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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]
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 US$7,254,290 (equivalent to $10,660,000 in 2023), on a Bonhams auction held at Olympia in London on December 3, 2007. [3]
An additional 100 orders were filled in 1930. Thus, the Model J fell short of the original goal to sell 500 cars a year. [9] Most engine and chassis were made in 1929 and 1930, but due to the Depression, high price, etc., ended up sold and bodied throughout subsequent years. Thus the year for a given Model J usually refers to the latter.
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1961 Ferrari 250 GT California SWB Spider. Estimated value or price: $17.16 million If this car looks familiar, it might be because it's similar to the one featured in the 1980s hit movie, "Ferris ...
The SSJ reportedly produced 400 hp (298 kW) and could go 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in less than 8 seconds. Cooper's SSJ sold for $22 million in 2018, making it the most expensive American car ever sold at auction at the time. [33] About 378 of 481 Model Js of all types still existed as of 2002. [34]
Among his most expensive and coveted automobiles is the 1984 Lamborghini Countach QV (one sold for $258,500 in 2018) and the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT (one sold for $1.87 million in 2024). Ralph ...
The Ambassador model lost its position as Nash's most expensive car in 1929 with the introduction of seven-passenger sedan and limousine models carried through the 1934 model year. The Ambassador remained in the Advanced Six range until 1930, when the model was moved to the "Nash Twin Ignition Eight" series.