{"id":36751,"date":"2017-02-17T10:31:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T18:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=36751"},"modified":"2017-02-17T10:31:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T18:31:22","slug":"five-most-expensive-cars-sold-at-auction-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/five-most-expensive-cars-sold-at-auction-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-36751-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/1.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;36752&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nThe collector car market is a blast to follow year in and year out for automotive enthusiasts all over the globe. There\\u2019s no denying that fact. It doesn\\u2019t matter if you tuned into Barrett-Jackson, or Mecum \\u0026#8211; whatever auction, honestly \\u0026#8211; you saw money being thrown around in what seemed like endless amounts. Scrooge McDuck money, where the live bidding we got to see didn\\u0026#8217;t disappoint us.\\n\\nDo any of you remember this car, perchance? Look familiar? I\\u2019m sure some of you gamers out there reading this article recognize it. It\\u2019s the Ford Mustang found in the video game Need For Speed! This pretty dope Mustang happened to sell at auction for $300,000. That\\u2019s a ton of cash, wouldn\\u2019t you say? Well, that amount of money doesn\\u2019t even begin to scratch the surface when discussing the cars we\\u0026#8217;re going to spotlight here today. Hell, none of them are even American!\\n\\n2016 was a good year to be in the collector car market. It was also another great year to be \\u00fcber rich and have millions and millions of dollars. Who would have thought, huh? Having millions to spend on a hot set of wheels would, I imagine, be pretty damn cool for anyone. At least one would hope; if not, you\\u2019re irreversibly dull. Sorry, my filter broke there a minute. It happens! What kind of money are we talking about for these super expensive whips, though? A freaking ton! Millions!\\n\\nFerrari, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo are the types of automotive manufacturers gracing the top 5 when it comes down to cars sold for the most money at auction in 2016. These cars are beautiful, rare and intoxicating to look at. If you\\u2019re into vintage collectible cars, this listicle should be right up your alley.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-9.13.53-AM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;36757&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;5. 1961 Ferrari GT California Spyder&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;What a sweet Ferrari, don\\u2019t you think? Reminds me of the one you see in the famous movie \\u0026#8216;Ferris Bueller\\u0026#8217;s Day Off.\\u0026#8217; It\\u2019s a fantastically funny movie, where in the end something terrible happens to the bright red Ferrari. This one, however, sold for just over $17M in 2016. That\\u2019s a lot of cheddar!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-9.12.05-AM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;36756&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;4. 1959 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder Competizione&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ferraris may wear the color red better than any other vehicle, but silver looks exquisite on this 1959 Spyder Competizione too. It would be a dream to drive, let alone race, a Ferrari like this around a track. If you ever hope to have that option, a car like this will cost you a cool $18M.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-9.10.26-AM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;36755&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;3. 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In my opinion, this car is the most gorgeous car on the list today. Look at that black paint! Wow, it looks amazing. The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider is the most expensive pre-war car on the list today. Heck, it is anywhere in the world. Selling for nearly 20M last year, you can see why it\\u2019s the most valuable Alfa Romeo out there.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-9.07.09-AM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;36754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2. 1955 Jaguar D-Type&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Definitely not the flashiest car on our list today, nor the most expensive, but it is the only representation you\\u2019ll see here of a vintage, collectible Jaguar. This particular car happens to be the D-Type, and it sold for close to $22M last year in Monterey, Calif.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-9.04.20-AM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;36753&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;1. 1957 Ferrari 335S&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Five Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction in 2016&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This 1957 Ferrari 335S is one cool car. Cool sounds like an understatement, considering this rare Ferrari sold for over 35M in Paris, France last year. That\\u2019s besting the rest of the competition here on the list today by well over 10M. I\\u2019d probably just keep the scratch and go with the 1961 Ferrari GT California Spyder pictured earlier, but that\\u2019s me. I\\u2019m sure that opinion varies widely, as it should.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>2016 was a good year to be in the collector car market. 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