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1957 Testa Rossa Prototype Smashes Auction Record At $16.39 Million

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[/caption] Setting a new world record for an automobile sold at auction, the iconic 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype went for an astounding $16.39 million at this weekend’s Gooding & Company event in Pebble Beach. Right out of the gate a bid of $10 million was thrown out and grew to a gavel price of 14.9 million.

1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Breaks Record

1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype

106 out of 127 lots sold with total sales for the two-night event topping more than $78 million. Here are Gooding & Co.’s…

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Gooding & Company Sending Coach-Built Ferraris Across The Auction Block In Monterey

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1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series II Coupe

[/caption] Wherever there is a prestigious enough concours d’elegance there is an equally stellar round of auctions nearby. Our jaws often drop and salivate at any number of vehicles throughout the year, but just like the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance itself, there’s just nothing like the lots that show up in Monterey. Gooding and Company is bringing 15 Ferraris to the stage this year, 5 of which are coach-built award-winning examples. These 5 most notable vehicles are – 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series II Coupe (Pinin Farina’s 1957 Paris Auto Show Car) 1953…

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Auction: 1939 GM Futureliner Up For Bids, Likely To Set Record

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General Motors Futureliner #7

[/caption] GM built only 12 Futureliners back in 1939. Harley Earl designed these masterpieces for the Parade of Progress, a tour of the United States to give those sticken by the Great Depression hope for the future. GM’s Futureliners showcased everything from microwaves, televisions, radar, and even jet engines. This is #7. Peter L. Picknelly, who witnessed these giants as a young boy, rescued it as it rot in a cornfield in Upstate New York. Owner of Peter Pan Bus Lines, he handed it over to their Coach Builder division in Springfield, MA where master…

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RM Villa d’Este Event Totals ~$34 Million In Two Hours

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1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta

[/caption] Villa d’Este is handily right up there with Pebble Beach as one of the most prestigious concours d’elegance events in the world. The automobiles seen each year never cease to amaze, and that includes those in attendance to cross the auction block. This year’s RM auction saw a hand-picked lot of 32 cars which commanded nearly $34 million! The highest bid came for a gorgeous 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta (pictured above) at just shy of $4.5 million. The last of just 10 375 MM Berlinettas built, this one-off was specifically designed by…

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‘Priceless’ Bertone Concepts Up For Bids At Villa d’Este

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1970 Lancia Stratos HF 'Zero'

[/caption] Legendary design house Bertone has seen better times. With the closing of their museum, something had to be done with all the priceless famous concepts developed by the company over the years. Six of these ‘rolling works of art’ will be offered up for public sale for the first time ever at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy on May 21, 2011. Thirty vehicles will cross the block at this year’s RM event, the company’s first at Villa d’Este. Though not exclusive to one manufacturer, the Italian design houses have had…

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Ferrari Daytona Of Top Gear Fame Up For Auction

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1965 Ferrari GTB/4 'Daytona'

[/caption] Are you a Top Gear addict? Of course, we all are. Remember that race between James and Richard from Portofino to Saint-Tropez? May took off in a rather fancy powerboat while Hammond set off in a rather gorgeous 1965 Ferrari GTB/4 ‘Daytona’. This is that car and it can be yours. Also once owned by HRH The Prince of Wales (for a mere week), this particular machine is one of only 158 right-hand drive models out of the 1,400 or so produced. It was tested on the dyno back in ’08 and was still…

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RM’s Amelia Island Event Tops $24 Million, 96% Sold!

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1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Coupé, $4.29 million

[/caption] RM has set a new bar for the weekend surrounding the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Following Gooding & Company’s auction on Friday, RM not only claimed the sales crown for the weekend, but managed to pull in the highest grossing tally in the event’s 13 year history. “We are thrilled by the results from the weekend’s sale, which represent RM’s best performance to date at Amelia Island. The buyer population appears to be more well-informed than ever, recognizing quality when they see it. In addition, many examples at our Amelia…

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Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island Auction – $17.8 Million and 7 World Records

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1951 Ferrari 212 Export Cabriolet - $1.87 Million

[/caption] Amelia Island Concours weekend is in full swing with the world’s preeminent automotive auction houses on hand holding their annual events. Held last night, Gooding & Company’s second annual event pulled in $17.8 million from 70 lots sold and set seven new world auction records – 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Cabriolet – $1,870,000 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Prototype – $1,705,000 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback – $770,000 1955 Austin-Healey 100S – $632,500 1953 Siata 208 CS Berlinetta – $605,000 1963 Lotus 23B – $203,500 1960 Volkswagen Double-Cab  $70,400 Here are the top 10 – 1951 Ferrari 212…

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