This year’s four auctions at Amelia Island, Florida are anticipated to do big numbers. How big? Hagerty’s market-watching analysts are tipping a new record, with total sales of between of $182 million to $217 million (£156m to £181m).
If you’re a close auction watcher, that might sound rather bold. Amelia ‘peaked’ back in 2016 at $139 million, which was when Gooding & Company sold part of Jerry Seinfeld’s collection. What makes our number-crunchers think this year will best it? In a word, quality.
There are four auctions this year, with Bonhams, Broad Arrow Group, Gooding & Company, and RM Sotheby’s all auctioning vehicles, and the share of $1m+ vehicles is slightly higher than the 2016 record year. It all makes for an exciting ride, that can be as thrilling for onlookers as it can be nail-biting for sellers.
To get a taste of the action, make a brew, pull up a chair and sit back and watch The Amelia Auction, presented by Broad Arrow. It goes live at 3.30pm today (4 March).
And if you’d like to get an informed feel for how much each lot might fetch, you can open the Hagerty UK Valuation Tool and Hagerty US equivalent and play at guess the hammer price…
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