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 from August 18 to 20, 2016, as part of the … [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. It is also by far the most expensive Alfa Romeo ever sold at public auction and the eighth highest price ever paid for a car at public auction.
Note: The pre-war record was raised by a 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, chassis J-563, that sold for … [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 to have sold for more than $10 million at public … [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 a Le Mans 24 Hours race winner. It is only the seventh car ever to have sold … [Read more...] A Le Mans winning Jaguar, a prewar Alfa Romeo, Bugattis, Ferraris and very special Shelbys are the leading cars at the 2016 Monterey week classic car auctions. RM Sotheby’s is offering two cars with estimates of $20 to $25 million: the 1956 Le Mans 24-Hours race winning 1955 Jaguar D-Type and a fabulously beautiful 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Touring Spider. The top results … [Read more...] The first 1962 Shelby Cobra, CSX2000, will be offered at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Monterey classic car auction by the Carroll Hall Shelby Trust. CSX2000 was the first Cobra ever built and was retained from new by the legendary Carroll Shelby. His 1965 Shelby Cobra 427, CSX 3178, will also be on sale together with further cars owned by Shelby and further Cobras offered by other … [Read more...] A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Two-Seat Racer raced by Nuvolari and Taruffi for Lord Howe will be on sale at the 2016 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction. Francis Curzon, the 5th Earl Howe, entered the car four times in the Monaco Grand Prix, as well as in numerous other races in Europe including Brooklands, Donington, Nürburgring, Monza and Reims. The car had only two owners since … [Read more...] A rare Aston Martin DB/2 Spider, Cisitalia 202 CMM and Abarth 1000 Bialbero Record Car lead the coachbuilt car entries at the 2016 Gooding Pebble Beach sale. The 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Spider has a special body by Bertone, while the 1946 Cisitalia 202 CMM was built to participate in the Mille Miglia. The 1960 Abarth 1000 Bialbero Record Car “La Principessa” was specifically … [Read more...] The 1979 Porsche 935 raced by Paul Newman at Le Mans is the leading Porsche entry at the 2016 Gooding Pebble Beach sale at the Monterey classic car week. Further top Porsches on offer include a rare original Rothmans 1984 Porsche 911 SC/RS, a low-mileage 1994 Porsche Turbo 3.6 S Flachbau, a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RSH and a 1988 Porsche 959 Komfort.
Porsches at Gooding … [Read more...] Gooding will offer at least nine Maseratis at the 2016 Pebble Beach Auctions including an A6G/54 Spider, Ghibli 4.9 SS Spider and a 5000 GT Indianapolis Coupe. Five of the Maseratis are from a single renowned collection that included a 1962 Maserati 3500 GT that belonged to Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Anthony Quinn. However, the top results are expected from the 1957 … [Read more...]1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider: Most-Expensive Prewar Car Ever
1962 Shelby 260 Cobra: Most-Expensive American Car Ever
1955 Jaguar D-Type: Most-Expensive British Car Ever
2016 Top Cars on Offer at Monterey Auctions (Preview)
2016 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale (Press Release: First Shelby Cobra)
2016 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale (Press Release: 1931 Bugatti Type 51)
2016 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Press Release: Coachbuilt Cars)
2016 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Press Release: Porsche)
2016 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Press Release: Maseratis)
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