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
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
A 1967 Ferrari 412P Berlinetta by Fantuzzi sold for $30 million at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale — by far the most expensive car at any auction during the Monterey Car Week 2023. The 1967 Ferrari 412P, Chassis 0854, sold for $30,255,000 at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction 2023, as by far the most expensive car at … 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 ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari F2003 Formula 1 race car sold for a record $14.9 million at RM Sotheby’s Geneva 2022 auction in Switzerland, as the most expensive modern F1 car ever. The 2003 Ferrari F2003 GA F1 car in which Michael Schumacher won his sixth driver’s world championship, in addition to five overall Grand Prix … Read more
A 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider by Scaglietti sold for $22,005,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2022 classic car auction. A 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider by Scaglietti raced by amongst others Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, and Carroll Shelby sold for $22,005,000 as the most expensive car in the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2022 classic … 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
A 1995 McLaren F1 sold for $20,465,000 at the Gooding Pebble Beach 2021 sale as the most expensive McLaren car ever sold in a public auction. A low-mileage 1995 McLaren F1 in metallic increased the McLaren marque record when it sold for $20,465,000 as the most expensive McLaren ever sold at public auction and the … Read more
A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM raced by Scuderia Ferrari sold for $22 million at the RM Sotheby’s Petersen Automotive Museum 2018 sale in Los Angeles. A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari for the 1956 and ’57 seasons was the headline car for the RM Sotheby’s Los Angeles 2018 sale at … Read more
Gary Cooper’s 1935 Duesenberg SSJ sold for a record $22,000,000 as the most expensive American car and most valuable prewar car ever sold at public auction. The 1935 Duesenberg SSJ that originally belonged to Gary Cooper (and later to Briggs Cunningham and Miles Collier) sold for a world-record $22 million at the Gooding Pebble Beach … Read more