A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO serial number 3851GT sold at Bonham's Quail Auction on August 14, 2014 for US $34,650,000.00 ($38,115,000.00 including buyers premium), breaking the record previously held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R race car, sold for a record $31 million at an auction in England on July 12, 2013. While collectible cars have been sold privately for more, this is the highest price ever paid for a car at a public auction.
The 1904 Rolls-Royce 10 hp Two-Seater is currently listed on the Guinness World Records as the most expensive veteran car to be sold, at the price of US$7,254,290 (equivalent to $8,293,000 in 2015), on a Bonhams auction held at Olympia in London on December 3, 2007.
This list only consists of those that have been sold for at least $4 million in auction sales during a traditional bidding process, inclusive of the mandatory buyers premium and does not include private, unsuccessful (failing to reach its reserve price, incomplete) and out of auction sales.
Common contributing factors
Common contributing factors affecting the value of auctioned automobiles include:
- Low production volumes
- Rarity
- Desirability
- Demand
- Aesthetic design, even of its time.
- Nostalgia, known as the generation effect; collectors in their prime earning years, being able to afford a seven figure car, are likely to buy cars that they are born to identify themselves with.
- Typically sport cars are generally more expensive than comparable engined saloons, therefore desirable, the same applies to roadsters over saloons but luxury cars, as for their higher price tag, are on a higher end of the scale.
- Condition, also complete documentation (such as evidence of its restoration) of the car is vital for its value. It is not unusual for these cars to have undergone restoration work in the past costing hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.
- Winning a prestigious auto show helps the car's value, this was the case for some of the cars listed below have been cited to had taken overall or class wins at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
- Originality, typically a car that had its original mechanical components, as it was when it left the factory, is more desirable to the one that doesn't. Original bodyshell retains the value better to one fitted with a new body but the chassis of the car is more considered by collectors.
- Cars equipped with automatic transmission are considered to be less desirable than its manual counterpart.
- Cars that have been freshly restored or hidden away for a number of years or decades makes the car desirable to a show winner or a famous car.
- Eligibility to vintage events is a factor to prices as collectors typically buy vintage race cars to enter historic events as are cars that can be designed to be driven on the street but are competitive on the track.
- The originality of the car is considered important in historic racing due to the Historic Technical Passports and FIA Heritage Certificates in force, meaning cars must retain mechanical systems that belonged to the car of the period to prevent unfair advantages.
- Cars with a strong motorsport history improve on the car's desirability, better if the car have won a prestigious race such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Formula One World Championshipand the Indianapolis 500. An example would be the Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spider that was sold for $9.2 million in 2007, which was the 1962 winner of the 24 hours classic. Note that sportcar racers makes up the majority of competition cars on the main list.
- A car associated with a famous person adds value to its price. Examples are:
- Elton John in 2001 auctioned his large collection, as a result of his fame, a majority of those sold twice its estimates.
- In 2008, TV presenter and radio personality Chris Evans broke a twenty-one-year-old record, when he successfully placed a bid for a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider that once belonged to James Coburn.
- In 1973 a Mercedes-Benz 770 F-Cabriolet that stated to be the parade limousine of Adolf Hitler was sold for a then record of US$153,000 (equivalent to $817,000 in 2015), surpassing the previous record held by a Duesenberg Model J Victoria that belonged to Greta Garbo at US$90,000 (equivalent to $510,000 in 2015). Despite revealed to be the limousine of the President of Finland Carl Mannerheim, not Hitler, a week after the auction, the same Mercedes went on to surpass its own record months later despite this error.
- On the other hand, a car belonging to a celebrity who is implicated in a credibility damaging scandal is likely to be worth less. An example of this is the Rolls-Royce Corniche belonging to British TV and radio personality, Jimmy Savile; in light of his sexual abuse scandal following his death, the car is speculated by the motoring trade to be worthless. However, the white 1993 Ford Bronco, that was involved in the chase between O. J. Simpson and LAPD, was sold for $75,000 in 2004, almost twice its original value, ten years after the incident.
- On the other hand, as above, a car that is associated with a famous otherwise factory-backed racing team, such as Scuderia Ferrari, which was the case on August 2011 when one of their factory Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa broke the new record, surpassing the record held by the same car two years before, which was a customer car.
- Auctions taking place during the annual Monterey Historics events every mid-August is expected to bring in record sales as it is considered to be the hotpoint for collectors and investors who prefer to make attendance there to awaiting the outcome.
- Auctions are not likely to command higher sale price in comparison to private sales.
Aside those mentioned above, the world economy is the other main factor to its values as classic cars are being regarded as an alternative investment.
