Jaw-dropping collectibles were wall-to-wall under the marquee at Gooding & Company’s The Pebble Beach Auctions, the official auction of the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. This firm offered vehicles spanning more than a century in age at its August 18 and 19 sales, and ultimately achieved numerous world-record figures as well as the third-highest price from any auction that took place that week.
That high sale of the event (and catalog cover car) was a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Short-Wheelbase Berlinetta—in handsomely patinated condition—which brought $9,465,000 after buyer’s premium. Other seven-figure sales included a historic 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout ($4,790,000), a restored 1972 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV ($3,580,000), a Pebble Beach Concours-displayed 1965 Aston Martin DB5 convertible ($2,205,000), and a 4,114-mile 2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 ($1,545,000). At the other end of the cost spectrum, auctioneer Charlie Ross hammered a restored 1948 Ducati Cucciolo T2 Turismo motorcycle with no reserve for a fee-inclusive $4,375 and a 1957 Ford Thunderbird for $36,960, the latter having a presale estimate
