Amazing cars plus amazing sales equals an amazing auction.
Some of the most incredible cars in the entirety of automotive history crossed the block at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona auction. From all over the world, some of the most celebrated classics and modern masterpieces from Italy, Germany, and the United States were sold, and 91% of the lots offered sold through at the auction. With intense bidding and even record-breaking sales occurring, for RM Sotheby’s, as well as worldwide car enthusiasts and collectors, this auction was surely one to remember.
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The highest seller, at $4,075,000, was a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari, and not just any LaFerrari, but the only one to be finished in Blu Elettrico with Crema leather. Behind it was an incredible example of the 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV, selling for $3,360,000, which was then followed by a record-breaking sale, that of a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1 Convertible for $3,140,000, making it the world’s highest-selling C3 Corvette. Rounding out the top 5 sales was a 1966 Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II by Pininfarina, selling for $2,225,000.
A 1992 Ferrari F40 was the sixth-highest seller, at $2,150,000, followed by a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, selling for $1,820,000, a 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort for $1,682,500, a 2017 Ferrari F12tdf for $1,242,500, and a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that sold for the same $1,242,500, rounding out the top 10. With these exciting results on the books already for 2023, RM Sotheby’s looks forward to continuing a great auction calendar.
Source: RM Sotheby’s