A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix raced by Marcel Lehoux and Maurice Trintignant is an early highlight announced for the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2019 classic car auction. Fittingly for a Rétromobile week sale, a 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix racer is one of the early highlights announced for the Artcurial Paris 2019 classic … Read more
A 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar sold for a model record $5,945,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Porsche Atlanta car auction. The top result at the RM Sotheby’s Porsche Atlanta 2018 sale was for a 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar that sold for $5,945,000 – nearly double the presale estimate and three times the … Read more
A 1962 Aston Martin DB4 ‘Series V’ Vantage Sports Saloon sold for a world record $1,290,110 at Bonhams The Zoute 2018 sale. The two top results at Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Belgium both set new auction model world records: A 1962 Aston Martin DB4 ‘Series V’ Vantage Sports Saloon that sold for €1,212,250 ($1,290,110) … Read more
A Porsche 956 Group C and a 959 Paris-Dakar car are among the highlights of the RM Sotheby’s Porsche Atlanta 2018 sale. RM Sotheby’s Porsche Atlanta 2018 sale is a special Porsche-only sale to mark the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Germany’s leading sports car brand. An air-cooled 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo Classic Series … Read more
69 cars sold for more than a million dollar each at the Monterey Motoring Week classical car auctions in California, USA, in August 2018. Six auctioneers achieved million dollar results on 69 of the 1378 cars offered for sale during the Monterey Motor Week 2018. Although RM Sotheby’s sold the most-expensive car ever at public … Read more
A 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione Coupe sold for $3,525,000 as the top result at the Bonhams Quail Lodge 2018 classic car auction. The top results at the Bonhams Quail Lodge 2018 sale during the Monterey Motor Week in California were mostly for true classic cars. A 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione Coupe … Read more
A 1935 Duesenberg SSJ sold for $22 million as the top result at the Gooding Pebble Beach 2018 classic car auction and most-expensive American car ever. The highest prices at the Gooding Pebble Beach 2018 sale were achieved for a 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France berlinetta and a 1955 … Read more
The top result at the Mecum Monterey 2018 sale was $3,850,000 paid for a 1933 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe Disappearing Top Roadster. Mecum sold ten cars for over a million dollar at the Monterey 2018 sale including two Duesenberg Model J convertibles. Top results also included three modern Ferraris – a LaFerrari, an Enzo … Read more
Gary Cooper’s 1935 Duesenberg SSJ sold for a record $22,000,000 as the most expensive American car and most valuable prewar car ever sold at public auction. The 1935 Duesenberg SSJ that originally belonged to Gary Cooper (and later to Briggs Cunningham and Miles Collier) sold for a world-record $22 million at the Gooding Pebble Beach … Read more
A Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48,405,000 and an Aston Martin DP215 for $21,445,000 as the top results at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 public auction. The highest price paid at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 sale and all Monterey Week 2018 classic car auctions was $48,405,000 for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. As a … Read more