RM/Sotheby's Amelia Island Auction 2021 - Duesenberg trumped Ferrari armada
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Created on May 24, 2021
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Bruno von Rotz
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2Jamey Price - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's
2Theodore Wi. Pieper - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's
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Summary
There were exactly 99 cars that RM/Sotheby's put under the hammer at the live auction in Amelia Island on the occasion of the Concours d'Elégance in front of a large audience on May 22, 2021. Cars from 12 decades worth around USD 41 million were looking for new owners, and 93 percent of them found them. On average, the highest bidders paid over USD 440,000 per car, the most expensive being a 1929 Duesenberg Model J, which went for USD 5.725 million, significantly more than expected. The Ferrari sports cars could not quite keep up, even though three of them fetched over USD 2 million. This auction report gives an impression of the atmosphere, analyzes the results and shows all the vehicles in pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Diversity and balance
- The Duesenberg outshone all
- A fifth of pre-war vehicles
- Solid Ferrari super classics
- Young cars with a lot of interest
- Super classics with mixed results
- Exotic cars not always highly valued
Estimated reading time: 4min
Preview (beginning of the article)
It was almost like before the pandemic! Live and with many bidders on site, RM/Sotheby's was able to auction 99 cars with an average age of just over 56 years on May 22, 2021 in Amelia Island on the occasion of the famous Concours d'Elégance . The cars were driven up and presented on a turntable. The audience was enthusiastic and caused a considerable upward swing compared to expectations. The auction offerings were diverse, covering practically the entire history of the automobile and consisting of 42 brands. Porsche was the most strongly represented (12 vehicles), followed by Ferrari (9), Mercedes-Benz (8) and Cadillac (6).
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