Alonso’s Enzo leads Monaco sale of Maranello’s finest cars A 2002 Enzo belonging to double F1 World Champ Fernando Alonso leads selection of 40 Ferraris in MonacoCarAuctions’ first sale, on June 8.
Top ten Formula 1 cars ever to be sold at auction Formula 1’s recent growth in popularity has coincided with the series’ race cars selling for record sums. Here’s a rundown of the top sales.
No reserve Ferraris surprise at RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba sale Factory-raced Ferrari 312PB headed up auction of Maranello machines at prestigious event on shores of Lake Como, Italy.
Special Aston Martins to lead Historics Auctioneers’ sale Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, UK, set to host Historics’ May sale of more than 160 classics, including rare Aston Martins.
(Not so) Big in Japan, Bigger at Le Mans: Porsche 962’s Last Podium Tiff Needell and Derek Bell reflect on Alpha, a small Japanese team that, against its season form, finished third at Le Mans in 1990.
Paul Walker’s Fast and Furious R34 Skyline GT-R sells for $1.36m R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R driven by Paul Walker in Fast and Furious 4 is now most expensive example ever sold, fetching $1.36m in a Bonhams auction.
Figoni et Falaschi-bodied Delahaye 135M reaches $1.16m Storied Delahaye former racer was once used as a doctor’s car for rounds (at high speed) in France before being hidden under hay bales during WW2.
Looking ahead to Mecum’s Original Spring Classic at Indy Special Corvettes aplenty in the model’s birthday year as 3000 vehicles are set to be auctioned in week’s worth of frenzied bidding at Mecum’s Indy sale.
Clark Gable’s Jaguar XK120 to star at Villa Erba Auction Remaining in the same family ownership for 41 years, the Jaguar XK120 was subject to a five-year restoration by a marque specialist.
