A 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible sold for $3 million at the Mecum Kissimmee 2016 sale while the headline Ferrari 275 and Porsche 962 failed to sell. Bidding for the 1989 Daytona-winning Porsche stopped at $2.3 million while a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta could not be bought for $2.8 million. Four American muscle cars … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
A 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet was the most-expensive car sold at the 2015 Amelia Island auctions. 23 cars sold for over a million dollars each: 13 by RM Sotheby’s, 7 by Gooding and 7 by Bonhams. The million-dollar plus cars ranged in age from a 1908 American Underslung to a 2011 Ferrari 599 SA … Read more
The top result at the Gooding & Co 2015 Amelia Island classic car sale was $3,300,000 for a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 while $2,090,000 was paid for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Series II Cabriolet. The highest bid on the night was $4.7 million for a 1956 Maserati 200 SI but failed to clear the … Read more
Three pre-war American cars sold for more than a million dollar at the 2015 Bonhams Amelia Island classic car auction in Florida. A 1930 Cord Model L-29 Town Car achieved $1.76 million while a 1908 American Underslung sold for $1.74 million – a new record. A 1932 Stutz DV-2 Super Bearcat Convertible sold for just … Read more
Bonhams sold an ex-Royal Mews Traveling Landau for $376,000 at its first ever Carriage Collection Sale in Oxford on March 7, 2015. Bonhams Private European Collection of Victorian Carriages and Coaches had a white glove result with a 100% sell-through rate achieving a total £1,147,765. The top result, the ex-Royal British Mews Landau commission by … 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
Bonhams achieved results in excess of a million dollar on five cars at the 2015 Paris auction. The top result was €1,897,500 for a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Cabriolet followed by €1,219,000 for a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet. Of the three 1930s Alfa Romeos, only one cleared the reserve margin. A 1966 AC Cobra … Read more
RM Auctions sold five cars for more than a million dollar each at the 2015 Paris classic car sale. The top result of $1.860,000 was for a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Lusso. The 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini gave to his mistress failed to sell despite a highest bid … Read more