The recipe for success for a vintage car that is as expensive as possible is almost always the same: only a few vehicles are allowed to exist, celebrities have best driven them and races won also look good on the vita. If a black horse on a yellow background adorns the bonnet, success is inevitable.
There is no other way to explain why the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari mercilessly dominates the list of the most expensive classic cars in the world. More than 50 percent of all auction records can be attributed to the (mostly) red racers from Maranello, with numerous other brands dividing up the rest.
Only at 70 million US dollars is it over
So it’s no wonder that this ranking is also headed by two rare Ferraris with lively histories, with a Ferrari 250 GTO peaking at an incredible $70 million. But the other candidates are also extremely exciting.
The five most expensive cars in the world not only include Ferraris, but also a very special Mercedes-Benz, more precisely the W196 racing car, which is only privately owned once.
Al Capone needed a lot of horsepower
Or can it be a little darker? There’s a Duesenberg SSJ for 22 million US dollars. In its day, it was not only the favorite car of Hollywood actors and business legends like Howard Hughes, but also the vehicle of choice for the underworld greats of the day, such as Al Capone and Jon Dillinger. No wonder: the oldie puts over 400 hp on the road, which was absolutely amazing for the time.
And just as children of the 90s grow old, so do cars from that era. The newest member of the world’s most expensive classic cars: the McLaren F1. Only 64 of them are still driving around the world – and a copy in perfect condition costs no less than 20 million US dollars.
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