2026 Aston Martin Valhalla - $2.2m

88 miles. 1 of 999 Valhallas. Original MSRP of $1,479,700. More than $360,000 in options. 1,064 HP total combined power output. 8-speed dual clutch automatic transmission. 63mm twin scroll turbochargers. 6.1kWh 400V HV battery. Plug-in hybrid PHEV with 3.5kw on-board charger. Twin-turbocharged 4.0L V-8 engine supplemented with dual electric motors. Front electric drive unit with 2 electric motors for full axle torque vectoring. Rear electric motor for torque fill and load shifting.

Surely not made for everybody, the land rocket changed hands at Mecum.

1940 Mercedes-Benz Rometsch Cabriolet

Patina. If cars could talk, this one would have tales, starting as a limousine in wartime Nazi Berlin, then as the recipient of a sporty cabriolet body by an obscure German coachbuilder, then as a traveler to the New World that took it as far as Albuquerque, then to a barn in Michigan, and finally to California. This 85-year-old Mercedes with a 78-year-old custom coachwork body spent over 50 years in a barn.

In 1940, British bombers were already in the skies over Germany, attacking industrial targets such as aircraft factories and plants that built airplane components. Daimler-Benz was one of them, a supplier of V-12 engines to Luftwaffe fighters and bombers even as the company still built trucks and passenger cars for the domestic market. At some point, one of the final Mercedes-Benz 320 civilian models, a Pullman limo, rolled off the line at the company’s Stuttgart plant, headed for Berlin and likely Nazi government duty. What happened after it left the factory, or how the car survived a war that flattened much of Germany is unknown. Also unknown is who bought the car in 1948 and brought it to Karosserie F. Rometsch to be lavishly rebodied.

In 1948, during the Berlin Airlift, the car’s new body took shape from hand-beaten steel and copious lead filler. At some point in the late ’40s or early ’50s, the Mercedes made its way across the Atlantic. The story is again unknown, but it was probably the work of a U.S. serviceman, or a German rocket scientist.

After the war, the Reich’s missile men immigrated to work on rocket development at the U.S. Army’s ballistic missile range in White Sands, New Mexico. The fact this car’s known history begins in Albuquerque is suggestive, as is an old business card found in the car for a chrome shop just across the border in Mexico, where the German rocket engineers used to go regularly to get drunk.

A new owner bought the car in the late ’50s. In 1968, he decided to move back to Michigan. He flat towed the car to his barn and that is where it would sit for the next 50 years. After some work, the engine fired up for likely the first time in five or six decades with a cloud of smoke and a sporty snore from its tailpipe.

The old Mercedes has given its owner joy in the heavily patinaed state it’s in. “The goal was to get it together, get all the pieces on it, make it run and drive, and take it places. The couple events I’ve taken it to so far, it gets a ton of attention just like this. So as far as restoration goes, what's the point?”

1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback - $143k

157 miles since comprehensive, nut and bolt restoration to factory specs. 428 CI Cobra Jet V-8 engine. 4-speed manual transmission. 3.91 Traction-Lok differential. Shaker hood. The 428 cu in (7.0L) Cobra Jet was hugely underrated at 335 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque. The Mach 1 was an immediate commercial success, selling 72,458 units at a starting base price of $3,122. Ford provides no numbers for each engine type, but the upgrade to the 428 Cobra Jet (CJ) or Ram Air CJ engine added an extra factory option cost of $224 to $421, bringing a typical new CJ-equipped total sticker price to around $4,000.

This nifty example crossed the block at Mecum.

Ferrari 288 GTO - $8.5m

$8,525,000. Finished in Rosso Corsa Ferrari 300/6 exterior paint over a Pelle Nera VM 8500 interior, it was ordered new with the optional amenities package comprising power windows, air conditioning, leather seats and radio delete. The car shows 2,008 km and retains the specially developed—and now rare—Goodyear Eagle VR50 tires that have long since been discontinued.

