A 2003 Ferrari Enzo sold for $2,640,000 as the record top result at the RM Sotheby's Driving into Summer 2020 online-only car auction. Karissa Hosek © 2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's Two Ferraris -- and Enzo and a 288 GTO -- sold for over $2 million as the top results at the first RM Sotheby's online-only Driving into Summer sale end May 2020. The 2003 Ferrari Enzo sold for … [Read more...]
Amelia Island (Florida) Auctions and Concours d’Elegance
The annual Amelia Island classic car auctions in Florida, USA, are held in conjunction with a Concours d’Elegance. These auctions by RM Auctions, Gooding & Co and Bonhams are the first major East Coast classic car sales of the year. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Amelia Island Record The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance goes back to 1996 and has since … [Read more...]
2019 RM Sotheby’s St Louis Sale (Guyton Collection Announcement)
The Guyton Collection of 60 veteran, brass and classic era cars are offered at an RM Sotheby's sale in St Louis, USA, in May 2019. Darin Schnabel ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby’s announced that it will present the esteemed Guyton Collection, comprising the cars and automobilia of the late Mr. Fred Guyton, entirely without reserve. All 60 cars are of exceptional … [Read more...]
1956 Ferrari 290 MM Sold for $22 Million
A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM raced by Scuderia Ferrari sold for $22 million at the RM Sotheby's Petersen Automotive Museum 2018 sale in Los Angeles. Diana Varga © 2018 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari for the 1956 and ’57 seasons was the headline car for the RM Sotheby's Los Angeles 2018 sale at the Petersen … [Read more...]
2018 RM Sotheby’s Porsche Atlanta Sale (956 Announcement)
The only Porsche 956 to have won on American soil is on offer at the RM Sotheby's Porsche 70th Anniversary Sale in Atlanta in October 2018. A time-warp 1983 Porsche 956 Group C racing car, campaigned by the John Fitzpatrick Racing team, is the most-expensive car yet announced for the RM Sotheby's Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction in Atlanta, USA, in October 2018. This 956 … [Read more...]
2018 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale (Auction Preview)
A Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, Mercedes-Benz 540K Sports Roadster and Bugatti Chiron are the top lots at the Bonhams Quail Lodge 2018 sale. The top multimillion-dollar cars on offer at the Bonhams Quail Lodge classic car auction during Monterey Week 2018 are a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Sports Roadster, a 2018 Bugatti Chiron and a … [Read more...]
2018 Gooding Amelia Island Sale Auction Results
A garage-find 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy sold for $2,530,000 as the top result at the Gooding Amelia Island 2018 classic car auction. The Gooding Amelia Island 2018 sale was dominated by Porsches but the top two results were for Ferraris: a garage-find 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy sold for $2,530,000 while a 2003 Ferrari Enzo achieved $2,365,000. The … [Read more...]
2018 Gooding Scottsdale Classic Car Sale Auction Results
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 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona collector car auction series. Further … [Read more...]
2018 RM Sotheby’s Arizona Sale (Auction Preview)
A Works Jaguar D-Type and the oldest running Alfa Romeo – a 1921 G1 – are the lead cars for the RM Sotheby's Arizona 2018 sale during the Scottsdale classic car auction week in the USA. RM Sotheby's is likely to set a new Scottsdale, Arizona, classic car auction week record with a works 1954 Jaguar D-Type, estimate $12 to 15 million. This car was driven in period by … [Read more...]
2018 Mecum Kissimmee Florida (Auction Preview)
Highlights of the Mecum Kissimmee 2018 collector car auction include a Bugatti Chiron, a La Ferrari, two Ferrari F12tdfs, two Shelby Cobras and a Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster. Mecum will kick off the 2018 collector car auction year by offering around 3,000 vehicles at the Kissimmee sale in Florida, USA, in early January 2018. While Mecum sells anything automotive from … [Read more...]
2018 RM Sotheby’s Arizona Sale (Jaguar D-Type Works Announcement)
A 1954 Jaguar D-Type Works Le Mans racer will be one of the highlights of the RM Sotheby's Arizona 2018 sale during the Scottsdale classic car auction week. A 1954 Jaguar D-Type Le Mans Works entry racing car, estimate $12,000,000 to $15,000,000, is set to lead the RM Sotheby’s auction in Phoenix, Arizona, in January 2018. Although this specific car had limited racing … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Bothwell Collection in Los Angeles Sale (Announcement)
A pre-First World War Peugeot Grand Prix car, a Prinz Heinrich Benz and a Mercedes Simplex are highlights of the Bonhams Bothwell Collection Auction. Bonhams will sell around 50 prewar racing cars, automobiles, horse-drawn streetcars and a large number of related spares and automobilia of the Bothwell Collection at auction in California in November 2017. The highlights … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Simeone Philadelphia Sale (Rolls Royce Announcement)
Bonhams announced a 1913 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost London-to-Edinburgh Tourer for the Simeone Foundation Museum 2017 Sale. A 1913 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost London-to-Edinburgh Tourer is an early highlight announced for the Bonhams annual Collectors Motorcars & Automobilia auction at the Simeone Foundation Museum in Philadelphia. This Rolls Royce featured … [Read more...]
2017 Gooding Pebble Beach Sale (Italian Sports Cars Announcement)
Gooding announced top Italian coach-built sports cars for its Pebble Beach 2017 classic car auction in mid-August. Several top Ferraris will be joined by a very special Maserati A6G/54 and a Fiat 8V. As expected, a number of top Ferraris and other Italian sports cars with bodies by renown coachbuilders including Pinin Farina, Zagato and Scaglietti will be on offer at the … [Read more...]
2017 Bonhams Greenwich Sale (Bugatti Announcement)
Bonhams announced a 1932 Bugatti Type 49 Roadster by Labourdette as an early highlight for the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance 2017 Sale in the USA. A well documented, matching-numbers, expertly restored 1932 Bugatti Type 49 Roadster with coachwork by Henri Labourdette is an early highlight announced for the Bonhams Greenwich Concours d’Elegance Sale that will be held near … [Read more...]