Classic & Collector Car Auctions & Market

Sports Car Digest is renowned for our coverage of the top auctions of rare and iconic classic motor cars from across the world. We follow the leading automotive auction houses specializing in the finest antique, classic, sports and racing cars, sending our team to be there in person as some of the most amazing cars ever made cross the threshold. The world of classic car auctions has grown immensely in the last decade and we now have tremendous access to a world of online-only classic, collector, and muscle car auctions through the new generation of companies like Bring a Trailer. This page is our guide to the top car auctions across the world and our coverage of all the important auctions in the vintage car world each year. As always, we focus on quality over quantity and limit our coverage to the investment-grade classic and collector cars, vintage and antique cars. We cover all the big auction houses, including Mecum Auctions, SM Sothebys, Artcurial, Barrett-Jackson, Bonhams, Gooding & Company, Mecum Auctions, RM Sothebys, and Silverstone Auctions and the top events on the calendar, including Monterey Car Week and Goodwood Festival.

Collector Car Auction News & Updates

Browse collector car sales, coverage, commentary and upcoming auction event dates from the premier iconic car auction houses around the world.

Marketplace: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 “Daytona”

Background Unveiled in Paris in 1968, the Ferrari 365 GTB/4—nicknamed “Daytona” after Ferrari’s podium sweep at the legendary race—is the pinnacle of the classic front-engine, V-12 Ferrari. Pininfarina sculpted its aggressively beautiful body, making it...

Sold! 1966 Shelby Cobra 427

Highlights One of two FAV competition-prepared 427s sold via Scuderia Filipinetti in Geneva Raced at 1966 Mitholz Kanddersteg, 1967 Ollon-Villars Hillclimb, the 1968 Crans Montana, and more Previous owners include Hartmut Ibing and Lindsay Owen-Jones...

Bonhams to Auction a Rare 1994 Bugatti EB110 GT

Forty years after Ettore Bugatti’s 1947 death, the iconic Bugatti name was fading under an aerospace firm. In 1987, Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli revived the marque with a bold vision: a cutting-edge supercar. He built...

Japanese Classic: Acura NSX-T 6-Speed

Overview This 2002 Acura NSX-T was sold new by Pikes Peak Acura of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it now has 9k miles. The car was reportedly fitted with a Comptech supercharger kit, exhaust system, and...
TOM CLUTTERBUCK

Concorso d’Eleganza’s “BMW-only” Auction

Hagerty-owned Broad Arrow Auctions continues to add exceptional collector cars to the offering for its inaugural year as the official auction partner of the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Today, Broad Arrow is delighted to...

Maserati 330 Ricarrozata Berlinetta

This 330 Ricarrozata Berlinetta is a custom-bodied special that was reportedly constructed by Italian coachbuilder Autotecnica del Lario over the chassis of a 1979 Maserati Quattroporte III in the 1980s. The car is said to...
Desmond Chan ©2025 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6 Up for Grabs

Few race cars have left as lasting an impact as the 1966 Porsche 906, also known as the Carrera 6. Built as Porsche’s answer to the competitive world of endurance racing, the 906 combined lightweight...

Porsche 917 Tribute Comes to Market

Background The original 917 was developed by Porsche beginning in 1968 in anticipation of changes to FIA homologation rules allowing low-production prototypes to contest the 5.0-liter class of World Sports Car Championship competition. The flat-12-powered...

Geared Online Automobilia Auction

Collector car auction house Gooding Christie’s is presenting an online-only auction featuring over 500 lots of motoring-themed memorabilia, collectibles, petroliana, Americana, automotive literature, and rare car parts this coming April. Taking place from Friday, April...

Marketplace: 1972 Ferrari 246 GT Dino

Details Chassis No. 03656 Chassis type 607 E Engine type 135 CS, internal #0009509 (Numbers Matching – Source: Factory) Gearbox type 607 E, internal #828 (Numbers Matching – Source: Factory) Scaglietti body #833 (Numbers Matching...

Marketplace: 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Short Nose

Highlights Exquisitely restored condition Presented in original Rosso Cina over Pelle Nero Ferrari Classiche red book – matching numbers Massini report, books and tools Suitable for concours and other events An early short nose 275...
CELSO MOLLO

Gooding & Co Tops $67M at Amelia Island Auctions

Throughout the course of its action-packed two-day Amelia Island sale on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7, Gooding Christie’s concluded its first official auction as the automotive leg of global luxury leader Christie’s, with...
Uniflow Mk1 Escort Peter Taylor

Race Retro 2025

Held over three days, Friday to Sunday, Race Retro marks the start of the racing season in the UK, it is a great social occasion within the sport, allowing old friendships to be renewed and...

