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We all know that Mike can sniff a diamond in the rough to a thousand steps, it is not half the dream Wheeler Dealer Team for nothing and the auction house is its natural habitat, but this list of cars most expensive in the world sold at auction may stretch even Mike's ability to get a lot.
This list is exactly as it says that the most expensive cars sold at auction during the last decade, buying classic cars has emerged as a legitimate asset class in the same way people invest in real estate or peruse the wine they now classic cars, and investors to turn away from the financial market volatility this increased demand brings massive price increases.
You will hear the hushed whispers of private transactions, and if people want to keep their car buying activity among them, that's their business Unverified reports of a Ferrari 250 GTO change hands for 52m resurfaced in 2013 and three years before the 1936 Bugatti Type-57 SC Atlantic was rumored to have been bought for between 30- 40m but for million engines that have gone public, there are truly sensational entries iconic classic cars have broken the time records and time again.
So here we are the most expensive cars in the world ever auctioned off 10 to 1 Which do you DiscoveryUK Twitter or on our Facebook page.
October 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster 11,770,000.
In 76 years, this beautiful exceptionally rare Merc had only three owners has been ordered by the original purchaser with a plethora of special features and was one of 26 Special Roadsters ever made.
The 540K was constructed almost entirely by hand and elegant, flowing lines are a testament to the best automotive designers from Germany.
September 1957 Ferrari Testarossa Prototype 12,402,500.
Testarossa 1957, No. 0666 TR chassis is the first incarnation of the most successful group probably the world automobile race cars.
He made his racing debut at the Nurburgring 1000 km and follow up with the GP of Sweden, Grand Prix Venezuela and Buenos Aires, then ran 1000 km Le Mans and Sebring.
8 1953 340 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta Competizione 12,812,800.
One of the three 375 MMs entered the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1953, the car was driven by a race car intoxicating triumvirate royalty Alberto Ascari, Mike Hawthorn and Guiseppe Ferina.
The Ferrari Pininfarina style is considered the most important of all MMs 340 375 in the world, hence the price tag.
Chassis 6107, this is a perfect example of the first mid-engined car Ferrari designed by legendary designer Carrozzeria Scaglietti.
Described by the auctioneer as an Italian operatic masterpiece of sound and color, 250 LM opened the design path for future generations of Ferraris.
This car is the first Ferrari Testarossa and was one of 22 race cars decked with wings pontoons designed by Scaglietti.
It was sold in Maranello, home of Ferrari only 34 were built between 1956 and 1961 and Testarossa red head was named for its red valve covers.
May 1954 Ferrari 375 Spider Competizione-Over 18,400,177.
This Ferrari 375-Plus Spider Competizione was created as a thoroughbred racing car and finished second in 1954 Mille Miglia, the famous Italian road endurance race.
Patriarch Enzo Ferrari wanted a fast race car to sell to customers so it commissioned a series of these monsters of the car has been sold at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2014.
The 275 GTB Speciale C is one of three built in Maranello in 1964 and 1965 and was designed to take the Americans and the Ford GT40 Shelby Cobra Daytona to Le Mans in 1965.
This particular model didn t see action of the race, but it was the first Ferrari with independent rear suspension and carried a V12 3 3 liters with 320 hp.
March 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB 4 NART Spider 27,500,000.
A bona fide movie star, this car has played alongside Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair where he memorably described as one of those red Italian things.
A convertible for the American market, importer Luigi Chinetti each adorned with the North American Racing Team NART badging at the rear of the car.
A new record at the time of sale, this Mercedes was led by none other than Juan Manuel Fangio F1 god five times It was sold in this authentic sense Auctioneers call condition of his body still bore the little bumps and scrapes that he had collected over the years, each minor defect talking to another chapter of history and turn the world of the car Still looking as if she had just driven into the park closed after a few hundred laps of Nürburgring, it sold at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2013.
Sold by Bonhams in August 2014 at the time of writing of this beautiful Ferrari car remains the second most expensive hand only 39 world were built and this model No. 3851GT chassis was the 19th in the order this car was a true racing pedigree, taking part in a number of events in the early 1960s as a series of owners challenged it even survived a battering during the Inter-Europa Cup GT in 1964 where he was involved in an accident which saw his cabin roof caves and largely dented body panels.
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