RM Auctions announced this week that its Scottsdale, Arizona, collector car auction will be headlined by a high-dollar 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica.
The Ontario-based auctioneer says that the 410 Superamerica (pictured), which was built new for the Italian chief of Wax and Vitale, an import firm best known for Johnny Walker Scotch and Connolly leather, is estimated to bring between $1.75 and $2.25 million at an annual auction held at the Arizona Biltmore resort.
The 410 Superamerica was the first Ferrari ever bodied by Scaglietti, a firm made immortal by the recent 612 Scaglietti. With its unique brushed stainless steel roof and Americana-inspired fins, it was the only 410 Superamerica completed by Scaglietti.
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RM says that Ferraris will lead the charge in Scottsdale, where the auction will vie for higher-end shoppers against Barrett-Jackson’s larger, but less exclusive event nearby.
A 1991 F40, the winged supercar response to the Porsche 959, will also be on offer. Showing less than 300 miles, the F40 was owned new by Lee Iacocca, who apparently spent little time behind the wheel. RM estimates that the F40, helped by its low miles and relative celebrity ownership, will net more than $650,000.
Other hot Ferraris on offer will include a 1952 342 America Pinin Farina Coupe (from before Pinin and Farina were bunched together) displayed originally at the Geneva Motor Show (estimated to go for more than $800,000), as well as a 1973 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder (estimated at upwards of $900,000).
RM says that several cars could cross the $1 million threshold, including a 1957 BMW 507 Roadster and a 1930 Duesenberg Model J LWB Dual Cowl Phaeton.
In addition, RM will offer one of at least two 1953 Chevrolet Corvettes expected to be sold in Arizona in January: The fifth example off the production line, a white on red (like all ’53 ‘Vettes) model sold new to the DuPont family. RM expects between $450,000 and $650,000 for its example. Russo and Steele, meanwhile, will sell the 284th ’53 Corvette, the exact car that was used for a USPS stamp, at their Arizona auction the same week.
