Bugattis were the most-expensive cars sold at all three Paris Rétromobile week 2018 classic car auctions houses: Artcurial (Type 57 Atalante Coupé), Bonhams (Type 57 Torpedo racer) and RM Sotheby’s (Chiron). Three very different Bugattis were the top results at the auctions of Artcurial, Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s during the annual Rétromobile week classic car … Read more
The top results at the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2018 sale were €2,903,200 for a 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe Atalante and €2,674,000 for a 2006 Ferrari FXX – both world record auction prices for the models. The most-expensive car at the Artcurial Paris 2018 sale was rather appropriately for an auction during Rétromobile week a … Read more
The top results at the Bonhams Paris 2018 sale were the ex-Earl Howe, Pierre Levegh 1935 Bugatti 57T and the 1904 Fiat Type 24/32 rear-entrance tonneau that each achieved €713,000 ($874,000). The two best results at the Bonhams 2018 Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais sale during the Paris Rétromobile week were €713,000 ($874,000) … Read more
A 2017 Bugatti Chiron sold for a world record $4 million as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2018 sale during Rétromobile week. The top result at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2018 classic car auction was €3,323,750 paid for a 2017 Bugatti Chiron – by far the highest price ever paid for this … Read more
The Scottsdale sales were a strong start to the 2018 classic car auction year when 33 cars sold for a million dollar and average prices increased. The Scottsdale, Arizona, classic car auctions in January 2018 marked a strong start to the collector car sale year. Although total earnings were slightly down, the number of bidders … Read more
A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale sold for $8 million as the top result at the Gooding sale and all 2018 Scottsdale classic car auctions. The Jaguar D-Type failed to sell. Gooding sold a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale that was the personal car of Batista Pininfarina for $8,085,000 – the highest result at the … Read more
A 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra “Semi-Competition” roadster sold for $2,942,500 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2018 classic car auction. The Works Jaguar D-Type failed to sell. A highly authentic 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra “Semi-Competition” roadster sold for $2,942,500 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2018 sale. The heavily … Read more
A 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder that finished fifth overall at Le Mans as a works entry sold for $5,170,000 as the top result at the Bonhams Scottsdale 2018 sale. The 2018 classic car auction year started well for Bonhams when almost all of the top cars on offer at the Scottsdale, Arizona, 2018 auction sold … Read more
A 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari sold for $3,410,000 and 2016 Ferrari F12tdf sold for $1,320,000 as the top results at the Mecum Kissimmee 2018 collector auction and the first cars this year to sell for over a million dollar at public auction. The top results at the Mecum Kissimmee car auctions in Florida in the first … Read more
A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione sold for $17,990,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s New York Icons classic car auction. RM Sotheby’s finished 2017 on a high note with 11 cars selling for more than a million dollars at the New York Icons classic car auction. The top result … Read more
Michael Schumacher’s 2001 Monaco GP winning Ferrari F2001 sold for $7.5 million at the Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sale in New York. The 2001 Ferrari F2001 Formula 1 single-seater racing car that Michael Schumacher raced to victory in the Monaco and Hungarian Grands Prix races sold for $7,504,000 in the Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sale in New … Read more
A 1913 Peugeot 4.5-Liter L45 Grand Prix Racer sold for a new marque record $7,260,000 as the top result at the Bonhams The Bothwell Collection sale. New marque records were set for Peugeot and Benz when Bonhams sold two pre-First World War racing cars from the Bothwell Collection in California, USA. A 1913 Peugeot 4.5-Liter … Read more