2025 (late January): The ten most expensive cars sold at auction thus far in 2025 include a mix of modern hypercars and classics from the 1930s to 1960s. Expect the list to change significantly after the Scottsdale sales at the end of January and European sales early February. The list of the ten most expensive … 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
Only 75 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 75 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more
Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, Pagani, 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 … 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 2025 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
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
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
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
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
A Lewis Hamilton race-winning 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 W04 sold for $18,815,000 at RM Sotheby’s Las Vegas as the most expensive modern-era Formula 1 car ever. The most expensive modern-era Formula 1 car ever sold at public auction is a 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 W04-04 that achieved $18,815,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Las Vegas 2023 … Read more
The most expensive Ferrari ever sold at public auction is a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO / 330 LM that achieved the highest price of $51,705,000 at a special RM Sotheby’s sale in New York in November 2023. The new record price for the most expensive Ferrari ever sold in a public auction increased to $51,705,000 … Read more
