The hammer fell at RM Auctions at an incredible USD 25 million when the Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider from 1967 was auctioned off. This is the second-highest price ever achieved at an auction and, of course, a world record for a car of this type. It is not possible to ascertain the extent to which part of the proceeds from the sale were donated to charity.
The 1957 Ferrari 250 GT 14 Louver Berlinetta sold by Gooding & Company was almost a bargain. Bidding stopped at USD 8.6 million for one of nine very special Tour de France variants, which had finished ninth in the 1957 Mille Miglia and was decorated with a Pebble Beach class award.
The McLaren F1 from Gooding & Company was also surprisingly expensive, with the highest bid amounting to USD 7.7 million. Considering that the car is only 16 years old and definitely not a one-off, this high price certainly came as a surprise, even if Gordon Murray personally formulated the eulogy for the model at the auction.
Thirteen world records were listed by Gooding & Company on Saturday evening alone, including the USD 1.595 million sale price (including premiums) for a Porsche 904 GTS and the USD 1.6225 million that changed hands including premiums for a 1963 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster .
Comprehensive summaries of the two auctions by RM Auctions and Gooding will follow shortly.
