THE FUN BEGAN in the USA, where Mecum’s Kissimmee, Florida, sale in early January was followed by the Arizona sales of Barrett-Jackson, Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s. These are huge auctions: a total of 47

YOU KNOW THAT something is out of the ordinary when a 250 GTO is sold at auction, but the whole world is talking about something else. The final $38.5m figure paid by collector David Lee for the white

Ferraris fly at Paris auctions Recent results beg ...

Richard Barnett guides you through ten of the hottest classic deals – and what they reveal about the wider UK market

↳ WHAT TO PAY £60,000–£80,000 ↳ WHY YOU SHOULD Ferrari will never build a naturally aspirated open-gate manual supercar ever again (probably) ↳ WHY YOU SHOULDN’T The sills rot, it looks a bit startled

SOLD BY ARTCURIAL, £3.7M This Gullwing drew triple the usual price for two reasons – firstly, it was original and unrestored; secondly, it had a remarkable story. Bought new by Frenchman Claude Foussi