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The most expensive car crash in recorded motoring history was caused by Christopher Cox, who crashed while driving his Ferrari 250 GTO and completely destroyed its front end. The car itself has an estimated value of approximately $30 million (USD) prior to the incident. [38]
It reportedly was sold for $25,000, equivalent to $447,070 in 2023. McFarlans were known as "the most expensive car made in the US" and "the American Rolls-Royce" during the 1920s, a tribute shared by the Cunningham, a similar-appearing luxury car built in Rochester, New York, whose history mirrors that of the McFarlan. [3] [2] [1]
A Duesenberg car was the first American car to win a Grand Prix race, winning the 1921 French Grand Prix. Duesenbergs won the Indianapolis 500 in 1922 (when eight of the top ten finishers were Duesenbergs), 1924, 1925 and 1927. Transportation executive Errett Lobban Cord acquired the Duesenberg corporation in 1926. The company was sold and ...
6. 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante. Gooding & Company. Estimate: $9,000,000 – $11,000,000. You know our list is elevated when a Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante —one of the most beautiful and ...
The car, a Ferrari 250 GTO, was sold at RM Sotheby's on Saturday night as part of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance — a kind of Coachella for classic cars and wealthy collectors that includes ...
In July, Kelley Blue Book reported that the average price of a new car reached $48,043 the month before -- a record high. While that might seem like a lot to the average driver, the most coveted ...
Taking over the lead for most-expensive American car, the Eldorado Brougham cost US$13,074 ($141,831 in 2023 dollars [12]), over $3,000 more than the Mark II. The first four-door Eldorado, the Brougham was fitted with rear-hinged coach doors , a stainless-steel roof, additional lower chrome body trim, and four front headlights.
The Twenty Grand is the name given to the one-off custom 1933 Rollston Arlington Torpedo-bodied Duesenberg SJ ultra-luxury sedan. The design's initial price tag of US$20,000 ($470,746 in 2023 dollars [1]) during the height of the Great Depression infamously gave it its nickname of Twenty Grand. [2]