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
A 1933 Maserati 8C 3000 Biposto driven by Fagioli and Nuvolari, a 1935 Riley MPH and two Bentleys are early entries for the Bonhams Amelia Island 2016 sale. The race-documented 1933 Maserati, Riley and Bentleys are from the Willem van Huysteen Collection and will feature prominently at the March 2016 classic car sale in Florida. … Read more
A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB leads the list of early entries to the Bonhams Paris 2016 Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais classic car auction. Other preliminary top cars on offer include a 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK GTR Coupé, A 1990 Ferrari F40, a 1955 Lancia B24 Spider, and a 2005 Porsche Carrera … Read more
A 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder (est. €2.8 to €3.5 million) and a 2004 Enzo Ferraris are the early highlights of the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris classic car auction. The sale during Rétromobile week will also feature a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing and the 1989 Ferrari F40 that originally belonged to Stefano Casiraghi, the … Read more
A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti (estimate above $30 million) from the Pierre Bardinon Collection leads the 2016 Artcurial Paris classic car sale. As a Scuderia Ferrari, the car was raced at amongst other Le Mans and the Mille Miglia. It was driven by leading drivers of the period including Mike Hawthorn, Wolfgang von … Read more
Juan Miguel Fangio’s 1956 Ferrari 290 MM is the highlight of the RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption classic car auction in New York in December 2015. Only 40 cars will be on sale but five are expected to sell for over $5 million each with a further 16 entering the auction with upper estimates of … Read more
A 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A and a 1938 “The French Connection” Lincoln Coddington V12 HEMI are stars of the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale. These two magnificent prewar automobiles will be among the highlights of a nine-day celebration of Barrett-Jackson’s 45th anniversary at the Scottsdale, Arizona, classic car auctions in January 2016. 2016 Barrett-Jackson Collector … Read more
An impressive line-up of German and Italian sports cars will be on sale at the Bonhams January 2016 classic car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Early entrants include a 1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GS Coupe and 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS while a 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL “Batmobile” and (inevitably) a 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 … Read more
Bonhams will sell an ex-Stirling Moss works 1952 Jaguar C-Type in a Monte Carlo classic car auction at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix week in May 2016. The car was driven by amongst others Stirling Moss and Peter Walker at Le Mans 24-Hours and the Mille Miglia. See also: 2016 Bonhams Monaco Sale (Press Release: … Read more