Marketplace: 1965 Ford GT40 Shelby American

Highlights The heart and soul of Shelby American that ushered in the GT40s heyday One of just two GT40s driven by Carroll Shelby himself Loaned by Shelby to MGM grand as test camera car for...

Market Place: 1970 Porsche 914/6 GT Werks Car

Car Highlights A Factory Works 914/6 GT; One of as Few as 12 Built Known by Internal Project Code 914/43; Used by Porsche for GT Endurance Testing Recipient of a Two-Year Nut-and-Bolt Restoration by Porsche...

BaT: Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Re-Creation by Tempero

Background Ferrari began development of the 250 Testa Rossa, or “red head,” in the spring of 1957 as a successor to the 500 TRC in anticipation of lower displacement limits that would soon be imposed...

No Reserve 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra at Gooding & Co

Chassis: CSX2220 Engine: 3471 An Exceptional Late-Production, Rack and Pinion Example Originally Owned by Noted Hollywood Figure Jay Sebring Benefits from Work Performed by Cobra Experts Including Mike McClusky and Rare Drive Inc. Accompanied by...

1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series II Coupe Aerodinamico

Background At the Brussels Motor Show in January 1960, Ferrari unveiled the latest evolution of its traditional, top-of-the-range gran turismo – the 400 Superamerica. Although it retained the impressive Superamerica moniker of the outgoing 410...

1967 Ford GT40 comes to market

This 1967 Ford GT40 is one of 12 J-car chassis constructed by Kar Kraft in Detroit and is among two that were adapted for Group 7 competition with spyder bodywork after FIA prototype rule changes...

1953 Siata 208 CS Coupe at Amelia Island

Background The connection between Siata (Società Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori) and Fiat dates to 1926, when Giorgio Ambrosini’s firm became the first to specialize in the construction of aftermarket components, speed tuning services, and overhead...

Trio of Maranello’s Finest Hypercars up for Auction

RM Sotheby’s Miami 2025 auction will be offering three examples of Maranello’s finest hypercars: the F40, F50, and Enzo, which could fetch around $17 million in total. 1991 Ferrari F40 This 1991 Ferrari F40, one...

1989 Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 CE 6.0 ‘Hammer’

Background This Hammer is an exceptionally rare Coupe, of which approximately 25 were built by AMG, and the only one known equipped with the 6.0-liter DOHC V-8 engine and five-speed manual Getrag gearbox. According to...
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1954 Mercedes Benz W 196 R Sells for $53.9M

One of the world’s most historically significant racing cars, the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen, chassis number 00009/54, has been auctioned by RM Sotheby’s today at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The vehicle was...

FOR SALE: 1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato

Surely one of the most beautiful designs to emerge from any postwar Italian carrozzeria, this Zagato-bodied A6G 2000 Maserati is arrestingly beautiful and has garnered awards at the world’s greatest concours events. Highlights One of...
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Today's Classic Car Auctions. A Primer & Changing World!

The readers of Sports Car Digest have a passion for cars, whether it be exotics, antiques, muscle cars or collectible classics. When we started this site the classic car auction business was a private affair, largely hidden away to only those who could afford to buy the rare and iconic cars that came to market. Over time the market has changed. The investment-quality collector car market has grown, prices have skyrocketed and general interest in iconic cars has exploded. Companies like Sothebys successfully transformed the global automotive auction scene, helping elevate the perception of collector car auctions to premium events executed at the same level as high-end art auctions.

As the market grows, more and more people are actively buying and selling collector cars. Companies now specialize in this market, creating investment funds focused on specific models, while individuals build portfolios and the well-healed continue to buy up the rarest and most prized cars. On the other side, the number of websites and auction houses that specialize in the sale of classic cars has grown exponentially.

Companies like Bring A Trailer and Collector Cars have built enviable businesses as online only iconic car auctions, once again growing the market and getting the next generation excited about buying rare and classic sports cars. Below, we share some of our favorite online and traditional classic and collector car auctions. If you are looking for the best place to buy and sell vintage and classic vehicles, these are worth checking out.

Best Online Car Auctions

  • RM Sotherbys

  • ACC Auctions Online

  • AutoHunter Online

  • Bring A Trailer Auction

  • Car & Classic (UK) Online

  • Cars & Bids Online

  • Clasiq Auctions Online

  • Collecting Cars Online

  • Guys With Rides Online

  • Hemmings Auctions Online

  • PCCARMARKET Auction

  • Rad for Sale Online

  • Stratas Auctions Online

  • TheMarket (UK) Online

Best Classic Car Auctions

  • Mecum Auctions

  • RM Sotherby's

  • Bonhams

  • Gooding & Company

  • Worldwide Auctioneers

  • Silverstone (UK)

  • Artcurial

  • Barrett-Jackson

  • Okotoks

  • Motorious

  • CCA Everyman Classics