Paris – The official Rétromobile 2025 sales, held for the fourteenth consecutive year at the Salon, once again broke attendance records with over 150,000 visitors. The event achieved a total of €24,600,000 / $25,415,490 under the hammer of Maître Anne-Claire Mandine, accompanied by the dynamic Matthieu Lamoure and historian and specialist Pierre Novikoff.
The first two sales, conducted over five and four hours respectively, saw 87% of the lots successfully sold. One of the standout pieces, a 1966 Ferrari 275GTB Aluminium, fetched €2,159,600 / $2,230,219. This rare model is one of only 93 aluminium-bodied examples ever produced and was fully restored in the 1990s by Cognolato.
Among the prestigious collections presented by the Motorcars department, the Silver Collection achieved €4,382,471 / $4,525,778, featuring highlights such as a 2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta, which set a world record at €807,360 / $833,760, and a Ferrari 275GTB certified by Ferrari Classiche, finished in its original “Celeste Metalizzatto” shade, which sold for €2,371,640 / $2,449,193.
We also highlight the Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona, which sold for €671,450 / $693,406, as well as a Lamborghini Countach LP400 S, owned by the same collector for over 25 years, which fetched €554,280 / $572,405. Another Countach, a 25th Anniversary model previously owned by Gerhard Berger, was acquired for €405,280 / $418,532.
On the Porsche side, a 911 Carrera 2.7L RS, one of the first 500 units produced, finished in its original “Tangerine”, reached €417,200 / $430,842, while a Porsche 356 pre-A 1300 “split-windscreen”, kept in the same family for 60 years, changed hands for €429,120 / $443,152.
Among the rare models, a 1967 AC Cobra 289 Sports, one of only eight left-hand drive European AC 289s ever produced, was hammered at €607,920 / $627,999. Meanwhile, a 2001 BMW Z8, originally unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1999 and displaying just 30 km from new, was acquired for €354,960 / $366,567.
Iconic models also included:
- A 1973 Citroën Méhari in a four-seater version: €20,264 / $20,967
- A Citroën 2CV “Sahara”, one of only 700 units produced: €63,176 / $65,241
A Record-Breaking Second Day of Sales
The second auction day proved to be equally exceptional, achieving nearly 100% of lots sold and breaking multiple records. Paul-Émile B.’s “Locomotion in Action” Collection fetched remarkable prices, both in the Automobilia & Collectibles section and in the Vehicles category. A passionate collector who once owned nearly 400 classic vehicles, Paul-Émile B. had made the decision to part with his entire personal museum.
The highlight of his collection, a 1995 Bugatti EB110 GT, the only example finished in Bianco Monaco, achieved €1,530,400 / $1,580,444, setting a new world record. Its legendary predecessor, a Bugatti Type 51 from the Ralph Lauren Collection, was sold for €1,567,600 / $1,639,443.
Additionally, a 1904 Darracq 8 HP, boasting an exceptional history and kept within the same family from 1954 to 2015, reached €88,208 / $91,092. Unique non-automotive lots also attracted strong interest, with a “Pou du Ciel” aircraft finding a buyer for €17,880 / $18,465, and a Renault TN4H Parisian bus selling for €53,640 / $55,394.
“The success of Rétromobile 2025 and the exceptional quality of the vehicles brought together by our team have led to impressive sales, with some setting world records. In a marathon of nearly 13 hours of auctions over three days, Artcurial Motorcars once again demonstrates its unwavering energy to achieve the pinnacle of the finest auctions.”
Matthieu Lamoure, Director of Artcurial Motorcars
100% of motorcycles sold!
All motorcycle enthusiasts gathered for an auction paying tribute to the Panini Collection, where all 71 models were sold, totalling €1,058,759 / $1,093,380, including a record for the exceptional design piece, the Innocenti Lambretta “Siluro”, which sold for €160,920 / $166,182, and a 1978 MV Agusta 750 America, hammered for €63,176 / $65,242.
Join us next June for the next Artcurial Motorcars auction in Saint-Tropez!
Photo: 1966, Ferrari 275GTB Aluminium @Kévin Van Campenhout
