The top ten sale results at the Mecum Monterey 2023 classic car auction included six Ferraris sold for over a million dollars each.
A yellow 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta sold for $3,410,000 as the most expensive car in the Mecum Monterey 2023 classic car auction. It was one of six Ferraris selling for over a million dollars each with the most expensive non-Ferrari result being the 1956 Porsche 356A 1500 GS Carrera Speedster that achieved $935,000.
Mecum Monterey 2023 Classic Car Auction
Mecum’s annual Monterey / Pebble Beach Motor Week 2023 Daytime Auction: at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa’s Del Monte Golf Course on August 17-19, 2023.
In 2023, Mecum earned $45 million over the course of the three-day Monterey event.
In 2022, Mecum earned more than $52.1 million as a total of 297 vehicles changed hands at Monterey.
In the 2021 Mecum Monterey auction, 519 vehicles crossed the block with 411 cars hammered sold for a relatively high sell-through rate of 80% and total overall sales of $57.4 million.
Top Ten Results at Mecum Monterey 2023 Sale
The complete top 10 collector car sales at the Monterey 2023 auction were:
- 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta (Lot F84) at $3,410,000
- 1990 Ferrari F40 (Lot S96) at $2,530,000
- 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (Lot F89) at $1,842,500
- 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS (Lot F91) at $1,760,000
- 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS (Lot F115) at $1,650,000
- 1963 Ferrari 250GT/L Lusso (Lot F85) at $1,650,000
- 1956 Porsche 356A 1500 GS Carrera Speedster (Lot F96) at $935,000
- 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona (Lot S128) at $880,000
- 1971 Chevrolet Corvette ZR2 Convertible (Lot S97) at $863,500
- 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Conversion (Lot F122) at $671,000
Million-Dollar Results at Mecum Monterey 2023 Auction
The six million-dollar results at Mecum Monterey 2023 were all for classic Ferraris. The most expensive car in the auction was a yellow 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta (Lot F84) that achieved $3,410,000. It was one of six Ferrari 275 GTB cars in various formats sold at the various Monterey 2023 auctions and achieved slightly more than a similar 6C Alloy at RM Sotheby’s.
Ferraris dominated the auction’s leading sellers, claiming seven of the top 10 slots. Claiming the second slot among top sellers was a 3,417-mile 1990 Ferrari F40 (Lot S96) that garnered $2.53 million, followed by a 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (Lot F89), the first of only 12 built, at $1.84 million and a 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS (Lot F91) at $1.76 million.
Monterey Week 2023 Classic Car Auctions
Top classic car auctioneers with sales during Monterey Week 2023 include Gooding (Pebble Beach), Bonhams (Quail Lodge), RM Sotheby’s, Broad Arrow, and Mecum.
Monterey Week 2023 Auction Results
- Top Ten Monterey Week Auction Results
- Bonhams: Quail Lodge Sale Results, 1967 Ferrari 412P
- Gooding: Pebble Beach Sale Results
- Mecum: Monterey Sale Results
- RM Sotheby’s: Monterey Sale Results, Lost & Found Ferrari Results
Monterey Week 2023 Auction Previews
Monterey Week 2023 Pre-Auction Announcements
- Bonhams: 1967 Ferrari 412P Berlinetta
- Gooding: 1933 Bugatti Type 55 Roadster
- Gooding: Top Ten Ferraris (including a 250 GT SWB Berlinetta)
- Gooding: Top American Brass-Era Cars (including a Simplex and Mercer)
- RM Sotheby’s: Top Ten Ferraris (including a 250 LM and California Spider)
- RM Sotheby’s: The Lost and Found Collection of 20 Ferraris
- RM Sotheby’s: Steve McQeen’s 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
- RM Sotheby’s: 1938 BMW 328 ‘Special Competition’ Roadster
Previous Monterey Week Auction Results
