The RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum 2018 auction was held December 8th at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, resulting in $39.8 million in total sales and an 88 percent sell-through rate. The debut RM Sotheby's sale at the redesigned Petersen featured 64 vehicles and 77 lots of memorabilia. The top result at the RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum 2018 auction was the 1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0628, that sold … [Read more...]
Automotive Auction Coverage
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Mecum Las Vegas 2018 – Auction Results
The Mecum Las Vegas 2018 auction was held November 15-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada, resulting in $25.2 million in total sales and a 75 percent sell-through rate. A total of 667 vehicles changed hands over three days at Mecum's second annual Las Vegas sale. The auction-headlining Academy of Art University collection saw 31 vehicles hammer sold for an overall total of $4 million, and four cars from … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Offered at Auction
A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta will be offered at the Artcurial Retromobile 2019 sale, scheduled for 8 February in Paris during Retromobile Week. Alfa Romeo was the only pre-war manufacturer that could compete with the power of the big German constructors. Having won all the most important races, the firm decided to share this success with its private customers by creating road-going versions of its … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Porsche 70th Anniversary auction was staged October 27, 2018 at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia, resulting in $25.8 million in total sales and a 92 percent sell-through rate. The single-marque sale celebrated 70 years of Porsche at the home of Porsche Cars North America. The offering of 63 of privately-owned Porsche models was led by a 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar, one of three … [Read more...]
Ferrari 290 MM Offered at Auction
A Ferrari 290 MM campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari will headline the RM Sotheby's Petersen Automotive Museum auction, scheduled for 8 December 2018 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The fully matching-numbers, Ferrari Classiche-certified racer was piloted by an assortment of factory team drivers including Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, Peter Collins, Wolfgang von Trips, Olivier Gendebien, Eugenio … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Hershey 2018 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Hershey 2018 sale was held October 11-12 at the Hershey Lodge in Pennsylvania, resulting in $10,999,096 in total sales and a 94 percent sell-through rate. RM's 12th annual sale during the AACA Eastern Fall Meet featured nearly 150 cars that attracted bidders from 45 states and 19 countries. … [Read more...]
Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2018 – Auction Results
The Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2018 auction was held September 27-29 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, resulting in $34.7 million in total sales and a 100 percent sell-through rate. In total 733 vehicles sold at Barrett's 11th annual Las Vegas sale, and $1,094,500 was raised through the sale of charity vehicles. The top result at the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2018 went to the white over … [Read more...]
Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2018 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2018 auction was held 8 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, England, resulting in £14,540,675 in total sales. The top result at the 2018 Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale went to the 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Competition Roadster that sold for £1,359,000, a European auction record for the marque. First raced by 'Gentleman' Tom Payne, chassis CSX 2430 is one of 32 … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s London 2018 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's London 2018 sale was held 6th September at Battersea Evolution in London, resulting in £9.4 million in total sales at the company's 12th annual London event. The top result at the RM Sotheby's London 2018 auction went to the 2003 Ferrari Enzo that sold for £1.97 million to nearly eclipse its high estimate. The car sold in London was a one-owner example which has covered just over 6,000 km, and is … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Auburn Fall 2018 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Auburn Fall 2018 sale was held August 30 to September 2 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, resulting in $21,774,720 in total sales and an 81 percent sell-through rate on all lots sold. Held over Labor Day weekend during the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Festival, RM's Auburn Fall sale featured more than 700 vehicles on offer. The top sale of the RM Auctions Auburn Fall 2018 sale was the 1957 … [Read more...]
Mecum Monterey 2018 – Auction Results
The Mecum Monterey 2018 auction was held August 23-25 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in $47 million in total sales and a 52 percent sell-through rate. Mecum’s three-day auction total, an increase of 38 percent over 2017, represents the highest-grossing Monterey auction in the company's ten years on the peninsula. The top result at the Mecum Monterey 2018 auction went to the … [Read more...]
Bonhams Quail Lodge 2018 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Quail Lodge 2018 auction was held Friday, August 23rd on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California, resulting in $37.7 million in total sales and an 82 percent sell-through rate. Held in connection with the Quail Motorsport Gathering, the 21st Bonhams sale held during Monterey Classic Car Week featured 135 vehicles with Italian, British and German cars leading the way. The top result … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2018 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Monterey 2018 auction was held August 24-25 at the Portola Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in $157,931,940 in total sales and an 83 percent sell through rate. RM's two-day auction total, an increase of 19 percent over 2017, represents the highest grossing auction of Monterey Car Week. The highlight of the 2018 RM Sotheby's Monterey event was a new record for the most valuable car ever … [Read more...]
Monterey Car Week 2018 – Auction Summary
Our friends at Hagerty exhaustively covered the myriad of auctions held during the Monterey Car Week 2018, from Bonhams, Gooding and Company, Mecum, RM Sotheby's, Russo and Steele and Worldwide. Their comprehensive summary report follows, offering several insights and perspectives into the overall direction of the collector car market. … [Read more...]
Gooding and Company Pebble Beach 2018 – Auction Results
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach 2018 auction was held August 24-25 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in California, resulting in total sales of $116,502,500 and an 84 percent sell-through rate. With an average price of $947,175 per car, a total of 25 lots sold at or above the $1 million mark and 23 auction records were established across numerous marques. The star of the Gooding and Company Pebble Beach … [Read more...]
