The 8 Most Expensive Cars in The World - Classic Models
15 May 2025 Written by Jason Hayes
In 2021, one of the world’s car events – the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – blew out the candles on its 90th birthday cake. Launched in 1929 and revived in the 1990s the elite event sees the owners of the globe’s most sought-after vintage vehicles gather on the shores of Lake Como to celebrate the charisma of collectable cars.
Prizes are handed out in classes such as ‘From Manhattan to Mayfair: The Golden Age of Motoring’, and the benchmark is set for what qualifies as the most superior set of wheels in the world.
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Here are a few of the vintage cars to keep an eye out for if you want to be a contender in the 2021 event.
The original buyers of Ferrari 250 GTOs had to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari before they were given the green light to purchase the car. Only 36 models were ever made and, of those, only a handful had series two bodywork. A product of the 1960s, each car had Monroe curves and most came with Ferrari’s trademark lipstick red paintwork. In June 2018 a 1964 version of the car was rumoured to have reached $70 million at private action. Two months later, chassis number 3413 sold for $48.4 million at a public auction.
Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti
Designer:
Carrozzeria Scaglietti
Power Output:
287 kW (390 hp)
Body Style:
Two-Seater Spider
Wheelbase:
2350 m
Engine:
4.0 L (4023.32 cc) Tipo 141 Jano V12
Price:
U$36 million
Reaching speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour, 1957/58 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scagliettis were the car of choice for some of the world’s greatest historical racing drivers. Only four were ever produced, though, so they’re rare as four-leaf clovers. That’s not to say they never come up for sale, though. In 2016 a 1957 scalietti sold for $32 million euros at an auction in Paris.
Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic
Production:
1934–1940; 710 Produced
Designer:
Ralph Lauren
Class:
Grand Tourer
Engine:
3,257cc inline-8
Price:
U$40 million (3 years ago)
About the Author
Jason Hayes
Jason Hayes is the founder of LuxuryProperty.com and is a leading authority on luxury real estate both globally and in Dubai. Taking the Management lead on the Private Client Office, he is internationally recognised for his expertise in high-end property markets.
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