Scottsdale Millionaires

Last weekend’s collection of Scottsdale collector car auctions were highlighted by two dozen cars that sold for more than $1 million. Heading the list was a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster sold by RM Sotheby’s for $9,900,000, which made it the most valuable car ever sold during Arizona Auction Week. Second best was Gooding & Co.’s sale of a 1950 Ferrari 166 MM/195 S Berlinetta Le Mans that brought in $6,490,000 to establish a new world record for the model. Gooding also had the third-best seller, a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale that hammered for $3,410,000. Also notable were Bonhams’ sale of the last 2015 McLaren P1 made for the U.S. market, which went for $2,090,000, and a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weisach that Barrett-Jackson sold for $1,595,000.

Barrett-Jackson sold a special package (above) of three “Serial One Corvettes,” all convertibles, all VIN 001, from 1955, ’56 and ’57, for $1,815,000, and renewed its auction for charity, with 11 vehicles selling for a total of $3,406,000. The charity field was led by the 2017 Acura NSX VIN 001, donated by Acura, which was bought by NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick for $1.2 million.

The top 10 sellers from each respective auction house are listed below, along with total dollar value of their sale and the sell-through rate. Russo and Steele had yet to report their sales figures by our closing.

Barrett-Jackson – $102 million total sales, 99 percent sell-through

1. “Serial One Corvettes” – $1,815,000 (sold together)
2. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach – $1,760,000
3. 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K “Cabriolet A” Body Conversion – $1,485,000
4. 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster CSX2495 – $797,500
5. 1947 Talbot-Lago T-26 Worblaufen Cabriolet – $715,000
6. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible – $577,500
7. 1939 Talbot-Lago T-15 Cabriolet – 1378 – $550,000
8. 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “Smokey & the Bandit” PromoCar – $550,000
9. 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible #300 – $533,500
10. 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition – $522,500

RM Sotheby’s – $62.8 million total sales, 85 percent sell-through

1. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster – $9,900,000
2. 1929 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Convertible Coupe – $3,000,000
3. 1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra CSX3010 – $2,255,000
4. 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB – $2,117,500
5. 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV – $2,000,000
6. 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS – $1,760,000
7. 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II – $1,650,000
8. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder – $1,595,000
9. 1962 Maserati 5000 GT Coupe – $1,540,000
10. 1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe – $1,430,000

Gooding & Company – $43 million total sales, 86 percent sell-through

1. 1950 Ferrari 166 MM/195 S Berlinetta Le Mans – $6,490,000
2. 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale – $3,410,000
3. 2003 Ferrari Enzo – $2,860,000
4. 1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton – $2,420,000
5. 1995 Ferrari F50 – $2,400,000
6. 1990 Ferrari F40 – $1,534,500
7. 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster – $1,155,000
8. 1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback – $1,017,500
9. 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Cabriolet – $1,012,000
10. 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Coupe Speciale – $990,000

Bonhams’ – $18 million total sales, 84 percent sell-through

1. 2015 McLaren P1 – last US-market P1 – $2,090,000
2. 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster – $1,485,000
3. 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta – $1,155,000
4. 1928 Mercedes-Benz 630K La Baule Transformable – $973,500
5. 1935 Hispano-Suiza K6 Cabriolet – $869,000
6. 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon – $781,000
7. 1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GS Coupe – $627,000
8. 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 – $525,000
9. 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe – #396,000
10. 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL “Batmobile” – $341,000