The luxury car brand Ferrari is undoubtedly the luxury brand that has the most cars with the highest sales figures in classic car auctions.
1º Ferrari 250 GTO – 1962 Auction price – US $ 49,4 million (€42,04 million)
The list starts with the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO which is the Holy Grail of car collectors, changed ownership last year for $ 49.4 million (€ 42.04) at the RM Sotheby's Monterey auction. Only 36 copies of this magnificent car were built. This legendary car is a record holder not only for its value at auction but also for records on the track. Edoardo Lualdi-Gabardi took Ferrari's record to victory in the 1962 Italian GT Championship and is only one of seven with a Series II body.
2º Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta – 1962-63 Auction price – US $40,2 million (€ 34,21 million)
The second most expensive car sold at auction also has the horse on the front grille and is also a 250 GTO, only this time it is the 250 GTO Berlinetta-1962-63. He stayed for 49 years in the same family, with fantastic races in races, including a 2nd place in the Tour de France of 1962.
3º Ferrari 335 S – 1957 Auction price – US $37,2 million (€ 31,66 million)
Another Ferrari on the list, The magnificent Ferrari 335 S from 1957 is a Scaglietti body car with an admirable racing legacy, including a second place finish in the 1957 Mille Miglia and a victory in the Cuban Grand Prix the following year. It was driven by several renowned drivers including British Formula One world champion Mike Hawthorn. Only four units of this car were produced, which contributed to its value.
4º Mercedes-Benz W196 – 1954 Auction price – US $31,7 million (€26,98 million)
The Mercedes-Benz W196 competed in two World Championship races in 1954 and 1955 and won both, with the Argentine driver in 1954, helping to win his second world title. This was the car that reinstated Mercedes-Benz in the racing world, dominated by Ferrari and Maserati, even though it was a short reign, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from racing after an accident in 1955 and left competitive racing for 29 years, until 1994.
5º Ferrari 290 MM – 1956 Auction price – US $29,6 million (€25,19 million)
This 290MM with the 0626 chassis represents Mille Miglia, for which it was designed and won in 1956. Only four units were manufactured and three still exist. One was sold in 2015 for $ 28 million (€ 23.83 million), the others in 2018 for $ 29.6 million (€ 25.19 million).
6º Ferrari 275 GTB/4 S NART Spider – 1967 Auction price – US $29,5 million (€25,11 million)
Only 10 Ferrari 275 GTB 4 S NART (North American Racing Team Spiders) were built and this remarkable example was acquired by Eddie Smith in 1968 who always refused to sell it after his death in 2007, his son put up for auction in 2013, where it was sold for ($ 29.6 million (€ 25.19million) and donated the money to charities.
7º Ferrari 275GTB / C Speciale – 1964 – Auction price - US $28,7 million (€24,43 million)
It was produced as the successor to the GTO by Ferrari engineer Mauro Forghieri who designed three of these 275 GTB Competizione Speciale cars. The 275 GTB C variants were designed with a super lightweight aluminum body for the 1965 Le Mans.
8º Jaguar D-Type – 1955 Auction price – US $23,35 million (€19,87 million)
The Jaguar D-Type is one of the most beautiful and fastest racing cars ever. And it is extremely fast achieved an average of 104.47 mph (168 km / h) in 1955 at Le Mans and reached 156.868 mph (252 km / h) in the Mulsanne Straight. His best performance was during the Le Mans race in 1957, where he won first, second, third, fourth and sixth place in the races of 55 cars.
9º Aston Martin DBR1 - 1956 Auction price - US $23 million (€19,57 million)
This mid-1950s machine became the most expensive Aston Martin ever sold at auction, it is the first of just five DBR1s built. The dream of British engineer David Brown who owns Aston Martin was realized in 1959 when his Aston Martin DBR1 won the Le Mans award. And in 1959 he won at the Nürburgring race track in Cologne, Frankfurt Germany.
10º Duesenberg SSJ - 1935 Auction price – US $22,4 million (€19,06 million)
The Duesenberg is a luxury car presented just before the Great Depression, with its huge and powerful inline eight-cylinder engine that could reach 400 hp in the supercharged SSJ model and reach 60 mph (96km / h) in less eight seconds. This magnificent and luxurious car belonged to actor Gary Cooper, which certainly increased its value a little, but the main attraction is the car itself for its beauty and performance, it is undoubtedly an authentic monster of the road.
