RM Sotheby’s held their first sale of 2017 and the results were down 14% from the previous year’s sale. This year’s Arizona sale made $53.7m down from $62.7m the year before. The lead lot this year was, remarkably, the same make and type of car as was sold the previous year.
A Mercedes-Benz Special K Roadster led each sale. In 2016, a 1937 model of the car made $9.9m; in 2017, a 1939 edition made $6.6m.
RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2017 – Top Ten Auction Results
1. 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster (Chassis 408383) – $6,600,000
2. 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS (Chassis 12489) – $3,602,500
3. 1995 Ferrari F50 (Chassis ZFFTG46A6S0104092) – $3,135,000
4. 1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB Coupe Aerodinamico (Chassis NO. 2841 SA) – $3,080,000
5. 2003 Ferrari Enzo (Chassis ZFFCW56A330133026) – $2,695,000
6. 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS (Chassis 10689) – $2,475,000
7. 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C (Chassis 08431) – $2,117,500
8. 2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport 300 (Chassis VF9SG2C27DM795300) – $2,090,000
9. 1948 Tucker 48 (Chassis 1044) – $1,347,500
10. 2008 Lamborghini Reventón (Chassis ZHWBU77SX8LA03148) – $1,320,000
RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2017 – Auction Results (Sportscar Digest)