The market began in the 1970s when used Ferraris was exported to any Italian exotic car dealer in the United States who were willing to buy anything that came to them, then the 1973 oil crisiswhen prices of exotic cars plummeted rapidly, almost new and higher in the range models frequented in used car lots, a Lamborghini Miura could be bought for $15,000 at that time. A 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider that went on to sell for $4,950,000 in 2009 was offered for sale in the June 1964 issue of Road & Track for US$10,500 (equivalent to $80,000 in 2015), in the April 1976 issue of Hemmings Motor News, the same car was offered at US$16,750 (equivalent to $70,000 in 2015). After a period of ups and downs in the 1970s and early 1980s, interest rates eased, meaning exotics once frequent on bedroom walls became suddenly affordable.
During the 1980s boom, investors frequented auctions, causing prices to skyrocket. When cars were sold, they were frequently shifted to storage for investors intending to profit later. The high prices drove enthusiasts away from the market, and cars passed from investor to investor. The 1980s boom was followed by 1990s bust, and the values of classic cars plummeted
According to the November 1997 issue of Car Magazine, the Ferrari F40 was credited for sparking the price speculation craze.
During the height of the Japanese asset price bubble in the late 1980s, when the yen had strengthened from about 300 to the U.S. dollar in 1985 to about 150 by 1989, wealthy Japanese buyers began to buy classic cars for effectively half the previous cost in yen. One example of this in 1989, a Ferrari 250 GTO (3909GT) was privately sold to Takeo Kato for $13,837,500. When the bubble burst, it was sold to Talacrest, an Egham (in Surrey) based Ferrari dealer for $2.7m in 1994, eventually selling onto David Morrison, a London-based American for an estimated $3.5 million. It passed on in 2001 to John Mozart, via private sale in exchange of a Ferrari 250 TR, for an estimated $7,000,000.
Although prices have slightly dipped for general classic cars due to the recent recession, prices for high end collector cars have held their value or continued to rise. Since the 1990s recession, values of the most desirable cars have risen in value by 200% or more. The reason for this is unlike the late 1980s, buyers are enthusiasts with knowledge on the products they are interested in.
Between 2005 and 2010, the value of vintage cars have said to increased by 21 per cent, according to Dietrich Hatlapa of the HAGI Index (Historic Automobile Group International), vintage cars have offered annual returns of about 21 per cent over the past five years.
One challenge to owners of expensive cars is the risk of having them damaged in crashes. The most expensive car crash in motoring history appears to have been by Christopher Cox, who crashed while driving his Ferrari 250 GTO and destroyed its front end. The car itself was valued at around $30 million.
Records
August 14, 2014 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$38,115,000 $38,163,000
February 5, 2016 1957 Ferrari 335S Artcurial Paris, France US$35,711,359 $35,711,000
July 12, 2013 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Bonhams Goodwood, West Sussex, United Kingdom US$29,600,000 $30,120,000
December 10, 2015 1956 Ferrari 290 MM RM Sotheby's New York City, New York, United States US$28,050,000 $28,050,000
August 17, 2013 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$27,500,000 $27,983,000
August 16, 2014 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale RM Auctions Monterrey, California, United States US$26,400,000 $26,433,000
August 19, 2016 1955 Jaguar D-Type RM Sotheby's Monterrey, California, United States US$21,780,000 $21,780,000
August 20, 2016 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider RM Sotheby's Monterey, California, United States US$19,800,000 $19,800,000
February 6, 2015 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Artcurial Paris, France US$18,500,000 $18,500,000
June 27, 2014 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus Spider Competizione Bonhams Goodwood, West Sussex, United Kingdom US$18,400,177 $18,423,000
August 20, 2016 1959 Ferrari 250 GT California LWB California Spider Competizione Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$18,150,000 $18,150,000
August 13, 2015 1964 Ferrari 250 LM RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$17,600,000 $17,600,000
March 11, 2016 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Gooding & Company Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$17,160,000 $17,160,000
August 17, 2015 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$16,830,000 $16,830,000
August 17, 2015 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Speciale Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$16,500,000 $16,500,000
August 21, 2011 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$16,390,000 $17,270,000
August 16, 2014 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$15,180,000 $15,199,000
November 21, 2013 1964 Ferrari 250 LM RM Auctions New York City, New York, United States US$14,300,000 $14,551,000
December 10, 2015 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato RM Auctions New York City, New York, United States US$14,300,000 $14,300,000
August 13, 2015 1998 McLaren F1 'LM-Specification' RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$13,750,000 $13,750,000
August 19, 2016 1962 Shelby 260 Cobra RM Sotheby's Monterrey, California, United States US$13,750,000 $13,750,000
August 20, 2016 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$13,500,000 $13,500,000
August 13, 2015 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta 'Tour de France' RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$13,200,000 $13,200,000
