Three-owner 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL to be auctioned for charity

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Some sources regard the mid-1950s Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing" the first supercar. When it was introduced in 1954, it was certainly unlike anything else, and the 212-horsepower direct injection straight six made it the fastest production car of its day. With a rich motorsport history and the still amazing gullwing doors, the 300SL holds a special place among classic Mercedes-Benz coupes.

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Last Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider could top $26m at auction

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Steve McQueen had one, before crashing his. A similar NART Spider was auctioned at RM Auctions' Monterey event in 2013, for a staggering $27.5 million.

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1956 Ferrari 250 Tour de France could fetch $11M [w/video]

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This is the car that started a string of victories for Ferrari at the Tour de France in the hands of the Marquis de Portago, securing its handle and place in history. Now it's going up for auction in Monterey.

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Chris Harris enjoys the song of a Ferrari 212

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Chris Harris slides behind the wheel of a 1952 Ferrari 212 Barchetta with a body by Touring and drives it through the Italian hills. The little roadster makes an absolutely beautiful sound.

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Ferrari 400 Superamerica fetches record $7.6 million at auction

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RM Sotheby's sold more than $53 million in classic cars and automobilia for Paul and Chris Andrews last weekend in Fort Worth, TX, headlined by this 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica that went for a record $7.6 million.

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Sotheby’s acquires 25 percent of RM Auctions

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Two of the greatest auction houses are teaming up as Sotheby's acquires part of RM Auctions to operate under the joint banner of RM Sotheby's.

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These are the top 10 highest-grossing auctions of Scottsdale 2015

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Between Barrett-Jackson, RM Auctions, Gooding & Company and Bonhams, this weekend saw over $292 million in classic cars and trucks change hands in Scottsdale, Arizona. These are the top ten most valuable lots, a list dominated by Ferraris - starting with the $9.6-million 250 LM.

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1964 Ferrari 250 LM sets Arizona auction record at $9.6 million [w/video]

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RM Auctions moves $63.7 million worth of metal, including a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM that set the record for the highest ever paid at the Arizona event at $9.6 million.

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Super-rare Lamborghini Miura SV Jota promises to break records

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This rare Miura SV, one of only five converted at the factory to Jota specification, promises to be the most expensive Lamborghini ever sold at auction... if it meets its pre-sale estimate of $2-2.6 million.

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1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona could be world’s first great ‘condo find’ [w/video]

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Barn finds are the absinthe of the collector car world right now. They're highly intoxicating and a bit of the 'flavor of the month.' An actual barn isn't necessary, just some form of out-of-the-way long-term storage that involves a car being out of circulation for a long period of time, remaining complete with the time-capsule-like detritus of their slumber-yellowed newspapers, vintage eight-tracks or real pay dirt like a telex printout from Howard Hughes or a receipt from the Playboy Club. RM Auctions has just announced perhaps the first 'condo find' in a 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona coupe that had been stored in a Toronto condominium building for a quarter century.

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