1. The top-selling 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico
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Amelia Island Auction Summary

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At last weekend’s trio of collector car auctions in conjunction with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, 27 cars fetched more that $1 million, led by the highest-priced car ever sold at Amelia, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California SWB Spider that Gooding & Co. sold for $17,160,000. Second place in the high-dollar sweepstakes went to a 1937 Bugatti 57SC Sports Tourer by Vanden Plas that Bonhams hammered for $9,735,000, which made it the most valuable Bugatti ever sold at auction. The third highest sale price was the $5,335,000 paid at the Gooding sale for a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Roadster from the collection of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, while fourth-highest honors went to RM Sotheby’s top seller, a 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico (pictured above) that brought in $4,400,000, and the top five was filled out by a 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I Road Coupe that Gooding sold for $3,300,000.

Also noteworthy on a somewhat lower plane was the $121,000 paid for a Volkswagen Beetle from the Seinfeld Collection that set a world auction record for a Beetle. Overall, the 15 Porsches and VWs from the funnyman’s collection netted a total of $22.2 million.

On overall sales, Gooding & Co. hit $60.1 million with an 87 percent sell-through rate, while RM Sotheby’s collected $38.7 million from an 89 percent sell-through rate and Bonhams realized $27.5 million with a 68 percent sell-through. The top 10 sellers for each auction house follow:

RM Sotheby’s Top 10 – $38.7 million total sales, 89% sell-through

  1. 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica LWB Coupe Aerodinamico – $4,400,000
  2. 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO – $2,585,000
  3. 1968 Ferrari 330 GTS – $2,200,000
  4. 2014 Pagani Huayra – $2,035,000
  5. 1954 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback Sports Saloon – $1,815,000
  6. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing – $1,265,000
  7. 1932 Packard Twin Six Coupe Roadster – $1,210,000
  8. 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra – $1,155,000
  9. 1931 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Victoria – $1,100,000
  10. 1968 Chevrolet Sunoco Trans Am Camaro – $990,000

Bonhams Top 10 – $27.5 million total sales, 68% sell-through

  1. 1937 Bugatti 57SC Sports Tourer by Vanden Plas – $9,735,000*
  2. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet – $2,970,000
  3. 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 – $2,750,000
  4. 1933 Maserati 8C 3000 Biposto – $1,001,000
  5. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing – $902,000
  6. 1935 Riley MPH Two Seater Sports – $880,000**
  7. 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Vignale – $880,000
  8. 1910 Thomas Flyer Model K 6-70 Flyabout – $825,000
  9. 1896 Armstrong Phaeton Gasoline Electric Hybrid – $483,400
  10. 1939 Lagonda V12 Drophead Coupe – $458,700

Gooding & Co. Top 10 – $60.1 million total sales, 87% sell-through

  1. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California SWB Spider – $17,160,000+
  2. 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Roadster – $5,335,000
  3. 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I Road Coupe – $3,300,000
  4. 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder – $3,000,000
  5. 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Roadster – $2,860,000
  6. 1931 Duesenberg Model J Murphy Convertible Coupe – $2,640,000
  7. 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 IROC RSR Coupe – $2,310,000
  8. 1995 Ferrari F50 Coupe – $2,310,000
  9. 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Coupe – $1,875,000
  10. 1990 Porsche 962C Coupe – $1,650,000

+ Amelia Island Auction record

* most valuable Bugatti ever sold at auction

** new world record for the marque

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