1995 Ferrari F50

When new, the F50 was available for a bargain basement $475k, but only to approved Ferraristi, who had to go through a factory-leasing program. Rear mid-mounted heart is a 4.7-liter, 60-valve V-12 that makes 513 hp at 8,000 rpm and 347 ft lbs of torque at 6,500 rpm. That is delivered to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. The F50 has become an almost religious relic among the Ferrari faithful. This iconic status is based on the fact that it is the last 'analog' V-12-powered Ferrari supercar.

Just 349 production F50s were built. While every one is special, some are more special than others. Of the 349 F50s, only 55 were to US specification, and of those only two were finished in Giallo Modena, accented with Nero interior. This car was ordered by Ralph Lauren. Lauren retained the F50 until May of 2003, at which point it was made available for sale. In the winter of 2003 the car, with 3,400 miles, was acquired via Ferrari of Washington in Sterling, Virginia. The car is offered with fewer than 5,400 miles on the clock.

Service by Ferrari of Central Florida at the end of 2024 included replacement of the fuel bladder, tires, and brake components. This is documented in a file of invoices of large amounts. The F50 had its Ferrari Classiche Certification reviewed and renewed last year, with a new Red Book. Extremely well-loved, properly kept, and gently used, this example stands, in its 30th anniversary year, as one of the very best of its kind. Estimate is $6.5m to $7.5m Here.

Top cars at auction in 2020

11. 1968 Ford Mustang GT ‘Bullitt’ (£2.8m/$3.7m) The star Bullitt Mustang GT was hiden away for decades, with not even Steve McQueen able to persuade the owner to part with it. The car brought the highest sale price of any Mustang ever at public auction.

10. 1965 Shelby GT350R Prototype (£2.88m/$3.85m) The very car honed by Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby. It is the prototype R, and thus the first Shelby Mustang to win a race. Rescued from a yard, it entered the Shelby American Museum for 14 years until 2010, when John Atzbach bought the car and returned it to its precise 1965 spec. The car made $3.7m at Mecum Kissimmee 2022.

9. 1955 Aston Martin DB3S (£3m). Having reliability issues with the Aston Martin DB3, A.G. “William” Watson engineered a superior race car. The end result was the DB3S, and in May 1953, the new prototype made its appearance at Charterhill, UK. The DB3S was a hugely successful race car.

8. 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV Speciale (£3,2m). No Lamborghini Miura has ever cost more at auction than this gold P400 SV Speciale. The car is one of 150 P400 SVs produced, and one of 764 Miuras total. The car was made for French industrialist Jacques Dembiermont, who wanted dry sump lubrication and a ZF limited-slip differential. Finished in Oro Metallizzato (metallic gold), it rolled off the line in 1971. The car was restored by leading Italian marque specialists Carrozzeria Autosport and Top Motors.

2001 Ferrari 550 GT1. $4.29m. 12 Ferrari 550 GT1 Prodrive race cars were built, this being the second example made. This car won 14 races and claimed 15 poles between its racing in both the U.S. and Europe.

1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster

The Cadillac V-16 was Cadillac's top-of-the-line model from its January 1930 launch until 1940.

Cadillac astonished the world's automotive elite when it introduced a spectacular new luxury car powered by a 16-cylinder engine at the 1930 New York Auto Show. This new Cadillac set new benchmarks for smooth, silent and superbly impressive performance.

The heart of the Cadillac V-16 was its magnificent engine. Displacing a total of 452 cubic inches on all its sixteen cylinders, it featured overhead valves, and produced up to 185 horsepower. The car featured a three-speed selective synchromesh manual transmission, solid front axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs and hydraulic dampers, three-quarter floating rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs, and four-wheel vacuum-assisted mechanical drum brakes.

Although the V-16 was brilliantly designed, its shrinking Depression Era market meant that the V-16 was produced in tiny numbers. It is believed that there are less than ten, authentic 1930-31 V-16 Roadsters in existence today. An extremely significant 1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster made $ 1.1m at Bonhams in 2019.

An example made $1.1m at Sothebys in 2017.

DC Solar ponzi scheme - Carpoff car collection

Jeff Carpoff, 50, went to federal prison for 30 years. He pleaded guilty and received the maximum sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. His wife pulled 11 years for her role in the fraud.

A 2017 Bentley Continental GT V8 S went for $128k

The Carpoff car collection was seized in 2019 as part of the DC Solar Ponzi scheme. 149 cars that were seized by the FBI went up for auction, selling for $8.23m. The collection included two Teslas, eleven Plymouth Road Runners, a dozen Chevrolet Camaros, nine Dodge Challengers, and a Pontiac owned by Burt Reynolds. The cars were seized from DC Solar founder Jeff Carpoff, who's $800m ponzi scheme came crashing down.

1967 Ford Mustang GT500 SE by Riley Performance M made $205k. A 1968 Dodge Challenger Super Bee fetched $102k.

1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible - $759k

6,457 original miles. Original window sticker, Protect-O-Plate, Car Shipper, order form, dealer invoice and retail installment contract. Bloomington Gold Hall of Fame inductee. Regional NCRS Top Flight Award in 2005 scoring 97.2. 427/430 HP L88 engine. M22 4-speed and 3.70 Positraction rear end. Original exhaust system. J50 and J56 brake packages. F41 suspension, K66 transistorized ignition. Radio delete, A01 tinted glass. Can-Am White with Black interior.

Behold the awe-inspiring Corvette L88. A brute strength package that is the L88 centered on a 427 CI V-8 engine packing forged steel crank and rods, forged aluminum pistons, 12.8:1 compression, free-breathing aluminum heads, a radical high-lift cam, a single Holley 850 CFM 4-barrel carburetor on a dual-plane aluminum intake manifold and transistorized ignition. To handle the engine’s actual output of more than 560 HP, L88 specifications included a Muncie M22 close-ratio 4-speed, J56 special heavy-duty brakes and G81 Positraction rear end. The official press release listed the engine at 430 HP, five fewer than the production L71, which was half as expensive.

