Rare Ferrari 400 Superamerica Sells for $3.7M+

As we reported back in January, a rare example of Ferrari 400 Superamerica, one of only six SWB examples coachbuilt by Pininfarina, was set to go under the hammer at RM Auctions’ inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco event held on May 1. And it did, managing to exceed its estimate by selling for €2,800,000 ($3,799,600).

The car is the last example built, and displayed as a factory show car at the Geneva and New York Auto Shows in 1962.

“RM’s inaugural Monaco sale has set a new standard for collector car auctions not only for the high quality of cars, but also for its impeccable presentation and client experience. Two world record prices, and seven lots achieving in excess of one million euro, aptly illustrate this achievement,” said Max Girardo, Managing Director, RM Europe. “Our Monaco sales results underscore RM’s undisputed leadership position in the investment-grade segment of the collector car market.”

The sale’s cover car, the 1937 BMW 328 MM ‘Buegelfalte’, considered one of the world’s most significant pre-war sports racing cars, sold within less than 24 hours of the auction’s conclusion for a confidential sum and is not included in the final sale results. However, the Buegelfalte had reached a high bid of €4,300,000 ($5,835,100).

Additional star lots surpassing the two million euro mark include:

• a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, s/n 3401 GT, selling for €2,632,000 ($3,571,624);
• a rare 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’, s/n 2470, setting a new world record for a Birdcage at €2,464,000 ($3,343,648);
• the ex-Harrah 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France, s/n 0925 GT, bringing €2,352,000 ($3,191,664);
• a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder, s/n 1253 GT, fetching €2,072,000 ($2,811,704).