August 14, 2015 1953 Jaguar C-Type Works Lightweight RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$13,200,000 $13,200,000
May 25, 2013 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta 'Competizione' RM Auctions Tivoli, Lazio, Italy US$12,812,800 $13,038,000
May 17, 2009 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa RM Auctions Maranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy US$12,402,500 $13,703,000
August 21, 2016 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$11,990,000 $11,990,000
August 19, 2012 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$11,770,000 $12,152,000
August 15, 2014 1964 Ferrari 250 LM RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$11,550,000 $11,565,000
October 14, 2015 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB H&H Classics Duxford, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom US$11,440,968 $11,441,000
August 19, 2012 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California LWB Competizione Spyder Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$11,275,000 $11,641,000
August 17, 2012 1968 Ford GT40 RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$11,000,000 $11,357,000
May 18, 2008 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider RM Auctions
Sotheby's Maranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy US$10,894,900 $11,994,000
August 21, 2016 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$10,400,000 $10,400,000
August 21, 2011 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$10,340,000 $10,895,000
August 17, 2015 1982 Porsche 956 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$10,120,000 $10,120,000
August 16, 2014 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 RM Auctions Monterrey, California, United States US$10,175,000 $10,188,000
January 29, 2016 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster RM Sotheby's Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$9,900,000 $9,900,000
November 17, 1987 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe Christie's London, United Kingdom US$9,800,000 $20,447,000
March 10, 2016 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Sports Tourer Bonhams Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$9,735,000 $9,735,000
August 20, 2011 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$9,680,000 $10,200,000
January 16, 2015 1964 Ferrari 250 LM RM Auctions Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$9,625,000 $9,625,000
January 17, 2014 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$9,460,000 $9,472,000
January 15, 2015 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione Bonhams Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$9,405,000 $9,405,000
May 20, 2007 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spider RM Auctions
Sotheby's Maranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy US$9,281,250 $10,610,000
August 16, 2013 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$9,075,000 $9,234,000
January 17, 2014 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider RM Auctions Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$8,800,000 $8,811,000
August 17, 2013 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$8,745,000 $8,899,000
August 18, 2012 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$8,580,000 $8,859,000
August 14, 2015 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Competizione Alloy Berlinetta Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$8,525,000 $8,525,000
August 13, 2015 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$8,050,000 $8,050,000
August 17, 2013 1997 McLaren F1 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$8,470,000 $8,619,000
October 31, 2007 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster RM Auctions
Sotheby's London, United Kingdom US$8,252,201 $9,434,000
January 18, 2013 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$8,250,000 $8,395,000
August 17, 2012 1955 Ferrari 410S RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$8,250,000 $8,518,000
August 17, 2013 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Torpedo Roadster RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$8,226,400 $8,371,000
May 14, 2016 1951 Ferrari 340 America Barchetta RM Sotheby's Monte Carlo, Monaco US$8,250,000 $8,395,000
January 18, 2013 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione RM Auctions Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$8,140,000 $8,283,000
August 14, 2015 1950 Ferrari 275S/340 America Barchetta RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$7,975,000 $7,975,000
August 17, 2008 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$7,920,000 $8,719,000
June 29, 2012 1929 4½-Litre Supercharged 'Blower' Bentley Bonhams Goodwood, Sussex, United Kingdom US$7,906,745 $8,163,000
May 10, 2014 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C RM Auctions Monte Carlo, Monaco US$7,860,283 $7,870,000
January 16, 2015 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$7,700,000 $7,700,000
August 15, 2009 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe Mecum Monterey, California, United States US$7,685,000 $8,491,000
May 2, 2015 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB Cabriolet RM Auctions Fort Worth, Texas, United States US$7,645,000 $7,645,000
August 16, 2013 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$7,480,000 $7,611,000
September 3, 2004 1929 Mercedes-Benz 38/250 SSK Bonhams Goodwood, Sussex, United Kingdom US$7,443,070 $9,341,000
May 23, 2015 1952 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta RM Auctions Cernobbio, Lombardy, Italy US$7,398,640 $7,399,000
September 7, 2015 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LBW Berlinetta 'Tour de France' RM Auctions Battersea, London, United Kingdom US$7,273,054 $7,273,000
