Going into the weekend, there had been much buzz around two much-publicized “barn finds,” or more accurately, cars that had been evicted from a condemned garage earlier this year, a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB long-nose alloy coupe and a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster.
Gooding & Company’s annual Amelia Island sale is the premier east coast auction of a premier automobile vendor. Located beachside, Gooding’s docket will be shown and sold within earshot of the crashing waves.
Now in its 20th year, RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island hopes to cement its superiority in sell-through rate and top-tier consignments. 2018’s docket is a perfect example, with 100 classic automobiles for sale, 11 of which are predicted to fetch 7 figures.
For more than two decades, Bonhams has brought a slew of distinguished vehicles to its Amelia Island auction. Located at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club, it is just a short stroll from the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Bonhams’ docket is varied this year, with some of the finest automobiles ever sold by marques like Aston Martin, Ferrari, and Porsche.
The 2018 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is the first major competition of the automotive year, bringing with it 225 of the finest pre-1974 automobiles ever assembled.
According to Hagerty’s tally, the sales total of $247.8 million in Scottsdale was down 5 percent from 2017. The highest sale of the week was $8,085,000 for a one-of-a-kind 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB built by Pininfarina. Premier previewed five of the Scottsdale 2018 auction cars in depth before the auctions. Here’s a look at the results.
A week of auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona tallied $230+ million for more than 2,600 cars covering the entire automotive spectrum. The top 10 sales accounted for nearly $36.3m. Four of the top 10 sales were Ferraris.
While half the country’s classics are squirreled away from salty winter roads, the other half heads to Arizona for Gooding’s Scottsdale auction. Our Team of automotive experts will be watching the auction closely to help better lease these cars in the future. Here are some of their favorites.
Come out of the cold for a week of sun-soaked auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona. Of the thousands of collector cars sold, the couple hundred offered by RM Sotheby’s are in a league of their own.
