2015 Paris Classic Car Auction Results Overview

1956 Maserati A6C 2000 Gran Sport Berlinetta Frua at auction

At the 2015 Paris classic car auctions, 17 cars sold for over a million dollar including a record $18.6 million for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider. The Artcurial auction during the Rétromobile week attracted the most attention with 59 barn-find cars from the Baillon Collection including the record-setting Ferrari California Spider. Artcurial … Read more

2015 Artcurial Paris Rétromobile Auction Results

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Front 3/4 view

Artcurial had a spectacular 2015 Paris classic car auction with a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider selling at a new world record of $18.5 million. Seven cars achieved results in excess of a million dollars while at least ten model records were set at the auction. The 59 barn-find cars from the Baillon Collection … Read more

2015 Bonhams Paris Classic Car Auction Results

1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet Front Trhee Quarter view

Bonhams achieved results in excess of a million dollar on five cars at the 2015 Paris auction. The top result was €1,897,500 for a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet followed by €1,219,000 for a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet. Of the three 1930s Alfa Romeos, only one cleared the reserve margin. A 1966 AC Cobra … Read more

2015 RM Auctions Paris Classic Car Sale Results

1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L 'Lusso' Berlinetta by Scaglietti

RM Auctions sold five cars for more than a million dollar each at the 2015 Paris classic car sale. The top result of $1.860,000 was for a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Lusso. The 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini gave to his mistress failed to sell despite a highest bid … Read more

2015 RM Auctions Amelia Island Sale (Pre-Sale Press Release)

1930 Duesenberg Model J 'Sweep Panel' Dual-Cowl Phaeton

RM Auctions classic car sale at Amelia Island in Florida mid-March 2015 will feature a 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet and historic racing cars. RM Auctions will offer around 90 cars at a classic car sale at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. In addition to the Superamerica, other early entries expecting to achieve over a million … Read more

2015 Bonhams Mercedes Benz in Stuttgart Sale (Preview)

1938 Mercedes Benz 540 Kompressor Cabriolet A Bonhams

Bonhams will return in March 2015 for the second time to Stuttgart for a single-marque classic car auction at the Mercedes Benz Museum. Around 40 Mercedes Benz classic cars will be on sale with the star of the show expected to be a1938 Mercedes Benz 540 Kompressor Cabriolet A. A 1960 Mercedes Benz 300 SL … Read more

2015 Scottsdale Arizona Top Classic Car Auction Houses

Barrett Jackson 2015 Scottsdale Auction

At the 2015 Scottsdale, Arizona classic car auctions, six auction houses offered nearly 3,000 collector cars for sale and earned nearly $300 million. Barrett Jackson alone sold 1,600 vehicles. RM Auctions set a new record high price for the auction week with a $9.6 million Ferrari and the highest per car price of $559,000. In … Read more

2015: Ten Most-Expensive Cars Sold at Public Auction (Jan)

1964 Ferrari 250 LM side profile

Thus far in 2015, Ferraris dominate the list of the top-ten highest prices paid for a classic car at public auction. After the Scottsdale, Arizona auction week in mid-January, eight of the ten most-expensive cars in the world in 2015 have been Ferraris. Two concept vehicles by General Motors are probably the more surprising classics … Read more

2015 RM Auctions Arizona Car Sale Results

1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti front 3/4

A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM sold for $9,625,000 at the 2015 RM Auction – a new Scottsdale, Arizona auction record. 17 cars achieved over a million dollar including nine Ferraris. A new record was set for a Ferrari 288 GTO. At $2.75 million. Two Mercedes Benz 300 SLs cars and two Porsches also sold for … Read more