2015 RM Auctions Arizona Classic Car Sale (Preview)

1964 Ferrari 250 LM side profile
1964 Ferrari 250 LM – © 2015 Darin Schnabel, Courtesy of RM Auctions

A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM and 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS will headline the mid-January 2015 RM Auctions Biltmore Arizona classic car sale in Phoenix. The RM Auctions sale will offer 127 cars of which 25 are estimated to sell for over a million dollar each. The top three results are expected to come from among the 21 Ferraris on offer but several further interesting cars are on the list of highest estimates. Three Mercedes Benz 300 SLs are on offer at the RM Auction but the highest result for a German car is expected from a pre-war 1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet.

1964 Ferrari 250 LM at RM Auctions Arizona Sale 2015

1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti front 3/4
1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti © Darin Schnabel 2015, Courtesy of RM Auctions

A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM (estimate $9.5 to $12.5 million) is expected to achieve the highest result for RM Auctions at the mid-January 2015 Arizona sale. The car, originally delivered to the Swiss racing team Scuderia Filipinetti, won its first two outings with Ferrari Formula One drivers Ludovico Scarfiotti and Nino Vaccarella piloting the car to 1st overall finishes at the Sierre-Montana Crans Hill Climb and the XV Coppa Inter-Europa in Monza.

The Ferrari 250 LM, presented in its original Scuderia Filipinetti livery, was granted Ferrari Classiche Certification in 2005 making it a surefire entrant into historic racing and concours events around the world.

This 1964 Ferrari 250 LM is expected to be among the most valuable automobiles on offer during the 2015 Arizona auction week. The top competition will come from a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider offered by Gooding and Bonhams’ 1966 Ferrari 275 Gran Turismo Berlinetta Competizione – another car initially raced by Filipinetti.

Top Ferraris at RM Auctions Arizona Sale 2015

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Yellow
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 – © Evan Klein 2015, Courtesy of RM Auctions

In addition to the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, RM Auctions will have a further 20 Ferraris on sale. Three of these have lower estimates exceeding three million dollars:

  • 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS – freshly restored and the 17th of only 20 examples produced. (Est. $3,900,000 – $4,800,000)
  • 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 – originally owned by film director John Frankenheimer. (Est. $3,500,000 – $4,500,000)
  • 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider – fully restored and Classiche certified. (Est. $3,000,000 – $3,500,000)

Million Dollar Cars at the RM Auctions 2015 Arizona Sale

The following 25 classic cars on offer at the RM Auction 2015 Arizona sale have top estimates of a million dollars or more:

Year Car Estimate
1964 Ferrari 250 LM 9,500,000 – 12,500,000
1969 Ferrari 365 GTS 3,900,000 – 4,800,000
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 3,5000,000 – 4,500,000
1937 Mercedes Benz 540 K Sport Carbriolet 3,400,000 – 4,000,000
1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytone Spider 3,000,000 – 3,500,000
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB 2,750,000 – 3,500,000
1971 Lamborghini Miura SVJ 2,000,000 – 2,600,000
1966 Ferrari 275 GTS 2,000,000 – 2,300,000
1984 Ferrari 288 GTO 1,900,000 – 2,400,000
1955 Ferrari 250 GT Europa Boano Coupe 1,750,000 – 2,250,000
1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster 1,700,000 – 2,000,000
1962 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II 1,600,000 – 1,900,000
2005 Ferrari FXX Evozione 1,600,000 – 1,900,000
1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS 1,500,000 – 2,000,000
1953 Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon 1,500,000 – 1,700,000
1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1,450,000 – 1,650,000
1990 Ferrari F40 1,200,000 – 1,500,000
1966 Shelby 427 Cobra 1,000,000 – 1,400,000
1970 Lamborghini Miura P400S 1,000,000 – 1,400,000
1961 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder 950,000 – 1,200,000
1957 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster 950,000 – 1,200,000
1932 Packard Deluxe Eight Individual Custom Sport Phaeton 900,000 – 1,200,000
1988 Porsche 959 Komfort 900,000 – 1,100,000
1979 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S Series I 800,000 – 1,000,000
1937 Bugatti Type 57C Ventoux 800,000 – 1,000,000

The RM Auctions 2015 Arizona classic car sale will be held on January 15 and 16, 2015, at 5 pm at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix.

As usual, the top competition for the highest result achieved during the mid-January classic and collector car auction week in Arizona will come from the Gooding & Co and Bonhams Scottsdale auctions.