Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV = $1.49m

A Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV has sold in Australia for just under AU$2 million, ($1.49m USD) which is the highest price ever paid for an Australian-produced road car. The car is one of only four built to help Ford win at Bathurst in 1972. It has covered 4698 miles from new and is the only unrestored Phase IV remaining in the world.

RM Sotheby's - Arizona 2017

1954 Jaguar D-Type Works. $ 12m - $ 15m

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.

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

2012 Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition - $1.6m

A 2012 Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition sold for a whooping $1.6m at a recent RM Sotheby's Monterey auction. When it launched in 2011, the Lexus LFA retailed for $375k. The more desirable Nurburgring Edition had an MSRP of $445k. Production of the Lexus LFA was 500 examples, 64 of which were Nurburgring Editions. Out of these, only 25 were built for the US and this example was one of only three finished in black.

This LFA was only 930 miles on the clock. Powering the LFA Nurburgring is a screaming 4.8-liter naturally-aspirated V10 producing 562 horsepower.

1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione - $7.7m

During the spring of 1966 Ferrari began building a final series of 275 GTB/C examples. These dozen cars were built on specially lightened chassis and clothed in paper-thin aluminum half as thick as the standard alloy material.

1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato - $9.5m

Top result in the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2021 sale was a 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato that sold for $9,520,000. It is one of only 19 DB4GT Zagatos built. Aston Martin turned to Carrozzeria Zagato to build what would be the ultimate DB4GT. Zagato delivered with what is now considered to be their finest masterpiece.

1955 Volkswagen Beetle - $29,700

20,412 miles. Highly original condition. Rare oval rear window. Original Black paint. Original chrome bumpers and trim work. Original Red vinyl seating and interior. 1200cc/30 HP engine. 4-speed manual transmission. Semaphore turn signals. Original wheels with VW chrome hubcaps.

The Volkswagen Beetle remains one of the world’s most recognizable cars. With development and production beginning before World War II, the “People’s Car” was designed to be inexpensive transportation for the masses.

Early Beetles had a unique split rear window design, which was replaced by an oval rear window in 1950.

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance - best of show

The 70th Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance is over. The car named Best of Show was a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier. Only three units were built, with this year’s winner being the only one left in the world. Mercedes first presented this car during the 1938 Berlin Motor Show. It was created in-house at the Sindelfingen factory near Stuttgart, Germany, on the supercharged 540K chassis. The chassis features independent double-wishbone suspension up front and a swing axle setup at the rear. The engine is a 5.4-liter supercharged inline-8 good for 180 hp, and paired with a 4-speed manual.