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 of highest estimates. Three Mercedes Benz 300 SLs are on offer at the RM Auction but the highest result for a German car is expected from a pre-war 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet.
- See also: 2015 RM Auctions Arizona Sale Results – including the new auction week record.
1964 Ferrari 250 LM at RM Auctions Arizona Sale 2015
A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM (estimate $9.5 to $12.5 million) is expected to achieve the highest result for RM Auctions at the mid-January 2015 Arizona sale. The car, originally delivered to the Swiss racing team Scuderia Filipinetti, won its first two outings with Ferrari Formula One drivers Ludovico Scarfiotti and Nino Vaccarella piloting the car to 1st overall finishes at the Sierre-Montana Crans Hill Climb and the XV Coppa Inter-Europa in Monza.
The Ferrari 250 LM, presented in its original Scuderia Filipinetti livery, was granted Ferrari Classiche Certification in 2005 making it a surefire entrant into historic racing and concours events around the world.
This 1964 Ferrari 250 LM is expected to be among the most valuable automobiles on offer during the 2015 Arizona auction week. The top competition will come from a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider offered by Gooding and Bonhams’ 1966 Ferrari 275 Gran Turismo Berlinetta Competizione – another car initially raced by Filipinetti.
Top Ferraris at RM Auctions Arizona Sale 2015
In addition to the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, RM Auctions will have a further 20 Ferraris on sale. Three of these have lower estimates exceeding three million dollars:
- 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS – freshly restored and the 17th of only 20 examples produced. (Est. $3,900,000 – $4,800,000)
- 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 – originally owned by film director John Frankenheimer. (Est. $3,500,000 – $4,500,000)
- 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider – fully restored and Classiche certified. (Est. $3,000,000 – $3,500,000)
Million Dollar Cars at the RM Auctions 2015 Arizona Sale
The following 25 classic cars on offer at the RM Auction 2015 Arizona sale have top estimates of a million dollars or more:
| Year | Car | Estimate |
| 1964 | Ferrari 250 LM | 9,500,000 – 12,500,000 |
| 1969 | Ferrari 365 GTS | 3,900,000 – 4,800,000 |
| 1967 | Ferrari 275 GTB/4 | 3,5000,000 – 4,500,000 |
| 1937 | Mercedes Benz 540 K Sport Carbriolet | 3,400,000 – 4,000,000 |
| 1973 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytone Spider | 3,000,000 – 3,500,000 |
| 1966 | Ferrari 275 GTB | 2,750,000 – 3,500,000 |
| 1971 | Lamborghini Miura SVJ | 2,000,000 – 2,600,000 |
| 1966 | Ferrari 275 GTS | 2,000,000 – 2,300,000 |
| 1984 | Ferrari 288 GTO | 1,900,000 – 2,400,000 |
| 1955 | Ferrari 250 GT Europa Boano Coupe | 1,750,000 – 2,250,000 |
| 1962 | Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster | 1,700,000 – 2,000,000 |
| 1962 | Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II | 1,600,000 – 1,900,000 |
| 2005 | Ferrari FXX Evozione | 1,600,000 – 1,900,000 |
| 1965 | Porsche 904 Carrera GTS | 1,500,000 – 2,000,000 |
| 1953 | Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon | 1,500,000 – 1,700,000 |
| 1955 | Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing | 1,450,000 – 1,650,000 |
| 1990 | Ferrari F40 | 1,200,000 – 1,500,000 |
| 1966 | Shelby 427 Cobra | 1,000,000 – 1,400,000 |
| 1970 | Lamborghini Miura P400S | 1,000,000 – 1,400,000 |
| 1961 | Maserati 3500 GT Spyder | 950,000 – 1,200,000 |
| 1957 | Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster | 950,000 – 1,200,000 |
| 1932 | Packard Deluxe Eight Individual Custom Sport Phaeton | 900,000 – 1,200,000 |
| 1988 | Porsche 959 Komfort | 900,000 – 1,100,000 |
| 1979 | Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S Series I | 800,000 – 1,000,000 |
| 1937 | Bugatti Type 57C Ventoux | 800,000 – 1,000,000 |
The RM Auctions 2015 Arizona classic car sale will be held on January 15 and 16, 2015, at 5 pm at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix.
As usual, the top competition for the highest result achieved during the mid-January classic and collector car auction week in Arizona will come from the Gooding & Co and Bonhams Scottsdale auctions.
- See also: 2015 RM Auctions Arizona Sale Results – including the new auction week record.