RM Auctions just concluded their first ever Sporting Classics of Monaco with total sales pegged at $45,101,139 and 88 classy vehicles out of 105 in the line up swapping ownership. Records were also broken during the event with fiver cars selling for more than €2,000,000.
On the top of the billing is a Ferrari 400 from 1962, This Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina SWB is now the priciest Superamerica of all time as it went for €2,800,000 or approximately $3,799,600.
Coming in at second place is a Tipo 61 Birdcage 1960 Maserati that that had a sale price of €2,464,000 or a whopping $3,343,648. It is also the highest price for a Birdcage to date.
The honorable mentions go to a 1962 Ferrari250 GT SWB Berlinetta ($3,571,624), and a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France ($3,191,664) and a Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder ($2,811,704). You can check out the list of the top sales below on our gallery.
The RM Auction was definitely a big success. The debut Monaco Sporting Classics had bidders from 33 countries, 28% of which are first timers. About 3,000 people watched the auction online. The event was held last May 1, 2010 at the halls of Grimaldi Forum.
Click on the YouTube videos below to see jaw dropping pics from the RM Auction.
You can also click here to view a gallery of the event on the RM Auction website.
Source: rmauctions
