A 2015 McLaren P1 sold for $2 million and a 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL for $1.5 million as the top results at the 2016 Bonhams Scottsdale classic car sale. A 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta achieved a strong $1,155,000 while the 1928 Mercedes-Benz 630K La Baule Transformable just missed the million-dollar mark. A … Read more
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