The 2019 Amelia Island Auction Week total now stands at $80 million.
A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB brought $2,205,000 at RM Sotheby’s — and was high sale at the 2019 Amelia Island Auction Week.
RM Sotheby’s led all auctions houses with a $38.1 million total during their March 8-9 auction. Click here for more information.
Gooding and Company totaled $22 million during their March 8 auction. A 1930 Packard 734 Speedster Runabout was high sale at $1,765,000. Click here for more information.
A 1930 Cadillac Series 452 Fleetwood Roadster brought $1,187,500 and was high sale at Bonhams’ March 7 auction. Bonhams totaled $16 million in sales. The Don C. Boulton Collection of Brass Era cars was a huge hit at this auction. Six of the top 10 sales were Brass Era cars, with a 1913 Mercer Type 35J Raceabout Roadster bringing $896,000.
Russo and Steele totaled $3.7 million during their first-ever Amelia Island auction on March 7-8. A top sale was a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL that brought $990,000.
Auction houses are still making deals on cars that did not sell on the block, so totals will change a bit during the next few days. Watch this space for updates. We’ll have all results and analysis of Amelia Island 2019 in the June issue of Sports Car Market.