RM Auctions apprehended a fantastic event on Saturday night, auctioning off more or less of the finest classic and modern supercars of every one time. Every one in, they sold 41,303,830 of automobiles, boats, motorcycles and memorabilia at Le Sporting Monte Carlo. 93 percent of the lots sold, bidders came from 37 different countries.
The top selling lot was a one-of-three 1966 Ferrari 275 GTBC, which sold for 5,712,000. Two new Ferraris and sold for north of the million euro mark to round off the top three. A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Cabriolet Chain I sold for 4,704,000 and a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS sold for 2,128,000, a concours winner and one of only 99 built.
It wasnt just the giant information cars which attracted attention nonetheless. Arguably the prettiest car on offer was a 1959 Lancia Flaminia Sport by Zagato which sold for 571,200. Elsewhere, someone got a bargain Bugatti EB110 which, to my eyes, undersold at 280,000. A different personal highlight was the 1974 Hesketh 308 Formula One which and adage the hammer cut out at 280,000.
The rest of the catalog in terms of value read as follows: a 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S Spider collide with 2,072,000 a 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 332 Daytona collide with 1,260,000 a 1958 Lister-Jaguar Knobbly Prototype sold for 1,176,000 a 1966 Brabham-Repco BT20 Formula One collide with 1,092,000 a 1997 Ferrari F50 sold for 907,200 a 2003 Ferrari Enzo sold for 868,000 a 1956 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS Speedster for 840,000 and a 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S for 840,000.