The Ferrari 288 GTO (Type F114) is an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 to 1987. It is designated GT for Gran Turismo and O for Omologata. (homologated in Italian). The GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained road cars. The GTO was a rear mid-engine, rear wheel drive 308 GTB with a 2.9 L (2,927 cc) V8.

The "288" refers to the 2.8 litre DOHC 4 valves per cylinder V8 engine. It has IHI twin-turbochargers, Behr intercoolers, Weber-Marelli fuel injection and a compression ratio of 7.6:1. The 288 GTO is considered to be the first of Ferrari’s modern supercars. It made an indelible mark on the automotive industry despite never seeing competition. It is highly prized today and an essential part of any serious modern Ferrari collection. Hagerty says a concours GTO is trending around $4.1m

The GTO could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in around 5 seconds with 0-125 mph (201 km/h) coming in 15 seconds onto a top speed of 189 mph. (304 km/h) It was the fastest street-legal production car of its time.

The cars are intensely collected. This 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO with 2,900 miles from new hammered for $3.3m in January 2020.

The GTO was the first in the lineage of modern Ferrari supercars, and it remains rare, as they are seldom seen outside of air conditioned garages or for public sale. It quickly became the must-have Ferrari for collectors. With a low build number of 272, 288 GTOs are among the best Ferrari investments.

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback - $299k

This vehicle was donated by the seller with proceeds to benefit the Tulsa Community Foundation.

KK no. 2011. Highly original condition. 859 Boss 429 Mustangs were produced in 1969. Boss 429 CI V-8 engine. Holley 4-barrel 735 CFM carburetor. Aluminum intake manifold. Semi-hemispherical combustion chamber. Four-bolt main caps. Forged steel crank and connecting rods. 4-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter. 3.91 Traction-Lok differential. Candy Apple Red exterior.

The Boss 429 was created to homologate Ford's new 429 CI V-8 engine for NASCAR racing. With more than 7.0 liters of V-8 power, and a 3.91:1 rear axle, the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 is a tire-destroying behemoth. Engine was a jaw dropping $1,200. Mandatory options included a four-speed ($254) and a 3.91:1 Traction-Lok ($64). An oil cooler, trunk-mounted battery, beefed suspension with front and rear stabilizer bars, Polyglas F60X15s, quicker power steering, and power front discs rounded out the required. Air conditioning and automatic transmission were forbidden.

The powerplant was laughably rated at 375 hp. Real output was closer to 500 hp. To meet emissions regulations, a mild cam was fitted with a smog pump and small carburetor. With a few modifications up to 600 bhp was common.

The car changed hands for $299,983. Hagerty suggests a concours 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback is trending around $450k.

Al Capone's bulletproof 1928 Cadillac

The 1928 Cadillac Town Sedan has only 1,111 miles on the odometer and a host of hardware. It features one-inch-thick bulletproof glass windows all around, and the side windows can even be cranked up to allow a two-inch gap at the bottom for gunmen to shoot a Thompson submachine gun. The back window opens as well to allow rear-firing. The car was outfitted with a police siren, flashing police lights, and a police radio hidden in the glove box. The car sold for $341,000 in 2014.

The green and black paint was similar to Chicago’s police cars. The infamous Caddy had a quiet, little used life, occupying museums.

The U.S. Treasury Department impounded Capone’s Caddy after he was arrested in 1931. When FDR went to Congress to ask for a declaration of a state of war on December 8, 1941, he rode in this Cadillac.

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach

2,480 miles. 1 of 4 examples produced with a Guards Red exterior and the Weissach Package for the North American market. Electric all-wheel drive with e-boost and recuperation. 4.6L/887 HP DOHC V-8 engine with hybrid drive. Flat-plane crankshaft. Titanium connecting rods. Dry-sump lubrication system. Front and rear electric motors with parallel full hybrid assist. Rated at 944 lb-ft of torque. 7-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transaxle with hydraulic rear differential lock.

The 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder had an MSRP of about $845k, with heavily optioned models or those with the Weissach Package over $1m.

The hypercars are highly prized, trading between $2.5m and $6m. The car crosses the block at Mecum.