Monterey: Top 10 Most Expensive Cars To Sell At Monterey Car Week 2026

It truly was a remarkable weekend at the top end.

In 2019, the total sold value of all lots at Monterey was $255 million.

The top 10 cars in 2026 sold for a combined $223 million.

Here's the top 10...

10 - 2003 Ferrari Enzo

Estimate: $9,000,000 - $11,000,000

Sold: $10,675,000

Auction House: Broad Arrow

An Enzo is a wonderful thing, an Enzo in Nero is an even more wonderful thing. One of only a dozen U.S. cars in this colour. Classiche certified and meticulous documentation from new. 13,268 miles.

9 - 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

Estimate: $9,000,000 - $11,00,000

Sold: $11,555,000

Auction House: RM Sotheby's

Gooding sold a 288 GTO this year for over $10,000,000 - the first time that's ever happened. Following Broad Arrow's sale of the Nero Enzo at over $10m - this RM car becomes the third example to join the $10m+ club. It's the 99th example and believed by RM to be one of only six 288 GTOs with sub-1,000 miles on the clock. Classiche certified (matching numbers engine and gearbox) and received a full mechanical overhaul between 2022 and 2024.

8 - 2003 Ferrari Enzo

Estimate: Not Provided

Sold: $12,100,000

Auction House: Mecum

Re-sale red. Classiche certified. US-spec Enzo. All fairly normal. Until you look at the odometer and see it reads 595 miles. That's why this Enzo just became the third most expensive example to ever sell publicly at $12.1 million.

7 - 1995 Ferrari F50

Estimate: $8,000,000 - $10,000,000

Sold: $12,105,000

Auction House: RM Sotheby's

This US-spec Classiche certified F50 is an ex-Mike Tyson car with 6,196 miles on the clock and was accompanied by the luggage, tools, manual and more. It made all the money at $12,105,000. It is now the third F50 to break the $10,000,000 mark.

6 - 1996 Ferrari F50

Estimate: Not Provided

Sold: $14,575,000

Auction House: Mecum

The two big advantages this F50 had over the RM example was it being finished in Giallo Yellow (one of 31 in this colour) and having fewer miles (4,506 miles vs 6,196 miles of the RM car). Interestingly, this was delivered to Switzerland from new thus not a US-spec car. This example set a new world record price for an F50 at over $14.5 million.

5 - 2023 Ferrari Daytona SP3

Estimate: $10,000,000 - $12,000,000

Sold: $17,825,000

Auction House: RM Sotheby's

For many, including myself, this is top of the pile when it comes to the Icona Series. One of 600 produced, two owners and 227 miles from new. Broad Arrow sold a 460 mile example last year for under $7.5m. The Ferrari market is hot right now - let's see if the estimate can be reached.

4 (Tie) - 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

Estimate: $11,000,000 - $13,000,000

Sold: $18,705,000

Auction House: RM Sotheby's

In the Corvette pecking order this is very near the top. One of only five Grand Sports produced and with a globetrotting history, it's a passport and entry ticket to almost any event of your choosing. Someone was keen for that passport when it broke through its top estimate to sell for $18,705,000.

4 (Tie) - 1963 Ferrari 250 P

Estimate: $15,000,000 - $20,000,000

Sold: $18,705,000

Auction House: Gooding Christie's

The very first 12-cylinder mid-engined Ferrari was unveiled at Monza in March 1963. Pininfarina gave the car a wonderfully clean, sharp line with a roll-over hoop-cum-wing right behind the cockpit. The 250 P didn’t take long to establish its name on the track. So good was its performance, in fact, that it won Ferrari the Sport-Prototype World Title. This car is no stranger to the track having come second at Sebring in 1963, third at Le Mans in the same year. Raced by the greats including Luigi Chinetti’s N.A.R.T. it sold for a great price at $18.7 million

3 - 1996 McLaren F1 GTR

Estimate: In excess of $35,000,000

Sold: $34,655,000

Auction House: RM Sotheby's

The Pop Art F1. Ex-Nick Mason ownership. Chassis 10R is one of only two McLaren F1 GTR Short-Tail prototypes along with the 1995 24 Hour Le Mans winner (chassis 01R). The first of only nine McLaren F1 GTRs built to 1996 specification; the fastest and most desirable variant of the McLaren F1 GTR. Converted for road use by McLaren and maintened extensively by the wizards at Lanzante, it's a special vehicle. The last GTR to sell publicly did so in 2014 for a little over $5m, its been quite the rise to $34,655,000 today even if the car missed its estimate and had no competitive race history.

2 - 2026 Ferrari Luce 'Tailor Made'

Estimate: In excess of $1,100,000

Sold: $40,000,000

Auction House: RM Sotheby's

There's no debate which sale dropped more jaws to the floor. The Ferrari Luce, estimated at in excess of $1.1m, was Chassis 0 being sold with all proceeds to The Ferrari Foundation.

And it proceeded to climb, and climb, and climb. Finding its resting place at $40m.

Many claimed it was all about the tax write off. Not plausible, the tax write off on a purchase like this is c. $15m. Someone is going to pay $40m over a fair market value in order to save $15m - the math don't math.

Many claimed it was money laundering. The buyer Dr Hebert Wertheim is a billionaire with a clean history. Doesn't stack up.

The real reason turned out to be simple. Dr Wertheim has a history of significant donations to Universities and other similar organisations. Where do the proceeds of this sale go? The Ferrari Foundation which works in the education space - aligning perfectly with his prior charitable activity.

Notably, the Dr also was the purchaser of the SP3 charity lot last year which sold for $26,000,000.

1 - 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona

Estimate: In excess of $25,000,000

Sold: $42,905,000

Auction House: Gooding Christie's

It was a good day for Gooding when Caroll Shelby's personal Daytona smashed all records when it became the most expensive American car to ever sell at public auction - breaking the previous record by over $20 million (also set by Gooding for a Deusenberg SSJ in 2018).

It took us over 13 hours to pull together all the Monterey analysis so if you enjoyed it, please sign up to our newsletter here to be the first to receive these insights and more.

Feel free to share it with a friend, too!

Till next year...