The Worldwide Scottsdale 2019 auction was held Wednesday, January 16th in Scottsdale during Arizona Auction Week, resulting in nearly $10 million in total sales and an 80 percent sell-through rate. The top result at the 2019 Arizona Auction Week sale for Worldwide Auctioneers went to the original, HVA Preservation Award-winning 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster that realized $990,000, followed by the 1935 Auburn … [Read more...]
Bonhams Scottsdale 2019 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Scottsdale 2019 auction was held Thursday, January 17th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $16.1 million in total sales and a 90 percent sell-through rate. Bonhams Motoring Group Director Rupert Banner, said, “Our sale was well supported and featured a large number of cars without reserve creating multiple bidders throughout and a very respectable rate of sale. It’s a … [Read more...]
Gooding Scottsdale 2019 – Auction Results
The Gooding Scottsdale 2019 auction was held January 18-19 nearby the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in over $48 million in total sales and an 85 percent sell-through rate. President David Gooding and Auctioneer Charlie Ross sold 105 of 124 lots at Gooding's 12th annual Arizona Auction Week sale, with an average price of $459,417 per car sold. “I am delighted to close out another … [Read more...]
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2019 – Auction Results
The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2019 auction was held January 12-20 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $131.6 million in total sales and a 99.74 percent sell-through rate. In total, over 1,800 vehicles sold for over $118 million, while over 1,500 pieces of automobilia brought in over $4.05 million, and $9.6 million was raised through the sale of charity vehicles, bringing the total auction sales to more … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Arizona 2019 sale was staged January 17-18 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, resulting in $36,914,170 in total sales and an 85 percent sell-through rate. RM’s 20th annual Arizona Auction Week event featured a selection of more than 150 automobiles. The top result at the 2019 RM Sotheby’s Arizona Auction Week sale went to the 2,900-mile 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO that sold for $3,360,000 (est. … [Read more...]
Ferrari 500 Mondial Offered at Auction
A selection of racing and sports cars will headline the Bonhams Scottsdale 2019 auction, scheduled for January 17th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale during Arizona Auction Week. Bonhams' 8th annual Scottsdale sale will feature a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider loaded with history, among others. The featured 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider, chassis 0438MD, was owned when new by Dominican Republic … [Read more...]
Ferrari Offerings at Scottsdale Auction
A line-up of Ferraris will be among the headline offerings at the Gooding and Company Scottsdale 2019 auction, scheduled for January 18-19 during Arizona Auction Week. The 275 GTB Prototype that raced in the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally, a late-production Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, a single-louver Tour de France and a Vignale-bodied 250 MM will be presented at Gooding's annual Scottsdale event. “It’s always exciting … [Read more...]
Porsche 550 RS Spyder Offered in Paris
A 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder will take the spotlight at the 2019 RM Sotheby's Paris auction, scheduled for 6-10 February at Place Vauban in France during Retromobile Week. RM's sixth annual Paris sale will feature more than 60 collector cars, from pre-war classics to modern hypercars. The 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder offered in Paris is accompanied by extensive documentation from new, including delivery to Ecurie … [Read more...]
Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2018
Between covering auctions, events, rallies and vintage races, in addition to profiling classic cars, collections, historic races and more, 2018 was another busy year at Sports Car Digest. The grand total of stories published to date on SCD eclipsed a mind-boggling (at least for us!) 5,000 articles this year. We again offer sincere thanks to our audience of passionate car enthusiasts for actually reading them! A … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum 2018 – Auction Results
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...]
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...]
