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Classics, hypercars, unicorn prototypes, and a pair of trousers. Here are our top picks from RM Sotheby's Monaco auction.
We thought RM Sotheby’s Monaco auction on the weekend of the Grand Prix Historique was going to be a good one, and it did not disappoint. Classics, hypercars, unicorn prototypes and more strong Ferrari values set the tone for a very special auction.
Let’s revisit our 12 cars to watch to see what they achieved, and we’ve thrown in a couple of wildcards too.
Estimate: €100,000 - €150,000 EUR
Sold for €161,000 EUR
A strong showing to kick off proceedings with the E36 M3 GT fetching above estimate. The E36 M3 GT epitomises the ‘Find Another’ phrase going around at the moment, so much so that I bet some of you will never have even heard of it. A proper slice of ‘90s homologation goodness, the M3 GT was built to satisfy FIA GT regulations, bringing with it a hotter version of the S50 straight-six, subtle aero tweaks, and that unmistakable British Racing Green paint.
Values have been quietly creeping when they rarely come on the market, and unsurprisingly so given just 356 were ever made. It’s one of those cars that feels increasingly “of a moment”. Analogue, rare, and for us fans of ‘90s racing, an achingly cool momento of one of motorsport’s greatest eras.
Estimate: €260,000 - €350,000 EUR
Sold for €308,750 EUR
Another strong result for the German touring car legends with this 190 E Evo II fetching over €300,000! The Evo II is peak touring car excess — box arches, towering rear wing, and an image that has drum and bass thrumming through your head just looking at pictures of it.
Only 502 were built with pure DTM pedigree baked in, including a revvy 232bhp Cosworth-developed four-cylinder. The Evo II is one of the most recognisable homologation cars ever made, and is now firmly established as blue-chip modern classic material.
Estimate: €275,000 - €325,000 EUR
Sold for €359,375 EUR
The Ferrari pattern of late continues with a result well over estimate. One of our favourites, the ‘Scud’ sits right in that sweet spot Ferrari doesn’t really do anymore — lightweight, raw, and properly engaging without being over-digitised. It’s around 100kg lighter than a standard F430, and its 503bhp naturally aspirated V8 makes a noise no car of today comes close to. Combined with its F1 ‘SuperFast2’ gearbox which slams home flat upshifts like a sequential, it feels like driving a Ferrari Challenge car for the road — perhaps unsurprising given Michael Schumacher’s extensive testing during development.
It isn’t often you see one of these in white (Bianco Avus) and it looks great to my eyes with the optional racing stripes, and this is a well-used example with over 42,000 km on the clock, so it’ll be interesting to see what it fetches. It’s arguably the last Ferraris that still feels properly analogue in how it delivers its thrills, and consisently soaring values are recognising that.
Sold for €702,500 EUR
We didn’t feature this 458 Speciale in our cars to watch blog before the auction, but when we saw the result, we couldn’t deny it a spot! From the same collection, a 488 Pista Piloti sold for €848,750 EUR and a 458 Speciale Aperta reached an insane €1,175,000 EUR, but they’re both strictly limited models. Ferrari made thousands of 458 Speciales, and yet its status as the last naturally-aspirated V8 combining the analogue emotion with cutting-edge tech has it comanding serious money.
This one is especially strong given it is in essentially new condition with 373 km on the clock, but even decently used examples have broken the half million barrier.
Estimate: €700,000 EUR+
Sold for €1,000,000 EUR
Dallara’s one-off single-seater soared way past its estimate selling for a nice round million Euros. If you thought the Dallara Stradale was hardcore, this is pure selfish insanity. Macchina Posto Singolo literally translates to ‘single-seat car’, which sounds rather less glamorous in the King’s speak, but the car is every bit as exciting as its Italian name — basically a single-seater race car you can own without needing a race licence. The MPS is Dallara doing what Dallara does best—pure engineering.
Derived from Dallara’s IndyCar and F1 expertise, it has a carbon monocoque with a single-seat, open-cockpit layout and is designed around a singular vision of the pure joy of driving. Like the Stradale, it’s powered by a 2.3-litre EcoBoost-derived engine and a six-speed manual gearbox.
