Sunday, November 30, 2025

2006 Ferrari FXX

2,318 kilometers. No. 28 of 30 produced. The only FXX originally produced in Giallo. 6.3L/860 HP V-12 engine. F1 6-speed automatic transmission. Evoluzione Package. The only FXX with carbon fiber Prancing Horse emblem fender plates signed by the assembly line staff. Carbon fiber chassis shared with the Enzo. Adjustable rear wing. Suspension data-monitoring and telemetry system. Ferrari Classiche Certified with Red Book. FXX rolling cases with racing equipment and tools.
The 2006 Ferrari FXX is a track-only hypercar based on the Ferrari Enzo. The FXX is not street-legal and was conceived as an experimental prototype. It was sold as part of a special development program for very select Ferrari clients who served as test drivers. The FXX features advanced aerodynamics, ceramic brakes, and a data-monitoring system to improve on-track performance. The 6,262 cc V12 engine produces between 800 and 860 horsepower, depending on the configuration, an upgrade from the Enzo's standard engine.
Purchase price was a reputed $1.8m USD. These race cars aren't given away. A 2006 Ferrari FXX sold for $3.5m USD in 2019. This example, a part of the once in a lifetime Bachman collection, appears at Mecum.

Saturday, November 29, 2025

1966 Ford GT40 MkII Factory Lightweight

XGT-3. 11 GT40 MkII cars were built and 9 examples survive substantially intact. 1 of only 3 factory examples produced with a lightweight chassis. Built by Shelby American at the LAX facility. Regarded as the most original GT40 MkII. Complete original body and factory thin-gauge steel chassis. Aluminum lightweight roof. Adjustable suspension only present on the lightweight cars. Built from the factory with LeMans fuel crossover tanks.
The GT40 lightweight was a unique race car with a light alloy magnesium body, advanced suspension, and a powerful engine.
This Ford GT40 MkII was owned by Ford until 1977, and passed to four private owners. Very rare and very desirable, the car will bring millions. The 1966 Ford GT40 MkII factory lightweight coupe is scheduled to cross the block at Mecum's 2026 Kissimmee, Florida auction in January.

Friday, November 28, 2025

De Tomaso P72

The P72 was first revealed at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed with few details. Price then was rumoured to be a bargain basement €750k. Fast forward to 2025 and the car appeared for sale, with a sticker price of $1.8m USD. A mid-mounted, supercharged 5.0L V8 engine from Roush produces 700 horsepower and 604 pound-feet of torque. This is the Roush-tuned Ford Coyote engine also found in a variety of Mustang and F-150 models. It is paired with a six-speed manual transmission.
The P72 – of which 72 were to be built – is built around a carbonfibre cell of a chassis, with carbon crash structures front and rear and carbon mounts for the suspension.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Strassenversion

After the second Ryan Wedding indictment, the FBI’s Los Angeles field office dropped a photo of an open-top Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR roadster parked in a federal impound warehouse. It one of the rarest and most valuable cars the U.S. government has ever confiscated.
The road-legal “Straßenversion” were hand-assembled at AMG’s facility in Affalterbach, Germany, in the late 1990s, with six roofless roadsters sold to unspeakably wealthy clients.
The two key money men behind Wedding's network were Toronto jeweller Rolan Sokolovski and former Italian special forces member Gianluca Tiepolo. Tiepolo “worked closely with Sokolovski to procure and manage Wedding’s physical assets, including high-end vehicles,” and held “millions of dollars in Wedding’s property under his own name to conceal these assets from authorities.” Tiepolo owns Italian and U.K. firms — Stile Italiano S.R.L. and TMR Ltd. They trade in luxury motorcycles and cars.
25 road cars were built to qualify the CLK GTR for racing, and one is set to cross the block at Gooding & Company Aug. 13-14. Developed by AMG, the 1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Strassenversion (road version) was built to comply with FIA GT1 class rules. While GT cars are generally production-based, the rules allowed manufacturers to field full-on race cars, as long as they built 25 street-legal versions.
The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was the world's most expensive production vehicle in 1998 with an asking price of $1,547,620.
The CLK GTR is powered by a mid-mounted 6.9-liter V-12 producing 604 hp channeled to the rear wheels through a paddle-shifted 6-speed Xtrac sequential transaxle. Gooding & Company expects this CLK GTR to sell for between $8.5m to $10m.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