216 L88 Corvettes were built from 1967 through 1969, and they are now among the most valuable Corvettes in the world. In 2016 a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible made $577k at Barrett-Jackson.   This example appeared at Mecum and high bid to $700k in 2022. It sold for $759k in 2025.

1972 AMC Gremlin X - $16,500

304 CI engine. 4-speed manual. Positraction rear end. Panned as one of the worst cars ever produced, the 1972 Gremlin was available with a 304 V8 rated at a conservative 150 hp. The V8 Gremlin was referred to as a poor man's Corvette, able to outrun many of the far more expensive pony cars. Price in 1972 was a bargain basement $2,200. 3,017 units of the 61,717 produced carried the V8.

1974 AMC Hornet X Hatchback

The AMC Hornet is a compact, manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) in a single generation from model years 1970 through 1977 — in sedan, wagon, and hatchback coupe. The Hornet became an important vehicle and platform for AMC, serving the company in one form or another for eighteen years, until the 1988 model year. Prices began at $2,298 for the base model two-door sedan in 1974 with the more popular new hatchback going for $2,449.

Engines incorporated new emissions controls and the choices on all Hornets included two I6s, the standard 232 cu in (3.8 L) or a 258 cu in (4.2 L) version, as well as two V8s, the base 304 cu in (5.0 L) or the 175 hp 360 cu in (5.9 L). Demand for muscle cars had disappeared by 1973, but the Hornet was a relatively light car. A Hornet hatchback with the 360 V8 was tested by Car and Driver. The 0-60 time was 8.4 seconds. The optional SC/360 package came the engine, hood scoop, special upholstery and wheels, and a stripe that ran along the fender and door tops and around the rear window.

The car is perhaps best remembered for the barrel roll stunt in the James Bond movie 'The Man with the Golden Gun.'

1974 Ford Falcon XB Interceptor - Mad Max - $96,250

Dual Holley 4-barrel carbs. 4-speed manual transmission.

True Australian Falcon XB. Shipped to the US and built with Australian components. Built in the style of Max Rockatansky's modified Interceptor from the Mad Max films. Right hand drive. 351 CI V-8 engine. Functional Weiand blower.

One of the most iconic movie cars ever made, the Falcon XB Interceptor, or Pursuit Special, started life as a 1973 Ford Falcon XB by Ford of Australia. The 1979 movie “Mad Max” called for an intense, mean-looking vehicle. The 1974 Ford Falcon XB Interceptor delivered. This example made $96k at Mecum against a $15k to $30k estimate in 2021.

Amphicar Model 770

The Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious car manufactured in West Germany and marketed from 1961 to 1968. Production stopped in 1965. The amphibious vehicle was manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde, with a total of 3,878 manufactured in a single generation. It featured a Triumph four-cylinder engine of 1147 cc, 8:1 compression ratio, rated at 38.3 bhp.

One owner said "We like to think of it as the fastest car on the water and fastest boat on the road." Time called it "a vehicle that promised to revolutionize drowning." Two Amphicars crossed the English Channel in Sept. 1965 surviving 20-foot waves and gale-force winds.

Some 500 are estimated to survive. This pristine example was for sale in 2022 with bidding at £36,000. That would be a bargain as Hagerty suggests a concours example trends around $130k.

1969 Dodge Polara 440

When old cops get together and talk squad cars, the 1969 Dodge Polara 440 is the one that gets respect. The 1969 Dodge Polara police special was lightweight thanks to its unibody construction and overpowered due to the 375-horsepower, 440-cubic-inch V8 lurking under its hood. Channeling that power through a three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission the car made 60 mph in 6.3 seconds and blitzed through the quarter-mile in 14.4 seconds at 98 mph. Top speed was an unheard of 147 mph. The 1969 Dodge Polara has been considered the apex of police-car performance.

With the 440 under the hood, heavy-duty suspension, and monster brakes, it was more muscle car than most muscle cars of the day.

The Bugatti from the Lake - 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia €370,000

The local mythology surrounding the Bugatti in Lake Maggiore was well known. The 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster used to belong to Grand Prix driver René Dreyfus, who lost it in a drunken poker game to Swiss playboy Adalbert Bodé in Paris in 1934; Bodé left for home with his new machine, but was unable to pay its import duties when he was stopped at the Swiss border. Bodé walked away, leaving Swiss officials to dispose of his prize. Officials chose to roll it into the lake; its eventual resting spot was 173 feet below the surface, where it stayed for almost 75 years.

It wasn't until the summer of 1967, when deep-diving technology was able to overcome the 29 fathoms of water pressure, that the Bugatti tale ceased to be a myth; a local diving club was able to see it for the first time. For more than four decades, amateur divers plunged the depths of the lake to catch a glimpse.

A crowd witnessed the long-sunk Type 22 emerge from Lake Maggiore on July 12, 2009. The half of the car that retains its body and tires rested in the silt at the bottom of the lake for decades; the remainder, exposed to the lake, fared less well. It sold for €370,000 at the Bonhams auction at Retromobile in Paris in January 2010.

The Type 13 was the first true Bugatti car. Production of the Type 13 and later Types 15, 17, 22, and 23, began with the company's founding in 1910 and lasted through 1920 with 435 examples. The Bugatti from the Lake resides at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California.

One of only 3 examples it reportedly sold for $35 million.

Peter Williamson bought a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic at a Sotheby’s auction in 1971 for the unheard sum of $59,000 and held it for almost four decades.