THE DECADE BEGINS ON A ROLL AT ARIZONA CAR WEEK IN JANUARY
Five Ford GTs represented half of the top 10 sales at the 49th Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction during Arizona Car Week in January. This was the highest grossing event ever for the company, with $141-plus million in total sales, including the Paul Walker Collection, automobilia and charity vehicles.
At the 21st-annual RM Sotheby’s Arizona auction in Phoenix, a Blue TriColore-liveried 2018 Pagani Huayra Roadster, the 42nd of 100 built, sold for $2,370,000, contributing to the $30.4-million total. And, in Scottsdale, at Gooding & Company’s 13th annual Scottsdale Auctions, a 1995 Ferrari F50 brought $3,222,500 –– the most valuable car sold during the week.
Another classic Prancing Horse, a 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Cabriolet, sold for $1.93-million at Bonhams 9th-annual Scottsdale Auction, topping its sales, and a German classic of classics, a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL, sold for $1,045,000 at Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions during its 20th event, which returned to its traditional site at the Loop 101 Freeway and Scottsdale Road.
Leake Auctions, participating in its first Valley auction week, topped sales with a 2012 Lexus LFA Coupe (Lot #643.1) for $434,500, from the superlative John Staluppi collection. And, in Scottsdale, the sale at Worldwide Auctioneers was led by a splendidly restored 1936 Auburn 852 SC
