HIGHLY COVETED PORSCHE 550A SPYDER COMPLETES THE UNPARALLELED AUCTION LINEUP   MONTEREY DIGITAL CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE RM Sotheby’s reveals final entries for its most historic Monterey auction to date, 24-25 August Final highlights led by Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR, one of the rarest German sports racing cars ever produced Exceptional lineup of 150 cars includes Porsche 550A Spyder and Mercedes-AMG GT3 ‘Laureus’ offered for charity Monterey digital catalogue and all entries now available at rmsothebys.com BLENHEIM, Ontario (25 July 2018) – RM Sotheby’s has announced final headline entries for its Monterey sale, 24-25 August at the newly renovated Monterey Conference Center. Adding to what is...

1962 FERRARI 250 GTO TO HEADLINE RM SOTHEBY’S FLAGSHIP MONTEREY SALE The Holy Grail: highly original, numbers-matching 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO set to star at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale, 24-25 August One of just 36 built, the GTO boasts successful period racing history, including winning the 1962 Italian National GT Championship (victories in 9 out of 10 races) and 1st in class at the 1963 and 1964 Targa Florio Estimated to bring in excess of $45 million, the GTO is the most valuable car ever offered for public sale View Ferrari 250 GTO on track with current owner Dr. Greg Whitten, an early Microsoft employee, at the wheel: http://bit.ly/250GTO18 Further information and updated list of entries for Monterey...

630 bhp, 5,998 cc DOHC 65-degree V-12 engine, six-speed Cambriocorsa paddle-shift transmission, front and rear suspension with double wishbones, steel dampers, and coaxial coils and springs, and four-wheel Brembo cross-drilled and ventilated disc brakes. Wheelbase: 110.2 in. The Italian supercar…perfected! Maserati FIA GT racing pedigree and design…for the road! The 31st of only 50 examples built; unquestionably one of the finest in existence Two owners and less than 770 kilometers from new One of the most stylish designs of the modern era Can one improve upon the Ferrari Enzo? This was the question Maserati faced when they decided to produce their own supercar. As Maserati was again coming into...

150 bhp, 2,000 cc DOHC Yamaha aluminum hemi-head inline six-cylinder engine with three Solex carburetors, five-speed fully synchronized manual transmission with overdrive, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel power-assisted Dunlop disc brakes. Wheelbase: 91.7 in. The first U.S.-delivery and first left-hand-drive 2000GT Known ownership from new; unrestored and incredibly well preserved One of the most original surviving examples The ultimate and first Japanese supercar Sold for $825,000 by RM Sotheby’s Part of the Pinnacle Portfolio “Get down!” Gunfire erupts and James Bond jumps into a white Japanese sports car. The car speeds onto the streets of Tokyo, its twin-cam straight-six...

435 bhp, 5,935 cc V-12 engine with four overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, six-speed manual transmission with a twin-plate racing clutch, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel Brembo disc brakes. Wheelbase: 102 in. The 37th of only 99 examples built 800 actual miles; beautiful condition Chassis no. SCFAE62383K800037 Engine no. 00280 Sold for $379,500 by RM Sotheby’s Looking to reinvigorate sales and interest in the Aston Martin brand, Ford once again teamed up with Zagato in 2002 to create a limited-production, coachbuilt grand touring car in the spirit of the DB4GT Zagato of the 1960s and the V8 Vantage Zagato of the 1980s. A design collaboration between Andrea Zagato and...

436 bhp, 283 cu. in. Chevrolet V-8 engine, Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission, parallel wishbone front suspension with coil springs, de Dion rear suspension, and four-wheel Girling disc brakes. Wheelbase: 90-3/4 in. • Fantastic race bred heritage; complete with FIA papers • Perhaps the fastest 1950s racing car ready for vintage racing today • Cost-no-object track preparation by Lister experts • A winner of the Sussex Trophy at Goodwood in both 2008 and 2010; winner of the BRDC ’50s Sportscar Championship • All-time lap record holder for a ’50s sports car at Oulton Park, Goodwood, and Spa Numerous privateer racing drivers got it in their mind to build their own car in the 1950s,...

166 bhp, 335 cu. in. OHV horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine, Tucker Y-1 four-speed pre-selector transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 130 in. Formerly of the Bob Pond Collection An American legend on wheels One of 51 built Decades of known history Equipped with the rare Tucker Y-1 transmission Sold for $1,567,500 by RM Sotheby’s in August of 2014 Road & Track magazine’s founder, John R. Bond, once said, “A little knowledge about cars can be dangerous.” Preston Thomas Tucker was an industry veteran with a lot of knowledge about cars, and he used that knowledge to dream bigger than just about anyone else in the U.S. automobile...

350 bhp, 3,453 cc M88 DOHC inline six-cylinder engine with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection, five-speed manual transmission, front and rear dual A-arm independent suspension with coil springs, and four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 100.8 in. One of only 10 examples created by AHG M1 Procar-style bodywork; uprated to 350 horsepower Original and unrestored, with less than 7,000 kilometers Unique BMW Motorsport tri-color livery The M1 was the most exotic BMW street car ever built. It was a limited-production, virtually hand-built car that was essentially a homologation special, and it featured a tube frame and utilized state-of-the-art technology underneath the radical Giugiaro-designed body. The road...

