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  Aug. 4, 2010 2:07 p.m. Andy Reid Auction Editor

  I was looking at the various auction catalogs for Monterey this week and am simply dumbstruck by the number of high dollar, truly important cars are on offer this year from the various auctions. There has never been a year where this many cars of this magnitude have been offered for sale.

  Here is a list of just the potential million dollar or more cars on the block:

  Mecum

  Ferrari 275 GTB/4 - $900k-1.4mil.

  Shelby Cobra 427 - 1 owner - $1.5mil.+

  Shelby Cobra 427 #CSX3102 - $1mil.+

  Ferrari 250 Tour de France #1321 - Le Mans 1959 3rd $5 mil.

  Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider $1mil.+

  Russo & Steele

  Shelby Cobra #CSX2009 - FIA/ SCCA -$1mil.+

  AMC Javelin Trans Am Racer - $1mil.

  1968 Fiat 124 Spider- no estimate. :)

  Gooding

  Ford GT40 Mark 1 - 3mil.

  Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Comp. $5 mil.+

  Maserati A6G/54 Coupe $1.4 - 1.8 mil.

  Ferrari 250GT SWB SEFAC Coupe $6 - 8 mil.

  Ferrari 275 GTB/4 - $1-1.4 mil.

  Mercedes S - Type Boattail -$5 mil.

  Aston Martin DB4GT $850,000 - $1.1 mil.

  Ferrari 250GT Tour de France $2.6 - $3.4 mil.

  Ferrari 340 America Spider - $2-2.6 mil.

  Mercedes 770K Pullman - $1.5 - 2 mil.

  Maserati 200Si - $2.4 - $2.7 mil.

  Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Speciale - $1.5 mil.

  Mercedes 540K A "Special Roadster" $1-7mil.

  McLaren F1 $3 mil.+

  Alfa Romeo 6C1750 "Mini Monza" $1.5 mil.

  Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza - $6 mil.

  Bonhams

  Porsche 917K $2.5 mil.

  Gulf GR8 - Estimate $1.3 - 1.6 mil.

  Mercedes SS - $2 - 3 Mil.

  Maserati A6GCS $1.5 mil. +

  RM

  Ferrari Enzo $900,000 - $1.05 mil.

  Shelby Cobra $1.2 - 1.5 mil.

  Ferrari 512 BB/LM $800,000 - 1.0 mil.

  Ferrari 410SA $1.6 - 2.2 mil.

  Duesenberg SJ $1.1 - 1.5 mil.

  Ferrari 500 Mondail $1.5 - 1.8 Mil.

  Bugatti Type 51 $3.5 - 4.5 mil.

  Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider $1.1-1.25mil.

  Packard Twelve Custom Coupe $1.2 - 1.4 mil.

  Ferrari 250 GT Spider Series 1 $1.5 - 1.8 mil.

  Jaguar D - Type $2 - 2.75 mil.

  Ferrari 275 GTB/6C - $1.1 - 1.3 mil.

  Ferrari 375MM Coupe - $5 - 6 mil.

  Delahaye 175S FF & F Roadster - $4 - 6 mil.

  Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa - $10 mil. +

  Rolls Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost HJM Tourer $1 - 1.5 mil.

  Talbot Lago T150C Teardrop - $3.5 - 4.5 mil.

  Ferrari 250GT LWB California- $2.5-3.25 mil.

  Delahaye 135MS DeVillars Cabriolet $1.2-1.5 mil.

  Ferrari 275 GTB/4 $1 - 1.2 mil.

  Ferrari FXX 1.8 - 2.4 mil.

  Mercedes 540K Special Cabriolet - $1.1-1.3 mil.

  This group is just mind boggling and a real treat for anyone going to Monterey. Just to have the opportunity to view this many significant cars in one place is unprecedented. Yes I know they are a zillion dollars but they are still stunning cars with so much rich history.

  Can the current market withstand this much on sale at one time?

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  Aug. 4, 2010 2:31 p.m. WilD HalfDork

  I'm not a part of the high dollar car market by any stretch of the imagination, but I'll give my (quite possibly incorrect) oppinion on the matter. It will be time to sell these cars for big bucks over the comming years. There will always be rich people that enjoy having exclusive rarities, but I think the buying base for cars from bygone eras will largely be replaced by younger generations with different interests. A smaller buying market, could mean lower relative prices, so now might be the best time to cash out if that is the owner's goal. Of course, flooding the market at any one time will usually not be good for sellers.

  On the other hand, I'm a young guy and would probably buy a Cobra or old Ferrari from the list if I had millions to burn.

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  Aug. 4, 2010 4:14 p.m. Andy Reid Auction Editor

  The D Type , Bugatti T51 and the 250 Testarossa are my kinds of cars and I am not old either. :)

  Those would be my Lottery buys.

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  Aug. 4, 2010 5:41 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork

  I'd take the Alfa 6C and 8C if I had the money, and it's not exactly like I've seen them around when they were new...

  There will always be people who are interested in the rarer items from bygone ages; IMHO what's going to tank are the prices for bread-and-butter vehicles as and when the people who saw them around when they were in their teens and twenties die out. You know, the "I'll have one of them when I'm grown up" vehicles.

  Sanity is vastly overrated.

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  Aug. 4, 2010 7:27 p.m. Andy Reid Auction Editor

  I think we are seeing that with the Healey 3000 already.

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  Aug. 6, 2010 12:03 p.m. SamFiorani

  How about the Pontiac Banshee? That should be a million dollar car. I'd like to see the Plainsman bring that much (it would be fun to see a seven-figure station wagon), but it's more likely to bring about $200k.

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  Aug. 9, 2010 6:43 a.m. gjz30075 Reader

  The Pontiac Banshee went for 325K at Amelia Island this past March. It'll be lucky to reach 500k.

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