Vintage Ferraris Sell for Seven Figures at RM Amelia Island
Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions
You wouldn't know we were in the midst of a major recession. Not by looking at the recent results from Amelia Island last week, where RM Auctions managed to sell some $19 million worth of cars with a remarkable 88% sale rate. Among them were four automobiles that exceeded the million-dollar mark: one classic Duesenberg, and three classic Ferraris.
But the vintage Prancing Horses in question were not from the iconic 250 series –like the GTO, Testa Rossa or California Spyder – which has broken all the records recently. These were the models that came after, and they each fetched seven figures. A rare 1971 Daytona Spyder once owned by auto scion Edsel Ford II sold at a hair over a million. A copper-toned, alloy-bodied 275 GTB/4 used as Ferrari's North American show car in 1967 went for a little under estimate at $1.26 million. And a stunning yellow 275 showpiece topped the bidding at $1.65 million, setting new high-water marks for late 60\'s/early 70s Ferraris.
These American Companies Refused To Sign The Bangladesh Safety Accord
Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops'
How Kidnapping Suspect Passes Time Behind Bars
Billboard Music Awards: Worst Dressed (or Most Daring?) From Past Red Carpets
HSBC Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts
Former OJ Attorney Gives Shocking Testimony
Forbidden America: Cold War-Era Map Shows No-Go Zones For Soviet Tourists
Man Takes Dump In Background Of Instructional Workout Video
Teen Who Died During Her First Solo Drive May Have Been Texting
Tenants: Stench of Death Makes St. Louis Complex 'Unlivable'
Famous Roadside Attractions
Guess Which State Boasts The Most Million-Dollar Homes?
Taylor Swift Q and A: What Does She Splurge on in Las Vegas?
Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 running stock Android 4.2
PHOTOS: 10 Deadliest Periods In History (NEW BOOK)
Bill Gates regains title of world's richest person as Microsoft stock hits five-year high
New Leads In Case Of Missing British Girl
LOOK: There's Something Wrong With This Picture
PHOTO: Looking Good! Chaz Bono Loses 65 Pounds
Waitress Surprised With HUGE Tip On Tiny Bill
PREGNANT!
Courtney Stodden Has A Sex Tape
Student Shot Dead During Botched Home Invasion
Will Smith, Jaden Smith Get Photobombed
Jodi Arias' Lawyers Want Out
Victim's Sister To Arias: 'Our Minds Are Permanently Stained'
Pictures Showing Pregnant Teens' Bumps Banned From Yearbook
The Afterlife Of Andy Kaufman
LOOK: Khloe K Shows Curves In SKIN TIGHT Dress
And Your New 'American Idol' Is ...
LOOK: Mind-Blowing Optical Illusions
'The Voice' Shakeup