2011 Pebble Beach auction brings in world records

[SuperShouden]

In total $80 million was raised.

And a Ferrari 250 TR Protoytpe broke the world record for a car sold at auction with a $16.39 million price tag.

Top 10 most expensive:

1. 1957 Ferrari 250 TR Prototype - $16.4mil
2. 1931 Duesenberg Model J - $10.3mil
3. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540k - $9.7mil
4. 1927 Mercedes-Benz S-Type $5.8mil
5. 1960 Ferrari 250 GT - $5.3mil
6. 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540k $4.6mil
7. 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500k $3.8mil
8. 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Barlinetta $3.7mil
9. 1959 Ferrari 250 California Spider $3.4mil
10. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540k $3.1mil

 

[sumbrownkid]

Imagine the insurance on those suckers...

 

[Crumpet]

It's amazing how much cars can be priced after a few decades.

 

[SuperShouden]

Yup. And this comes at a point where the restorers and sellers were a little worried that the market for these kinds of cars had dropped off...This proved otherwise.

BTW: those top ten cars make up $66.1 million of the total $80 million.