Every million-dollar lot from Gooding’s Pebble Beach sale

This year’s auction is absolutely stacked with rare classics

There are car auctions and then there are car auctions. Gooding’s Pebble Beach sale is very much the latter.

Fabled for fielding rafts of near-priceless lots, this year’s Monterey sale is no exception, with a whopping 34 multi-million-dollar machines set to go under the hammer.

Among them are some of the rarest and most expensive classic cars you'll ever see put up for sale, plus a few pricey modern supercars for good measure. 

Here, then, are those 35 million-dollar-plus machines and what you can expect to bid for them on 24 and 25 August.

1965 Ferrari 275 GTS

Estimate: $1.5m – 1.8m (£1.2m – 1.4m)

First up is this 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS – one of just 200 built and a pristine, matching numbers example of the marque’s ’60s soft-top tourer.

Chassis 07957 was delivered new to Texas, before moving to California in the ’80s. Today it’s in award-winning concours condition – from the V12 engine to the Grigio Fumo finish.

1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso

Estimate: $1.4m – 1.8m (£1.1m – 1.4m)

Another Prancing Horse, this is one of just 350 Lussos built – pairing Pininfarina style with Ferrari performance in the last evolution of the 250 GT.

Completed in ’63, chassis 5201 GT was last driven in 1978. It’s going to auction for the first time in its life, in the same unrestored condition as it was found in storage.

1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

Estimate: $1.8m – 2.2m (£1.4m – 1.7m)

Built in the last week of production, this 300SL ticks all the boxes for fans of the fabled Mercedes Roadster: matching numbers aluminium engine, factory disc brakes and concours-winning condition.

It was bought in ’63 by a Mr Pollack as a replacement for an earlier 300 SL he’d left behind in Cuba. After touring Europe, he had it shipped back to the USA where it was meticulously maintained.

1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing

Estimate: $1.1m – 1.3m (£870,000 – £1m)

A second 300SL, this one carries those iconic Gullwing doors and shipped in a rare shade of white. Stabled with the same family for some 60 years, it was owned in the ’60s by Hollywood real estate mogul L. Milton Wolf, who had it refinished in red. 

Taken off the road in 2006, it was recently rediscovered and returned to running order.

1952 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback

Estimate: $1.5m – 2m (£1.2m – 1.6m)

This Bentley R-Type is the first production model of the mid-century luxury cruiser to have been built.

Chassis BC1A was shipped new to Paris in 1952 as one of 192 to receive fastback bodywork. It spent some 45 years with the same owner after 1970 and Pebble Beach is the first time it’s ever been listed for public auction, going under the hammer in unrestored, all-original condition.

1932 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Series V Grand Sport Roadster

Estimate: $1.8m – 2.2m (£1.4m – 1.75m)

Designed by Vittorio Jano and built by Alfa Romeo, the Grand sport was a proper performance machine in its day, carrying an alloy, supercharged straight-six motor.

This 1932 example is a desirable Series V model wrapped in Fignoni coachwork. It’s believed the first owner might have been Pierre Louis-Dreyfus. 

Later shipped to the USA, it then spent years untouched until being restored, first in the ’90s then more thoroughly in 2014.

1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV

Estimate: $2.5m – 3m (£2m – 2.35m)

Ford built just 12 examples of the GT40 Mk IV and only 10 survive today – including this one.

J-10 was raced extensively in the Can-Am series, competing at the likes of Fuji, Watkins Glen and Road America, before being sold into private ownership and, more recently, restored and finished in the legendary red and white Le Mans livery.

1976 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopica

Estimate: $1.1m – 1.5m (£870,000 – 1.2m)

Every bit the angular, aggressive ’70s supercar, this Lamborghini Countach LP400 is one of just 160 or so ‘Periscopia’ models built with a periscope-style rear-view mirror.

What’s more, it spent some 39 years residing in Japanese museums, meaning it’s in truly stunning condition today, with less than 550km on the clock and still carrying its original engine.

1991 Ferrari F40

Estimate: $1m – 1.2m (£800,000 – 940,000)

There’s arguably no more quintessential early-’90s supercar than the Ferrari F40 – and this matching numbers, Classiche-certified example is as good as they come today.

Equipped with that fabled 2.9-litre V8 motor (good for 478bhp), this late model has been comprehensively maintained and rarely used – as the 16,500km mileage shows.

1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante

Estimate: $2.8m – 3.3m (£2.2m – 3.6m)

Doing well for 80, this late-’30s Bugatti carries stunning and rare aluminium Atalante bodywork.

Meticulously restored in the last decade, it’s a remarkably original example of the French-built luxury GT and possesses a unique history of competition, collection and, more recently, exhibition.

1955 Maserati A6GCS/53

Estimate: $5.5m – 6.5m (£4.3m – 5.1m)

Frua created just three drop-top bodies for Maserati’s sleek A6GCS/53 chassis, including this stunning 1955 example, commissioned by Rome Maserati dealer Guglielmo “Mimmo” Dei.

Stabled with several notable collectors over the years, chassis 2110 has been exhibited several times across the decades and, well-kept, remains in remarkable condition.

