Auction Action: Top 10 sales of 2006

It was a good year for the auction houses this year.$33,954,500 was spent on ten of of the world's finest examples of historic motoring.

Barrett-Jackson cleaned up in January when it sold a 1953 GM Futurliner in Phoenix for $4,320,000. That same month, Gooding & Company auctioned off a 1938 Talbot Lago T150C SS coupe for a record-setting $3,905,000. And those weren't the most expensive auto auctions of 2006.

All ten top auctions after the jump.

[Source: Sports Car Market]

Click on the name of the car for more information. Also, some photos are linked to high-res images at Supercars.

10. 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider
Sold at $2,285,500


9. 1927 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix racer
Sold at $2,585,000


8. 1931 Duesenberg J special phaeton
Sold at $2,640,000


7. 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competition berlinetta
Sold at $2,750,000


6. 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special Coupe
Sold at $3,024,000


5. 1934 Packard Twelve Runabout speedster
Sold at $3,190,000


4. 1928 Mercedes-Benz 26/120/180 Torpedo Type S
Sold at $3,645,000


3. 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C SS coupe
Sold at $3,905,000


2. 1953 GM Futurliner Parade of Progress bus
Sold at $4,320,000


1. 1958 Ferrari 412S Sports racer
Sold at $5,610,000