Overall Results – 2025 Monterey Auctions

Photo Credit: carcollectorsclub.com

Monterey 2025 is in the books, and the results are in! Thanks to Hagerty for crunching the early numbers. Here are the standouts:

Bonhams staged an incredible comeback at The Quail, surging from $12.5M in 2024 to $44.2M this year with a 96% sell-through rate. A huge turnaround driven by major collections and smart no-reserve offerings.

RM Sotheby’s led the pack with $163.8M in sales and an $1.2M average price per car. The headline was the one-off Ferrari Daytona SP3 “Tailor Made” charity lot, which stunned at $26M.

Gooding climbed to $119.1M, highlighted by the record-breaking $25.3M sale of a 11961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Spider California Competizione.

Broad Arrow slipped to $49.8M, off 19% from 2024. Their top lot was a Maserati MC12 Spyder at $5.2M.

Mecum Sell-through rate was actually up, but the price dropped

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Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X Stun at the
Nürburgring – But There’s More in the Tank!

Video Credit: Misha Charoudin

Chevrolet made waves this week with official Nürburgring lap times for the new Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X. The ZR1 ran an incredible 6:50.763, while the ZR1X edged ahead with a 6:49.275 — both quicker than the much more expensive Mustang GTD.

But Nürburgring YouTuber and expert racer Mikhael “Misha” Charoudin says the ZR1 could have gone even faster, by as much as 10 seconds. His detailed analysis of the lap shows conservative driving lines and slower exits that left speed on the table. Why? GM used engineers, not experienced Nürburgring pro drivers, for the official lap.

According to Misha, with a seasoned Nürburgring racer behind the wheel, the ZR1 could easily threaten the