August 14, 2014 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$7,260,000 $7,269,000
August 14, 2010 1959 Ferrari 250 LWB California Spider Competizione Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$7,260,000 $7,891,000
December 3, 2007 1904 Rolls-Royce 10 hp Two-Seater Bonhams London, United Kingdom US$7,254,290 $8,293,000
August 17, 2013 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$7,150,000 $7,276,000
November 21, 2013 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS RM Auctions
Sotheby's New York City, New York, United States US$7,150,000 $7,276,000
November 21, 2013 1959 Ferrari 250 GT SWB "Competition" Berlinetta Speciale RM Auctions
Sotheby's New York City, New York, United States US$7,040,000 $7,164,000
April 12, 2014 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype Mecum Houston, Texas, United States US$7,560,000 $7,570,000
May 18, 2008 1962 Ferrari 250 LM RM Auctions
Sotheby's Maranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy US$6,979,225 $7,684,000
August 15, 2014 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster RM Auctions Monterrey, California, United States US$6,930,000 $6,939,000
August 14, 2014 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Speciale Aerodinamica Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$6,875,000 $6,884,000
August 14, 2014 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 Cabriolet Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$6,820,000 $6,829,000
August 15, 2010 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$6,710,000 $7,294,000
August 18, 2012 1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 'Tour de France' RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$6,710,000 $6,928,000
March 8, 2014 1939 Delahaye 135 Competition Court Torpedo Roadster RM Auctions Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$6,600,000 $6,608,000
August 19, 2012 1957 Ferrari 250 GT California LWB Prototype Spyder Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$6,600,000 $6,814,000
May 12, 2012 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider RM Auctions Monte Carlo, Monaco US$6,526,800 $6,739,000
June 15, 1986 1931 Bugatti Royale Berline de Voyager Kruse International Reno, Nevada, United States US$6,500,000 $14,056,000
August 17, 2002 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spider RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$6,490,000 $8,553,000
January 29, 2016 1950 Ferrari 166 MM/195 S Berlinetta Le Mans Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$6,490,000 $6,490,000
May 10, 2014 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet RM Auctions Monte Carlo, Monaco US$6,473,174 $6,481,000
March 14, 2015 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB Cabriolet RM Auctions Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$6,380,000 $6,380,000
August 19, 2012 1955 Ferrari 857 Sport Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$6,270,000 $6,474,000
January 18, 2014 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$6,160,000 $6,168,000
August 15, 2010 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB Competizione "SEFAC Hot Rod" Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$6,105,000 $6,636,000
August 19, 2012 1928 Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans Sports 'Bobtail' Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$6,050,000 $6,246,000
August 13, 2015 2005 Enzo Ferrari RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$6,050,000 $6,050,000
August 18, 2012 1972 Porsche 917/10 Mecum Monterey, California, United States US$5,830,000 $6,019,000
February 3, 2012 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Artcurial Paris, France US$5,740,000 $5,926,000
August 20, 2016 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' RM Sotheby's Monterey, California, United States US$5,720,000 $5,720,000
May 20, 2007 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Competizione RM Auctions
Sotheby's Maranello, Emilia-Romagna, Italy US$5,692,000 $6,507,000
August 20, 2000 1966 Ferrari 330 P3 Christie's Monterey, California, United States US$5,616,000 $7,730,000
August 17, 2014 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Series I Cabriolet Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$5,610,000 $5,617,000
August 19, 2006 1958 Ferrari 412S RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$5,610,000 $6,596,000
August 16, 2014 1956 Aston Martin DB3S Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$5,500,000 $5,507,000
January 21, 2007 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$5,500,000 $6,287,000
August 20, 2016 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$5,445,000 $5,445,000
August 21, 2015 1960 Porsche RS60 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$5,400,000 $5,400,000
March 11, 2016 1955 Porsche 550 Gooding & Company Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$5,335,000 $5,335,000
January 18, 2014 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$5,280,000 $5,287,000
August 20, 2011 1960 Ferrari 250 SWB Berlinetta Competizione RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$5,280,000 $5,564,000
August 19, 2016 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza RM Sotheby's Monterrey, California, United States US$5,225,000 $5,225,000
August 17, 2012 1939 Horch 853A Special Roadster RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$5,170,000 $5,338,000
August 20, 2016 2014 LaFerrari Mecum Monterey, California, United States US$5,170,000 $5,170,000
August 16, 2009 1962 Ferrari 250 SWB California Spider Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$5,115,000 $5,651,000
July 23, 2004 1930 Bentley Speed Six Tourer Christie's Le Mans, Sarthe, France US$5,109,665 $6,412,000
