1968 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T - $181k

17,000 Charger R/Ts were produced in 1968, but only 476 of them were armed with the 426 Hemi. 1 of 264 Hemi Charger R/Ts produced in 1968 with TorqueFlite transmission. Original sheet metal. 426/425 HP Hemi V-8 engine. TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic transmission. 3.23 ratio Sure Grip rear end. Matador Red with a White vinyl top and bumblebee stripe. White and Red interior with vinyl bucket seats. Power brakes. Hideaway headlights. Hood-mounted turn signals. Music Master AM radio.

For $3,506, the R/T came with the 375-bhp 440-cid four-barrel Magnum V-8, heavy-duty brakes, R/T handling package, and F70Xl4 tires. Some 476 serious muscle car fans ordered theirs with the monster 426 Hemi, a very serious $605 option. For that money one got an elephant engine severely underrated at 425 bhp.

Producers of the hit film Bullitt knew what they were doing when they cast the redesigned 1968 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T as Steve McQueen's foil. The 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi was a muscle car with star quality. Charger's new hidden-headlamp grille, curvy body, elegant recessed backlight, refined tail, and spare use of chrome is a styling high point for late '60s muscle cars. It isn't cheap to buy a used Hemi Charger of the ’68–70 vintage. Hagerty suggests a #1 concours 1968 Charger R/T with Hemi is trending around $185k. This example crossed the block at Mecum.

1968–70 Dodge Charger (Hemi) on the rise

Leading the charge in the latest Hagerty price guide with a 15% hike is the 1968–70 Dodge Charger with hemi powerplant. Dodge gave the Charger a redesign for 1968, and it was a hit. The Coke-bottle shape popularized the muscle car’s golden age. Most famous as the bad-guy car in Bullitt and the good-guy car in The Dukes of Hazzard, the second generation Charger could be had in base, R/T, and 500 trims. Top dog is the hemi.

1956 Maserati A6G/54 Berlinetta

The 1956 Maserati A6G/54 Berlinetta featured a 1,986 CC DOHC Twin-Plug Inline 6-Cylinder engine with 3 Weber 40 DCO3 carburetors, producing 160 BHP at 6,000 RPM through a 4 speed manual gearbox. 4-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Independent-wishbone front suspension. Live rear axle with longitudinal leaf springs. This Zagato-bodied Maserati is the last of its line, number 21 of 21.

The car sold for $4.4m against an estimate of $4m to $5m in 2017. A concours #1 car was a bargain $3.55m in 2024. Here

RM Sotheby's - Arizona 2017

RM Sotheby's returned to the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, 18–19 January 2017. Over 100 blue-chip automobiles from the world's most iconic marques were offered. 1954 Jaguar D-Type Works. $12m - $15m

1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton. $175k - $225k

1907 Ford Model K Roadster. $ 175 to $275k

1962 Maserati 3500 GTi Spyder by Vignale. $575k to $675 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra. $900k to $ $1.2

1965 Shelby GT350 R. $1m to $1.2m

1948 Tucker 48. $1.25m to $1.5m

1996 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8. $425k to $525k

1967 Toyota 2000GT. $600 to $700k 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort. $1m to $1.2m

1955 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Speciale by Boano. $1.25m to $1.45m

1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe - $42.9m

Behold the most expensive American car.

Billed to Shelby American in November 1963, CSX2300 was the third of six Daytona Coupes completed and the only one owned by Carrol Shelby. Prepared in Venice, California, it was shipped to Italy, where Carrozzeria Grandsport in Modena fabricated its lightweight aluminum body. The estimate was $25m at Gooding & Christie’s 22nd annual Pebble Beach Auctions. A sale at that price will set a new marque record and make the Cobra Daytona the most expensive American car. Currently, the most expensive Shelby is the 1962 Shelby 260 Cobra CSX 2000 which sold for $13.7m at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016.

Carroll Shelby owned CSX2300 from 1975 to 1998. He entrusted Cobra specialist Mike McCluskey of Torrance, California with a comprehensive restoration to return the car to its 1965 specifications. The car underwent another meticulous restoration in 2000. The most expensive American car ever sold at public auction is the 1935 Duesenberg SSJ of Cary Grant, which sold for $22m at Gooding Pebble Beach 2018. This car is expected to surpass that.

1968 Shelby GT500 KR Fastback - barn find $263k

Cherished within a single family since 1970 and offered with 60,483 original miles. Finished in Candyapple Red over Saddle interior with Deluxe Bucket seats, Shelby number 02369 was optioned with SelectAire Air Conditioning, Tinted Glass, and more.

Like all GT500 KRs, this example was fitted with the all-new 428 cu-in Cobra Jet V8. Period advertising lists the big block at 335 hp - true output is closer to 400 hp.

The car hammered for $263,200 against an estimate of $140k - $180k without reserve at Broad Arrow.

2003 Ferrari Enzo - squared

13,200 miles in U.S. spec. It made $10.6m against an estimate of $9m - $11m at Broad Arrow.

Odometer reads 589 miles. Rosso Corsa with Nero leather interior. The car hammered for $12.1m at Mecum.