Nine Ferraris & More Shatter Million-Dollar Mark at RM's Monterey Sale

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Aug 15th 2010 at 8:01PM

An exceptional 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta (above), the fifth of only seven examples ever built, sold for an astounding $4.6 million at RM's Sports & Classics of Monterey sale on Saturday night, leading an impressive group of 14 individual sales (including eight other Ferraris) which shattered the magic million dollar mark. TV personality and former racer Alain de Cadenet joined auctioneer Max Girardo onstage for the six-hour sale, which saw 84 motor cars cross the podium before a packed house. The Saturday night sale marked the conclusion of RM's 2010 Classics of Monterey event, which attracted record bidder registrations from 29 countries, including Monaco, Brazil, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates. After the jump, find the complete list of million-dollar-plus sales from the incredible auction:

Gallery: RM's Million-Dollar Ferraris in Monterey

1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta

1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder

1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series III

Lot 351: 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta - $4,620,000
Lot 359: 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe - $4,620,000
Lot 353: 1949 Delahaye Type 175 S Roadster by Saoutchik - $3,300,000
Lot 360: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder - $2,612,500
Lot 347: 1955 Jaguar D-Type - $2,090,000
Lot 365: 2007 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione - $1,925,000
Lot 335: 1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series III Coupe - $1,760,000
Lot 345: 1933 Packard Twelve Coupe - $1,622,500
Lot 346: 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series I Cabriolet - $1,622,500
Lot 342: 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Berlinetta - $1,567,500
Lot 341: 1933 Duesenberg SJ Riviera Phaeton - $1,430,000
Lot 349: 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy Berlinetta - $1,155,000
Lot 339: 1966 Ferrari 500 Superfast - $1,127,500
Lot 363: 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta - $1,045,000

Tags: classic cars, Delahaye, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Jaguar D-Type, Japan, Monaco, Monterey, Packard, United Arab Emirates

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

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Patrick Aug 18th 2010 11:57PM

As a Realtor in Southern California, specializing in the Great Los Angeles Area, I can find just the right house with a showcase "garage" to house these functional works of art or the room to build one! Incredible to see all these cars in one place other than Rodeo Drive...beautiful!