2017 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Italian Sports Cars Announcement)

1959 Ferrari 250 GT Series I Cabriolet

Gooding announced top Italian coach-built sports cars for its Pebble Beach 2017 classic car auction in mid-August. Several top Ferraris will be joined by a very special Maserati A6G/54 and a Fiat 8V. As expected, a number of top Ferraris and other Italian sports cars with bodies by renown coachbuilders including Pinin Farina, Zagato and … Read more

2017 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale (Aston Martin DBR1 Announcement)

1956 Aston Martin DBR1/1

The 1956 Aston Martin DBR1/1 is the leading car for the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2017 classic car sale. Three further Le Mans participating Astons are on offer. Note: This Aston Martin DBR1 sold for $22,550,000 as the most-expensive British made car ever. The top result at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2017 classic car auction in mid-August … Read more

2017 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale (Italian-Coachbuilt Cars Announcement)

1956 Maserati A6G/54 Gran Sport Spider by Frua

A Maserati by Frua, a BMW by Bertone and a Chrysler by Ghia are three 1950s Italian coachbuilt cars on offer at Bonhams Quail Lodge 2017. Bonhams announced further interesting cars for its annual Monterey Week Quail Lodge classic car auction in mid-August 2017 in California, USA. Three rare and exquisite automobiles bodied by three … Read more

2017 Gooding Pebble Beach Auction Porsche 917 Announcement

1970 Porsche 917K-024

The 1970 Porsche 917 K used for the Steve McQueen Le Mans movie is the headline car for the 2017 Gooding Pebble Beach classic car auction. (It set a new Porsche marque record when selling for $14,080,000.) Gooding & Company announced a 1970 Porsche 917K in Gulf JWA livery as the leading car for the … Read more

2017 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale (Cunningham Jaguar Announcement)

Cunningham 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition Coupe in Museum

Bonhams announced a Team Cunningham 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition Coupe, 24 Hours of Le Mans entry, for the Quail Lodge 2017 sale. The former Team Cunningham 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition Coupe, 24 Hours of Le Mans and Bridgehampton 500 entry, is an early car announced for the Bonhams Quail Lodge 2017 classic car … Read more

2017 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Mercedes 300 SL Announcement)

Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing and Roadster

Gooding announced a pair of single-owner, unrestored Mercedes Benz 300 SLs – a Gullwing and a Roadster – for the Pebble Beach 2017 classic car auction. Gooding revealed two very special Mercedes Benz 300 SL sports cars as early highlights of the Pebble Beach 3017 sale. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (estimate: $1,000,000-$1,300,000) and … Read more

2017 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale (Ferrari 166 Uovo Announcement)

1950 Ferrari 166 MM 212 Export Uovo front quarter

A one-off 1950 Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export ‘Uovo’ is the first car announced for the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2017 classic car sale in California. RM Sotheby’s secured a stunning egg-shaped 1950 Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export ‘Uovo’ for its flagship Monterey sale scheduled for mid-August 2017. This one-off streamlined Berlinetta, on a Ferrari chassis and drivetrain, … Read more

2016 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction Results

1955 Jaguar D-Type, chassis XKD501

The most-expensive American car, British car and pre-war car are amongst the records set at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 classic car auction. A Le Mans-winning 1955 Jaguar D-Type was at $21,780,000 the top result of all auctions at Monterey / Pebble Beach / Quail Lodge 2016 and the most-expensive British made car ever. The first … Read more

2016 Gooding Pebble Beach Auction Results

1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione Sold

Gooding’s top Pebble Beach 2016 classic car auction results were four cars sold over $10 million including the most-expensive Bugatti ever. The top results were $18,150 for a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione followed by $13,500,000 for a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione. A 1933 Alfa Romero 8C 2300 Monza … Read more

2016 Mecum Monterey Sale Results

2014 Ferrari LaFerrari black

Mecum’s top result at the Monterey 2016 collector cars auctions was just over $5 million for a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari. Mecum sold eight cars for over a million dollar with several further million dollar bids failing to clear the reserve margins. Mecum Monterey 2016 Car Auction Results Mecum held a series of collector car auctions … Read more

1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider: Most-Expensive Prewar Car Ever

1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider by Touring

A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider by Touring sold for $19,800,000 at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 as the most expensive prewar car ever. A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider by Touring sold for $19,800,000 at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 as the most expensive prewar car ever. It is also by far … Read more

1962 Shelby 260 Cobra: Most Expensive American Car Ever

1962 Shelby 260 Cobra “CSX2000”

A 1962 Shelby 260 Cobra, CSX2000, the first built, became the most-expensive American car ever when sold for $13,750,000 at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016. This Cobra was the first car built by Carroll Shelby and was sold from single ownership to benefit the Carroll Hall Shelby Trust. It is only the third American car ever … Read more