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Results are in - the Testa Rossa did not meet reserve with a high bid of $10.7M
The [url=http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/vintage-ferrari/]record setting $12.1M sale in 2009[/url] presumably set seller expectations high.

Top sold price was a tie - $4.62M each for a 1954 Ferrari 375 and 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C

The Boot Hill Express went for $88,000.

Miura S and SV went for $396K and $825K.

Top Ten sale prices [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/auction-results-overview.cfm?SaleCode=MO10#]here[/url].
All lot results [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/auctionresults.cfm?SaleCode=MO10]here[/url].

The catalog for the auction has been completed, with lot numbers assigned and estimates added to each description (except for the '58 Testa Rossa which states "estimates available on request").

Over two dozen cars have been added since my first post, including [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r336&fc=0]a 959[/url], [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r350&fc=0]an Enzo[/url], [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r311&fc=0]a Lola T-70[/url], and [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r341&fc=0]a Ferrari FXX[/url].

a definite 'sex-on-wheels' candidate: [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r337&fc=0]a Jaguar D-Type[/url]
[img]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r337_02.jpg[/img]

Also added [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r257&fc=0]a Ferrari Daytona[/url] (est $250K-$325K, I thought they were pricier), and two Maserati Ghiblis ([url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r345&fc=0]1967[/url], [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r235&fc=0]1968[/url] - which I always thought were better looking than the Daytona, even if they didn't have V12 mystique).

...back to the good stuff, two Miuras - [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r334&fc=0]an S[/url] and an [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r251&fc=0]an SV[/url]

Two 1964 race Cobras, [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r304&fc=0]"King Cobra" raced by Parnelli Jones[/url] and a [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r134&fc=0]Shelby USRRC team car[/url]
[img]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r304_01.jpg[/img]

Two additional 1967 427 Cobras.  Check out the history of [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r146&fc=0]this 2 owner example[/url] - the current seller says that on his initial inspection of the car, the first owner's urn was in the drivers seat!

Three Mercedes 300SL - a [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r149&fc=0]1955 gullwing[/url] and [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r148&fc=0]1957[/url] and [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r115&fc=0]1961[/url] roadsters

and how about a [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r188&fc=0]Tucker[/url]?   Don't see these come up very often.

For the paranoid there's an armored [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r161&fc=0]1928 Cadillac Town Sedan[/url] once owned by Al Capone.

RM is holding their annual auction, [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/default.cfm?SaleCode=MO10]Sports and Classics of Monterey[/url] in August preceeding the [url=http://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/pages/3013]Pebble Beach Concours[/url]

It contains their usual eclectic assortment of good, bad, and ugly (can you say [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r276&fc=0]Messerschmitt Kabinenroller[/url]?).

And some items of known interest to forum participants.
View all lots [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/CarList.cfm?SaleCode=MO10]here[/url].

The [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r217&fc=0]Boot Hill Express[/url] is back on the market.  I guess it's sale last year fell through.
[img]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r217_02.jpg[/img]

For those looking to complete their Multipla collection there's this [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r142&fc=0]1960 taxi[/url] with a charming history.
[img]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r142_01.jpg[/img]

Here's a [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r187&fc=0]1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Teardrop Coupe[/url]
[img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r187_01.jpg[/img]

and a couple of Delahaye teardrop style designs - [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r122&fc=0]1938[/url] and [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r124&fc=0]1949 with custom bodywork by Saoutchik[/url]
[img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r122_01.jpg[/img] [img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r124_01.jpg[/img]

My guess for highest price is this [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r272&fc=0]1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa[/url]
[img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r272_01.jpg[/img] [img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r272_02.jpg[/img]

On the other end of the scale, two Isettas, [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r298&fc=0]a 600[/url] and [url=http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&CarID=r273&fc=0]a 300[/url]
[img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r298_02.jpg[/img] [img width=500 height=308]http://www.rmauctions.com/images/cars/MO10/MO10_r273_01.jpg[/img]