This is not so much a car as an experience, and Dallara will be donating all proceeds from the sale to the the Caterina Dallara Foundation, a cause to foster the social and cultural development of the Val Ceno area, Giampaolo Dallara’s home region — so heart-warmingly Italian.
Estimate: €1,200,000 - €1,800,000 EUR
Sold for €1,242,500 EUR
Lamborghini’s swansong for its naturally aspirated, non-hybrid V12 engine, the Essenza SCV12 has no road homologation, and therefore no compromises. This is Lamborghini unleashed, built purely for track use with an 819bhp naturally aspirated V12 doing all the talking.
It features FIA prototype-level aero and a carbon fibre monocoque built to FIA Le Mans Hypercar safety standards, negating the need for a conventional roll cage — a first for a GT-style competition car. Limited to just 40 units worldwide, the Essenza is essentially Lamborghini’s take on a client race programme… without the racing. This is all about being the most immersive, dramatic track driving experience you can get. When it’s only fetching four times the price of a 36-year-old, four-cylinder Mercedes saloon, it doesn’t seem bad value!
Estimate: €1,600,000 - €1,800,000 EUR
Sold for €1,600,000 EUR
Some cars don’t need selling. The Gullwing is one of them, and it was effortlessly bid up to the bottom end of its estimate at €1.6 Million EUR. One of the most recognisable cars of all time, it’s sometimes hard to grasp that this design came out over 70 years ago. Its lines are timeless, its doors iconic, everything about it makes it one of the ultimate classic cars.
When I stood by the road near Brescia to watch last year’s Mille Miglia, it was a 300SL I couldn’t wait to see roar by. Of course, its performance isn’t as groundbreaking as it once was. 240hp from a 3.0-litre straight six and a 0-60 time in the ballpark of 8 seconds would have it struggling to keep sight of a modern BMW 320d, but there are a very small handful of cars this iconic, and this cool, and that’s what the 300SL is all about.
Estimate: €1,500,000 - €2,000,000 EUR
Sold for €1,692,500 EUR
I found this one fascinating that the team at RM Sotheby’s managed to so accurately estimate it, given only three exist and the last time one sold was 10 years ago. You’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of the EB112. This is one of those cars you see in the lineup and think “wait, what?!” The EB112 is a forgotten four-door saloon concept by Bugatti unveiled in 1993 — a V12-powered luxury saloon that never quite made it, apart from a few.
It features an EB110-derived carbon fibre chassis with a front-mounted 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12, a manual gearbox and all-wheel drive. Just three were ever produced, and whilst the styling is surely not for everyone, this oddball contendor is a serious piece of Bugatti history, and may even get more looks and questions at the petrol station than a new Tourbillon!
It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I saw someone comment on RM Sotheby’s social post of the result saying it was a bargain, and for a one-of-three Bugatti concept car, I can see their point.
Estimate: €2,000,000 - €2,500,000 EUR
Sold for €2,255,000 EUR
A big talking point at the moment, the Carrera GT is riding a bit of a wave similar to the halo Ferraris right now and values are shooting skywards, and this result continues the trend. They weren’t THAT rare, with 1,270 made (232 of which were Basalt Black Metallic like this), but its the uniqueness of the CGT formula that makes it so sought-after.
Most importantly, the CGT is one of the most revered driver’s cars ever made, and this one has seen some use with 20758 km on the clock. The combination of its howling motorsport-derived V10, manual gearbox, carbon monocoque and razor-sharp dynamics isn’t replicated by any other car. It has a fierce reputation, but with modern tyres and alignment, it’s no more snappy than any other 600bhp supercar. Show the CGT the respect it deserves and almost nothing will reward like it.
With the way values are going, your pockets may well be rewarded too. Demand is only increasing as there has never been, and will never be another car like it. This is peak analogue supercar, so don’t expect values to stop here.
