In 2020, Bugatti led the way with five of the top auctions, but 2021 went as usual, with Ferrari taking five of the top ten spots.
If you own a 1960s Ferrari with competitive history, you really should laugh to the bank if you decide to cash out, you shouldn’t! They’re consistently in the top ten and based on the 2021 result, which really doesn’t look like it’s going to change anytime soon. While the emergence of classic cars continues as those who craved the high performance cars of the 80s and 90s now make the money to buy them, it will be a long time before another modern street car can match the high quality classics.
Aside from one car, a McLaren F1 will appear in the top ten auctions almost every year. In 2019 an F1 LM topped the charts and in 2021 it happened again. This time it wasn’t a rare LM variant, but a brand new street car with only 242 miles on the clock and in the unique Creighton Brown color. With a retail price of $ 20,465,000, it is the 13th most valuable car ever to be sold at auction, and perhaps a current sign that it will be high on our list in 2021.
10 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta “Tour de France”
Sold: $ 6,000,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Location: Monterey
9 1955 Jaguar D-Type
Sold: $ 6,000,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Location: Arizona
8 McLaren MP4-25A 2010 Formula 1 car
Sold: $ 6,741,384 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Located in Silverstone
7 1972 Matra MS 670
Sold: $ 6,921,446 Auction House: Artcurial Location: Paris
6 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione
Sold: $ 6,961,633 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Located in: Paul Ricard
5 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione
Sold: $ 7,705,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Located in Monterey
4 1962 Ferrari 268 SP
Sold: $ 7,705,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Located in Monterey
3 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato
Sold: $ 9,520,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s Location: Monterey
2 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione
Sold: $ 10,840,000 Auction House: Gooding & Co Located in Pebble Beach
1 1995 McLaren F1
Sold: $ 20,465,000 Auction House: Gooding & Co Located in Pebble Beach
