WATCH | You won't believe what SA collectors paid for a rare Ferrari and other classics on auctionThe Creative Rides auction saw 116 cars going under the hammer on Saturday, but a rare Ferrari took the day's highest bid. Here's what was paid for this 54-year-old classic; we also list the top 10 cars sold with the highest bids.
There was no real surprise as to what the most expensive car of the day would be at the international classic car auction. The day's highlight was a rare 1968 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2, which a South African collector snapped up for R2.79 million. Creative Rides Derrick says Saturday's top sale price beat their previous auction record by a staggering R1.69m, which was set in December 2021 when a 1983 Alfa GTV6 3.0-litre was knocked down for R1.1m."We actually set two new records at this auction; one for the top-seller and the other for the highest ever South African auction price achieved for an Alfa GTV6 3L – R1.18m.