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Most Expensive Cars Sold At Auction
Duesenberg SSJ
Only two SSJs were ever built in Duesenberg. This rarity made it the costiest American car ever when it was sold in July 2018 at Pebble Beach, for $22 millions. This particular SSJ was once owned by Gary Cooper, a Hollywood star. The SSJ was one of the most powerful cars of its era with a 400-bhp inline, eight-cylinder motor. 1)
Ferrari 290 MM
The 290 MM was developed by Ferrari for the Mille Miglia, which received its MM moniker, for the 1956 World Sport Car Champion. Scuderia Ferrari ran that 290 MM in 1956-57 and led him to the victory of a private team, amongst them Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill and Sir Stirling Moss. It has been sold for $22,005,000. 2)
1956 Aston Martin DBR1
The Aston Martin DBR1/1 from 1956 is one of the latest additional items to this list that had been sold for the most expensive British car ever sold at Monterey Car week in 2017, for $22.5 million. In 1959, in the hands of Sir Starling Moss, she was the first in five DBR1s and enjoyed a considerable race success. 3)
1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale by Scaglietti
Sold for $26,400,000, it is one of only 3 Ferrari GTB/C Special models which were designed to accredit its new 275 GTB race car by Maranello in late 1964 and the beginning of 1965. The 275 GTB/C Specific was significantly lighter and quicker than a standard 275 GTB roadcar with an aluminum bodywork, a lighter chassis and a tuned V12 engine, with a 70bhp extra mounted lower on the vehicle to bring the center of gravity closer to the track. This 275 GTB/C Speciale never witnessed competition but one of the other cars finished third overall in 1965 at Le Mans. 4)
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider
The Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider, fully restored, was one of just ten in the world when in 2013 it sold for $27,500,000. It had a long history, including an appearance in the film The Thomas Crown Affaire with Steve McQueen.5)
1956 Ferrari 290 MM
Ferrari 290 MM, the most expensive car sold in New York City in 2015, and RM Sotheby's most costly car ever sold at that time, was sold in the New York City category. It was constructed in 1956 in the Mille Miglia competition for Juan Manuel Fangio, and subsequently took on a distinguished career. The car is one of four in existence and has names such as Wolfgang von Trips and Alfonso de Portago, who have been riding the car throughout its life. 6)