1958 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Berlinetta

Estimate: $6.5m – 7.5m (£5.1 – 5.9m)

Up there with the most gorgeous cars of all time, the beautiful, capable 250 GT Tour de France was built to the tune of just 78 examples – with a mere 36 being bodied by Scaglietti in single-louvre style, including this 1958 model.

Raced in the Targa Florio in ’58, it’s subsequently been restored to concours quality and exhibited several times.

1930 Packard 734 Speedster Phaeton

Estimate: $1m – 1.4m (£800,000 – 1.1m)

So limited in number it might as well have been a prototype, the 734 Speedster was an all-American sprinter packing 145bhp and good for more than 100mph.

Just 32 were built with Phaeton bodywork, as worn by this million-dollar example going up for auction with Gooding & Co. – and it’s one of a mere five that survive today.

2014 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

Estimate: $2.1m – 2.6m (£1.65m – 2.05m)

As close to new as you can buy one today, this gleaming example of Bugatti’s 1200bhp, 255mph Veyron iteration has less than 400 miles on the clock.

Its quad-turbo W-16 engine is doubtless as powerful today as when it was finished in 2014, the car having been stored in climate-controlled conditions since new.

2013 Pagani Huayra

Estimate: $2m – 2.4m (£1.57m – 1.9m)

A similarly modern, equally outlandish machine, this hand-built Pagani Huayra – set to fetch a cool US$2m – shipped in 2013 as a one-of-100 hypercar good for 238mph.

On the clock are just the 34 delivery miles, meaning this Gun Metal Grey machine is essentially brand new – complete with its full set of red leather luggage.

1950 Ferrari 166MM/195

Estimate: $6.5m – 7.5m (£5.1m – 5.9)

Continuing the trend of multi-million-dollar Ferrari machines, this 1960 Prancing Horse is one of a mere six berlinettas to have been built by Touring on a 166MM chassis.

While the model itself is important for Ferrari, this particular 166MM is notable for its first owner: American racer Briggs Cunningham. Upgraded with a 195 S-spec engine, the Ferrari was piloted at Sebring in 1950 by Luigi Chinetti, who brought it home for a class win.

1956 Maserati A6G/54 Berlinetta

Estimate: $4.3m – 4.6m (£3.4m – 3.6m)

Another big-ticket Maserati, this example of the Italian marque’s definitive ’50s GT raced extensively in period and, in 1958, gained one-off double-bubble bodywork from Zagato after an accident in testing.

Today, the unique machine is in stunning condition following an extensive two-part restoration and has been presented at a host of events over the last two decades.

1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso

Estimate: $1.7m – 2m (£1.35m – 1.57m) (No reserve)

Two million-dollar Lussos in one auction? Welcome to Pebble Beach.

This second 250 GT was the 125th built of 350, spent a decade stabled with baseball legend Reggie Jackson and goes to auction in concours condition with matching-numbers engine and Classiche-certification. The full works, basically.

1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix

Estimate: $3.2m – 3.7m (£2.5m – 2.9m)

What at first glance looks like a kit-built weekender is in fact an ultra-rare Bugatti worth more than US$3m. 

This 1931 Type 51 is an original works Bugatti racer that competed in a host of Grands Prix in period, at the likes of Spa-Francorchamps, Pau, Casablanca, Nîmes and Monza – before being sold and raced as a privateer machine.

1966 Ferrari Dino Berlinetta GT

Estimate: $2m – 3m (£1.57m – 2.36m)

If the Dino is one of the most important Ferrari models ever built, this lot should surely live on a plinth: it’s the second Ferrari Dino prototype built by Pininfarina, a pre-production chassis that was displayed – fully functional – at the 1966 Turin Motor Show and set the tone for a host of future models.

A pivotal one-off, chassis 00106 spent the last 25 years in a private collection and goes to auction in need of a service but with truly unmatched provenance.

1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale

Estimate: $3.3m – 3.8m (£2.6m – 3m)

A year after the Dino came this dashing 330 GTC Speciale – one of just four built and one of the last true custom coachbuilt Ferraris.

Delivered new to renowned heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, chassis 9653 was shown on the Pininfarina stand at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show, before going on to reside in several private collections – latterly spending 25 years out of the public eye.

1908 American Underslung

Estimate: $1.2m – 1.4m (£940,000 – 1.1m)

This 110-year-old machine – conceived by Fred Tone and built by the American Motor Car Company of Indianapolis – was a performance game-changer in early-20th-century motoring, what with its 50bhp power output and sublime handling.

Largely original and in outstanding condition, it’s one of just 27 believed to survive today.

1966 Ford GT40 Mk I

Estimate: $3.5m – 4m (£2.75m – 3.15m)

An earlier example of Ford’s Le Mans-winning legend, this Mk I GT40 is one of just 31 examples built for the road in 1966. Originally kept by Ford to promote the model, it then went on to serve as a promotional car with Shelby.

It subsequently went into private ownership – including a 12-year period in storage – before a sensitive and comprehensive restoration in the ’80s.

