A number of classic cars were sold at staggering prices over the course of this year. Remember the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that fetched $51.7 million USD in mid-November? Nobody had ever paid this much money for a Ferrari at an auction before.
Now, let’s take a look at the top 10 most expensive cars that found a new owner via Bring a Trailer in 2023. Porsche models occupy four of the top five spots.
10. 2019 Ford GT '68 Heritage Edition – $1,256,000 USDThis car is one of fifty ‘68 Heritage Edition units celebrating the GT40 Mk1 race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1968. And it has only 16 km on the odometer.
9. 2019 McLaren Senna – $1,286,000 USDThis particular unit is the 108th of 500 Sennas created as a tribute to legendary Brazilian F1 driver Ayrton Senna.
8. 2021 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition – $1,385,000 USDAnother special edition of the latest Ford GT, this one commemorates the automaker’s win at Le Mans in 1966. The car sold on Bring a Trailer had logged only 22 km.
7. 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso – $1,402,000 USDThe 250 GT Lusso is an icon of the 1960s. The 32nd of 350 examples that came out of Maranello was repainted in black and fitted with a 3.3-litre V12 from a 1965 275GTB.
6. 2021 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition – $1,451,000 USDThe most expensive Heritage Edition model on Bring a Trailer this year had 3 km less on the odometer and sold for $66,000 USD more than the one we showed you a bit earlier.
5. 1976 Porsche 934 – $1,550,000 USDThis Porsche 934 race car managed a Group 4 GT class victory at the 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans. It kept several parts from the production 930 including the door panels and power windows in order to comply with FIA weight requirements.
4. 2019 Porsche 935 – $1,626,000 USDA tribute to the original, Le Mans-winning 935, this modern interpretation produced 77 track-only units. The twin-turbocharged flat-six engine delivers 700 horsepower at 7,000 rpm.
3. 2005 Porsche Carrera GT – $1,781,420 USDThe Carrera GT is a major piece of Porsche’s history and this one has been driven for less than 1,000 km. Another Carrera GT also appeared in last year’s top 10.
2. 2020 Ford GT Liquid Carbon – $1,791,000 USDYep, the Ford GT was a real star on Bring a Trailer in 2023. None generated more interest than this one, which is equipped with the Liquid Carbon package and has logged about 130 km.
1. 1967 Porsche 910 – $2,500,000 USDThe most expensive car sold on Bring a Trailer in 2023 was this 1967 Porsche 910, one of only 27 ever built. Following a successful racing career, the car landed in the U.S. and the previous owner had it repainted in white while replacing the side windows and tires.
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Source : GuideAutoWeb.com, par Guillaume Rivard
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