1970 Chevelle LS6 Convertible - $270k high bid in 2018

4,475 Chevelle LS6 coupes and convertibles were built in 1970. About 500 El Camino LS6 left the factory, leaving around 3,975 Chevelles in the hardtop and convertible varieties. Some suggest there were fewer than 30 convertibles constructed. Others say as many as 100 could have been built. Regardless, a 1970 LS6 convertible in concours condition can fetch between $400k and $500k today.
Auction Lot S124 at Mecums. True Chevelle LS6 Convertible. Concours rotisserie restoration. Matching-numbers 454/450 HP V-8 engine. The LS6 was a monster engine, to get one installed required the accompanying Z15 Super Sport Package. The engine's performance came from 11.25 compression, solid lifters, a Holley 4-barrel carburetor and a Winters aluminum intake.
Concours-grade rotisserie restoration. Heavy-duty M40 TH400 automatic transmission and a 4.10 Positraction differential. F41 suspension, power steering and power brakes with front discs.
The car's high bid was $270k against an estimate of $325k to $375k
This Black Cherry example is flawless inside and out, features a numbers-matching drivetrain, and boasts a very desirable color combination. A professional frame-off restoration lasted two years. It's as factory correct as it gets, with the LS6 mated to an M22 four-speed transmission.
The car crosses the block at Mecum Kissimmee.

Sunday, November 23, 2025

1970 Ford Torino Twister Special

1 of 90 Torino Twister specials. 1 of only 30 produced with a 4-speed manual transmission. 429 CI Cobra Jet Ram Air V-8 engine. 4-speed close-ratio manual transmission. 3.50 Traction Lok rear axle. Power steering. Power brakes. Shaker hood scoop. Front spoiler. Chrome Magnum 500 wheels.
The 1970 Ford Torino Twister Special was built exclusively for a Kansas City sales district promotion. All are vermillion over a black interior. Based on the Torino Cobra and featuring a potent 429 Cobra Jet V8 engine, they are hugely collectible today.
Recent auction sales have reached $180k to over $236k for top condition examples. This car appears at Mecum.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

1984 Lancia Rally 037 Stradale

The Lancia 037 Stradale is a road-legal version of the Lancia 037 rally car, produced from 1982 to 1984 to meet Group B homologation rules. It features a mid-mounted, 2.0-liter supercharged inline-four engine that produces 205 horsepower, a five-speed manual transmission, and is rear-wheel drive. The 037 was the last rear-wheel-drive car to win the World Rally Championship (in 1983).
Design was a mid-engine layout and a body designed by Pininfarina. It has a relatively light weight thanks to Kevlar body panels (around 1,170 kg). The car was capable of a top speed of over 220 km/h (137 mph) with a 0–60 mph time of about 7.0 seconds. 217 examples were produced.

A Lancia 037's price typically falls between $350k and $600k, but exceptional examples can sell at auction for more.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

1 of 1,285 produced in 1960. Frame-on restoration to correct specs completed within the last year. Finished in original code 99 Heather Metallic with code 12B Gray leather interior. Tri-Power 390/345 HP V-8 engine. Hydraulic valve lifters. Hydra-Matic transmission. Power steering. Power brakes. Bucket seats. White convertible top. Factory air conditioning. Power windows. Cruise control.
The equipment list included everything Cadillac could offer in comfort, convenience, and style for 1960. Price was a jaw dropping $7,750, the most expensive car ever built by GM. The 19 foot-long, 5,058 pound Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible makes an undeniable statement.
The Cadillac Eldorado was manufactured and marketed by Cadillac from 1952 to 2002 over ten generations. The Eldorado Biarritz represents an age of glamour for America, and 1960 represents the pinnacle in its era.
This example made $121k in May 2019.

Monday, November 17, 2025

1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S

The Lamborghini Miura was named after Don Eduardo Miura Fernández, a legendary breeder of fierce Spanish fighting bulls. Prior to the arrival of the Miura in 1967, the supercar didn't exist. The Miura was the first car to be built around 3 key criteria: tremendous speed and jaw-dropping design coupled with technical innovation, resulting in a price tag which only the wealthiest could possibly afford.
Almost immediately, the Lamborghini marque leapfrogged to the head of the class, well ahead of both Ferrari and Maserati, with it's innovative mid-engine configuration. The Miura, which breathed through four triple-choke Weber carburetors, initially offered 350 horsepower on tap and was capable of 175 mph. It was more than a match for any other road going production car of it's era.
In 1968, the “S,” or spinto (tuned), version appeared, boasting 370hp, updated brakes, and other enhancements. The S version was faster and more luxurious. It represented a step forward from its magnificent predecessor.
The Miura S was capable of reaching 60 mph in just 5.5 seconds and 140 mph in fewer than 30 seconds. 160 units were produced in 1969. Hagerty suggests a concours 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S is trending around $2.9m.