Estimate: €2,400,000 - €2,800,000 EUR
Sold for €2,817,500 EUR
I didn’t know wha to expect with this one. There’s nothing like it and it’s a technical marvel, but interest in it seems a bit hit and miss. I was wrong to doubt, and the AMG ONE surpassed the upper end of its estimate at €2,817,500 EUR. The AMG ONE is what happens when someone says, “Let’s put an F1 engine in a road car”, and nobody stops them. This is a technological flex from Mercedes-AMG, using a turbocharged hybrid V6 derived from Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg’s 2016 double Formula 1 World Championship-winning W07 race car.
It puts out 1,063 horsepower, features serious carbon fibre construction and active aero, and holds the Nürburgring production car lap record. It’s insanely complex, and insanely impressive. With just 275 ever made, it’s also very rare and therefore very valuable, especially with 89 km covered by this car’s single owner.
Estimate: €4,000,000 - €4,500,000 EUR
Sold for €5,067,500 EUR
Right, from here on we’re at the thick end of Ferrari town. You’ll need deep pockets to play, and the estimates were a laughing matter. In fact, this LaFerrari surpassed the lower end of its estimate by over €1 million EUR. Ferrari’s first foray into hybrid did not disappoint, likely because it still centred around a glorious naturally-aspirated V12 and put out 950bhp through the rear wheels, making it an utterly bonkers car to drive.
This particular car is a famous one, originally owned by JayKay, and later used on Supercar Driver tours by a subsequent owner. Finished in paint-to-sample Signal Green, it is believed to be the only LaFerrari finished in this colour out of the 499 made, and it had its high-voltage battery replaced by Ferrari Colchester in January 2023, which was probably cheap.
Selling for over €5 million, even coupe values are now above the territory Apertas once occupied. When/where will they stop? Only time will tell.
Estimate: €4,900,000 - €5,300,000 EUR
Sold for €6,530,000 EUR
If you thought the LaF exceeded its estimate well, the Enzo obliterated it. If Carrera GTs and LaFerraris are strong, the Enzo is unstoppable. Values have been on a rocketship over the past year, with several examples selling for record numbers. Named after the man himself, no hybridisation, before turbocharging, just a screaming V12 and some F1-inspired thinking, it’s no surprise the demand is unwavering.
Just 399 were made, the vast majority of which were red. This is one of just nine examples finished in Argento Nürburgring, and one of just five with a Rosso leather interior — a stunning combo if you ask me. It’s also the only silver Enzo to be delivered to the UK.
Raw, intimidating, and ageing very, very well, it’s unsurprising to see the Enzo’s unreal strength continuing.
Estimate: €14,500,000 - €16,500,000 EUR
Sold for €16,655,000 EUR
And then there’s this. The headline act, stealing the show as expected and surpassing the upper limit of its estimate with a sale price of €16,665,000 EUR. This isn’t just a car — it’s rolling art. It’s the 26th of just 56 short-wheelbase examples built, and one of just 39 originally configured with covered headlamps, which was displayed at the 1961 Frankfurt Motor Show, and it remains in stunning condition today following a three-year restoration in 2022.
Whilst it looks built purely for style thanks to its stunning designed by renowned design house Scaglietti, underneath, it featues a Colombo V12, and versions of it had great racing success, with the long-wheelbase version taking a class win at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959 and finishing fifth overall at Le Mans the same year. The SWB was introduced the following year to offer improved handling and styling.
250 values are off the charts, being one of the ultimate blue-chip collectables, and it’s always a joy to see one go under the hammer.
Sold for €132,000 EUR
This officially marks the first time a pair of trousers has graced one of our market articles, and they sold for not much less than the E36 M3 GT. That’s because said trousers were worn by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, where he qualified on pole position, set the fastest lap, and finished second place in a Ferrari D50. The trousers were treasured and retained by Fangio until his passing, and are accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Fangio family.
The trousers were offered from the Fangio family alongside other irreplaceable items such as his 1955 passport and old trophies. One of very few surviving race-worn garments from Fangio’s career, it’s unsurprising to see an eye-widening sum, and a stark reminder of just how much money is out there!
Written by: Matt Parker
