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 and the third highest price ever paid for a car at public … [Read more...]
2015 Gooding Classic Car Auction Results Annual Overview (Press Release)
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 Berlinetta Speciale that sold for $16,500,000 at the same auction. These … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s New York Sale Results
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 achieved $14.3 million – a new marque record and the most-expensive British car ever sold at auction. Eleven of the … [Read more...]
2015: Ten Most-Expensive Cars Sold at Public Auction (Full Year)
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 California Spider from the Baillon Collection that sold for $18,500,000 in Paris … [Read more...]
1956 Ferrari 290 MM – Most-Expensive Car in 2015
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 GTO that Bonhams sold for $38 million in 2014 and the 1954 Mercedes Benz … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams London Bond Street Sale Results
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 clear the reserve margin. Several other cars sold for well in excess of the pre-auction … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s New York Driven by Disruption Sale (Auction Preview)
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 over a million. The other top cars are a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, a 1958 … [Read more...]
2015 Keno Brothers New York Rolling Sculpture Sale (Auction Preview)
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 Coupe is also expected to sell for well in excess of a million … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Frederiksen Auction Results
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 for a classic car auction. A 1933 Maybach DS-8 … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Chantilly Sale Results (Press Release)
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. Other events included a … [Read more...]
2015 Bonhams Frederiksen Auction Preview
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 some 13 Rolls-Royce, three … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s New York Auction (Pre-Sale Press Release – Janis Joplin’s Porsche)
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 … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s London Sale Results
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 for $1,910,300, a 1992 Ferrari F40 for $1,313,260 … [Read more...]
2015: Ten Most Expensive Cars Sold at Public Auction (Jan to October)
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 car of 2015. However, seven new cars … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Classic Car Auction Results
RM Sotheby’s top result at the 2015 Monterey classic car auctions was $17,600,000 for a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM – the highest price paid for a car thus far this year. Several records were broken including highest grossing classic car auction ever, the largest single-vendor classic car auction and new marque records for McLaren and Jaguar. RM Sotheby’s achieved over a million dollar … [Read more...]
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