2026 (mid-August): The ten most expensive cars sold at auction include records for Shelby, McLaren, and Chevrolet, the most expensive electric car and charity lot ever, and many Ferraris.
The highest price ever paid for a Ferrari 250 GT California Spider at public auction is $25.3 million for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione, sold at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach auction in 2025. Prices around $17 million for SWB versions and $8 million for LWB cars are more common. Prices … Read more
At least 111 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 111 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the … Read more
Ferrari Enzo auction prices tripled at the start of 2026 to a new model record of nearly $18 million for the most expensive car, and several more sold for over $10 million. Auction prices of the Ferrari Enzo, produced in 2003 and 2004, increased only gradually for many years. Million-dollar results became more common from … Read more
Several marques, including Mercedes-Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren, Pagani, and Porsche, had cars sold at public auction for between $10 and $12 million.