{"id":495221,"date":"2016-02-03T12:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=25689"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:42:32","slug":"scottsdale-millionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/scottsdale-millionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale Millionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend\u2019s collection of Scottsdale collector car auctions were highlighted by two dozen cars that sold for more than $1 million. Heading the list was a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster sold by RM Sotheby\u2019s for $9,900,000, which made it the most valuable car ever sold during Arizona Auction Week. Second best was Gooding &amp; Co.\u2019s sale of a 1950 Ferrari 166 MM\/195 S Berlinetta Le Mans that brought in $6,490,000 to establish a new world record for the model. Gooding also had the third-best seller, a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale that hammered for $3,410,000. Also notable were Bonhams\u2019 sale of the last 2015 McLaren P1 made for the U.S. market, which went for $2,090,000, and a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weisach that Barrett-Jackson sold for $1,595,000.<\/p>\n<p>Barrett-Jackson sold a special package (above) of three \u201cSerial One Corvettes,\u201d all convertibles, all VIN 001, from 1955, \u201956 and \u201957, for $1,815,000, and renewed its auction for charity, with 11 vehicles selling for a total of $3,406,000. The charity field was led by the 2017 Acura NSX VIN 001, donated by Acura, which was bought by NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick for $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 sellers from each respective auction house are listed below, along with total dollar value of their sale and the sell-through rate. Russo and Steele had yet to report their sales figures by our closing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barrett-Jackson<\/strong> &#8211; $102 million total sales, 99 percent sell-through<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cSerial One Corvettes\u201d &#8211; $1,815,000 (sold together)<\/li>\n<li>2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach &#8211; $1,760,000<\/li>\n<li>1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K \u201cCabriolet A\u201d Body Conversion &#8211; $1,485,000<\/li>\n<li>1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster CSX2495 &#8211; $797,500<\/li>\n<li>1947 Talbot-Lago T-26 Worblaufen Cabriolet &#8211; $715,000<\/li>\n<li>1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible &#8211; $577,500<\/li>\n<li>1939 Talbot-Lago T-15 Cabriolet &#8211; <u>1378<\/u> &#8211; $550,000<\/li>\n<li>1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am \u201cSmokey &amp; the Bandit\u201d PromoCar \u2013 $550,000<\/li>\n<li>1953 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible #300 &#8211; $533,500<\/li>\n<li>2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition &#8211; $522,500<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>RM Sotheby\u2019s &#8211; <\/strong>$62.8 million total sales, 85 percent sell-through<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster &#8211; $9,900,000<\/li>\n<li>1929 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Convertible Coupe &#8211; $3,000,000<\/li>\n<li>1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra CSX3010 &#8211; $2,255,000<\/li>\n<li>1965 Ferrari 275 GTB &#8211; $2,117,500<\/li>\n<li>1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV &#8211; $2,000,000<\/li>\n<li>1965 Ferrari 275 GTS &#8211; $1,760,000<\/li>\n<li>1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II &#8211; $1,650,000<\/li>\n<li>2015 Porsche 918 Spyder &#8211; $1,595,000<\/li>\n<li>1962 Maserati 5000 GT Coupe &#8211; $1,540,000<\/li>\n<li>1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe &#8211; $1,430,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Gooding &amp; Company<\/strong> &#8211; $43 million total sales, 86 percent sell-through<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1950 Ferrari 166 MM\/195 S Berlinetta Le Mans &#8211; $6,490,000<\/li>\n<li>1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale &#8211; $3,410,000<\/li>\n<li>2003 Ferrari Enzo &#8211; $2,860,000<\/li>\n<li>1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton &#8211; $2,420,000<\/li>\n<li>1995 Ferrari F50 &#8211; $2,400,000<\/li>\n<li>1990 Ferrari F40 &#8211; $1,534,500<\/li>\n<li>1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster &#8211; $1,155,000<\/li>\n<li>1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback &#8211; $1,017,500<\/li>\n<li>1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Cabriolet &#8211; $1,012,000<\/li>\n<li>1955 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Coupe Speciale &#8211; $990,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Bonhams\u2019 &#8211;<\/strong> $18 million total sales, 84 percent sell-through<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>2015 McLaren P1 \u2013 last US-market P1 &#8211; $2,090,000<\/li>\n<li>1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster &#8211; $1,485,000<\/li>\n<li>1971 Ferrari 365 GTB\/4 Daytona Berlinetta &#8211; $1,155,000<\/li>\n<li>1928 Mercedes-Benz 630K La Baule Transformable &#8211; $973,500<\/li>\n<li>1935 Hispano-Suiza K6 Cabriolet &#8211; $869,000<\/li>\n<li>1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon &#8211; $781,000<\/li>\n<li>1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GS Coupe &#8211; $627,000<\/li>\n<li>1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 &#8211; $525,000<\/li>\n<li>1955 Aston Martin DB2\/4 Drophead Coupe &#8211; #396,000<\/li>\n<li>1973 BMW 3.0 CSL \u201cBatmobile\u201d &#8211; $341,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend\u2019s collection of Scottsdale collector car auctions were highlighted by two dozen cars that sold for more than $1 million. 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