Scottsdale Classic Car Auctions – Gooding Makes Top Sale

Thursday January 24, 2008

On day five, Gooding & Company made their first showing at this year’s Scottsdale Classic Car Auction, and it was one for the record books. Their star car, the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider, sold for $3.3 million - the highest price paid for any one car during the week long auctions. This vehicle was one of only fifty long-wheelbase California Spiders ever produced.

Other triumphs for Gooding on Saturday was setting a world-record sale for an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 at $1.54 million, and for a Rolls-Royce Phantom II Streamline Saloon for $852,500. In total, they took in more than $21million for the sixty four cars they sold, of which seven cars went over $1 million before the hammer came down. RM Auction, in their one day of sales on Friday had six cars hit the seven figure mark - Barrett-Jackson had three in six days of selling.

1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider - $1,419,000.

1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupe - $1,320,000

1932 Packard Model 904 Custom Eight Convertible - $1,210,000.

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 - $1,155,000

1936 Model J Duesenberg "Clear-Vision" Sedan - $1,100,000. Just because this was Gooding & Company’s first showing in Scottsdale, they are by no means new comers to classic car auctions. If fact, they are best known as the official auction house of the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The owner/founder, David Gooding, was born into a family of classic car collectors and has established a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable appraisers of classic cars in the world.

At 22 years old, Gooding started his career in 1989 with Christie’s International and in 2000, became president and CEO of RM Auctions. Shortly after Gooding established his company in the summer of 2003, he was invited by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to host its official auction, replacing Christie’s from their thirteen year run. It is now a tradition for Gooding & Company to have the top-selling car at Monterey and Palm Beach, so it’s no surprise that they hit the high sale in Scottsdale.

You can find the full line up of Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale cars, along with the sales results, on their website.

Photo of the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT, © Gooding & Company.