and 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours and entered in nine Mille Miglia road rallies from … Read more

2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris Classic Car Auction (Results)

1955 Porsche 550 Spyder by Wendler

A 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for €2,744,000 and a 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica sold for €2,950,000 as the top results at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris sale. A 1957 BMW 507 Roadster Series II achieved a strong €2,016,000. Four further cars sold for over a million dollars: a 2004 Ferrari Enzo, a Ferrari F50, a … Read more

2016 Bonhams Monaco Sale (Press Release: Jaguar C-Type XKC 011 Update)

1952 Jaguar C-Type Sports Racing Chassis XKC011

A 1952 Jaguar C-Type will be the leading car in the 2016 Bonhams Monaco classic car auction. The running car is an original, unrestored condition. This Jaguar C-Type, UK road-registered ‘POV 114’, is preserved in the condition it was when racing in the 1950s. The car has been in single ownership for the past five … Read more

2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris Classic Car Auction (Preview)

1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupé Aerodinamico

A 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupé Aerodinamico is RM Sotheby’s leading entry for the 2016 Paris classic car auction during Rétromobile week. Other highlights of the sale include a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder by Wendler, 1957 BMW 507 Roadster Series II and a 2004 Ferrari Enzo. RM Sotheby’s is expecting eleven cars to achieve a … Read more