1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial

Estimate: $5.5m – 7.5m (£4.3m – 5.9m)

What is it with Ferraris and massive price tags? This 1955 racer – campaigned and proven at countless events in the late-’50s and early-’60s – could fetch $7.5m with the right bidders in the room.

A rare Series II example of the 500 Mondial, of which just seven others were built, it went into private ownership after its competition career. It goes to auction in concours condition, after 58 years with the same owner.

1955 Porsche 550 Spyder

Estimate: $4m – 5m (£3.15m – 3.93m)

Another competition classic, this pristine example of the world-beating Porsche 550 Spyder was campaigned in 14 races in the mid-’60s in California. 

The 356-successor then went off the radar for a while, resurfacing in ’71 before a sensitive restoration in the ’80s of what was, and remains, a remarkably original race-proven Porsche with all the trimmings.

1931 Duesenberg Model J

Estimate: $1.75m – 2m (£1.4m – 1.57m)

Famed for its blend of luxury, performance and style, the all-American supercharged Model J launched in 1928 – and this lovely example retains those attractive qualities today.

Chassis 2506 is one of five bodied as a Derham convertible sedan. Originally used as a factory demonstration vehicle, it’s spent the last 40 years with the same owner.

1935 Duesenberg SSJ

Estimate: more than $10m (£7.8m)

Another Duesenberg number, this one's quite the showstopper – with a price tag to match: delivered new to actor Gary Cooper as a shrewd marketing move, it's one of just two short-chassis, 400bhp SSJs built.

Latterly stabled in the Briggs Cunningham Collection and, more recently, the Miles Collier Collection, this aerodynamic American icon could fetch anywhere north of $10m

1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C

Estimate: $12m – 14m (£9.44m – 11m)

The most valuable lot at the Gooding sale is this 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C – one of just 12 aluminium-skinned, V12-powered competition machines built for the ’66 racing season.

Bodied by Scaglietti, chassis 09063 was sold by Luigi Chinetti – famed US Ferrari importer – to Mexican racer Pedro Rodríguez who entered it in several events, including the 24 Hours of Daytona. 

Subsequently held in private ownership, this rare and storied runner goes under the hammer in outstanding condition following a restoration in the early-’90s.
 

2011 Ferrari 599 SA Aperta

Estimate: $1.3m – 1.6m (£1m – 1.25m)

Back to the present day and this one-of-80 Ferrari 599 – produced to celebrate the 80th anniversary of long-time Prancing Horse partner Pininfarina – goes to auction in as-new condition with a mere 2500 miles on the clock.

2014 Ferrari LaFerrari

Estimate: $3.2m – 3.6m (£2.5m – 2.8m)

So good they named it twice, Ferrari’s 2014 hybrid hypercar delivered more than 950bhp from its V12/electric motor combo, which could blast it to 60mph in less than three seconds and all the way on to 218mph.

This 2014 example, bought new in 2015 and stabled with the same owner since, has less than 1050 miles on the clock and wears those all-important carbon fibre body panels – worth $77,000.

1975 Gulf-Mirage GR8

Estimate: $2.5m – 3.5m (£2m – 2.75m)

Not one for nipping down to the shops, this Mirage GR8 – wrapped in iconic Gulf livery – contested five straight Le Mans 24 Hours races between 1975 and ’79, finishing on the podium in three.

Just two were ever built and this one – restored to correct Le Mans spec, complete with 500bhp motor – is surely as thrilling today as it was in the late-’70s.

1993 Porsche 964 Carrera RS 3.8

Estimate: $1.1m – 1.4m (£870,000 – 1.1m)

Derived from the racing 964 Carrera RSR, just 55 examples of the RS 3.8 were built for the street – and they were arguably the ultimate iteration of the naturally aspirated 911.

Chassis 497105 had a turbocharged motor installed by RUF in ’96, with the original being fitted to another car (a 1992 964 RS) – until both were bought by the same owner and the Carrera was reunited with its rightful block last year.

1952 Siata 208 CS Corsa Spider

Estimate: $1.8m – 2.2m (£1.4m – 1.73m)

Owned and raced in the ’50s by Nuccio Bertone – of design house fame – this Siata 208 is a one-off, with a unique, aerodynamic Corsa Spider shell paired with a Siata chassis.

Reunited with its original motor in 2014, it goes to auction in impeccable, restored condition, wearing its original alloy body – bar the nose, which was reconstructed after it was damaged when the Siata was rescued from a fire at a storage facility.

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder

Estimate: $1.6m – 2m (£1.25m – 1.57m)

Another recent number, this Porsche 918 Spyder is essentially brand new, with less than 100 miles on the clock.

Fitted with the desirable Weissach package, the 875bhp hybrid hypercar remains a game-changing machine today – and chassis 596 is as original as they come.

1959 Porsche 718 RSK

Estimate: $3.6m – 4.1m (£2.8m – 3.2m)

From current to classic, last up is this 1959 racing Porsche – one of 34 718 RSK spyders ever built, raced at Le Mans in 1959 and Pikes Peak in the early-’60s and sold new to American racer Ed Hugus.

A lightweight machine built to dominate at race tracks the world over, it remains a stunner today and wouldn’t be out of place at the most exclusive of historic events.