IRS auction of Scott Tucker's cars

Scott Tucker's pay day scam fell far outside of the law, and he finds himself behind bars for the next 17 years. Some of his loot went into high end cars. These cars are a 2011 Ferrari 599 SA Aperta, a track-only Ferrari 599XX, a 2011 Porsche GT2 RS, and a Porsche 2005 Porsche Carrera GT. The Ferrari Aperta is one of 80 examples built. It fetched $1.02m.

Base price on the 29 Ferrari 599XXs produced was $1.75m. This example made $1.2m. Tucker's supercars crossed the auction block on February 5th 2020 in Austin after the IRS Criminal Investigation Unit seized them. The cars aren't going to recoup anything close to the $1.3 billion that Tucker stole.

A Porsche 2005 Porsche Carrera GT brought $609k.

Porsche made 500 (132 in US spec) of the GT2 RS at a bargain basement MSRP $245k. The number was $475k for this example.

Scott Tucker ran a $2 billion+ payday loan scheme from 2008 to 2013 that defrauded 4.5 million Americans with illegal, high-interest loans. He falsely used Native American tribal immunity to evade state regulations. He was convicted in 2017.

1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona - $577k

1 of 20 Hemi 4-Speed Daytonas produced in 1969. R4 Charger Red with Black interior. 426/425 HP Hemi V-8. 4-speed transmission. Two 4-barrel carburetors. A33 Dana 60 Track Pack. Power front disc brakes. Bucket seats with woodgrain console. Chrome roof trip moldings. Rallye instrument cluster. Wood-rimmed sport steering wheel. A01 light group. Solid State AM radio.

Running under Hemi power, a Charger Daytona laid claim to the fastest stock car in the world, laying down a qualifying run at 199.985 MPH in practice for its inaugural race at Talladega. From then through the following year, Daytonas won 45 of the next 59 races.

On March 24, 1970, at Talladega, Buddy Baker became the first NASCAR driver to officially break the 200 MPH barrier on a closed course.

This 1969 Charger Daytona is one of only 20 built combining the dual 4-barrel Hemi engine with the Hurst Pistol Grip heavy-duty 4-speed manual.

One of the most desirable Aero Mopars in existence, the car brought $577k in 2019 against an estimate of $750k to $800k

1969 Ford Mustang Convertible - $170k high bid

1 of 26 428 Ram Air 4-speed convertible Mustangs built by Ford in 1969. Three-time MCA Concours Gold winner. 428/335 HP V-8 engine. 4-speed transmission. 4-barrel carburetor. 10.5:1 compression. Candy Apple Red with Black Clarion interior. Power top with glass backlite. Visibility group. Power front disc brakes. Power steering. AM radio, Clock. Tinted glass.

Ford’s new 428/335 HP Cobra Jet big-block was offered in all mustang body styles for 1969. This mustang is one of only 26 convertibles produced with the Ram Air 428 Cobra Jet and 4-speed drivetrain combination. Candy Apple Red with a black Clarion interior and black top, the convertible has been honored with numerous show awards.

The through-the-hood Shaker scoop is a dead giveaway that the mustang is powered by the R-code 428 Cobra Jet with functional ram-air.

The hood scoop funnels cooler, denser air through the air filter and into the Cobra Jet’s Holley 4-barrel carburetor.

The car high bid to $170k against an estimate of $200k to $250k in 2020.

1969 Chevrolet Yenko Nova

Don Yenko was responsible for some of the hottest muscle cars of the era, but when it came to producing the Yenko SC427 Nova, even he had second thoughts about putting together a machine he once referred to as “barely legal at best”. The overpowered compact was dangerous in all but the most experienced hands.

GM refused to build them through the COPO program. GM brass was specifically concerned with product liability issues. The Nova couldn't handle the 427 engine. Yenko Chevrolet converted a total of 38 SC427 Novas. 8 Yenko Novas are known to exist today.

Frame-off restoration. 427/450 HP engine. 4-speed transmission. 4.10 Positraction rear end. Power brakes. Lemans Blue with White Yenko stripes.

This example made $380,000 in 2015.

In January a 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Nova hammered for $852k. Here.

Ferrari 275 GTB No. 1

Built in 1964 and carrying assembly sequence No. 1, chassis 06003, this car is the first-ever Ferrari 275 GTB. The car served as Ferrari’s prototype and competed in the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally. Those two facts in combination make for a car at the top of the collector heap.

The Ferrari 275 GTB succeeded the 250 GT SWB Berlinetta. Designed by Pininfarina, with coachwork by Scaglietti, this example was built with short-nose bodywork. Production models would use long-nose bodywork.

Ordinary 275s change hands from about $1m to $4m.

The car failed to change hands against an estimate of $6m to $8m at Gooding & Co. Scottsdale, January 2019.

1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe

The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe is one of the most important sports cars of the postwar era, developed from the W194 racing car. Its tubular chassis required the gullwing doors, while Bosch direct fuel injection and lightweight construction helped make it the fastest German production car of its time. Chassis 7500071 is among the final Gullwings built - the ninth-to-last produced. Finished as specified in Fire Engine Red over special-order Cream leather, it is an original, unrestored example.

The production gullwing is sometimes called the “first supercar”. Heralded as the “sportscar of the century", the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe is widely revered. One of just 1,400 Gullwings produced, this example is offered through Broad Arrow Private Sales with an asking price of $2,579,000.

1964 Ferrari 275P - World's most expensive car?

Ferrari fans expected to see a Ferrari 275 Prototype cross the auction block in February 2018. The car had serious record-breaking potential. The Ferrari 275P emerged from the Bardinon Collection and was sold privately.

This Ferrari 275 P is the last Scuderia Ferrari car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it won twice, in 1963 and 1964. It could have become the most expensive car at auction in history.

Branded with chassis number 0816, the car collected the highest honour in the world of endurance racing in 1964, clocking an average speed of 122mph over 2918 miles.

The iconic 1964 Ferrari 275P is hugely desirable. The car was removed from the Artcurial’s Motorcars auction in Paris. It was thought it might have sold for more than the US$38.1 million in 2014 for the 1962 GTO.

The 275P is the eighth one entered in the Le Mans endurance race by Ferrari’s factory team. Once the car won Le Mans in 1964, it raced three times at the Road America 500, followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1965.