Ferraris sold well at RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island auction, helping towards an impressive 95% sell-through rate and a $42 million sale total. Highlights included a 5,147-mile 1995 F50 at $3,772,500 (estimate $3,400,000 – 3,750,000) and a 1968 275 GTB/4 also fetching above its upper estimate, selling for $2,810,000; while a 13,442-mile 1971 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider and a 3,304-mile 1992 F40 each achieved their mid-estimates – the Spider at $2,452,500 and the F40 making $2,040,000.
Among the other big-ticket sales, a 1929 Duesenberg Model J with one-off coachwork took the overall honours for the highest price achieved at this year’s Amelia Island sales, hammered away for $5,725,000 (estimate $3,500,000 – 4,000,000); a 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Three-Position Roadster with unique Windovers bodywork drew $1,600,000 (estimate $1,000,000 – 1,500,000); and a single-owner 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder with 2,620 miles sold for $1,182,000 (estimate $1,000,000 – 1,250,000).
[ RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Sale – auction results here ]
Bonhams’ top entry at Amelia Island didn’t disappoint on the day, guided at $4,500,000 – 5,000,000 the 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K/540K Spezial Roadster changed hands for $4,900,000 – having been purchased by the late Howard Fafard at Bonhams' Mercedes-Benz Museum sale in 2014 for €3,105,000.
Jewel in the Clem and Mary Lange Collection of 13 Brass era cars was the sole surviving 1913 Mercer Type 35K Runabout with original bodywork, which blitzed its $1,000,000 – 1,500,000 estimate, selling for $2,425,000.
Elsewhere, contemporary machinery finding new homes included a 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster with only 75 miles that made $412,000 (estimate $300,000 – 350,000) and a 10,000-mile 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition brought $387,250 (estimate $375,000 – 425,000).
Bonhams also posted a hugely encouraging 90% sell-through rate, with total sales in excess of $20 million.
[ Bonhams Amelia Island Sale – auction results here ]
Classic car auction results and prices for: Ferrari | Duesenberg | Mercedes-Benz | Porsche | Mercer
From leading auction houses: RM Sotheby’s | Bonhams
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