A 1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster and a 1936 Duesenberg Model J Tourster were announced for the RM Sotheby's Auburn Fall 2020 auction. Darin Schnabel ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby's announced a 1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster (Est. $700,000 - $800,000) and a 1936 Duesenberg Model J Tourster (Est. $550,000 - $650,000) as early highlights for … [Read more...]
2019 RM Auctions Fort Lauderdale Sale (Results Announcement)
A 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari sold for $3 million as the top result at the RM Auctions Fort Lauderdale 2019 classic car auction. Andrew Miterko © 2019 Courtesy of RM Auctions The highest price paid at the RM Auctions Fort Lauderdale 2019 sale was $3,080,000 for a yellow 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing that belonged to Adam Levine sold for a solid … [Read more...]
2015 RM Auctions Amelia Island Classic Car Sale (Preview)
RM Auctions 2015 Amelia Island classic car sale will be led by a 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica but two racing Jaguars are likely to attract more attention. The 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB Cabriolet by Pinin Farina is expecting to achieve above $6 million. The mid-estimates for the 1955 Jaguar D-Type and Daytona-winning 1988 Jaguar XJR-9 are $4 million. At Amelia Island … [Read more...]
2015 RM Auctions Paris Classic Car Sale Results
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 of €1.8 million. Two special Porsche 911s received highest bids in … [Read more...]
2015 RM Auctions Amelia Island Sale (Pre-Sale Press Release)
RM Auctions classic car sale at Amelia Island in Florida mid-March 2015 will feature a 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet and historic racing cars. RM Auctions will offer around 90 cars at a classic car sale at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. In addition to the Superamerica, other early entries expecting to achieve over a million dollar include a 1938 Bugatti Type … [Read more...]
2015 RM Auctions Arizona Car Sale Results
A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM sold for $9,625,000 at the 2015 RM Auction – a new Scottsdale, Arizona auction record. 17 cars achieved over a million dollar including nine Ferraris. A new record was set for a Ferrari 288 GTO. At $2.75 million. Two Mercedes Benz 300 SLs cars and two Porsches also sold for over a million dollar. Million-Dollar Cars at the RM Auctions 2015 Arizona … [Read more...]
2015 RM Auctions Paris Classic Car Sale (Preview)
RM Auction’s 2015 Paris classic car sale will feature the 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C of Mussolini’s mistress, a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso and a 1964 Porsche 904. As RM Auction’s second Paris sale will be during the Rétromobile week in early February, it is appropriate that several of the cars on offer have a significant history. Of the ten cars having a pre-auction estimate exceeding a … [Read more...]
2015 RM Auctions Arizona Classic Car Sale (Preview)
A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM and 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS will headline the mid-January 2015 RM Auctions Biltmore Arizona classic car sale in Phoenix. The RM Auctions sale will offer 127 cars of which 25 are estimated to sell for over a million dollar each. The top three results are expected to come from among the 21 Ferraris on offer but several further interesting cars are on the list … [Read more...]
2014 RM Auctions London Sale Results
The top result at the RM Auctions London 2014 sale was $8 million for a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti. Seven cars sold for over a million dollar each. RM Auctions’ 2014 London Sale was held in conjunction with the Hampton Court Concours of Elegance on September 8, 2014. On offer was 80 cars including no fewer than 23 Ferraris … [Read more...]
2014 RM Auctions London Sale (Pre-Sale Press Release)
Two highly significant competition cars headline RM Auctions’ annual London sale, taking place on 8 September 2014 at Battersea Evolution: a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’and a 1964 Shelby 289 Competition Cobra. Representing the ultimate in performance and engineering, these two competition greats lead a terrific roster of more than 70 blue-chip … [Read more...]
2014 RM Auctions Monterey Classic Car Sale Results
RM Auctions set a new classic car sales record grossing $143 million with 35 cars selling for more than a million dollars. A 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale achieved $26 million. RM Auctions set a new record for the highest grossing classic car auction when it grossed $143.4 million at its 2014 Monterey sale. The top result was $26.4 million for a 1964 Ferrari GTB/C … [Read more...]
2014 Monaco RM Classic Car Auction Results
Four Ferraris sold for over two million dollar each at the biannual RM Auctions classic, exotics and historic racing car sale in Monaco. The 2014 Monaco classic car sale by RM Auctions in May 2014 was the most successful European sale ever for RM Auctions. An incredible sell-through rate of 93% saw RM Auctions grossing just over €41 million from 90 lots. No fewer than 18 … [Read more...]
2014 Amelia Island Classic Car Auction Results
RM Auctions and Gooding classic car sales in Amelia Island in 2014 saw 14 cars selling for over a million dollars and a new marque record for a Delahaye. The classic car auctions by RM Auctions and Gooding & Co accompanying the 2014 Amelia Island, Florida Concourse d’Elegance set new records. The top price was the $6,600,000 achieved at the RM Auction for a 1937 … [Read more...]
2014 Paris Rétromobile Classic Car Auction Results
Bonhams, Artcurial and RM Auctions sold 21 cars for over a million dollars at the annual Paris sales during Rétromobile classic car week. Classic car sales during the Rétromobile week in Paris in early February are traditionally the first major collectors automobile auctions in Europe. In 2014, RM Auctions, Bonhams, and Artcurial Motorcars sold 21 cars for more than a … [Read more...]
Most-Expensive Road-Going Car Ever – 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB Spider
A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB Spider sold for $27,500,000 at RM Auctions in Monterey – the highest price ever paid for a road-going car. A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T Spider became the most-expensive road-going car ever sold at auction when it achieved $27,500,000 at the RM Auctions sale in Monterey on August 18, 2013. The magnificent result was the second highest price … [Read more...]