Amelia Island, Florida, 7th March 2022 |
Showing evidence of the strength of the market for rare pre-war
cars, the highest sale price of the day was set by one of the most
significant Packards ever produced. The 1934 Packard Twelve
Individual Custom Convertible Victoria by Dietrich is one of
just three known examples remaining today. |
Boasting excellent provenance along with show-winning history, this incredible Packard won First in Class
and runner-up to Best of Show at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Such a magnificent Packard
is extremely rare to find at auction and crossed the block selling for an astounding $4,130,000. Following the
Packard, the air left the room as a 1930 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan by Murphy shattered its
high estimate by over a $1,000,000, selling for $3,525,000. |
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Not far behind the pre-war showstoppers, a beautiful trio of the world’s fastest production cars crossed the
block. Selling for $3,360,000, the stunning 2019 Bugatti Chiron Sport is the first example to ever be publicly
sold at auction in North America and is one of approximately sixty Chiron Sport examples produced, wearing
a striking color combination of Nocturne exterior over Beluga Black and Italian Red interior. This
once-in-a-lifetime Chiron is an exquisitely optioned, beautifully maintained example of the world-renowned
hypercar and sold with a mere 3,950 miles on the clock. Joining the French hypercar and selling for
$2,700,000, the 2020 McLaren Speedtail is known as the most aerodynamic and fastest car ever produced
by McLaren. With each of the 106 examples being purchased by pre-selected customers before the model’s
announcement, the availability of this Speedtail, number 87, now offers its new owner the most advanced
road-going vehicle that McLaren has built to date. Representing the legendary Italian brand and boasting the
most extreme performance ever achieved by a Ferrari production car, a striking black 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari
sold for an incredible $3,662,500 with only 576 original miles on the dash. |
Other notable highlights from the sale included a pristine 1991 Ferrari Testarossa which sold after a spirited
bidding contest for an impressive $321,250, well past its high estimate of $180,000. The iconic Mercedes 300
SL continues to prove they belong in any well-curated collection as a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Gullwing sold for $2,040,000, along with a 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster selling for $1,545,000.
Porsches dominated the preview and sale with over twenty crossing the block, but none demanded a higher
price than the 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo S ‘Package’, which rounded out our top ten list by selling for
$1,105,000. Not to be outdone by the Porsches, a show field-quality 1993 Jaguar XJ220 set a world record
sale price crossing the block at an incredible $687,000. |
Along with world-class cars, special pieces of automobilia were sold at the beginning of the sale, with none
being more memorable than an Original Painting of Mario Andretti by Kelly Telfer, signed by Mario
Andretti himself, which sold for $138K. With all proceeds going to charity to research Spina Bifida, not a dry
eye was left when Bill Warner, founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, slammed the gavel. |