A 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Alloy, estimate $2,300,000-$2,600,000, is the lead car at the Bonhams Amelia Island 2017 classic car auction. Bonhams will offer only two cars at the Amelia Island 2017 classic car sale with estimates above a million dollar: a 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Alloy, estimate $2,300,000-$2,600,000, and a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C ‘Lago Spéciale’ … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Sale (Ferrari 166 MM Announcement)
A matching-numbers 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta that participated twice in the Mille Miglia is on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island 2017 sale. RM Sotheby’s revealed its final highlight for the forthcoming Amelia Island 2017 sale: an exceptionally pure, matching-numbers 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta, chassis no. 0058 M. The Ferrari participated twice in the Mille … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Amelia Island Sale (Jaguar XKSS Announcement)
A rare 1957 Jaguar XKSS (estimate $16-18 million) will be the lead car at the Gooding Amelia Island 2017 classic car auction in Florida. Gooding & Company announced a 1957 Jaguar XKSS, estimate: $16,000,000-$18,000,000, as its lead car for the Amelia Island classic car auction on March 10, 2017 in Florida, USA. The XKSS is considered by many to be the ultimate … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Amelia Island Auction (Racing Cars Announcement)
A Mazda 767B, a McLaren M1B and several Porsches, including a 934/5, are amongst the top racing cars on offer at Gooding Amelia Island 2017. Gooding & Company announced several racecars for its Amelia Island auction in early March 2017. The rotary engine 1989 Mazda 767B (estimate: $1,800,000-$2,400,000) was a Le Mans class winner in 1990 while a 1966 McLaren M1B … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Amelia Island Aston Martin Announcement
Gooding will offer an Aston Martin DB II, a DB5 Vantage and a Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America at its Amelia Island 2017 classic car auction in Florida. A 1949 Aston Martin DB Mk II, a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage and a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America are the latest top sports cars announced for the Gooding Amelia Island 2017 classic car sale in Florida, USA, … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Amelia Island Sale (McLaren P1 Announcement)
Gooding will sell a 2015 McLaren P1 at the Amelia Island 2017 classic car auction to benefit the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Gooding & Company announced that a 2015 McLaren P1 wil be sold at the Amelia Island Auction in March 2017 to benefit a professorship at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana. The McLaren P1 (estimate $2,000,000-$2,300,000) … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island (Bentley Le Mans Announcement)
A 1928 Bentley 4½-Litre Le Mans Sports ‘Bobtail’ and a rare 1956 Maserati A6G/54 Frua Coupe Series III were announced for RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island 2017 sale. RM Sotheby’s secured a two-time Le Mans factory-entry 1928 Bentley 4½-Litre Le Mans Sports ‘Bobtail’ (est. $6,500,000-$7,500,000) for its Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance sale in March 2017. This important … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Amelia Island Auction (Porsche Supercars Announcement)
A 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion and 1993 Porsche 964 Turbo S Leichtbau were announced for the Gooding Amelia Island 2017 sale. These million-dollar-plus cars will be joined at the Florida auction by two further high-performance Porsches; a 2011 Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 and a 2011 Porsche 997 GT2 RS. Gooding & Company traditionally has much success with Porsches, … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island (Orin Smith Collection Announcement)
RM Sotheby’s added a second sale day to its Amelia Island 2017 classic car auction to sell 58 cars from the Orin Smith Collection. The sale will include 22 of the finest coach-built Rolls Royce and Bentley cars in the world. Further marques in the collection include Allard, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lancia, and Mercedes-Benz. ‘A Gentleman’s Collection: The Pride and Passion of Orin … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island (Ferrari 250 GT Pre-Sale)
A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta is the latest highlight announced for the 2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island, Florida, classic car auction. This dual-purpose grand tourer is one of the most-expensive cars ever announced for the Amelia Island auction week RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Sale 2017 RM Sotheby’s, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Sale (Bugatti Press Release)
A 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet with coachwork by Vanvooren is the lead car announced for the 2017 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island classic car auction. Additional highlights from the elegant 1930s include a 1930 Stutz Model M Supercharged Coupe and 1933 Cadillac V-16 All-Weather Phaeton. RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Sale 2017 RM Sotheby’s, the official auction house of the Amelia … [Read more...]
2016 Amelia Island Auctions Results Overview
A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider sold for $17,160,000 as the most expensive of 28 million-dollar-plus cars at the Amelia Island 2016 sales. Eight Ferraris and eight Porsche cars were sold for over a million with the oldest million-dollar car sold at Amelia Island 2016 a 1931 Stutz and the newest a 2014 Pagani. Gooding not only sold the most-expensive car of the week … [Read more...]
2016 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Auction Results
A 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico sold for $4,400,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island 2016 classic car sale. Nine cars sold for more than a million dollar while a few others also attracted unsuccessful multimillion-dollar bids. RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Auction 2016 RM Sotheby’s held its annual classic car auction in Amelia Island at … [Read more...]
2016 Gooding Amelia Island Auction Results
A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider set a new Amelia Island classic car auction record when sold for $17,160,000 by Gooding. This was also the highest result ever for a car sold by Gooding at public auction an the tenth highest price ever paid for a car at public auction. Jerry Seinfeld’s 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for $5,335,000 as the top result of several Porsches … [Read more...]
2016 Bonhams Amelia Island Auction Results
A 1937 Bugatti Type 57 SC Sports Tourer sold for $9,735,000 as the top result at the 2016 Bonhams Amelia Island classic car auction. This also set a new Amelia Island classic car week auction record that is unlikely to stand for more than a day. A 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Cabriolet A sold for just below $3 million while a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 sold for $2,750,000 – the only … [Read more...]