Million-Dollar Ferraris, Lambos to Defy Bear Market at Pebble Beach

Let the good times roll. Here’s a peek at the most exciting vintage autos that will go on sale in Monterey later this month.

The 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider, by Scaglietti. 

Photographer: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby's

From the look of the cars for sale at the annual auctions Aug. 18-20 in Monterey, Calif., you’d never guess the world is in turmoil.

A 1955 Ferrari 410 is expected to sell for as much as $30 million; a 1973 Porsche Carrera RS is valued at up to $2.25 million. Pre-war hulks the sizes of current-day luxury SUVs are listed at seven- and eight-figure pricing estimates. They represent a fraction of the blue-chip vehicles primed to potentially inject the collecting market with enough cash to hit superlative highs.