The 2025 Amelia Island auctions delivered impressive results, with Broad Arrow Auctions and Gooding & Company generating a combined total of over $129million in sales. Bonhams – traditionally a participant at Amelia Island – decided to sit this year out, while RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami auction and event a week earlier has also grown to new heights.
Broad Arrow Auctions, the official auction house of The Amelia – both of which are owned by Hagerty – reported $61.7 million in total sales, with 88% of all lots sold. A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione was the top seller, fetching $9,465,000 – making it the most valuable car ever sold by Broad Arrow. The car, one of just eight alloy-bodied California Spiders, had a rich racing history, including a GT class podium finish at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Other highlights included a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV, which commanded $4,460,000, and a 1954 Jaguar D-Type Works Competition car that achieved $4,295,000. At the more modern end of the spectrum was a 2018 Pagani Huayra Roadster which also performed well, bringing in $3,415,000. The auction also saw several strong results for American classics, with a 1935 Auburn 851 Super-Charged ‘Boattail’ Speedster breaking the million-dollar mark at $1,011,500.
Gooding & Company led the weekend with $67,427,210 in total sales and a 93% sell-through rate. The 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta from the Fred Leydorf Collection matched Broad Arrow’s top sale, achieving $9,465,000 after an intense bidding war between phone and in-room bidders. The auction also set new records, particularly in the RUF market, with a 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird reaching $6,055,000 – nearly tripling the previous auction record for the marque. A 1997 RUF CTR2, the only one finished in Adriatic Blue, also set a record at $2,645,000.
Other notable sales included a 1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series II Coupe Aerodinamico at $2,535,000, a 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS at $2,205,000, and a 1931 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan that sold for $2,342,500. Classic pre-war models also performed well, with a 1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne setting a new record at $1,985,000 and a 1953 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback achieving $1,215,000.
Overall Top 10 Sales from Florida Spring Auctions auctions
This list combines the top cars from RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami auction with Gooding and Broad Arrow’s Amelia results.
1) 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II sold for $13,205,000 (RM Sotheby’s)
2) 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta sold for $9,465,000 (Gooding & Company)
3) 1959 Ferrari 250 California LWB sold for $9,465,000 (Broad Arrow Auctions)
4) 1908 Mercedes 17.3-Liter 150 HP sold for $8,255,000 (RM Sotheby’s)
5) 1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP-64 sold for $7,705,000 (RM Sotheby’s)
6) 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird sold for $6,055,000 (Gooding & Company)
7) 1996 Ferrari F50 sold for $5,532,500 (RM Sotheby’s)
8) 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV sold for $4,460,000 (Broad Arrow Auctions)
9) 1954 Jaguar D-Type sold for $4,295,000 (Broad Arrow Auctions)
10) 1991 Ferrari F40 sold for $3,580,000 (RM Sotheby’s)
