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
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
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
A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long-Nose Berlinetta will be the leading entry to the 2016 Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais in Paris sale. Other rare cars on offer include a 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK GTR Coupé, the oldest surviving 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider and a 1937 Alfa Romeo C6 2300 … Read more
A 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport (estimate $30 to $34 million) could become the second most-expensive car ever sold at auction at the 2016 Artcurial Paris sale. A 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta is expected to sell for over $10 million at the tradition Rétromobile classic car auction in February. Three interesting Bugattis from the … Read more
A 1953 Fiat 8V Elaborata and an almost new 2015 McLaren P1 are the leading entries in the 2016 Bonhams Scottsdale, Arizona classic car auction. Further top entries include a 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster, a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Coupe, a 1965 Iso Grifo A3 Competizione and a 1928 Mercedes Benz 630 … Read more
A 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Special Roadster and a 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible are the highlights of the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Arizona classic car sale. The Mercedes Benz has a pre-sale estimate of $10 to $13 million. For once, Ferraris are not expected to be the most-expensive cars on offer at an RM … Read more
A 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Special Roadster is expecting to be the star of the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Arizona sale but several further German cars are on offer. Three Mercedes Benz 300 SLs are expecting to sell for over a million dollar, as is these sports cars more luxurious sibling, a 1957 Mercedes Benz … Read more
Ferraris, Lamborghini Miuras, Maseratis, an Alfa Romeo and a Lancia are among the top classic cars auctioned at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Arizona sale. Although Ferraris will have to take an unaccustomed backseat at this Phoenix sale, six are still expected to sell in excess of a million dollar with a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB … Read more
Two Duesenberg Model J cars and three Cobras are amongst the top American cars on offer at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s classic car auction in Phoenix, Arizona. A 1929 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe by Murphy (est. $3,000,000 – 3,500,000) and a 1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra, chassis CSX3010, (est. $2,500,000 – … Read more
RM Sotheby’s achieved sales in excess of $525 million on classic cars and automobilia in 2015 including the most-expensive car of the year. The 1956 Ferrari 290 MM that sold for $28,050,000 at the Driven by Disruptions sale in New York was the most-expensive car sold in 2015, the highest result ever for RM Sotheby’s … Read more
In 2015, Gooding & Company sold 44 cars for more than $1 million each and with $206 million in sales had its best year ever. Gooding’s top result of 2015 was at Pebble Beach where a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider sold for $16,830,000 narrowly beating the 1961 “Sharknose” Ferrari 250 GT SWB … Read more
