Rounding out the top three sales of the weekend was a 1967 Ferrari 330GTC Speciale Coupé, also from Gooding. The coachbuilt beauty sold for $3,410,000, bidders no doubt drawn to its lithe silhouette and intriguing expanse of rear glass – not to mention its rarity. Just four examples were built during 1967.
The 330GTC was bought new by Maria Maddalena Da Lisca, wife of prominent industrialist and pasta manufacturer Pietro Barilla. As well as being an influential figure, Barilla was a personal friend of Enzo Ferrari and commissioned a number of the firm’s road cars from a 212 Inter to a 410 Superamerica.
Just $410,000 less was enough to secure a stunning 1929 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe with Murphy coachwork. One of only six original examples built, it featured a one-off tail design a number of other unique elements.
The Duesy is one of four Disappearing Top Convertible Coupes to retain their original coachwork, and the first to have been offered for public sale in a number of years.
A 2003 Ferrari Enzo was the next most valuable car in line at $2,860,000, followed by another Duesenberg at $2,420,000, this time a Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton. The Enzo owed its incredible hammer price to having just 2700 miles on the clock, as well as the promise of Ferrari Classiche certification.
The Duesenberg, meanwhile, was one of a handful of cars to sell above estimate, eventually making $2,420,000. The car was in spectacular condition thanks to a full restoration by Fran Roxas, and boasted impressive provenance.
Another Ferrari followed the Model J into the top ten with a final price of $2,400,000. The 1995 F50 proved nearly a million dollars more popular than its F40 cousin, an example of which was in the same Gooding sale. Again, low mileage proved the main draw: this example had covered just over 1000 miles since going on display at the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show.
It was a case of ‘look at what you could have won’ when a 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Competition Roadster crossed the block for $135,000 less. The monstrous roadster was the winner of the 1968 US SCCA A Production Championship and the 1971 Eastern Canadian Endurance Championship, and with more than 620bhp on tap will provide one of the most visceral driving experiences from the Scottsdale sales.
The car was one of just 23 Competition 427s produced and the only one to win two championships in two countries.
The final Ferrari in the Scottsdale top ten came courtesy of RM Sotheby’s. The Luigi Chinetti-imported 1965 275GTB fetched an impressive $2,117,500 and had been the subject of an extensive restoration first begun by Ferrari Club of America member Bruce Jacobsen and finished by retired pilot Jack Lierman.
One of the newest cars to be sold throughout the weekend rounds off the top ten as well as representing Bonhams’ best-selling car. The last US-market McLaren P1 built included a raft of desirable extras and, with just 300 miles on the clock, was practically new. It sold for $2,090,000.
Figures courtesy of Hagerty
