As 2021 draws to a close, it is time to take a look at the ten most expensive cars that sold at auction in 2021.
Taking top trumps is this McLaren F1 , which found a new owner at the Gooding Pebble Beach auction for just over $20 million.
The only other car to sell for eight figures was this Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder Competizione , which was offered at the same sale.
Bonhams sold this 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Glaser Sports Tourer at $5,395,000 and this 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Spezial Roadster at $4,900,000.
Ferraris feature strongly in the top ten expensive cars sold at auction
Ferraris feature strongly in the top ten as always but among the more unusual cars is this Matra MS670 .
Sold by Artcurial for $8.3 million, it was offered directly from Matra and was the actual 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans winning chassis.
The most expensive car sold by RM Sotheby’s was this Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato at $9.5 million.
McLaren MP4/25 Photoshoot. McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, UK. 9th November 2020 The Anglo-Canadian auctioneer also sold this ex-Lewis Hamilton, Grand Prix winning McLaren MP4-25 Mercedes . Rounding out the top ten was this Jaguar D-Type . It was sold at the start of the year for an even $6 million.
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1 1995 McLaren F1 Chassis: 029 $20,465,000 Gooding & Co. The Pebble Beach Auctions
2 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder Competizione Chassis: 1235GT $10,840,000 Gooding & Co. The Pebble Beach Auctions
3 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Chassis: DB4GT/0190/L $9,520,000 RM Sotheby’s Monterey
4 1972 Matra MS670 Chassis: MS670-01 $8,288,640 Artcurial La Parisienne
5 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Chassis: 09079 $7,705,000 RM Sotheby’s Monterey
6 1962 Ferrari 268 SP Chassis: 0798 $7,705,000 RM Sotheby’s Monterey
7 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Pinin Farina Berlinetta Chassis: 0385GT $6,997,525 RM Sotheby’s The Guikas Collection
8 2010 McLaren MP4-25 Mercedes Chassis: MP4-25A-01 $6,673,680 RM Sotheby’s British Grand Prix
9 1958 Ferrari 250 GT TdF Scaglietti ‘1 Louvre’ Coupe Chassis: 1031GT $6,000,000 RM Sotheby’s Monterey
10 1955 Jaguar D-Type Chassis: XKD 518 $6,000,000 RM Sotheby’s Arizona
11 1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Disappearing Top Torpedo Drophead Coupe Chassis: 2199 J-414 $5,725,000 RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island
12 1929 Bugatti Type 35B Chassis: 4938 $5,615,000 Gooding & Co. The Pebble Beach Auctions
13 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Glaser Sports Tourer Chassis: 35920 $5,395,000 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
14 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Chassis: 0849GT $4,995,306 RM Sotheby’s The Guikas Collection
15 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Spezial Roadster Chassis: 105136 $4,900,000 Bonhams The Amelia Island Auction
