Ferraris reigned supreme at the two-day January 2015 RM Auctions Scottsdale, Arizona, sale.
RM Auctions kick-started the 2015 collector car season on a strong note January 15-16, 2015, generating $63,700,375 in total sales, with 90 per cent of all lots sold at its 16th annual Arizona Biltmore sale.
RM’s strongest Arizona performance to date, the impressive results—which reflect an average of $10-million generated per hour—are an almost 40 per cent increase on the company’s 2014 Arizona tally.
The auction attracted bidders from 20 countries, set numerous new benchmarks, including that for the most valuable automobile sold in Arizona auction history. Taking this title was a Classiche-certified 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, chassis 5899 GT, with an impressive competition record. Roaring onto RM’s Arizona Biltmore stage before a packed house on Friday evening, the thoroughbred Ferrari was hotly contested by bidders in the room and on the phones, eventually selling for an outstanding $9,625,000 (video: http://youtu.be/K2cgxrywgh0).
Ferraris reigned supreme at the two-day RM sale, constituting eight of the event’s overall top 10 sales. Among other highlights, a freshly restored 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS and a low-mileage 1984 288 GTO, each established new auction records for their models, selling for $2,365,000 and $2,750,000 respectively. It wasn’t just top-tier examples that achieved top dollar: prices for Ferraris of all eras were strong, as demonstrated by a 1974 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB, which sold for a record $511,500, and a 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica, which soared past high estimate, realizing $517,000.
Lots exceeding expectations in Arizona and included:
• a matching-numbers 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet sold for $473,000, establishing a new record for the model at auction;
• a rare 1969 Porsche 911 S ‘Soft Window’ Targa realized $286,000 against a pre-sale estimate of $175,000 – $225,000;
• a 1984 Audi Sport Quattro illustrated the growing appeal of poster cars of the 1980s, garnering $401,500;
• a stunning 1956 Continental Mark II well surpassed its pre-sale estimate at $247,500;
• a 1975 Lamborghini Urraco P111 established a new auction record at $126,500; and,
• a well-documented 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Shooting Brake more than doubled its pre-sale estimate at $181,500.
RM Arizona Top 10 Sales:
Lot 250: 1964 Ferrari 250 LM (Chassis 5899 GT) $9,625,000
Lot 241: 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (Chassis 10451) $3,657,500
Lot 235: 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (Chassis 16793) $3,300,000
Lot 115: 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB (Chassis 08603) $2,750,000
Lot 158: 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO (Chassis ZFFPA16B000055237) $2,750,000
Lot 151: 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS (Chassis 08313) $2,365,000
Lot 119: 1971 Lamborghini Miura SVJ (Chassis 4892) $1,897,500
Lot 136: 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II (Chassis 3633 GT) $1,705,000
Lot 143: 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (Chassis 904-107) $1,650,000
Lot 253: 2005 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione (Chassis ZFFHX62X000145369) $1,622,500
RM Auctions continues its 2015 calendar on February 4, 2015, with its highly anticipated return to Paris during the world-famous Retromobile week.
The company then returns to Amelia Island, Florida, March 14 for its sale during the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
For full results from RM’s Arizona sale and further information on upcoming events, please visit www.rmauctions.com.