Since 2009, record-breaking car auctions have taken place during Monterey Car Week in the United States, including The Quail, The Goodings & Company Pebble Beach auction, and RM Auctions Monterey Sale. These auctions feature rare vintage race cars produced in limited quantities. Let’s take a look at the top 10 auctioned cars.
10. 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California LWB Competizione Spyder
Sold at: Gooding & Company Pebble Beach 2012
Price: $11,275,000
One of the nine cars in the 250 California Spider aluminum body line, this car was showcased at the 1960 Chicago Auto Show. In 2012, it was sold for $11.275 million at Pebble Beach.
9. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
Sold at: Gooding & Company Pebble Beach 2012
Price: $11,770,000
This custom-made Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster is one of the top 10 most expensive auctioned cars. With unique details, it fetched a price of $11.77 million at the 2012 auction, having only been owned by three previous owners.
8. 1957 Ferrari 250 Testarossa
Sold at: RM Auctions Marranello Sale 2009
Price: $12,402,500
Out of the 34 Ferrari 250 Testarossas produced, this one, with chassis number 0714, is the fourth one made and the second one ever sold. It was auctioned for over $12 million in Marranello in 2009.
This Testarossa participated in the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix in Havana and was later famously kidnapped by Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries. It finished 13th in the race with its subsequent owner, race car driver Piero Drogo.
7. 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta ‘Competizione’
Sold at: RM Auctions Villa Erba Sale, Italy 2013
Price: $12,812,800
This Ferrari race car from the 1950s fetched a price of $12.8 million and is one of the three Ferrari 375MM race cars that competed in the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans race. It was driven by three world champions: Mike Hawthorn, Alberto Ascari, and Giuseppe Ferina. The car also won the 12-hour race in Pescara.
6. 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Sold at: RM Auctions New York Sale 2013
Price: $14,300,000
This Ferrari model, auctioned for $14.3 million in 2013, was the first to feature a mid-engined car design. It is the 24th out of the 32 250 LM cars produced. The car achieved 8th place overall and 1st place in its class at the 1968 Daytona 24-hour race.
5. 1957 Ferrari 250 Testarossa
Sold at: Gooding & Company Pebble Beach 2011
Price: $16,390,000
The first ever produced Ferrari 250 Testarossa was auctioned for $16.39 million at Pebble Beach in 2011. This car has a rich motorsport history and was fully restored at the time of the auction. It is powered by a 3.0-liter V12 engine with 300bhp and features a striking black paint color.
4. 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus Spider Competizione
Sold at: Bonham, Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014
Price: $18,400,117
The Ferrari 375-Plus Spider Competizione is a purebred Ferrari race car equipped with a front-mounted 4.9-liter V12 engine. In the 1954 Mille Miglia race, this car finished as the runner-up with racing driver Umberto Maglioli. In 2014, it was auctioned at the Goodwood Festival of Speed for $18.4 million.
3. 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider
Sold at: RM Auctions Monterey Sale 2013
Price: $27,500,000
The Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider, sold for a staggering $27.5 million, is one of the only 10 remaining cars of this model worldwide. It even appeared in the film The Thomas Crown Affair alongside Steve McQueen. NART Spiders were designed to cater to the American market’s taste for convertible sports cars.
2. 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196
Sold at: Bonhams, Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013
Price: $29,600,000
In 2013, this Mercedes-Benz W 196 Grand Prix car, driven by five-time Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio, was valued at nearly $30 million at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
1. 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
Sold at: Bonhams The Quail 2014
Price: $38,115,000
The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta holds the title for the most expensive car ever sold at an auction. Only 39 of these cars were ever produced. This particular model, with its impeccable condition and rich racing history, was produced to compete in the 1963 FIA World GT Championships and won both the championship and the race organized the following year.
Additional notable auctioned cars include:
11. 1968 Ford GT40 – $11,000,000 – 2014
12. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider – $10,894,900 – 2008
13. 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe – $10,340,000 – 2011
14. 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe – $9,800,000 – 1987
15. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster – $9,680,000 – 2011
According to Yen Nguyen from VnMedia.
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