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Most expensive collector cars from the Scottsdale auctions
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster —
The January collector car auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona. have become one of the major auto events of the year in the United States. And this Mercedes-Benz 540K recently became the most expensive car ever sold at those auctions.
RM Sotheby's
1950 Ferrari 166 MM/195 S Berlinetta Le Mans —
This Ferrari model was designed especially for high-speed endurance racing. This particular car was originally owned by the American race car driver and race team owner Briggs Cunningham. He planned to race it and, so, requested some specific performance modifications. The car's 2.3-liter V12 engine produces 170 horsepower at 7,000 RPM but provides plenty of pulling power at low speeds, as well.
Gooding
1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Speciale Coupe —
One of only four of this model ever made, this particular car was originally purchased by Pietro Barilla, of Barilla pasta fame, for his wife, Maria Maddalena Da Lisca. The body, created by Pininfarina, incorporates design elements from other Ferrari models such as the covered-headlight California. Not intended as a track car, this model was ideally suited for high-speed driving through the countryside.
Gooding
1929 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Torpedo —
This is one of only six built and one of four still with its original body. When folded down, the "Disappearing Top" is covered by a leather tonneau. This Duesenberg is powered by a 265 horsepower eight-cylinder engine. It was originally purchased by David Gray of California whose father John had invested $10,500 in Ford Motor Co. in 1903. By 1926, when he sold the stock, that sum that had turned into $26 million.
RM Sotheby's
2003 Ferrari Enzo Coupe —
Named for the Italian carmaker's founder, the Enzo was Ferrari's 21st century supercar. Featuring Formula 1 technology, the Enzo was designed by Pininfarina's Ken Okuyama to look like an F1 racecar with a skin stretched over it. With its 651 horsepower V12, the Enzo is capable of a top speed of 218 miles per hour.
Gooding & Co.
1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton —
This car's original owner was John Duval Dodge, the son of John F. Dodge one of the two founding brothers of the Dodge Brothers car company. The younger Dodge's purchase of a $20,000 car -- an enormous sum in its day -- from another company was regarded as scandalous, according to Gooding. First introduced in 1929, Duesenberg's Model J was considered the epitome of luxury and performance. The body for this particular car was created by the famed coachbuilder LeBaron.
Gooding
1995 Ferrari F50 Coupe —
This particular F50 was one of Ferrari's own factory demonstration cars and was displayed at the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by a 513 horsepower V12, the F50 had a top speed of 202 miles per hour. Only 349 of these extreme supercars were ever built.
The Ferrari 275 was the first Ferrari road car to have fully independent suspension. Later versions of the car have a longer nose designed to improve aerodynamics at higher speeds but collectors still prefer the earlier shorter-nosed versions.
