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US classic car auctions 2026

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In late July 2026, the 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe – the only example ever owned by Carroll Shelby – was slated for sale at Gooding & Christie’s Pebble Beach auction, with expectations of a price exceeding $25 million. The restored vehicle, a historic challenger to Ferrari, highlighted the high-end market for iconic American sports cars. A week later, attention shifted to Monterey Car Week, where a rare Porsche Carrera GT, repainted in Ferrari’s Rosso Fuoco, was offered at a Mecum auction with a projected price above €2 million. The same announcement also introduced Shelby American’s 2026 Shelby F-150 Super Snake Sport, a two-seat performance pickup built on a Ford F-150 platform, underscoring Shelby’s continued presence in both classic car collectibles and new high-performance vehicle launches. By mid-August 2026, Monterey Car Week concluded with record-breaking auction results, totaling approximately $748 million across five major auction houses, significantly exceeding the initial forecasts of $470 million to $500 million. The 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (chassis CSX2300) set a new record for the highest price ever paid for an American car at auction, selling for $42,905,000 at Gooding & Christie’s, surpassing the previous 2018 record of $22 million. This specific vehicle, one of only six Daytona Coupes ever produced, was designed by Peter Brock to compete against Ferrari and helped Shelby American become the first American manufacturer to win a FIA World Championship in 1965. Other notable sales during the period included a 1963 Ferrari 250 P for $18.705 million and a 1913 Mercer Model 35-J Raceabout for $3,635,000. Market analysts from Classic Analytics observed a “K-shaped market” emerging, where highly exclusive vehicles achieve unprecedented prices while more common collector cars sometimes fail to meet expectations.

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