There are few finer ways to spend a Sunday morning than browsing the classifieds, pondering the purchase of an MG or Triumph. But the other end of the classic car market is something much more frantic – the bustling, raucous tumult of a classic car auction.
Here, the world's finest automobiles change hands for staggering amounts of money, often an eight-figure sum. We've picked the cars sold at public auction for the highest prices, and ranked them. Starting with...
11. 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta 'Competizione', price $12.8m (£8.5m at today’s exchange rate) – In 11th spot is a car that was raced by three World Champions: Mike Hawthorn, Alberto Ascari and Nino Farina. It was one of three examples entered by the Ferrari factory team in the 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours.
