The main event itself may have been hit by a massive storm cloud, but that didn’t stop big sums from being spent at RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami 2026 sale on February 27. It was an auction marked by 90 largely well guided vehicle lots, with more modern Ferraris going past their estimates and Aston Martins in particular struggling. Just eight of the lots failed to sell.
The highest-value lot was the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder, one of 30 steel-bodied examples and the 28th of 50 LWB cars. Chassis 1431 GT was originally sold to the US and initially passed through the hands of Avi Brand, Calr Schulze, Robert Bodin, Alan Woodall, Frank Gallogy and Dave Frankel. It later went to William Jacobs, The Blackhawk Collection, David Smith and John Mozart, before joining the seller’s collection in 2007. Estimated at $6.5m-$7.5m, it sold for $7.045m. RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami 2026 was a good sale in the $1m-plus realm, with 18 cars that sphere finding homes – the majority within pre-sale estimate.
It was younger Ferraris that provided much of the auction heat at RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami 2026 sale, following on from earlier trends in the US auction market. The omens were there with the $307,500 paid for 1999 550 Maranello on 2984 miles ($225k-$275k est), but the result for the above 1990 Ferrari Testarossa was a bit more of a shock. It had covered just 4932 miles and had a distinctive beige and red interior, rather than the usual black or cream; both factors pushed its sale price to $395k, almost twice its $175k-$200k high estimate.
A further example of Ferrari fever came with the above 348 Serie Speciale tb. The Serie Speciale was a 100-strong special edition for the US market, with more power (312bhp), a shorter final drive ratio and a 50mm-wider rear track, plus painted lower body panels and a revised front and rear aesthetic treatment. The interior received carbon/Kevlar bucket seats in an F40-aping style. This particular car was one of 35 coupés built and the only one finished in Blu Sera. Against an estimate of $225k to $275k, it sold for $335k.
RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami 2026 sale saw a host of Packards on offer from a single private collection, which also included a Cadillac V-16 Roadster, Chrysler CL Imperial Dual-Windshield Phaeton and Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster. All sold for within estimate, aside from the above 1937 Packard 1507 Twelve Coupe Roadster, which had spent 40 years in the hands of one owner, and 22 with another keeper, before joining the vendor’s collection. Estimated at $225k-$275k, it sold for $329,500.
It was a difficult sale for Aston Martins; of the seven up for grabs, just two managed to get into their pre-sale estimates. The 2020 DB4 GT Zagato Continuation got to $1.27m against a $1.5m-$2m estimate, but the more painful result concerned the above 202 DBS GT Zagato. One of 19 built, it had covered 271 miles, but against a $1m-$1.5m estimate it crashed to $758,500.
Elsewhere, a 2016 V12 Vantage GT3 sold for $291k ($350k-$500k), a 2021 Vantage GTE sold for $224k ($250k-$350k) and a 2021 Vantage GT3 sold for $201,600 ($250k-$350k).
While the majority of lots finished within estimate or touching distance, one of the more notable short-fallers was the above Lamborghini Miura P400S. It was an older mechanical restoration, but its refinishing to original colour specification was more recent (2017), and it had been freshly serviced in time for the sale. Nevertheless, it sold for $1.875m against a $2m-$2.25m estimate.
While 2026 seems to be the year of the modern Ferrari, it’s also continuing to be favourable to the Porsche Carrera GT. This particular example was one of 644 US-market cars and fitted with factory XT bucket seat, air-conditioning and a Bose sound system – and it had covered just 603 miles. Against a $2.2m-$2.8m estimate, it sold for $3.305m.
Although a successful sale, some notable lots returned to their vendors. The above 1967 Ford GT40 Mk1, one of 31 road cars built, had been used for publicity photography in Dearborn and featured in the Tasca Ford dealership photograph alongside the 429 Cobra Jet prototype. It was also used to provide the soundtrack to a Gulf Oil television commercial, and it later found its way into the ownership of Skip Barber, and then Harvey Siegel, George Getz and Peter Klutt, before joining the vendor’s Texan collection. It failed to sell against a $6.5m-$8.5m estimate.
Elsewhere, there were notable sales for a 1966 Porsche 906 ($1.3m-$1.7m est), a 1937 Delage D8-120 Coach Aérosport by Letourneur et Marchand ($2.5m-$3.5m est), a 1995 Porsche 911 Speedster Gunther Werks ($1m-$1.3m est), a 2017 Ferrari F12tdf Atelier ($1.8m-$2.2m est) and a 1993 Porsche 964 Carrera RSR 3.8 ($800k-$1m est).
RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami 2026 sale saw the above 1991 Isdera Imperator 108i Series 2 break its estimate. One of 13 Series 2 cars built, and one of five left-hand-drive examples, it had covered 2218km and first delivered to Japan. Recently serviced at Canepa, it sold for $929k against a $650k-$850k estimate.
Overall, RM Sotheby’s ModaMiami 2026 sale proved that the market seemed buoyant at the top end, with achieved results often sitting mid-estimate, or very slightly higher. The 1992 Ferrari F40 pictured above sold for $5.23m against a a $4m-$5m estimate, while a 1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE0 sold for $1,627,500 against a $1.3m-$1.6m estimate.
Elsewhere, a 2024 Bugatti Bolide sold for $4.955m ($4.8m-$5.5m), while a 2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster sold for $3.415m against a $3m-$3.5m estimate.
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