1958 Ferrari 250 GT 'Tour De France' Alloy Berlinetta

(August 29, 2022) The 2022 Mecum Monterey Daytime Auction saw record attendance with enthusiastic crowds filling the fairways of the Del Monte Golf Course every day of the three-day classic and collector car auction event, held Aug. 18-20. Overall sales totals for Mecum’s annual California Car Week auction reached more than $52.1 million as a total of 297 vehicles changed hands. Among top individual sales, five sold for more than $2 million and a total of 12 sold for prices in the seven-figure range.

Ferrari proved to be an especially desirable marque at the Mecum Monterey auction, with three of the top-10-selling lots wearing the prancing horse emblem. Two of the prototypes from The Ferrari Prototype Collection were among the auction’s top 10 sellers, with the entire four-car assemblage selling for an aggregate $5.47 million. The collection’s 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari Prototype PS1  achieved a $2.5 million sale, grabbing the fourth seat in top sales, and the 2012 Ferrari LaFerrari Prototype MP1  reached $1.6 million, landing seat No. 6.


1936 Duesenberg Model J Rollston Convertible

A prewar classic, dubbed The Final Duesenberg Show Car, came in as the auction’s second highest seller with a $2.7 million sale. As the manufacturer’s last new model to be publicly displayed on the auto show circuit, the 1936 Duesenberg Model J Rollston Convertible Berline, J-586/2611, was featured at the 1936 New York Auto Show and was the most expensive vehicle on display.

Another prewar classic to earn top sales honors was Chassis No. 16-144-722 of The Greg Dawson Marmon Sixteen Collection with a $1.83 million sale. The 1931 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Coupe is one of approximately five such vehicles that remain and features a multiple award winning restoration.


2014 Ferrari LaFerrari Prototype PS1

Other top sellers at the auction included a 2014 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Jean-Pierre Wimille Legend Edition that achieved $2.64 million and landed the auction’s third highest-selling slot, while a 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster  landed fifth at $1.71 million. The top 10 list was rounded out by a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster that sold for $1.49 million, a 1971 Plymouth Cuda Convertible  that brought $1.1 million and the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7  previously owned by the late actor Paul Walker of “Fast & Furious” fame that achieved a $1.08 million sale.

The car that Walker drove to promote the famous films—a 2001 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec II —was also offered for sale at the Mecum Monterey auction, and it sold for a similarly strong $577,500.

The complete top 10 collector car sales at the Mecum Monterey 2022 auction include:

1. 1958 Ferrari 250 GT 'Tour De France' Alloy Berlinetta  at $2,860,000

2. 1936 Duesenberg Model J Rollston Convertible Berline  at $2,695,000

3. 2014 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Jean-Pierre Wimille Legend Edition at $2,640,000

4. 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari Prototype PS1 at $2,500,000

5. 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster at $1,705,000

6. 2012 Ferrari LaFerrari Prototype MP1 at $1,595,000

7. 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster  at $1,485,000

8. 1931 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Coupe at $1,182,500

9. 1971 Plymouth Cuda Convertible at $1,100,000

10. 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 at $1,072,500