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2026 Monterey Car Week Auctions Set a $755.6 Million Record
- Auctions during 2026 Monterey Car Week totalled a record $755.6 million across five auction houses, Hagerty's tally published 17 August 2026 says, exceeding 2022's record by about $284 million[1]
- A 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe topped the week at $42.9 million on 14 August, a record for an American car[2]
- A bespoke 2026 Ferrari Luce 'Tailor Made' sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby's on 16 August, the week's second-highest price[2]
- A 1996 McLaren F1 GTR set a record for a British car at auction at $34.7 million, and modern supercars accounted for more than half of all sales[1]
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- [1]90%hagerty.com/media/market-trends/2026-monterey-car-week-auctions-shatter-record-with-756m-in-saleshagerty.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Aug 14, 2026 ✓· Ends Aug 16, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
The week's individually dated top sales run from 14 August (the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe) to 16 August 2026 (the Ferrari Luce 'Tailor Made'), per Wikipedia's[2] list of expensive car sales, with Hagerty's cumulative recap published 17 August 2026.
- [2]80%List of most expensive cars sold at auctionen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 25, 2026· 50% of score
Dates the week's two highest sales: the 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe on 14 August 2026 ($42,905,000, Gooding Christie's) and the Ferrari Luce 'Tailor Made' on 16 August 2026 ($40,000,000, RM Sotheby's).[1]
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