A 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta was the most expensive car sold at the Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island 2025 auction which also included two spectacular RUF results.
The top results at the Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island 2025 classic car auction were $9,465,000 paid for a 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta and a marque-record $6,055,000 paid for a 1989 RUF CTR “Yellowbird”. Gooding Christie’s achieved over a million dollars on 16 cars.
Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island 2025 Classic Car Auction
The Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island 2025 auction was held on Thursday, March 6, and Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Omni Amelia Island Resort in Florida, USA.
Gooding Christie’s earned $67,427,210 from 133 of 144 lots sold to achieve the week’s highest sell-through rate at 93%. A total of 16 lots sold for over $1 million, and the average price per car sold was $506,972.
Million-Dollar-Plus Car Results at Gooding Amelia Island 2025 Sale
The following 16 cars sold for over a million dollars each at the Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island 2025 classic car auction:
| R | Year | Car | Price ($) |
| 1 | 1955 | Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta | 9,465,000 |
| 2 | 1989 | RUF CTR “Yellowbird” | 6,055,000 |
| 3 | 1997 | RUF CTR2 | 2,645,000 |
| 4 | 1963 | Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series II Coupe Aerodinamico | 2,535,000 |
| 5 | 1968 | Lamborghini Miura P400 S | 2,450,000 |
| 6 | 1931 | Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan | 2,343,500 |
| 7 | 1988 | Porsche 959 Komfort | 2,205,000 |
| 8 | 1964 | Porsche 904 Carrera GTS | 2,205,000 |
| 9 | 1935 | Avions Voisin C25 Aerodyne | 1,985,000 |
| 10 | 1955 | Ferrari 250 Europa GT | 1,765,000 |
| 11 | 1967 | Ferrari 330 GTS | 1,600,000 |
| 12 | 1955 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing | 1,501,000 |
| 13 | 1953 | Siata 208 CS Coupe | 1,407,500 |
| 14 | 1953 | Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback | 1,215,000 |
| 15 | 1965 | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ | 1,160,000 |
| 16 | 1960 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 1,028,000 |
Top Results at Gooding Christie’s Amelia Island 2025 Classic Car Auction
1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta
A 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta sold for $9,465,000 as the most expensive car in the Gooding Amelia Island 2025 classic car auction. This was the joined highest Amelia Island 2025 auctions result with the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione sold at Broad Arrow.
→ The top Florida Spring 2025 auctions result was for a 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II that sold for a marque-record $13,205,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Moda Miami 2025 sale.
This Ferrari, chassis 0472 AM, is one of only 22 cars built on the 375 MM chassis, of which only four were road-going berlinettas sold to VIP customers. It had only three previous owners and was in the collection of Fred Leydorf since 1969.
RUF Marque Record
A 1989 RUF CTR “Yellowbird” almost tripled the marque record when it achieved $6,055,000 at the Gooding Amelia Island 2025 sale. The 26th of 29 CTRs built, this car has only 1,700 on the clock.
RUF was put on the map in 1987 when its CTR was crowned the winner of Road & Track’s famed “World’s Fastest Cars” event, where it smoked the competition with a top speed of 211 mph. During this session, the CTR was nicknamed the “Yellowbird,” and the moniker has stuck ever since. This car was one of nine finished in Blutengelb (Blossom Yellow).
A 1997 RUF CTR2 sold for $2,645,000 in the same sale — also higher than the previous marque record of $2,040,000 achieved on a 1998 RUF Turbo Limited at Gooding Amelia Island 2022.