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This is a list of the most expensive cars sold in auto auctions through the traditional bidding process, consisting of those that attracted headline grabbing publicity, mainly for the high price their new owners have paid. A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO serial number 3851GT sold at Bonham's Quail Auction on August 14, 2014 for US $34,650,000.00 ($38,115,000.00 including buyers premium), breaking the record previously held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R race car, sold for a record $30 million at an auction in England on July 12, 2013. While collectible cars have been sold privately for more, this is the highest price ever paid for a car at a public auction. The 1904 Rolls-Royce 10 hp Two-Seater is currently listed on the Guinness World Records as the most expensive veteran car to be sold, at the price of , on a Bonhams auction held at Olympia in London on December 3, 2007. This list only consists of those that have been sold for at least $3 million in auction sales during a traditional bidding process, inclusive of the mandatory buyers premium and does not include private, unsuccessful (failing to reach its reserve price, incomplete) and out of auction sales. ==Common contributing factors== Common contributing factors affecting the value of auctioned automobiles include: * Low production volumes * Rarity〔〔 * Desirability〔〔 * Demand〔〔 * Aesthetic design, even of its time.〔 * Nostalgia, known as the generation effect; collectors in their prime earning years, being able to afford a seven figure car, are likely to buy cars that they are born to identify themselves with.〔 * Typically sport cars are generally more expensive than comparable engined saloons, therefore desirable, the same applies to roadsters over saloons but luxury cars, as for their higher price tag, are on a higher end of the scale. * Condition, also complete documentation (such as evidence of its restoration) of the car is vital for its value.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sports Car Market Magazine )〕 It is not unusual for these cars to have undergone restoration work in the past costing hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sports Car Market Magazine )〕 * Winning a prestigious auto show helps the car's value, this was the case for some of the cars listed below have been cited to had taken overall〔(World's most expensive car goes on public display ). USA Today (August 4, 2010). Retrieved on October 23, 2011.〕 or class wins〔 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. * Originality, typically a car that had its original mechanical components, as it was when it left the factory, is more desirable to the one that doesn't.〔(Death of a Dynasty ). Ferraris-online.com (June 15, 1963). Retrieved on October 23, 2011.〕 Original bodyshell retains the value better to one fitted with a new body but the chassis of the car is more considered by collectors. * Cars equipped with automatic transmission are considered to be less desirable than its manual counterpart.〔(Classic car buying guides and encyclopedia|Classic & Sports Car ). Classicandsportscar.com (August 11, 2011). Retrieved on October 23, 2011.〕 * Cars that have been freshly restored or hidden away for a number of years or decades makes the car desirable to a show winner or a famous car.〔 * Eligibility to vintage events is a factor to prices as collectors typically buy vintage race cars to enter historic events as are cars that can be designed to be driven on the street but are competitive on the track.〔 * The originality of the car is considered important in historic racing due to the Historic Technical Passports and FIA Heritage Certificates in force, meaning cars must retain mechanical systems that belonged to the car of the period to prevent unfair advantages. * Cars with a strong motorsport history improve on the car's desirability, better if the car have won a prestigious race such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans,〔 the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sports Car Market Magazine )〕 An example would be the Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spider that was sold for $9,2 million in 2007, which was the winner of the 24 hours classic. Note that sportcar racers makes up the majority of competition cars on the main list. * A car associated with a famous person adds value to its price. Examples are: * * Elton John in 2001 auctioned his large collection, as a result of his fame, a majority of those sold twice its estimates. * * In 2008, TV presenter and radio personality Chris Evans broke a twenty-one-year-old record, when he successfully placed a bid for a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider that once belonged to James Coburn.〔 * * In 1973 a Mercedes-Benz 770 F-Cabriolet that stated to be the parade limousine of Adolf Hitler was sold for a then record of ,〔 surpassing the previous record held by a Duesenberg Model J Victoria that belonged to Greta Garbo at .〔〔〔 Despite revealed to be the limousine of the President of Finland Carl Mannerheim, not Hitler, a week after the auction, the same Mercedes went on to surpass its own record months later despite this error.〔 * * On the other hand, a car belonging to a celebrity who is implicated in a credibility damaging scandal is likely to be worth less. An example of this is the Rolls-Royce Corniche belonging to British TV and radio personality, Jimmy Savile; in light of his sexual abuse scandal following his death, the car is speculated by the motoring trade to be worthless.〔(Fiat 500, one careful owner — the PM’s wife | Sunday Times Driving )〕 However, the white 1993 Ford Bronco, that was involved in the chase between O. J. Simpson and LAPD, was sold for $75,000 in 2004, almost twice its original value, ten years after the incident.〔(O.J. Simpson’s White Bronco Can Apparently Be Rented for Parties | Vanity Fair )〕 * On the other hand, as above, a car that is associated with a famous otherwise factory-backed racing team, such as Scuderia Ferrari, which was the case on August 2011 when one of their factory Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa broke the new record, surpassing the record held by the same car two years before, which was a customer car.〔 * Auctions taking place during the annual Monterey Historics events every mid-August is expected to bring in record sales as it is considered to be the hotpoint for collectors and investors who prefer to make attendance there to awaiting the outcome. * Auctions are not likely to command higher sale price in comparison to private sales.〔(Ferrari racecar sells for world record $16.4 million – Aug. 21, 2011 ). Money.cnn.com. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Most expensive cars sold in auction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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