10 Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold At Auction

What do you think – which are the 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction? You don’t have a clue, right? In our list below not only that you can find out which those expensive car brands are, but also at what prices those old-timers were sold. These prices will certainly shock you! But, if you are one of those car lovers, and you feel like the gas is running through you veins more than blood is, then maybe you’ll think that these prices are quite acceptable. If your heart beats for driving old cars, then you are probably thinking – that kind of beauties are extremely valuable, and they shouldn’t cost any less. A classic car may hold a special meaning that can make a car collector willing to pay just about any amount to own the vehicle. To some people, a classic car is a work of art that holds a historic or even simply an esthetic value that makes it a must own. Collecting cars is by far one of the most expensive hobbies for a specific group of people. Many cars held at auctions are limited in supply and owning such a car gives you a unique item others will admire.

Overpriced or not, these cars can be bought only by excessively rich people. There is also another thing that usually attracts wealthy people, besides old-timer – and that is a boat. Buying expensive boats, nice luxuries yachts was always a synonym for prestige. If you are interested to find out how rich you should be in order to afford buying elegant boats, check out our list of the 8 most expensive boats in the world. If prices of the cars in the list below, don’t shock you, prices of these elegant boats, surely will.

The time has come to present you extremely expensive and old vehicles that will make some of you tremble from the excitement. Ready? Here it goes – the 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction are:

 

10. 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe

Paid Price: $7,920,000
Our list of 10 Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold At Auction begins with a 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe. The car’s owner was Dr. Peter William’s son who was a famous Bugatti collector. He died of cancer in 2008 after which the car was sold for almost $8 million at an auction, and the money went to the Darthmouth Medical Center.

 

9. 1929 Mercedes-Benz 38/250 SSK

Paid Price: $7,950,000
Sold at Bonhams auction in 2004 this beauty was one of the thirty-three built Mercedes-Benz SSK that survived in the early 20’s and 30’s without restoration.

 

8. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster #154086

Paid Price: $8,200,000
Mercedes-Benz only built 406 of the 540K models. Only 25 of them were the luxurious, sleek, imposing, powerful Special Roadsters. They are simply most beautiful and the rarest cars of their kind. It was sold at RM Auctions, London in 2007.

 

7. 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM TestaRossa

Paid Prince: $9,281,250
Sold on may 2007 at Maranello in Italy the car was built on a unique chassis and tweaked components for extra power. The car began racing in America until crashed by Roger Penske in 1963.

 

6. 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster

Paid Price: $9,352,000
The 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster was sold in October 2007 in London. Ferdinand Porsche’s engineering allowed this car to run on the basis of 540K, Kompressor. The car won a few awards until it was bought in 1995 and sold at an auction in 2007.

 

5. 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe

Price Paid: $9,700,000
Only six of these Bugatti’s were built which was designed 15 foot long. Its engine of an enormous 12.7 liters was originally designed for aircrafts. The car was sold at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1987.

 

4. 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe

Paid Price: $10,340,000
The car was commissioned by a wealthy and eccentric resident in California and without concern for expense, practicality or contemporary trends. It was sold at Gooding & Company’s Monterey auction in 2011 for an amazing price of $10.34 million, thus bringing it to no.5 of our 10 Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold At Auction.

 

3. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder

Paid Price: $10,894,900
The famous James Coburn bought the Ferari, used and owned it till 1998. In 2008, the English radio sensation Chris Evans set a record for bidding nearly $11 million for this SWB.

 

2. 1957 Ferrari 250 TestaRossa

Paid Price: $12,402,500
This particular car won the markers championships for Ferari driven by legends such as Mike HawthornLuigi Musso, Wolfgang Von Trips, Phil Hill, Peter Collins, and OliverGendebien. It was sold in 2009 at Maranello, Italy.

 

1. 1957 Ferrari 250 TestaRossa Prototype

Paid Price: $16,390,000
The year 1957 was the year when the development of the car began. It holds an unbelievable eight-year racing history internationally at premier venues driven by well-known people in motor sport. At the Gooding& Company’s Monterey auction In 2011, this Ferrari won the honored title of being the most expensive car ever sold at auction.