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Bonhams|Cars Quail Auction hits it out of the park with $44.7 million in sales

The Bonhams|Cars Quail Auction during Monterey Car Week delivered a grand total of $44.7 million and achieved an impressive 96% sell-through rate.

Published Aug 18, 2025 7:54 AM PDT
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Carmel, CA – The Bonhams|Cars Quail Auction during Monterey Car Week delivered a grand total of $44.7 million and achieved an impressive 96% sell-through rate. The line-up of 109 lots, which included the exciting no-reserve Future Classics collection of 24 supercars, a collection from legendary Vic Edelbrock Jr., and a variety of timeless classics, attracted over 700 attendees to the bidding floor, where many lots were fought for in the room.

Drawing massive crowds was the rare opportunity to acquire a no-reserve collection of modern masterpieces. The collection of 24 modern machines featured some of the most exclusive and sought-after vehicles of the modern era, including limited-edition, low-mileage hypercars, many of which were being publicly offered for the first time. Biding on the collection was mostly in the room, with attendees of The Quail event turning up to bid en masse.

2020 Bugatti Divo that sold for $8.6 million Bonhams|Cars

Sale: The Quail Auction
Location: Carmel, CA
Date: August 15, 2025

About Bonhams|Cars: Bonhams|Cars uniquely offers a choice of live, online and private platforms for buying and selling collector cars—platforms characterized by levels of trust, reliability, and transparency born of over three decades of experience as the premier automotive auction house. Through prestigious live auctions around the world, 24/7 online auctions, and our Private Sales service, Bonhams|Cars makes it simple for buyers and sellers to find the platform that best meets their needs.

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McLAREN Racing announces first-of-its-kind auction of future racing cars in collaboration with RM Sotheby’s

“This auction is an extraordinary opportunity to own a piece of racing history”

McLaren Racing is teaming up with celebrated auction house RM Sotheby’s to offer a unique opportunity to purchase a trio of its future competition cars at a Sotheby’s auction in Abu Dhabi on December 5, which takes place at the same time as the 2025 FIA Formula 1 season finale.

In line with McLaren Racing’s ambition to reclaim the prestigious motorsport Triple Crown – winning the Monaco GP, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours – the sale will feature a McLaren race car from the 2026 FIA Formula 1 World Championship and NTT INDYCAR SERIES, as well as the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship challenger from 2027.

McLaren Racing remains the only team to have won the prestigious Triple Crown, first winning the Indy 500 in 1976, the Monaco GP in 1984, and the Le Mans 24 Hours on its first attempt in 1995.

McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown, announced the sale at this year’s Monterey Car Week in California where a McLaren Formula 1 Team and Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team show car was on display.

The sale marks a historic moment, representing the first time a future Formula 1 car has been publicly auctioned ahead of its official debut, with buyers set to take delivery after the cars have competed in their respective racing series.

Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, said:

“This auction is an extraordinary opportunity to own a piece of racing history and bid for a car that has competed on track before its official launch. The Triple Crown is a huge part of our heritage and we are determined to claim it once again as we prepare for our 2027 entry into the World Endurance Championship. Not only that, these incredible cars will come with unprecedented VIP access to the team and action on track.”