1967 Ferrari 275 GTB NART Spider sold for $27,500,000.
RM Auctions August 16-17, 2013 Monterey sale will surely be remembered as one of the most historic and successful sales in auction history.
Over two nights, which witnessed the sale of some of the world’s finest and most significant automobiles, a total of 120 handpicked lots achieved an incredible sales total of more than $125,000,000 (*All figures in U.S. dollars and include the 10 percent buyer’s premium), with more than 87 per cent of all lots sold, making it the highest grossing collector car auction of all time.
History was made when an ultra-rare and ultra-desirable 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T. Spider, smashed its way into the record books by selling for an incredible $27,500,000. With all proceeds being donated to charity by the consigning family, the car established a new world-record for a road-going car sold at public auction, whilst also lodging itself in the all-time record books as the second most expensive car ever sold at auction. Footage of the N.A.R.T. Spider crossing the auction podium is available here: http://bit.ly/14gtxJa.
The Friday night (August 16, 2013) sale set the tone which was to continue through to the final lot on Saturday night. Friday saw no less than 11 cars achieve more than $1,000,000 each headed by the wonderful ex-Jim Kimberly 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider, a rare car with incredible racing history and a unique one-off pontoon fender body, which sold for $9,075,000. The 375 MM crossed the block shortly after an additional star lot, the 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster, another rare car sporting one-off coachwork by Sindelfingen, which sold for an incredible $7,480,000.
Saturday night (August 17, 2013) witnessed another wonderful Mercedes-Benz, the 2012 Pebble Beach Best of Show-winning 1928 680S Saoutchik Torpedo Roadster, secure $8,250,000, rounding off the top four places in a list of no less than 26 automobiles which exceeded $1,000,000 sale totals. The sale total of $125,000,000, a more than 30 percent increase over RM’s 2012 Monterey results, correspondingly establishes an average sale value in excess of $1,000,000 for each of the 120 lots sold.
Reflecting RM’s global clientele, the strong results were generated by registered bidders from 30 different countries on the telephone, over the Internet, and assembled in the standing-room-only venue.
RM Monterey Million-Dollar-Plus Sales (Friday and Saturday):
- 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T Spider – $27,500,000
- 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider – $9,075,000
- 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Torpedo Roadster – $8,250,000
- 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster – $7,480,000
- 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider – $4,070,000
- 1955 Jaguar D-Type – $3,905,000
- 1974 McLaren M16C Indianapolis – $3,520,000
- 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I (From the estate collection of the late William H. Tilley) – $3,520,000
- 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta – $3,080,000
- 1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB Coupe Aerodinamico – $2,750,000
- 1953 Maserati A6G/2000 Spyder – $2,530,000
- 1935 Hispano-Suiza K6 Cabriolet -$2,255,000
- 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT– $2,200,000
- 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’ – $2,090,000
- 1958 Lister-Jaguar ‘Knobbly’ Prototype – $1,980,000
- 1995 Ferrari F50 – $1,677,500
- 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder – $1,650,000
- 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing – $1,485,000
- 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster – $1,430,000
- 1964 Ferrari 250 GT/L ‘Lusso’ Belinetta – $1,386,000
- 1996 Ferrari 333 SP Evoluzione – $1,375,000
- 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II – $1,292,500
- 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing – $1,265,000
- 1990 Ferrari F40 -$1,155,000
- 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II – $1,100,000
- 1911 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Roadster – $1,017,500
In addition, numerous world record auctions values were established, with 14 cars setting new benchmarks for individual models or categories.
RM’s fantastic weekend on the peninsula was wonderfully topped-off when the truly spectacular 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria, which was freshly restored by RM Auto Restoration, won Best of Show at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, further enhancing RM Auto Restoration’s reputation as the world’s leading restorer of fine automobiles. This marks the fifth time the company has won Best of Show honors in the new millennium – an extraordinary and truly unmatched achievement. The Packard also received the Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible award, along with First in Class in the C-2: American Classic Open Packard category. Additional honors achieved by RM Auto Restoration include the Elegance in Motion Trophy for the 1938 Talbot-Lago 150C SS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet and First in Class for the 1931 Cadillac 452A Fleetwood Coupe in the C-3: American Classic Closed category.
RM continues its 2013 calendar with its well established London auction on its new dates, September 8-9. Held in association with the prestigious St. James’s Concours of Elegance, the auction will be a two-day sale for the first time in the event’s seven year history. The European sale will be followed by RM’s annual Hershey, Pennsylvania sale, October 10-11, and RM’s Art of the Automobile sale, presented in association with Sotheby’s, November 21, in New York City. For further information on upcoming events, along with complete official results from RM’s 2013 Monterey sale, please visit www.rmauctions.com.