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Writer's pictureGiles Gunning

ANALYSIS: Top 10 Most Expensive Cars To Sell At Monterey Car Week 2024

As the last hammer falls and the flocks head back to the airport, they may sneak a look at their bank account to check in on proceedings. For those who bought one of these 10 cars below, their bank account will be missing a just a bit of change.


Time to earn it back again, before next year.


Here are the top 10 most expensive cars to sell at Monterey Car Week 2024.



10 - 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Lungo Spider by Eagle Coach Works

An intriguing lot from RM, which was previously owned by iconic London dealer Jack Barclay. A winner of numerous concours awards the Alfa went to sale with an estimate of $4,500,000 - $6,000,000 and sold for $4,075,000.


9 - 1995 Ferrari 333 SP Evoluzione

One of 9 constructed by Dallara, chassis 010 achieved 11 podiums across the 1996 and 1997 IMSA WSC Championships. Despite being in the top 10 most expensive vehicles selling for $4,650,000 with Gooding & Co it missed its estimate of $6,000,000 - $8,000,000.



8 - 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Alloy

With NART history, back to original colours, Classiche certification and a 1st place in 24 Hours of Daytona this 275 GTB/4 had a lot of boxes ticked. Estimated at $5,000,000 - $7,000,000 it sold for $5,285,000.



7 - 1995 Ferrari F50

A new world record for an F50. And a rather intriguing one. Yes it was an ex-Cavallino Classic winner, Classiche certified but it had 8,556 miles on the clock. The previous world record was $5,395,000 for a Classiche certified car with 625 miles. Despite having c. 8,000 more miles on the clock this smashed through its $4,500,000 - $5,000,000 estimate to sell for $5,505,000.



6 - 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider

In the less desirable uncovered headlight version this 1 of 50 LWB was formerly owned by Jo Siffert. Estimated at $5,000,000 - $6,500,000 it sold for $5,615,000.



5 - 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Rennversion

One of 9 customer GT1s constructed, this GT1 was raced at the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours. It was the first time we've seen a non-Strassenversion come to market, the estimate was broad at $8,500,000 - $10,500,000, selling after 7 minutes of bidding at $7,045,000.



4 - 1969 Ford GT40 Lightweight

1 of 10 factory competition lightweight GT40s, it comes with its original body, chassis, engine and transaxle. Sold at $7,865,000.



3 - 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider

One of the most publicised cars going into Monterey, the previously stolen 8C 2900B. It has been 8 years since we've seen a Lungo Spider come to market. RM sold one in 2016 for $19,800,000. Gooding estimated theirs at $16,000,000 - $20,000,000, less than what the insurance company paid out for the vehicle at the point of theft. It sold for $12,750,000.



2 - 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider

This was the prototype for the 410 Ferrari Works cars. Caroll Shelby and other American greats are intertwined across its history, restored in 2017 after being bought a few years earlier. The car was one of the few 50s big hitters to sell. It came with an estimate "in excess of $15,000,000". It sold for $12,895,000.



1 - 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider

The very first 250 SWB Cali Spider built was offered by RM. Labelled the "finest, most important 250 GT SWB California Spider available" it came to the market with the desirable covered headlights, factory removable hardtop and a competition-spec engine. This Classiche example was estimated at $16,000,000 - $18,000,000. It sold for $17,050,000.


250 SWB Cali Spiders look to have levelled out, the 3 most recent examples have all sold in the $17-18 million range - the same prices we saw in 2016 when the last flurry of examples came to market. Regardless, this was the most expensive car sold to date this year.


That record is likely to be usurped later in the year when RM unleash the W196 Streamliner.


That's for another time.


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