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August 17, 2025
The rarest, most amazing and most expensive results from RM Sotheby's Monterey Auction.
It’s been a busy week for our partners RM Sotheby’s as they headed state side for Monterey Car Week and their Monterey auction. We’ve picked out some of the highlight sale results from the auction so you don’t have to!
These cars are just our highlights and are only scratching the surface of this fascinating sale. I'd highly recommend having a scroll of all the lots below.
Any Daytona SP3 is special, but this is far from any SP3 Daytona. Of the sold-out allocation of 599 cars, this is number 599+1 aka number 600, a one-off special from Ferrari's Tailor Made programme, with all proceeds going to The Ferrari Foundation charity. The exterior is finished in half exposed carbon fibre, half Giallo Modena, with the iconic Ferrari logotype running the length of a Ferrari road car for the first time.
This is the 14th of just 19 Michelotto F40 LMs, built to GTC specifications with the most powerful engine ever put in an F40, with 760hp. It is Ferrari Classiche Certified, and is documented with factory build sheets, invoice and a history report by Ferrari export Marcel Massini. It was also winner of its class at the 2025 MadaMiami concours.
Something about a yellow F50 just looks right to me, and this is one of just two US-specification cars in Giallo Modena, which was ordered new by Ralph Lauren, and kept in his collection for eight years, before living with its second owner for the past 22 years. It has less than 5,400 miles on the clock and hasn't been seen in public since 2009.
One of two 'regular' F40s to go under the hammer, this Rosso Corsa was much higher grossing than the unique Azzurro Hyperion car, down to its originality and super low mileage. It has been in the same ownership since new and has covered around 224 miles in its 35 years, having never been seen publicly. Whilst it fetched nearly $4 million dollars, being in long term storage means it needs significant restoration to be put back to its former glory.
Not many Speedtails have hit the second-hand market, and the car as a whole is a little forgotten to many people, but it was, in many ways, Woking's true successor to the legendary McLaren F1, replicating its central driving position and pursuit of top-end speed. They even produced the same number of them — 106. This car is finished in MSO paintwork, with a £112,000 MSO roof scoop, and has just 71 miles on the clock, and yet, its sale price was significantly under list.
Inspired by the iconic CTR 'Yellowbird' of the '80s, of which one went under the hammer at this very auction for $4,295,000, this is the 25th of just 50 CTR Anniversarys produced, finished in PTS Riveira Blue and pepita inserts on the Kevlar-carbon seats for a proper vintage Porsche vibe with up to date performance. The car (sadly) has covered fewer than 200 miles since new. Hopefully the next owner decides to change that and experience the CTR's 710 horsepower which can send it to a top speed of 224mph!
One of the rarest Lamborghinis you can buy with just 63 ever produced, all of which were sold two years before it went into production. And whilst it's the Revuelto that has all the headlines, this was the brand's first hybrid hypercar, with a 6.5-litre V12 teaming up with an electric motor to put out 819hp. This particular car has the $105,000 carbon package and shows just over 208 miles on the odometer.
Diablos are having a real resurgence at the moment with enthusiasts yearning for a more raw experience, and the result of this GT shows that. Just 80 GTs were ever produced as a track-oriented, rear-wheel-drive variant of the '90s supercar. With 575hp from a 6.0-litre V12 and a 265lb weight saving over an original Diablo, it was a ferocious bit of kit, and someone has enjoyed nearly 40,000 miles in this example.
Ever wanted an '80s F1 engine in your 911? Here's your answer. Just 11 Porsche 911s were given the 'TAG Turbo' treatment by Lanzante, usually known for their McLaren projects. It uses a 1.5-litre (yes, 1.5!), twin-turbocharged TAG Turbo Formula One engine, developed in period by Porsche for the McLaren MP4/2 and MP4/3. Here, so it doesn't blow up after a single qualifying lap, it generates 510hp, enough to propel this '80s 911 to over 200mph, though this example has only been driven 311 miles since its TAG Turbo transformation.
Porsche's first hypercar and a true technical tour de force derived from Group B competition, this is one of just 292 959s ever produced. It retains its original 2.85-litre flat six and has covered 14,702 miles from new, though it was upgraded by 959 specialist Canepa Design to "Stage One" specification, delivering approximately 600 hp. It also benefits from Canepa SC suspension upgrade.
It isn't often you see an M1 up for sale, and it may be the only car here I've never seen in the flesh, not even at Goodwood or Secret Meet. This car was offered from its first and only owner having covered just 3,887 miles. Just 399 were ever produced, but they seem even rarer than that, likely due to most being tucked away in collections.
With F40s in the stratosphere and out of the reach of so many, is its contemporary competitor finally having its day? It's reported 281 were ever produced, so it's a hell of a lot rarer than an F40, and it was the fastest production car in the world when new, funnily enough knocking the F40 off of top spot. This example has covered just 304 miles from new, and yet still sits at less than a sixth of the F40's value.
