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
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ME 6:18PM (12/01/2006)
And Not a single flippin 'Muscle Car' amongst them! It shows that at a certain level taste and money align!
(At a reasonable price muscle cars are fine - but more than 60k for an evil handling 60's/50's US car is idiotic)
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hmmm 6:06PM (12/01/2006)
Here is a real kickass site about the futurliner and alot of neat historical pics of it and restorations..
http://www.futurliner.com/
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Andy 1:07AM (12/02/2006)
No 'Cudas or Chevelles! May the muscle car market collapse back down to reasonable levels.
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