Monterey Car Week 2025: Ferrari Leads Record-Breaking Auctions with $432.8 Million in Sales
Monterey Car Week 2025 concluded with unprecedented success, as Ferrari models dominated the auction scene, setting new records and reaffirming their status in the collector car market. The highlight of the week was the sale of a one-of-one 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 'Tailor Made' at RM Sotheby's for a staggering $26 million. This sale set a new world record for the most valuable new car ever sold at auction. All proceeds from the sale were donated to The Ferrari Foundation, supporting global educational and community initiatives. Other notable sales included...
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione
Price: $25,305,000 Auction House: Gooding & Co.
This remarkable Ferrari is reportedly one of only two alloy-bodied, full-competition-spec SWB California Spiders ever made. A true masterpiece of design and engineering, it boasts exceptional provenance and commanded well over $25 million at the Gooding & Co. auction.
1993 Ferrari F40 LM by Michelotto
Price: $11,005,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby's
Ferrari sanctioned Giuliano Michelotto to create a competition variant of the F40, resulting in just 19 F40 LMs. Although this particular example appears never to have seen the racetrack, its twin-turbo V8 was upgraded to GTC specification, producing a fearsome 760 bhp.
1995 Ferrari F50
Price: $9,245,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby's
Cherished for eight years by Ralph Lauren himself, this F50 changed hands for well over $9 million. One of only two US-spec examples finished in Giallo Modena and re-affirming that 90s cars are firmly in the crosshairs for the next generation of collectors.
1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Series III
Price: $8,145,000 Auction House: Gooding Christie’s
Freshly certified by Ferrari’s Classiche department, this formidable V12 Daytona is one of just 15 factory-built competition models. It competed at Le Mans in 1973 and 1974 for Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team and later claimed a GT class victory and second overall at the 1979 24 Hours of Daytona.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider
Price: $7,550,000 Auction House: Gooding Christie’s
A true silver-screen icon with a lineage of celebrity owners, this golden Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider lit up the brief grey skies over Monterey Car Week. Bidding for the exceptionally original example was intense, ultimately closing at over $7.5 million.
1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Prototipo
Price: $7,265,000 Auction House: Gooding Christie’s
The short-wheelbase may have made headlines, but the long-wheelbase version proved its own mettle. A genuine piece of Maranello history, this Prototipo was the very car photographed for the model’s official launch and remains a cornerstone of one of the most beautiful cars ever created.
2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta
Price: $6,715,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s
This 70th-anniversary flagship hypercar bears all the hallmarks of a future classic, easily eclipsing the $6 million mark amid an electrified auction room. Its appeal is heightened by a full carbon-fibre exterior and a removable carbon-fibre hardtop, delivering a truly glorious soundtrack from its 6.3‑litre V12.
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster by Sindelfingen
Price: $5,340,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s
Winner of Best of Show at the 1982 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and in the same ownership since 1988, this extraordinary prewar Mercedes-Benz found a devoted new home, selling for over $5 million. Believed to be one of only seven ever produced, it stands as one of the marque’s finest creations.
2005 Maserati MC12 Stradale
Price: $5,202,500 Auction House: Broad Arrow Auctions
Prior to this sale, the record for an MC12 stood at $3.8 million — a figure this 2005 example completely obliterated. The seller must be delighted, having invested just $70,000 in a mechanical recommissioning by GTO Engineering.
2023 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport
Price: $4,460,000 Auction House: Bonhams
This striking green Super Sport, with fewer than 740 miles on the clock, came complete with a thumb drive showcasing photos and video from its production.
1935 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Phaeton by Walker-LaGrande
Price: $4,405,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s
No Car Week would be complete without a few outrageously expensive, monumental Duesenbergs making a dramatic return. Only five Torpedo Phaetons were ever built, and this is one of just two crafted by Walker-LaGrande.
1989 RUF CTR1 'Yellowbird' Lightweight
Price: $4,295,000 Auction House: RM Sotheby’s
An original Yellowbird, finished in a sumptuous paint-to-sample Bordeaux Red. This 1989 example is one of only six lightweight versions ever made and was once housed at Alois Ruf’s own residence.
1990 Ferrari F40
Price: $3,800,000 Auction House: Gooding Christie’s
With only 1,253 miles on the odometer, one can only hope the new owner takes this F40 out for a proper spin. Having just undergone a major service costing $33,866, it seems the perfect moment to unleash that iconic twin-turbo V8.
1952 Jaguar C-Type
Price: $3,635,000 Auction House: Gooding Christie’s
Falling just shy of its $3,750,000–$4,500,000 estimate, this stunning Jaguar C-Type might be called a bargain — if your idea of a bargain is $3.635 million. One of only 43 built for customer use, this straight-six masterpiece is already accepted for the 2026 Mille Miglia.
1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT
Price: $3,195,000 Auction House: Gooding Christie’s
This DB4 GT, left-hand drive and originally delivered to race team owner Georges Filipinetti, changed hands just a year later, remaining with its second owner, Dr. Gwen E. Reichen of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, until 2010. Dr. Reichen campaigned the DB4 extensively in rallies, hill climbs, and slaloms, logging over 60,000 miles. It has since been beautifully restored to its former glory.