Template:Did you know nominations/Most expensive cars sold in auction

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The result was: promoted by Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:41, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Most expensive cars sold in auction

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• ... that the same 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder that went on to be sold for $4,950,000 in 2009 was offered for sale for $10,500 in 1964?

• ALT1:... that the the world auction record for cars was broken recently by a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa at $16.4 million?
• ALT2:... that before record was broken recently, RM Auctions took four of the top five places for cars sold in auctions?
• ALT3:... that two 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossas, consecutively surpassed one over the other for the the world auction record for cars?
• ALT4:... that only four cars have broken into the $10 million mark for auto auction sales?
• ALT5:... that three Ferraris and a Duesenberg have broken into the $10 million mark for auto auction sales?
• ALT6:... that TV presenter and radio personality Chris Evans broke a 21 year old world record for cars sold in auction, when he placed a bid for a Ferrari that once belonged to James Coburn?
• Comment: Also being nominated for WP:ITN, no concerns if I do not get my ITN as it is my aim to achieve both, trouble is I was meant to finish that sometimes earlier this year and the news of the record pushed me to finish this article.

Created/expanded by Donnie Park (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

• Further comment: As with Alt 6, I will place that in for the sake of it in case anybody is interested since probably everybody knows that Mr Evans broke the record. Donnie Park (talk) 20:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

• Approve ALT1.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:46, 6 September 2011 (UTC)