Along with the various world-class automobile reveals, Monterey {Car} Week additionally hosts a number of the premier auto auctions in america. High sellers similar to RM Sotheby’s, Gooding Christie’s, and Bonhams Automobiles promote high-end autos, a lot of which may change arms for a lot of thousands and thousands of {dollars}.
Broad Arrow Auctions was additionally there with a formidable assortment of tons. The best-selling automobile was a 2005 Maserati MC12 that offered for a record-setting $5,202,500. Maserati states it is probably the most useful trendy Maserati offered, and so far as we are able to inform, it is the most effective end result for any Maserati car at an public sale, beating a 1955 A6GCS/53 Spider with coachwork by Frua that went for $5.17 million in 2018. Let’s try this wonderful MC12.
A Document-Setting Maserati MC12
Maserati solely constructed 50 examples of the road-going MC12, making all of them particular. Nonetheless, this one is in notably pristine situation. The odometer reveals simply 11,563 kilometers (7,185 miles). Plus, the automobile wears the long-lasting coloration mixture of Bianco Fuji pearlescent white with Signature Blue on the decrease a part of the physique and on the wing. Inside, there’s principally Blu leather-based upholstery with BrighTex material inserts on the seats. As an additional promoting level, this automobile simply acquired a $70,000 mechanical recommissioning in July 2025.
Past the intriguing specification, that is only a beautiful automobile. The MC12 borrowed its underpinnings, engine, and a number of the design from the Ferrari Enzo. On this utility, the naturally aspirated 6.0-liter V12 nonetheless makes 621 horsepower and 481 pound-feet of torque. Again in 2005, the powertrain was sufficient to get the supercar to 62 mph in 3.8 seconds. That is nonetheless a lot quick 20 years later, however strictly by the numbers, it is a tad slower than Maserati’s small SUV, the Grecale Trofeo. Oh, how instances have modified.
The MC12 was Maserati’s effort to enter GT1 racing on the time. The corporate has an extended historical past in motor racing, together with competitors on the Indy 500, however on the time, the automaker hadn’t been on the pinnacle of motorsports. The M12 reestablished the Italian marque’s legacy as a racing powerhouse.
Based on designer Frank Stephenson, the MC12 wasn’t only a copy of the Ferrari Enzo. He tried to sculpt a physique that managed the airflow round it. For instance, the hood strakes had been practical aerodynamic items. His normal opinion is {that a} design that works typically can be aesthetically pleasing.
Broad Arrow initially estimated this MC12 to promote for between $4.8 million and $5.5 million. The automobile’s $5.2 million sale worth places it roughly in the midst of the appraisal.
What Else Was For Sale?
The sale of this MC12 was fairly dramatic, with bidders each on the cellphone and dwell on the sale. Somebody within the room ultimately received the automobile. Past the Maserati, the tons additionally included an unraced 1980 BMW M1 Procar that went for 1.6 million. The ultimate Mercedes-Benz SLR Roadster offered for $1,022,500. There was additionally the most costly 1997 Ferrari F355 Spider but, with a document of $337,750.
Supply: Broad Arrow Auctions, Gooding Christie’s, Indianapolis Motor Speedway