Every year, as the summer slowly fades to fall, Monterey, California is inundated by top-dollar four-wheeled machinery. It’s called Monterey Car Week, and in addition to classic racing at Laguna Seca and world-class show and shine at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this annual auto orgy also plays host to numerous high-end collector car auctions. One of the best is put on by RM Sotheby’s, which just announced it would offer up a lineup of no less than 13 of some of the most desirable Ferraris on the planet.
It makes sense to bring these machines to Monterey. After all, this is the town where in 2014, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for a whopping $38 million to become the most expensive car ever sold at public auction. Celebrities rub shoulders with collectors and well-heeled enthusiasts in a nearly endless sea of pricey metal, and counter-bids are in increments big enough to buy a house. It’s the perfect place for a spread like this, which spans a full half-century of Ferrari’s greatest hits. Upping the excitement, most models are offered without reserve, and all but two are painted a searing shade of Rosso Corsa red. The heavy hitter of the bunch is a silver 1961 250 GT SWB Berlinetta by Scaglietti, which is expected to change hands for somewhere between $8.5 and $10 million.
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In case you were wondering, we’ve collected the 13 cars up for auction in the following list, sorted by year, from oldest to newest. Check it out –
- 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta by Scaglietti
- 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti
- 1969 Ferrari Dino 206 GT by Scaglietti
- 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB Vetroresina
- 2004 Ferrari 260 Challenge Stradale
- 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica
- 2009 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider
Not too shabby, if you ask us. It’s like the ultimate Ferrari Collector starter pack. If you had the money, which would you take home? Let us know in the comments.
References
Read our full review on the 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO.
Read our full review on the 2009 Ferrari 430 Scuderia.
Read our full review on the 2009 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider.
Read our full review on the 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica.
Read our full review on the 1991 Ferrari F40.
Read our full review on the 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS.
Read our full review on the 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi.
Read our full review on the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti.