Here are the 10 most-intriguing collector-car auction sales of 2011:
1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa ? The prototype for Ferrari?s most-evocative race car scored the highest price ever paid for any car at auction with its $16.4 million sale at Gooding & Company?s Pebble Beach sale.
1931 Duesenberg Model J long-wheelbase coupe ? Also at Gooding?s Pebble Beach event, this classic beauty sold for $10.3 million, the most ever paid for an American car at auction.
1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout ? The oldest running car in the world, this ancient piece of French history hit $4.62 million at RM Auctions? sale in Hershey, Pa.
1963 Volkswagen 23-window Samba microbus ? A gorgeous restoration and some kind of cosmic convergence over Southern California resulted in this bus reaching an astonishing $210,000 at Barrett-Jackson?s Orange County sale.
1970 Porsche 911S ? Movie provenance and past ownership by film idol Steve McQueen worked their magic for this attractive coupe that sold for a stratospheric $1.39 million, also at RM in Monterey.
1955 Austin Healey 100S Prototype ? A provenance of a darker sort lifted the value of this ragged Le Mans race car linked with the worst motorsports tragedy in history at the 1955 24 Hour of Le Mans, selling for $1.3 million at Bonhams? auction in Weybridge, UK.
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster ? The Holy Grail of Mercedes collectors, this stunning roadster lead the pack of five amazing pre-war Benzes at the RM auction in Monterey with a sale of $9.68 million.
Custom 1964 Ford Fairlane ? A well-crafted and beautifully finished custom coupe donated by Steve Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson, reached the improbable height of $700,000 on the Las Vegas auction block with every penny benefitting the Armed Forces Foundation.
Miller Bower Seal Fast Special ? Winner of the 1931 Indianapolis 500, this nicely restored historic race car hit $2 million at Mecum Auctions? Monterey event.
Bertone Dream Cars ? Six iconic and instantly recognizable 1960s concept cars from the famed Bertone design house were offered at RM?s auction at Villa d?Este, Italy, with the high sale going to the 1967 Lamborghini Marzal, a predecessor to the Espada, that went for $2.13 million.
For a photo gallery of the significant collector cars, see 2011 Auction Prizes.
Bob Golfen, Automotive Editor for SPEED.com, is a veteran auto writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a passion for collector cars, car culture and the automotive lifestyle. SPEED.com fans can email Bob Golfen at
Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-top-10-collector-car-sales/
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