Two German 1930s roadsters sold for over a million dollar each at the Bonhams Chantilly 2016 sale in Paris: a 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K and a 1938 Horch 853. The top result was €5,290,000 ($5.9 million) for a 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Roadster that was stolen after the Second World War but returned to the … Read more
Artcurial sold a 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport at €32 / $35.7 million as the most-expensive car ever at public auction in euro terms – second if priced in dollar. The 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport was an official Scuderia Ferrari works team car that helped secure the world championship in 1957. Artcurial set seven auction world … Read more
A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Berlinetta was at €2 million the only car to have sold for over a million dollar at the Bonhams 2016 Paris classic car auction. Bidding for the other five cars with pre-auction estimates of more than a million dollar stopped around 10% short of the lower estimates and the cars … Read more
A 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for €2,744,000 and a 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica sold for €2,950,000 as the top results at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Paris sale. A 1957 BMW 507 Roadster Series II achieved a strong €2,016,000. Four further cars sold for over a million dollars: a 2004 Ferrari Enzo, a Ferrari F50, a … Read more
A 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupé Aerodinamico is RM Sotheby’s leading entry for the 2016 Paris classic car auction during Rétromobile week. Other highlights of the sale include a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder by Wendler, 1957 BMW 507 Roadster Series II and a 2004 Ferrari Enzo. RM Sotheby’s is expecting eleven cars to achieve a … Read more
A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long-Nose Berlinetta will be the leading entry to the 2016 Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais in Paris sale. Other rare cars on offer include a 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK GTR Coupé, the oldest surviving 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider and a 1937 Alfa Romeo C6 2300 … Read more
A 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport (estimate $30 to $34 million) could become the second most-expensive car ever sold at auction at the 2016 Artcurial Paris sale. A 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta is expected to sell for over $10 million at the tradition Rétromobile classic car auction in February. Three interesting Bugattis from the … 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
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
The final Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta and the unique 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider built for Gianni Agnelli are early top entries for the 2016 Artcurial Paris auction. The 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta with a pre-auction estimate of €9 – 12 million ($10 – 13.2 million) was the last of the 250 GT … Read more
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
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
