RM Auctions’ first sale of the year resulted in a number of million-dollar sales, including the top seller: the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta ‘Competizione’, which sold for a record $ 8,140,000. Overall, the sale generated $ 36.4million in sales and an 89 percent sell-through rate.

Other highlights included a 1953 Allard JR ‘Le Mans’ Roadster – one of just seven built – that sold for $ 605,000, a world record for an Allard sold at auction. Another record came from the sale of a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S America Spider, fetching $ 825,000 – the most expensive Aurelia B24S sold at auction.

$ 1m-plus sales:

1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta ‘Competizione’ - $ 8,140,000
1967 Shelby 427 ‘Semi-Competition’ Cobra - $ 2,007,500
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 - $ 1,842,500
1938 Delahaye 135 MS Coupe - $ 1,540,000
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB - $ 1,320,000
2003 Ferrari Enzo - $ 1,320,000
1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster - $ 1,320,000
1954 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe - $ 1,017,500

RM’s next big sale takes place on February 15-16, at the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum, as well as the annual Amelia Island sale in March. Visit www.rmauctions.com for details.