561 bhp, 4,400 cc 90-degree V-8 engine, seven-speed F1 dual-clutch gearbox, front double-wishbone and rear multilink suspension with Magnetorheological shock absorbers and single-rate alloy dampers, and four-wheel Brembo CCM2 carbon-ceramic brakes. Wheelbase: 104.29 in. The fifth model of Ferrari’s popular Challenge series Upgraded to Evoluzione specifications Single ownership from new; never raced and presented in as-new condition The Ferrari Challenge Series was established in 1993, and it sought to introduce more Ferrari customers to racing by offering a single-marque racing series with Ferrari’s then-current production mid-engine V-8 sports car, the 348. Utilizing a platform that is currently in...

Chassis no. 105384 Engine no. 105384 Body no. 817605 Kommission no. 12847 115/180 bhp, 5,410 cc overhead-valve supercharged inline eight-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, double-wishbone independent front suspension with coil springs, swing axle rear suspension with coil springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes with vacuum-assist. Wheelbase: 129.5 in. One of 33 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Cabriolet As built Upgraded to 540 K specification in period Fastidiously maintained and excellently presented The Mercedes-Benz 500 K was introduced at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, more commonly referred to as the Berlin Motor Show, in March 1934. Although it was produced alongside the 380 K,...

Chassis no. BHL EE 101 256 bhp, 3,785 cc double-overhead cam inline six-cylinder Jaguar engine, four-speed manual synchromesh transmission, coil-spring front suspension with parallel equal length wishbones, coil-spring rear suspension with de Dion tubular axle and four trailing arms, and Girling four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 90.75 in. The original Knobbly Lister-Jaguar prototype The Walt Hansgen Briggs Cunningham team 1958 SCCA World Championship car Well-known, clear history from new Offered in the U.S. for the first time in over 42 years Sold with a spare original Cunningham-prepared, 3.75-liter engine and FIA papers Built by a legend, for a legend, and driven by legends; unparalleled...

Professionally built by Chris Hines and his team at ArrowLane LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona, this Superformance GT40 is a highly authentic successor to the original, Le Mans-conquering 1960s GT40s. Chris has worked on numerous original GT40s and accordingly, his attention to detail and safety in the construction of this car is nothing short of exemplary. The motor was sourced from FMS and is a purpose-built NOS Ron Shaver aluminum sprint car dry-sump short-block as was used to win the 1995 World of Outlaws championship for Casey Luna. It has been finished to a high but reliable specification for street use. The RBT 6 speed transaxle is what was used in the Saleen S7 for the duration of its production run. It...

280 hp, 3,286 cc V-12 engine with triple Weber dual-choke carburetors, five-speed manual transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension with upper and lower wishbones, coil springs, and tubular shocks, and four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 94.5 in. One of approximately 58 long-nose, torque-tube, triple-carburetor, steel-bodied examples Finished in its correct Rosso Rubino over Nero Offered from long-term ownership Incredibly well maintained restoration FERRARI’S 275 GTB The 275 GTB was considered the last of the classic Ferraris, as it brought welcome updates to the brilliant but aging 250 series, yet it also managed to retain wonderful character and sense of occasion. The GTB was unveiled at the 1964...

At the Paris Auto Show in September 2002, the world waited for the successor to the Ferrari F50 with anxious anticipation. The introduction of a Ferrari supercar was something that happened approximately every 10 years, and the car that emerged from under that red car cover would certainly set the bar for performance cars for years to come. The company was in excellent shape, as it was just two Formula One Grands Prix away from securing another World Championship, and they were selling more cars than they ever had before. The car they were about to introduce would prove to be the “icing on the cake” of a wonderful year. Instead of continuing with tradition and naming this car F60, Chairman Luca di...

Bubbletops are a fascinating part of the custom-car world. Pioneered by such restyling maestros as Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and Darryl Starbird, Bubbletop cars wonderfully combine fascination of 1950s Americana with jet age fighter aircraft, rocketry, space travel and above all, the promise of the future, both real and imagined. The builder of this amazing car, Gary “Chopit” Fioto, admits that as a kid growing up on Long Island, New York he was fascinated with bubbletops, particularly those of Darryl Starbird. Fioto’s nickname, “Chopit,” craftily describes his central customizing philosophy. After he impressed custom-car traditionalists with his new interpretation on an old theme, a chopped ’50...

For the first time in nearly a year and a half, I finally made it to the Scottsdale Cars and Coffee. It’s an event I was at at the very beginning and never missed for over three years. But as life got busy and nights got late, it became increasingly difficult to force myself out of bed before sunrise and make the 30 minute drive to Scottsdale. But, I finally made that trip again and I’m very glad I did. Not only did I see a lot of familiar faces, but also a lot of wonderful cars. When I first started going almost nine years ago, it was a small group of about 20 cars and virtually no “spectators”. I was just a handful of people taking photos and back then it was difficult NOT to see...