Ferraris and an Alfa Romeo are the leading the top entries for the 2016 Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona 2016 classic car auction. The 1950 Ferrari 166 MM /195S Berlinetta Le Mans (estimate $5,750,000 – $6,500,000) is likely to achieve the highest price but the 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Coupe Speciale should also attract … Read more
RM Sotheby’s achieved sales in excess of $525 million on classic cars and automobilia in 2015 including the most-expensive car of the year. The 1956 Ferrari 290 MM that sold for $28,050,000 at the Driven by Disruptions sale in New York was the most-expensive car sold in 2015, the highest result ever for RM Sotheby’s … Read more
In 2015, Gooding & Company sold 44 cars for more than $1 million each and with $206 million in sales had its best year ever. Gooding’s top result of 2015 was at Pebble Beach where a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider sold for $16,830,000 narrowly beating the 1961 “Sharknose” Ferrari 250 GT SWB … Read more
A 1933 Maserati 8C 3000 Biposto driven by Fagioli and Nuvolari, a 1935 Riley MPH and two Bentleys are early entries for the Bonhams Amelia Island 2016 sale. The race-documented 1933 Maserati, Riley and Bentleys are from the Willem van Huysteen Collection and will feature prominently at the March 2016 classic car sale in Florida. … Read more
A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB leads the list of early entries to the Bonhams Paris 2016 Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais classic car auction. Other preliminary top cars on offer include a 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK GTR Coupé, A 1990 Ferrari F40, a 1955 Lancia B24 Spider, and a 2005 Porsche Carrera … Read more
The top result at the 2015 RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption auction was $28 million for a 1956 Ferrari 290 MM – the highest price paid for a car in 2015. This also set a new record for a car sold in New York and by RM Sotheby’s. A 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato … Read more
The 1956 Ferrari 290 MM raced by Fangio was at $28 million the most expensive car sold at public auction in 2015. Six of the top ten highest prices paid for classic cars at public auctions in 2015 were for Ferraris with Ferraris taking the top five slots. The barn-find 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB … Read more
A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM achieved $28 million at RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption Sale in New York as the most-expensive car sold at public auction in 2015. This 1956 Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti, chassis no. 0626, is also the third most-expensive car ever sold at public auction – only the 1962/3 Ferrari 250 … Read more
A 1937 Lagonda Rapide Tourer and a 1929 Bentley 4 ½ Litre Tourer sold for over a million dollar each at the 2015 Bonhams Bond Street Sale in London. A 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing and a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Series II Cabriolet attracted bids well over a million dollar but failed to … Read more
A 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder (est. €2.8 to €3.5 million) and a 2004 Enzo Ferraris are the early highlights of the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris classic car auction. The sale during Rétromobile week will also feature a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing and the 1989 Ferrari F40 that originally belonged to Stefano Casiraghi, the … Read more
A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti (estimate above $30 million) from the Pierre Bardinon Collection leads the 2016 Artcurial Paris classic car sale. As a Scuderia Ferrari, the car was raced at amongst other Le Mans and the Mille Miglia. It was driven by leading drivers of the period including Mike Hawthorn, Wolfgang von … Read more
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