A rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, the 24th of just 29 manufactured from 1954 to 1956, sold for $6,825,000 at RM Auctions, leading all cars during Arizona Automotive Week, Jan.22–30, which returned in full strength to the Valley of the Sun following a pandemic-abridged event in 2021.
At Worldwide Auctioneers, a Pebble Beach award-winning 1929 Duesenberg Model J Berline, one of the first Model Js delivered when new, brought $2,260,000, and at Barrett-Jackson, celebrating its 50th anniversary in Scottsdale, a 2004 Porsche Carrera GT (Lot #1398) generated $1,980,000.
And, at Gooding & Company’s Geared Online Scottsdale Edition, a 1961 Maserati 5000 GT Coupe found new ownership for $924,000, and Bonhams sold a 1958 AC Ace Roadster for $516,500 –– an aluminum-bodied car an Air Force pilot had brought to the U.S. from France.
Barrett-Jackson topped the individual auction events with the most successful auction in its history, totaling $203,200,000, including $195,900,000 from the sale of 1,857 No Reserve collectible vehicles, a 100-percent sell-through rate; more than $8,800,000 raised for charity; and $7,300,000-plus in automobilia sales. RM generated $43,250,600 on the sales of
