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
The most expensive McLaren car ever sold at public auction is a white 1994 McLaren F1 that achieved $25 million at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale. It is also the most expensive British car. In a remarkable auction held in Abu Dhabi in December 2025, RM Sotheby’s increased the marque and model record … Read more
RM Sotheby’s sold a Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1 LM for over $20 million at the Las Vegas 2025 sale making it the most expensive new car ever sold in a regular public auction. RM Sotheby’s sold a still-to-be-built Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1 LM for $20,630,000 in a special auction during the Las Vegas … Read more
The 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ sold for an extraordinary $26 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auction, as the most expensive charity auction car ever. 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 — Most Expensive Charity Car Ever The black-and-yellow 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ became the most expensive new car sold for … Read more
A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione sold for $25.3 million at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 sale as the most-expensive California Spider ever sold at public auction. Most-Expensive 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione, chassis 2383 GT, sold for a … Read more
A 1915 Cyclone V-Twin sold for a record $1,320,000 at the Mecum Las Vegas 2025 sales as the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at public auction. The 1915 Cycline V-Twin became the first motorcycle ever to achieve over a million dollars when it sold for $1,320,000 at the Mecum Las Vegas 2025 motorcycle auction. New … Read more
RM Sotheby’s sold a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM for a record $36 million at the Paris Retromobile 2025 sale as the most expensive Le Mans-winning racing car ever. The only privateer Ferrari ever to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, chassis #5893, sold for a model-record $36,344,960 … Read more
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car driven by Fangio and Moss sold for €51,155,000 ($54 million) at a special RM Sotheby’s auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, as the most expensive F1 Grand Prix racing car ever and the second most expensive car ever sold at auction. The 1954/1955 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinienwagen … 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
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 W196R Streamliner sold for $54 million. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum announced plans to auction off several important historic … 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