Juan Miguel Fangio’s 1956 Ferrari 290 MM is the highlight of the RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption classic car auction in New York in December 2015. Only 40 cars will be on sale but five are expected to sell for over $5 million each with a further 16 entering the auction with upper estimates of … Read more
A 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A and a 1938 “The French Connection” Lincoln Coddington V12 HEMI are stars of the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale. These two magnificent prewar automobiles will be among the highlights of a nine-day celebration of Barrett-Jackson’s 45th anniversary at the Scottsdale, Arizona, classic car auctions in January 2016. 2016 Barrett-Jackson Collector … Read more
An impressive line-up of German and Italian sports cars will be on sale at the Bonhams January 2016 classic car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Early entrants include a 1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GS Coupe and 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS while a 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL “Batmobile” and (inevitably) a 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 … Read more
Bonhams will sell an ex-Stirling Moss works 1952 Jaguar C-Type in a Monte Carlo classic car auction at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix week in May 2016. The car was driven by amongst others Stirling Moss and Peter Walker at Le Mans 24-Hours and the Mille Miglia. See also: 2016 Bonhams Monaco Sale (Press Release: … Read more
The Keno Brothers sale in New York offers 40 classic cars in the Rolling Sculpture auction with a quarter expecting to sell for over a million dollar. The highlight of the sale is a 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB4 N.A.R.T. Competizione, which is expected to achieve around $5 million. A 1953 Ferrari 212 Inter Pinin Farina … Read more
The final Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta and the unique 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider built for Gianni Agnelli are early top entries for the 2016 Artcurial Paris auction. The 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta with a pre-auction estimate of €9 – 12 million ($10 – 13.2 million) was the last of the 250 GT … Read more
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Roadster became the most-expensive car ever sold at public auction in Denmark when it achieved $2.7 million at the Bonhams Frederiksen Collection sale. Six of the 48 cars on offer achieved results of more than a million dollar. The auction grossed $24 million – the highest ever in Denmark … Read more
A 1972 Maserati Boomerang Coupé design study by Giugiaro sold for $3,666,800 at the 2015 Bonhams classic car auction at the Chantilly Concours d’Elegance. Bonhams 2015 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance Sale Bonhams hosted its first classic car auction at the Arts & Elegance event in the grounds of the Château de Chantilly on September 5, 2015. … Read more
Bonhams will sell 48 cars, including 13 Rolls Royces, from the Frederiksen Collection at a classic car auction in Denmark on September 26, 2015. The single-owner collection includes the best of British, European and American motoring with most cars from the pre-War period and several manufactured before the First World War. The sale will feature … Read more
Janis Joplin’s colorful Porsche 356C Cabriolet is an early entry for the mid-December 2015 RM Sotheby’s New York “Driven by Disruption” classic car auction. This sale in Manhattan will feature around 30 creatively-styled, cutting-edge automobiles and select memorabilia. Janis Joplin’s 1964 Porsche 356C Cabriolet with its psychedelic painted bodywork was driven and actively enjoyed by … Read more
A 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’ sold for £4,760,000 as the top result at the 2015 RM Sotheby’s London classic car auction. Four cars sold for over a million dollars at the London sale: 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’ for $7,392,520, a 1964 Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta … Read more
Seven of the top-ten highest prices paid for classic cars at public auctions thus far in 2015 were for Ferraris with $18.5 million the record price. After the Monterey classic car week in mid-August 2015, the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider from the Baillon Collection sold for $18,500,000 in Paris, remained the most-expensive … Read more