Fangio

RM-Sotheby's "Driven by Disruption" sale on December 10 saw Fangio's Ferrari 290 MM fetch $28 million to become the third most expensive car ever. Janis Joplin's Porsche 356 fetched $1.7 million and an Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato became the most expensive British car ever.

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is normally the focal point of the world's most important automotive festival. With so many rare cars set to go to auction this week, the entire market is transfixed with the possibilities. We look at the major cars set to cross the auction block.

The world record for a car at auction was smashed this month when a 1954 Mercedes W196 F1 Silver Arrow sold for nearly US$30 million, doubling the previous record. This car won the 1954 German GP at Nürburgring driven by Fangio on debut, and is the only post-war Silver Arrow in private hands.

Mercedes Benz won its first Formula One Grand Prix for 57 years in China today, completing the successful comeback many thought it could not achieve. Nico Rosberg took pole position and the win - the first since Juan Manual Fangio W196 in 1995.

Zagato is celebrating its links with Alfa Romeo during the legendary Italian car maker’s centenary year by creating the Alfa Romeo TZ3, a modern reinterpretation of the classic Alfa TZ and TZ2 racing cars of the 1960s.