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One of two Apple Macintosh prototypes extant and already the most valuable Apple Macintosh to have ever sold at auction, #M0001 is heading for auction at Bonhams’ History of Science & Technology Sale on 23 October 2024.

The gargantuan American collector marketplace is only just waking up to Formula 1, and while prices on memorabilia are now beginning to move skyward, it's still grossly undervalued next to more traditional American sports.

Prior to last Friday, just four cars had ever sold for more than US$30 million at auction – now there’s a fifth, and it is no surprise that the Ferrari 412 P that fetched $30,255,000 came from the collection of film and car maker James Glickenhaus whose appreciation of visual aesthetics made the car a natural fit for man who transforms race cars into road cars.

Last week we forecast that the 16th car in history would sell at auction for over US$20 million. It didn't happen, but what did occur was even more astonishing. The 1964 Ferrari 250 LM sold for €15,771,200 (US$16,867,298) including buyers premium.

Rare. Tick! Beautiful. Tick! Fastest car in the world when new? Tick! Starred in a famous movie car chase? Tick! Owned by a famous movie star? Tick! Modified by the factory to be faster again? Tick!

Cars that sell for more than $10 million are rare, but cars that sell for more than $20 million are very special indeed. There have only ever been 64 cars in history that have fetched more than USD $10 million at auction, and just 15 cars that have ever fetched more than $20 million ... and there might be another by the end of the week.

RM Sotheby’s has announced the sale of what may become the most valuable automotive barn find in history: 20 Ferraris consigned to the mercy of time in 1990, unearthed in 2004 when Hurricane Charley collapsed the Florida barn they were housed in.

A Macintosh SE computer that was used by tech legend Steve Jobs is going on the auction block in New York on October 25 as part of Bonham's History of Science and Technology auction, where the unit is estimated to go for US$200,000 to $300,000.

The original and sole remaining Blastech DL-44 Blaster used by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the first 1977 Star Wars movie (Star Wars: A New Hope) has sold for a record US$1,057,500 at Rock Island Auctions.

The Monterey car auctions will see more than a third of a billion dollars spent in three days this year, but the volume of well-heeled individuals in town ensures that among the cars are a smattering of bikes vendors hope will appeal to the hyper-monied audience.

A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione yesterday became the winner of 2021 Annual Peninsula Classics ‘Best of the Best’ Award, the most prestigious concours honor in the world. Here's a pictorial of the winning car, and the other 7 finalists

Monterey Car Week is upon us once more, and the auction cluster that provides a large part of the show at the week-long automotive celebration is shaping as the biggest in history.