A model-record $25 million for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione topped the sales results at the Gooding Pebble Beach 2025 classic car auction.
The top results at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 classic car auction set new model records for two Ferraris. The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione sold for $25,305,000, as the most expensive car ever sold by Gooding Christie’s and a new Pebble Beach record holder. The second-highest result of $8,145,000 paid for a rare 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Series III also set a new model world record for a Daytona.
Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach Sale 2025
Gooding & Christie’s Pebble Beach classic car auction 2024: on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Pebble Beach Parc du Concours during the annual Monterey Motoring Week and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, USA.
Previous Gooding Pebble Beach sale results during Monterey Week:
| Year | Earnings ($ million) | Million-Dollar Cars | Lots Sold & Sell-Through Rate |
| 2025 | ca. $120 | ||
| 2024 | $108 | 25 | 151 sold, 82%, average price $721,783 |
| 2023 | $95 | 24 | 133 sold, average price $714,522 |
| 2022 | $109 | 28 | 135 of 158, 85%, average price of $810,758 |
| 2021 | $107 | 24 | 115 of 132, 87%, average price of $930,829 |
The previous Pebble Beach auction record was $22,000,000 paid for the 1935 Duesenberg SSJ in 2018. It is the most expensive American car ever, the most expensive pre-war car ever, and of course, the Duesenberg marque record holder.
Top Results at Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 Sale
The top ten results at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 sale during the annual Monterey Week classic car auctions in California in mid-August 2025 were:
| R | Year | Car | Price ($) |
| 1 | 1961 | Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizone | 25,305,000 |
| 2 | 1973 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Series III | 8,145,000 |
| 3 | 1961 | Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider* | 7,550,000 |
| 4 | 1957 | Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Prototipo* | 7,265,000 |
| 5 | 1958 | Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France | 4,850,000 |
| 6 | 1990 | Ferrari F40 | 3,800,000 |
| 7 | 1952 | Jaguar C-Type* | 3,635,000 |
| 8 | 2021 | RUF CTR Anniversary | 3,140,000 |
| 9 | 1994 | Bugatti EB110 SS Coupe | 2,755,000 |
| 10 | 2017 | Porsche 911 RSR Coupe | 2,260,000 |
Note: Unpublished results. Some (*) may be post-hammer deals or observation errors.
Most Expensive Car Results at Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione
The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione, chassis 2383 GT, sold for a model record $25,305,000 at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach 2025 sale. It was the most expensive car sold in the 2025 Monterey / Pebble Beach motoring week auctions (excluding the $26 million result for the charity sale of the 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3). It was also the most expensive car ever sold by Gooding Christie’s.
The record-breaking 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione, chassis 2383 GT, is one of only 56 California Spider SWB cars. Ferrari built only three with lightweight aluminum coachwork, of which chassis 2383GT is one of only two completed to full competition specification.
Equipped by Carrozzeria Scaglietti with lightweight aluminum bodywork, covered headlamps, and a rare, removable aluminum hardtop, 2383 GT was fitted with a competition-style, quick-release external fuel filler. It was raced in period by an amateur in Germany and Austria.
The record 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione was only the 20th car to ever sell for over $20 million at public auction. It was the 13th California Spider to sell for over $10 million and increased the model record from the €16,288,000 ($18,649,760) paid for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider at Artcurial’s Paris 2015 Rétromobile auction.
The other two Ferrari California Spiders in the auction performed below expectations.
- The 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Prototipo, the car that launched the legendary model, was reportedly sold for only $7,265,000 (Estimate: $7,500,000 – $9,000,000).
- The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider was reportedly sold post-hammer for $7,550,000 (Estimate: $8,000,000 – $10,000,000).
1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Series III
Gooding Christie’s second-highest result was a model-record $8,145,000 paid for a rare 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Series III, Chassis #16407. It was one of only 15 factory competition Daytonas ever built and was delivered new to Luigi Chinetti’s N.A.R.T. team.
Its debut race was the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973. However, its most remarkable result was probably as a six-year-old car when it finished 2nd overall and first in class at the 1979 Daytona.
Pebble Beach and Monterey Week Auctions 2025
Top 2025 Monterey Week Auctions:
- Bonhams: Quail Lodge, 15 August 2025
- Broad Arrow: Monterey, 13 – 14 August 2025
- Gooding Christie’s: Pebble Beach, 15 & 16 August 2025
- Mecum: Monterey, 14 – 16 August 2025
- RM Sotheby’s: Monterey, 15 & 16 August 2025
Monterey Week Sales Auction Results 2025:
Pre-Sale Announcements 2025:
- Bonhams: Modern Bugattis
- Gooding Christie’s: Top Ferraris, Three California Spiders
- RM Sotheby’s: Top $5-Million-Plus Cars, Ferrari F50 & F40s, Classic Ferraris