The Most-Expensive Cars of All Time

Only 37 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million at public auction with the record $38 million paid for a 1962/63 Ferrari 250 GTO.

Only 37 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million at public auction. Ferrari is the most-expensive car marque with 250 models especially highly priced. Nearly two-thirds of the cars selling for more than $10 million are Ferraris with Mercedes Benz, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo the only other manufacturers with more than a single car on the list. The other brands having sold for seven figures plus are Aston Martin, Bugatti, Duesenberg, Ford, McLaren, Porsche and Shelby. In 2008, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider was the first car to break the $10 million barrier but most of the $10 million results are more recent: 6 in 2014, 11 in 2015, and 9 in 2016. Only seven cars have ever sold for more than $20 million with the record $38 million for a 1962/3 Ferrari 250 GTO sold by Bonhams in 2014.

List of Cars Selling for $10 Million Plus

	Year	Car	Price $	Auction House	Auction	Auction Date
1	1962	Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta	38,115,000	Bonhams	Quail Lodge	2014
2	1957	Ferrari 335 Sport by Scaglietti	35,711,359	Artcurial	Paris	2016
3	1954	Mercedes Benz W196R Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater	29,650,095	Bonhams	Chichester – Goodwood Festival of Speed	2013
4	1956	Ferrari 290 MM by Scaglietti	28,005,000	RM Sotheby’s	New York	2015
5	1967	Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T. Spider by Scaglietti	27,500,000	RM	Monterey	2013
6	1964	Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale by Scaglietti	26,400,000	RM	Monterey	2014
7	1955	Jaguar D-Type	21,780,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2016
8	1939	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider by Touring	19,800,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2016
9	1961	Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider	18,649,760	Artcurial	Paris	2015
10	1954	Ferrari 375-Plus Sports-racing Two-Seat Spider Competizione	18,309,614	Bonhams	Goodwood Festival of Speed	2014
11	1959	Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione	18,150,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2016
12	1964	Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti	17,600,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2015
13	1961	Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider	17,160,000	Gooding	Amelia Island	2016
14	1961	Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider	16,830,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2015
15	1962	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Speciale	16,500,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2015
16	1957	Ferrari 250 TR	16,390,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2011
17	1961	Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider	15,180,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2014
18	1964	Ferrari 250 LM by Carrozzeria Scaglietti	14,300,000	RM	New York	2013
19	1962	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	14,300,000	RM Sotheby’s	New York	2015
20	1998	McLaren F1 “LM-Specification”	13,750,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2015
21	1962	Shelby 260 Cobra CSX 2000	13,750,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2016
22	1960	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione	13,500,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2016
23	1953	Jaguar C-Type Works Lightweight	13,200,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2015
24	1956	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione “Tour de France” by Scaglietti	13,200,000	RM Sotheby’s	Monterey	2015
25	1953	Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta ‘Competizione’ by Pinin Farina	12,812,800	RM	Villa Erba	2013
26	1957	Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa	12,402,500	RM	Maranello	2009
27	1933	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza	11,990,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2016
28	1936	Mercedes Benz 540K Spezial Roadster	11,770,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2012
29	1964	Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti	11,550,000	RM	Monterey	2014
30	1960	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	11,440,968	H&H	Duxford	2015
31	1960	Ferrari 250 GT California Spider LWB	11,275,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2012
32	1968	Ford GT40 Lightweight	11,000,000	RM	Monterey	2012
33	1961	Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider	10,894,900	RM	Maranello	2008
34	1932	Bugatti Type 55 Roadster	10,400,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2016
35	1931	Duesenberg Model J Long-Wheelbase Coupe	10,340,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2011
36	1967	Ferrari 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti	10,175,000	RM	Monterey	2014
37	1982	Porsche 956	10,120,000	Gooding	Pebble Beach	2015