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Sports Cars

From souped-up coupes to sleek, high-performance roadsters, sports cars have long captured the imagination of enthusiasts with throaty engines and breakneck accelerations.

In the United States, the 1918 Stutz Bear Cat paved the way for the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Corvette. In Britain, the old Triumph gave way to powerful Jaguar E-Type and exotic Lotus Esprit. In Continental Europe, Porsche, now a division of Volkswagen, is a marquee brand in the traditional sports car world and Ferrari filled Italy’s need for speed with price tags worthy of its high-octane reputation.

When it comes to sports cars, auctions feature old-school options that stir up an almost religious fervor among devotees with their classic approach to dominating the road, and state-of-the-art muscle cars with techno-wizardry that provides more than a few good reasons to get behind the wheel.


Quick Facts

  • In February 2015, Artcurial auctioned off a collection of 60 cars, untouched for decades, discovered on a rural estate in Western France, including a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder and a 1956 Maserati A6G 2000
  • In 2015, a 1925 Bugatti T13 found in a barn sold at auction for $950,000, more than triple the high estimate and more than double the highest price ever paid for the model
  • When the hammer fell at a Dana Mecum auction in 2015, a 1988 Chevy Corvette Callaway coupe sold for $61,000

Recommended Items at Auction

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1994 Lotus Elan S2 Final Edition
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1994 Lotus Elan S2 Final Edition
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £0- £0
£100 Bids
2010 Suffolk SS100
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
2010 Suffolk SS100
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £28,000- £33,000
£14,0000 Bids
1994 BMW 850 Ci
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1994 BMW 850 Ci
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £40,000- £50,000
£20,0000 Bids
2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti F1 Coupé
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti F1 Coupé
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £45,000- £55,000
£22,0000 Bids
2007 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti HGTS
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
2007 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti HGTS
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £45,000- £55,000
£22,0000 Bids
2008 Daihatsu Copen
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
2008 Daihatsu Copen
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £0- £0
£100 Bids
1969 MGC Roadster
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1969 MGC Roadster
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £14,000- £18,000
£7,0000 Bids
1993 TVR Chimaera (4.0 litre)
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1993 TVR Chimaera (4.0 litre)
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £0- £0
£100 Bids
1970 Jaguar E-Type Series II 2+2
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1970 Jaguar E-Type Series II 2+2
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £35,000- £42,000
£17,5000 Bids
2007 MG X- Power SV
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
2007 MG X- Power SV
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £48,000- £55,000
£24,0000 Bids
2004 Sterling Formula 27 ‘Lotus 7 evocation’ Electric
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
2004 Sterling Formula 27 ‘Lotus 7 evocation’ Electric
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £0- £0
£100 Bids
1979 Brooke 245S Gordini
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1979 Brooke 245S Gordini
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £18,000- £20,000
£9,0000 Bids
2014 BMW M3 F80
Apr 26, 1:00 PM BST
2014 BMW M3 F80
by Fine Car Company
Est: £28,000- £30,000
£20,0000 Bids
Han’s Mazda RX-7 Veilside Fortune FD - Screen Used in The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift
Apr 26, 1:00 PM BST
Han’s Mazda RX-7 Veilside Fortune FD - Screen Used in The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift
by Fine Car Company
Est: £300,000- £350,000
£200,0000 Bids
1999 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider
Apr 26, 1:00 PM BST
1999 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider
by Fine Car Company
Est: £1,000- £1,200
£4000 Bids
Vintage Halda Haldex Sweden Speed Pilot Rally Gauge Sports Special w/ Drive Gear
Apr 25, 2:00 PM EDT
Vintage Halda Haldex Sweden Speed Pilot Rally Gauge Sports Special w/ Drive Gear
by The Written Word Autographs
Est: $1,200- $1,500
$5000 Bids
1998 Ferrari 456 GTA
May 03, 9:30 AM BST
1998 Ferrari 456 GTA
by Historics Auctioneers
Est: £28,000- £35,000
£14,0000 Bids

Sellers Who Sell Sports Cars


Historics Auctioneers

Historics Auctioneers

Fine Car Company

Fine Car Company

The Written Word Autographs

The Written Word Autographs