Barrett-Jackson’s top results at the Scottsdale 2017 sale were for an Aston Marin DB5 and a 1960 Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle (CERV) 1. A 1965 Aston Marin DB5 sold for $1,485,000 as the top result at the 2017 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auctions. A second million-dollar-plus result was achieved when a 1960 Chevrolet Engineering Research … Read more
Gooding’s top results at the Scottsdale 2017 classic car sale were for a 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix car and a 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast. A 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix sold for a model record price of $3,300,000 as the top result at the Gooding & Co Scottsdale 2017 classic car auction … Read more
The top results at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2017 sale were for a 1939 Mercedes Benz 540 K Special Roadster and a new record price for a 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS. A 1939 Mercedes Benz 540 K Special Roadster with coachwork by Sindelfingen sold for $6,600,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s 2017 … Read more
Bonhams’ Scottsdale 2017 top results were record prices for a Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition, a Ferrari 340 America Competizione and a 1928 Mercedes Benz Typ S. The highest price paid at the Bonhams Scottsdale 2017 classic car auction was $7,370,000 for a 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Competition making this low-mileage, three-owner car with in period … Read more
The highest prices paid at the Mecum Kissimmee 2017 collector car auction were for a Maserati Ghibli Spyder, Chevrolet Corvette and a Porsche Carrera GT. A yellow 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 Spyder became to first car in 2017 to achieved over a million dollar (premium included) at public auction. Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee sale is the … Read more
A Ferrari 275 GTB/6C sold for $3,655,120 while a Maserati MC12 set a new model record of $3,235,680 at the RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale in Milan. The auction was the largest single-owner automotive sale ever in Europe and many of the 423 cars on offer sold well above estimate. RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote Milan … Read more
A 1904 Renault Model U Type B 14/20HP Four-Cylinder Swing-Seat Tonneau sold for $340,000 as the top result at the 2016 Bonhams London to Brighton Run sale. Ten pre-1905 built veteran cars were sold at this classic car auction at the start of the weekend that celebrates the world’s longest running motoring race. A 1897 … Read more
Porsches continue to perform very well at collector car auctions with a 2016 Porsche 911 R selling for $539,000 at Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Belgium. As the first 911 R offered at public auction, this set a new world record for the model (that is still in production but all 991 cars were pre-sold). … Read more
A 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton sold for $2,090,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Hershey 2016 sale. This Duesenberg was the only car that achieved over a million dollar but several further vehicles also exceeded expectations. The garage-find 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster sold for $341,000 while David Holls Lincoln Boattail Speedster … Read more
A 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for a new model record $6,121,200 at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2016 sale. It was the only car selling for over a million dollar at the sale with a 1965 Ferrari 275 GT Berlinetta listed as sold at £1.5 million price prior to the auction while bidding for the … Read more
A 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT sold for $3.2 million at the RM Sotheby’s London classic car auction but Porsche 911s stole the show with several model records. A 1995 Porsche 911 GT2 sold for $2,476,300 – more than double the previous record – while new model records were set by a further three air-cooled Porsche … Read more
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