This year’s Amelia Island weekend was full of fantastic events, like the duPont REGISTRY Live Hangar Party, Concours d’Elegance and, of course, the auctions. These auctions brought in record figures and large crowds, thanks in large part, to the Seinfeld Porsche collection and a slew of incredible classics. Bringing in a record $134 million in total sales, the Amelia Island auctions stood well next to industry favorites like Scottsdale and Pebble Beach. As promised in the preview, here we are with the recap.
Major players were Gooding & Co. ($60.16 million), RM Sotheby ($38.8 million) and Bonhams ($27.7 million), and the crowds were, as reported by The Florida Times Union Jacksonville, “fantastic.” The top seller at Amelia Island was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California, whose final gavel price was $17.6 million. Other notables included Seinfeld’s 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, which sold for $5.34 million. Many other examples made a lasting impression, including a 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupe and a 1960 Volkswagen Beetle, which sold for a record-breaking $121,000. Check out the list of show winners below.
Along with the auctions, the famous Amelia Island Concours d-Elegance took place. Check out the list of concours show winners below.
Best in Show
1952 Pegaso Z-102 (left) and 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II (right)
Best in Class
(Click below to see the full ‘Best in Class’ list)
Best in Class – American Classic (1932 – 1934)
1934 Packard LeBaron Speedster
Harry Yeaggy – Cincinnati, OH
Best in Class – American Classic (1935 – 1946)
1935 Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster
David Gaunt – Naples, FL
Best in Class – American Classic (Pre 1932)
1928 Auburn 8-115 Speedster
Al and Barbara Mason – Purcellville, VA
Best in Class – American Production
1958 DeSoto Adventurer
Vernon Smith – Swift Current, NL, Canada
Best in Class – Bentley
1939 Bentley 4¼ Litre Sports Coupe “Honeymoon Express”
Robert Mirvis – Los Angeles, CA
Best in Class – Cadillac 16’s in 16
1936 Cadillac 36-90 Aerodynamic Coupe
John D. Groendyke – Enid, OK
Best in Class – Cars of Hans Joachim Stuck
1977 Brabham BT 45B
Museo Storico Alfa Romeo – Arese, Milan Area, Italy
Best in Class – Concepts Beyond Detroit
1967 Exemplar 1 Concept Car
Manny Dragone – Westport, CT
Best in Class – Cord 810 / 812
1937 Cord 812
Terence E. Adderley – Bloomfield Hills, MI
Best in Class – Cord L-29
1931 Cord L-29 Town Car
Classic Car Club of America Museum – Hickory Corners, MI
Best in Class – Duesenberg
1929 Duesenberg J-192 Convertible Coupe
A. Dano Davis Collection – Jacksonville, FL
Best in Class – European Custom Coachwork
1935 Bugatti Type 57
Rick Grant – Dayton, OH
Best in Class – Ferrari GT
1959 Ferrari 250 GT Speciale
Tom and Kathryn Peck – Laguna Beach, CA
Best in Class – Ferrari Open
1967 Ferrari 330 GTS
The Knizley Family – Brentwood, TN
Best in Class – Greenwood Corvettes
1976 Greenwood Corvette Spirit of Sebring
Goldin Brothers Racing – Miami, FL
Best in Class – Horseless Carriage (1895 – 1915)
1910 Lion-Peugeot V2Y2 Sport a Chaines
Alex Joyce – Nashville, TN
Best in Class – Horseless Carriage (40+ Horsepower)
1912 Pope-Hartford 27
Kirk Bewley – Sacramento, CA
Best in Class – Mercedes-Benz (1928-1942)
1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Tourer
Bill and Barbara Parfet – Hickory Corners, MI
Best in Class – Mercedes-Benz (1946-1972)
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe
Nardi Bress – Charlottesville, VA
Best in Class – Motorcycles
1949 FB Mondial 125S
Rich Lambrechts – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Best in Class – NASCAR
1970 Plymouth Superbird
The Todd Werner Collection – Clearwater, FL
Best in Class – Pegaso
1955 Pegaso Z-102 BT2 Coupe Touring Superleggera
Jorge C. and Magali Fernandez – Mexico
Best in Class – Porsche – Rare 356 Closed
1951 Porsche 356
Pete and Michele Archibald – Hilton Head Island, SC
Best in Class – Porsche – Rare 356 Open
1953 Porsche 356 Bent Window Cabriolet
Ingram Collection – Durham, NC
Best in Class – Race Cars (1946 – 1960)
1953 Ferrari 340 MM
Michael and Katharina Leventhal – Beverly Hills, CA
Best in Class – Race Cars (1961 – 1967)
1965 Brawner Hawk
Ray Evernham Collection – Mooresville, NC
Best in Class – Race Cars (1968 – 1980)
1985 Lancia Delta S4
John and Suzanne Campion – Jacksonville, FL
Best in Class – Race Cars (Pre-War)
1929 Aston Martin LM3
Dr. Richard D. Lisman – Southampton, NY
Best in Class – Rolls-Royce (Post War)
1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III HJM Convertible
Richard Gorman and Colleen Paige – North Miami, FL
Best in Class – Rolls-Royce (Pre-war)
1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Henley Roadster
Bill and Becky Bryan – Winter Park, FL
Best in Class – Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
OFF Brothers Collection – Richland, MI
Best in Class – Sports and GT Cars (1946 – 1954)
1954 Cunningham C3
Jim Taylor – Gloversville, NY
Best in Class – Sports and GT Cars (1955 – 1959)
1956 Austin Healey 100M
E. Roger Williams and Teresa Hoffman – New Canaan, CT
Best in Class – Sports and GT Cars (1960 – 1966)
1960 Aston Martin DB4
Dean Rogers – Santa Fe, NM
Best in Class – Sports and GT Cars (1967 – 1972)
1967 Porsche 911S
Susan and Henry Wilkinson – Atlantic Beach, FL
Best in Class – Sports Cars (Pre-War to 1942)
1935 MG PB Airline Coupe
Jack and Gwen Simpson – Dallas, TX
Best in Class – Trans-Am
1968 Chevrolet Penske Camaro
Tom McIntyre – Burbank, CA
Best in Class – Trophy Cars
1957 Watson
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Indianapolis, IN
Check out some of the photos from the weekend.
duPont REGISTRY Live Hangar Party
The Auctions
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
