As the highly anticipated Scottsdale, Arizona collector-car auctions are fast approaching, exotic Supercars will be one of the most-watched market segments there. In turn, some very interesting supercars with particularly fascinating histories are now coming to market, and they have the potential to generate outsized sale prices.
Take a look at 10 great cars that anyone would love to find with a bow on them this holiday season. Features new, late-model and classic exotic cars, including Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, and even a Jaguar.
Bonhams returns to the Westin Kierland Resort for the eighth year in a row, bringing with it the usual array of pristine classics and untouched exotics. Last year, over 25 million dollars changed hands in just a few hours.
The luxury EV wave continues with the Jaguar I-Pace, and behind it, a veritable tidal wave of luxury EVs poised to follow. It will start at an MSRP of $69,500.
Gooding & Company’s annual Amelia Island sale is the premier east coast auction of a premier automobile vendor. Located beachside, Gooding’s docket will be shown and sold within earshot of the crashing waves.
At its Amelia Island auction, Gooding & Company will offer an exemplary rendition of this ultra-rare and prized Ferrari, a 1956 410 Superamerica Series I that’s had only three owners and under 7,500 miles from new. It has been restored twice. The pre-sale estimate is $5m-$6m.
Jaguar is showing a willingness to spend considerable sums to possess the ultimate rendition of heritage: a continuation car of the Jaguar D-Type. That is, an actual model from the past, built just as it was when new, with no modern updates.
The dual-SL strategy was genius, as those who felt tempted by the Gullwing’s design but unable to afford its $7,300 price could buy something with a similar look for a little more than half that. Or, it made the perfect addition to the garage for those already buying a 300 SL!
There are so few roads in scarcely-populated West Texas that we can’t do an event there every year without repeating parts of the route. So every five years or so, after we’ve all forgotten the route details, we shift Texas 1000 from the picturesque Hill Country of Central Texas to the monumental landscape West of the Pecos.
