Here’s a round-up of the 10 most expensive cars ever to go under the hammer. 1. 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Atlantic ? $43.7 million (2010) Head and shoulders above all of the cars in the list. It is so rare that only three examples plus their prototype were ever built. This buyer was anonymous but […]The post The 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction appeared first on Pursuitist.

Here’s a round-up of the 10 most expensive cars ever to go under the hammer.1. 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Atlantic ? $43.7 million (2010)Head and shoulders above all of the cars in the list. It is so rare that only three examples plus their prototype were ever built. This buyer was anonymous but Ralph Lauren is one of the other two very lucky owners.2. 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO ? $19.4 million (2010)Bought by British radio and TV personality Chris Evans in 2010, the GTO is the most prized vehicle in Ferrari collecting circles. Only 36 were made and only 2 examples have found their way to auction in the last 18 years.3. 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa ? $16.39 million (2011)Meaning Red Head, because its valve covers are thus colored, the Testa Rossa has real racing pedigree ? winning Le Mans three times between 1958 and 1961.4. 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe ? $14.9 million (1987)Sold at auction to an anonymous Japanese bidder in 1987, if the list was adjusted for inflation, it would be second. It is rumored to be about to come back on to the market and this time it might make the top spot....