August 16, 2015 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series II Coupe Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$5,087,500 $5,088,000
August 15, 2008 1960 Jaguar E2A Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$4,957,000 $5,457,000
January 17, 2009 1960 Ferrari 250 SWB California Spider Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$4,950,000 $5,469,000
August 18, 2007 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Competizione Spider RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,950,000 $5,659,000
February 5, 2014 1955 Jaguar D-Type RM Auctions Paris, France US$4,947,835 $4,954,000
August 14, 2008 1939 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Teardrop coupe Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$4,847,000 $5,336,000
August 17, 2013 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,840,000 $4,925,000
August 20, 2016 1966 Ford GT40 Mk 1 Mecum Monterey, California, United States US$4,840,000 $4,840,000
August 20, 2016 1979 Porsche 935 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,840,000 $4,840,000
May 10, 2014 1956 Maserati 450S Prototype RM Auctions Monte Carlo, Monaco US$4,816,350 $4,822,000
December 1, 2013 1952 Jaguar C-Type Bonhams London, United Kingdom US$4,794,407 $4,879,000
May 21, 2011 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta RM Auctions Tivoli, Lazio, Italy US$4,794,720 $5,052,000
August 18, 2012 1953 Ferrari 340 MM Spider Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,730,000 $4,884,000
August 16, 2013 1931 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged Le Mans Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$4,647,500 $4,729,000
August 17, 2014 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,620,000 $4,626,000
August 14, 2010 1962 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,620,000 $5,022,000
January 20, 2012 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$4,620,000 $4,770,000
January 19, 2013 1966 Batmobile Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$4,620,000 $4,701,000
August 20, 2011 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,620,000 $4,868,000
October 7, 2011 1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trépardoux Dos-à-Dos Steam Runabout "La Marquise" RM Auctions Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States US$4,620,000 $4,868,000
October 27, 2010 1964 Aston Martin DB5 RM Auctions London, United Kingdom US$4,620,000 $5,022,000
August 14, 2010 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,608,500 $5,009,000
August 19, 2007 1931 Bentley 4 Litre "The Green Hornet" Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,510,000 $5,156,000
August 14, 2008 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB Berlinetta RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,510,000 $4,965,000
August 18, 2012 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,510,000 $4,656,000
March 9, 2013 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Coupe RM Auctions
Sotheby's Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$4,510,000 $4,589,000
May 21, 2011 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Teardrop Coupé RM Auctions Tivoli, Lazio, Italy US$4,475,072 $4,715,000
November 21, 2013 1955 Maserati A6G/2000 Spyder RM Auctions
Sotheby's New York City, New York, United States US$4,455,000 $4,533,000
June 26, 2015 1935 Aston Martin Ulster Bonhams Goodwood, West Sussex, United Kingdom US$4,406,693 $4,407,000
March 9, 2012 1973 Porsche 917/30 Gooding & Co. Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$4,400,000 $4,543,000
March 12, 2016 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico RM Sotheby's Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$4,400,000 $4,400,000
August 19, 2007 1959 Ferrari 250 GT California Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,455,000 $5,093,000
January 21, 2006 1950 GM Futurliner Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$4,320,000 $5,079,000
March 12, 2011 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Coupe RM Auctions Amelia Island, Florida, United States US$4,290,000 $4,520,000
December 1, 2013 1956 Jaguar D-Type 'Shortnose' Bonhams London, United Kingdom US$4,241,491 $4,316,000
May 15, 2004 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster "Mormon Meteor" Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,455,000 $5,591,000
February 7, 2009 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Bonhams Paris, France US$4,408,575 $4,871,000
August 16, 2009 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Castagna Drop Head Coupe Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,180,000 $4,618,000
May 2, 2015 1934 Packard Twelve Individual Custom Stationary Coupe RM Auctions Fort Worth, Texas, United States US$4,180,000 $4,180,000
August 28, 1999 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Pinin Farina Cabriolet Christie's Monterey, California, United States US$4,072,500 $5,795,000
August 16, 2013 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,070,000 $4,142,000
January 17, 2015 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series I Coupe Aerodinamico Gooding & Company Scottsdale, Arizona, United States US$4,070,000 $4,070,000
October 29, 2008 1997 McLaren F1 RM Auctions London, United Kingdom US$4,058,120 $4,468,000
August 15, 2015 1931 Bentley 4½-Litre Supercharged Torpedo RM Auctions Monterey, California, United States US$4,015,000 $4,015,000
August 17, 2014 1939 Alfa Romeo Tipo 256 Cabriolet Sportivo Gooding & Company Pebble Beach, California, United States US$4,000,000 $4,005,000
August 19, 2016 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Bonhams Carmel, California, United States US$4,000,000 $4,000,000
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