Auction Previews:
Top Ten Most Expensive Cars on Offer at Monterey 2026 Auctions
→ Gooding Christie’s: Shelby Cobra Daytona, Top Porsches, Top Competition Ferraris
→ RM Sotheby’s: Top Cars Preview, McLaren F1 GTR, Top Modern Ferraris, Chevrolet Grand Sport, Top Prewar Cars
→ Mecum: Early Highlights
| Year | Monterey / Pebble Beach Car Week Auction Results: |
| 2025 | Top 30, Bonhams, Broad Arrow, Gooding Christie’s (California Spider), Mecum, RM Sotheby’s (Ferrari SP3) |
| 2024 | Gooding, RM Sotheby’s |
| 2023 | Top Ten Results, Bonhams (1967 Ferrari 412P), Gooding, Mecum, RM Sotheby’s |
| 2022 | Bonhams, Broad Arrow, Gooding, Mecum, & RM Sotheby’s. |
| 2021 | 2021 Results Overview, Top 10, List of Million Dollar Cars, Bonhams, Gooding, RM Sotheby’s (Andrews Estate), Mecum |
| 2020 | Bonhams, Gooding, RM Sotheby’s — all online replacement sales |
| 2019 | Bonhams, Gooding, RM Sotheby’s |
| 2018 | Overview, Bonhams, Gooding (SSJ), Mecum, RM Sotheby’s (250 GTO) |
| 2017 | Overview, Bonhams, Gooding, Mecum, RM Sotheby’s |
| 2016 | Bonhams, Gooding, Mecum, RM Sotheby’s |
| 2015 | Bonhams, Gooding, RM Sotheby’s (Pinnacle Portfolio) |
| 2014 | Overview, Bonhams (250 GTO), Mecum, Gooding, RM Auctions |
| 2013 | Gooding, RM Auctions |
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
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
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
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
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 Romeo 8C 2300 Monza … Read more
A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Racing car sold for $4,000,000 as the top result at Bonhams 2016 Quail Lodge auction during the Monterey classic car week. The first Ferrari LaFerrari ever offered for sale at public auction sold for $3,685,000. A new model record of $2.8 million was set for a 1904 Mercedes … Read more
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
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
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
The 1956 Le Mans-winning 1955 Jaguar D-Type sold for $21,780,000 at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 as the most expensive British car ever sold at public auction. This was the top result for any car at the Monterey classic car week auctions in 2016 and also the highest price ever paid in a public sale for … Read more