{"id":254639,"date":"2018-06-29T18:07:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T16:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=254639"},"modified":"2018-06-29T16:19:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T14:19:47","slug":"the-10-most-expensive-cars-ever-sold-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/254639\/the-10-most-expensive-cars-ever-sold-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury car specialists <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jbrcapital.com\/blog\/the-75-most-expensive-cars-sold-at-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JBR Capital<\/a><\/strong> has released a list of the most expensive cars ever sold at auction.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly Ferrari dominates the list with its famous catalogue of cars and recognisable name popular among vintage car buyers, however the likes of Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz also make strong showings.<\/p>\n<p>Porsche, Bentley, Duesenburg, Ford, Shelby, McLaren, Jaguar, Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin also feature on the list, with seven different auction houses taking the cars under the hammer.<\/p>\n<p>Below BusinessTech looked at the 10 most expensive cars and how much you can expect to pay for them today.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Kellner Coupe 41141<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R276,443,590<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a315,345,000<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a35,500,000<\/li>\n<li>Sold by: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bugatti_Royale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christie&#8217;s\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bugatti-Type-41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bugatti-Type-41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bugatti-Type-41.png 996w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bugatti-Type-41-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bugatti-Type-41-768x476.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider 412041<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R286,416,367<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a315,898,575<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a315,141,500<\/li>\n<li>Sold by:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmsothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/MO16\/Monterey\/lots\/r208-1939-alfa-romeo-8c-2900b-lungo-spider-by-touring\/381861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RM Sotheby&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1939-Alfa-Romeo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1939-Alfa-Romeo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1939-Alfa-Romeo.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1939-Alfa-Romeo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1939-Alfa-Romeo-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1939-Alfa-Romeo-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1964 Ferrari 275 GTB\/C Speciale 06701<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R310,521,492<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a317,236,617<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a315,813,000<\/li>\n<li>Sold by:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmsothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/MO14\/Monterey\/lots\/r239-1964-ferrari-275-gtbc-speciale-by-scaglietti\/181216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RM Sotheby&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1964-Ferrari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254663 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1964-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1964-Ferrari.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1964-Ferrari-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1964-Ferrari-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1964-Ferrari-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1955 Jaguar D-type XKD501<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R315,057,058<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a317,488,380<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a316,655,600<\/li>\n<li>Sold by: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmsothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/MO16\/Monterey\/lots\/r190-1955-jaguar-d-type\/379829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RM Sotheby&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1955-Jaguar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1955-Jaguar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1955-Jaguar.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1955-Jaguar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1955-Jaguar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1955-Jaguar-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1956 Aston Martin DBR\/1 DBR1\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R328,146,847<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a318,214,976<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a317,514,400<\/li>\n<li>Sold by: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmsothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/MO17\/Monterey\/lots\/r159-1956-aston-martin-dbr1\/430300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RM Sotheby&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Aston-Martin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Aston-Martin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Aston-Martin.png 900w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Aston-Martin-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Aston-Martin-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1967 Ferrari 275 GTB\/4*S N.A.R.T. SPIDER 10709<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R355,126,156<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a319,712,560<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a317,600,500<\/li>\n<li>Sold by: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmsothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/MO13\/Monterey\/lots\/r197-1967-ferrari-275-gtb4stars-nart-spider-by-scaglietti\/293775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RM Sotheby&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1967-Ferrari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254657 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1967-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1967-Ferrari.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1967-Ferrari-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1967-Ferrari-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1967-Ferrari-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1956 Ferrari 290 MM 0626<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R357,912,480<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a319,867,225<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a318,567,500<\/li>\n<li>Sold by: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rmsothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/NY15\/New-York---Driven-By-Disruption\/lots\/r124-1956-ferrari-290-mm-by-scaglietti\/182099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sotheby&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Ferrari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254653 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Ferrari.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Ferrari-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Ferrari-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1956-Ferrari-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1954 Mercedes-Benz W196<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R395,500,432<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a321,953,680<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a319,601,500<\/li>\n<li>Sold by: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auctions\/20929\/lot\/320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bonhams<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1954-Mercedes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254649 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1954-Mercedes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1954-Mercedes.jpg 900w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1954-Mercedes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1954-Mercedes-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1962 Ferrari 250 GTO 3851GT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R448,436,938<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation GBP:\u00a0\u00a324,892,112<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale GBP:\u00a0\u00a322,836,800<\/li>\n<li>Sold by:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auctions\/21917\/lot\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bonhams\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1962-Ferrari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1962-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1962-Ferrari.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1962-Ferrari-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1962-Ferrari-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1962-Ferrari-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1957 Ferrari 335 S 0674<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation rands: R467,224,798<\/li>\n<li>Sale price adjusted for inflation \u00a3GBP: \u00a325,935,000<\/li>\n<li>Sale price at time of sale \u00a3GBP: \u00a324,700,000<\/li>\n<li>Sold by:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artcurial.com\/en\/lot-1957-ferrari-335-sport-scaglietti-2877-170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Artcurial<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1957-Ferrari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254645 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1957-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1957-Ferrari.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1957-Ferrari-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1957-Ferrari-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1957-Ferrari-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/254043\/9-of-the-most-expensive-suvs-in-south-africa-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 of the most expensive SUVs in South Africa right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury car specialists JBR Capital has released a list of the most expensive cars ever sold at auction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":254655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9880],"tags":[26,13179],"class_list":["post-254639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wealth","tag-headline","tag-jbr-capital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254639"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255455,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254639\/revisions\/255455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}