2025 (Full Year): The ten most expensive cars sold at auction 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 of … Read more
Only 86 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 86 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more
2024 (Full Year): The most expensive cars sold at auction 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’,. The list of the ten most expensive cars … Read more
2023 (Full Year): The most expensive cars sold at auction in 2023 were a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO / 330 LM, a 1967 Ferrari 412P, and a 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronis F1 racing car. The list of the ten most expensive cars sold at public auction in 2023 was mostly classic Ferraris from the 1950s and … Read more
The most expensive cars sold at public auction in 2022 were a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, a 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider, and an ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari F1 racer. The list of the ten most expensive cars sold at public auction in 2022 is led by a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé — the … Read more
The most expensive car ever is a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé sold for $143 million by RM Sotheby’s at a special auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart in 2022. A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé became the most valuable car in the world when it sold for a world record €135 … Read more
The most expensive cars sold at public auction in 2021 were a 1995 McLaren F1, a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competition, and a 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato. The list of the ten most expensive cars sold at public auction in 2021 is led by a 1995 McLaren F1 sports car — … Read more
2020 (Full Year): The five most-expensive cars sold at public auction in 2020 were all classic Bugattis, including the new marque record holder. The list of the ten most-expensive cars sold at public auction in 2020 is led by five classic Bugattis. A new marque record was set when a 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports … Read more
A 1994 McLaren F1 ‘LM-specification’ and a 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta are the two most-expensive cars sold at public auction in 2019. The ten most-expensive cars sold at public auction in 2019 include five Ferraris but the most-expensive was a 1994 McLaren F1 ‘LM-Specification that sold for $19,805 at the RM Sotheby’s … Read more
The most-expensive cars sold in 2018 at public auction were a Ferrari 250 GTO, a Ferrari 290 MM, a Duesenberg SSJ and two Aston Martins: the DP215 Grand Touring Competition Prototype and a DB4GT Zagato. The top price paid for a car at public auction in 2018 was $48,405,000 for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO … Read more
The most expensive car ever sold at public auction is a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO which achieved $48,405,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 sale. The highest price ever paid for a car in a public sale was $48,405,000 for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 classic car auction held … Read more
The most expensive cars sold in 2017 at public auction were an Aston Martin DBR, a Ferrari 250 GT California, a McLaren F1, a Ferrari 275 GTB/C, and a Porsche 917K. The 1956 Aston Martin DBR1, chassis DBR1/1, sold for $22,550,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2017 sale, is the most expensive car sold in … Read more