Only 100 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million at public auction, with the world record for the most expensive car ever being $143 million paid for a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé. At least 100 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most … Read more
Two 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900s, 21 Ferraris, two McLarens, and a Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 racing car are the only cars ever to have sold for between $15 and $20 million at public auctions. A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider was the most expensive pre-war car when it sold for nearly $20 million … Read more
Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren, Pagani, and Porsche had cars sold at public auction for between $10 and $12 million. The first car ever to have sold for more than $10 million at public auction was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider back in 2008. The … Read more
Only 24 cars have ever sold for more than $20 million at public auction: 14 Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz cars, two McLaren F1 hypercars, two Aston Martins, a Duesenberg SSJ, a Le Mans-winning Jaguar, and a new Gordon Murray are the most expensive cars ever. The highest price ever paid at a public auction for a … Read more
The unique white 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO “Bianco Speciale”, chassis 3729GT, sold for $38,500,000 at the Mecum Kissimmee 2026 classic car auction. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO “Bianco Speciale”, which sold for $38,500,000 at the Mecum Kissimmee 2026 collector car auction in Florida, USA, is the only white Ferrari 250 GTO produced. This GTO was … Read more
Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bugatti, Ford, Jaguar, McLaren, Porsche, Shelby, Talbot-Lago, and Mercedes mix with Ferraris as marques that have sold classic or collector cars for between $12 and $15 million at public auction. The Shelby 260 Cobra, chassis CSX2000, was the first car ever built by Shelby and at the time of its sale … Read more
The most expensive car ever is a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé sold for $143 million by RM Sotheby’s at a special auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart in 2022. A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé became the most valuable car in the world when it sold for a world record €135 … 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
The most expensive car ever sold at public auction is a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO which achieved $48,405,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 sale. The highest price ever paid for a car in a public sale was $48,405,000 for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 classic car auction held … Read more
A 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 sold for a world record $22,550,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2017 sale as the most-expensive British car ever. RM Sotheby’s achieved $22,550,000 for a 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2017 classic car auction to set a new record for the most expensive British car sold … Read more