A Mercedes Benz F1 racing car became the most expensive automobile ever sold at public auction while a Ferrari 275 takes the highest price for a road car. 2013 was an excellent year for vintage and classic cars with record prices paid at public auctions. For the second year in a row, a Mercedes Benz topped the list of highest prices paid at auction but most of the top-ten … [Read more...]
Most-Expensive Road-Going Car Ever – 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB Spider
A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB Spider sold for $27,500,000 at RM Auctions in Monterey – the highest price ever paid for a road-going car. A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T Spider became the most-expensive road-going car ever sold at auction when it achieved $27,500,000 at the RM Auctions sale in Monterey on August 18, 2013. The magnificent result was the second highest price … [Read more...]
Most-Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction: The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 Racer
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 racing car driven by Fangio sold for $30 million by Bonhams Auctions at Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale 2013. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 single-seater racing car driven by legendary five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio became the most-expensive car ever sold at auction. The Mercedes-Benz racing car fetched a … [Read more...]
2012 – Ten Most-Expensive Classic Cars Sold at Auction
A Mercedes 540 K Special Roadster was the most expensive car sold at auction in 2012. Six Ferraris were amongst the top ten classic and vintage cars. In 2012, a 1936 Mercedes 540 K Spezial Roadster sold for $11.8 million as the most expensive car sold at auction. It was also the highest price ever paid for a Mercedes. Six of the most expensive classic cars sold at auction … [Read more...]
2011 – Ten Most-Expensive Classic Cars Sold at Auction
A Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa tops the list of the most expensive cars sold at auction in 2011. A 540K Spezial Roadster was the most expensive Mercedes sold ever. 2011 was a good year for very rare vintage cars sold at auction. A 1957 Ferrari 250 TR Testa Rossa became the most expensive car ever bought at auction when it was sold for over $16 million. A 1937 Mercedes Benz 540K … [Read more...]
Most Expensive Alfa Romero Ever – 1935 Tipo C8 Ex-Scuderia Ferrari
Bonhams sold the ex-Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 '50013' - Scuderia Ferrari at Goodwood for £5,937,500. At the Goodwood Revival, British auction house Bonhams sold a 1935 Alfa Romeo that once belonged to the Ferrari team for £5,937,500 (US$9,427,600). This was the highest price ever achieved at auction for an Alfa Romero car and also the second highest … [Read more...]