Watch the highlights from the annual Amelia Island Auctions, our first official sale as the automotive leg of global luxury leader Christie's.
Realizing $67,427,210 from 133 of 144 lots sold, we achieved the week’s highest sell-through rate at 93%. A total of 16 lots sold for over $1 million, and the average price per car sold was $506,972.
The star of the show, the 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta, sold for a staggering $9,465,000. This was followed by the 1989 RUF CTR 'Yellowbird' which broke the record for the most expensive RUF ever sold at auction for a total of $6,055,000. Other prominent sales included the 1931 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan, which sold for $2,342,500 and the 1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne set the world record for the C25 model with a final sticker price of $1,985,000.
