Here though, we’re on an entirely different level of popularity, particularly if you remember that in 2013, Artcurial sold his Ferrari Testarossa at Retromobile for four times its then-market value, simply because it once belonged to him. 1963 Oldsmobile Cutlass F85 “Le gendarme de Saint Tropez” sold for €26,224 ($28,763)Īnother particular “object” was the 3.5 V8 Range Rover from 1975 (therefore the two-door version) which once belonged to Alain Delon. Any hope of finding a nostalgic buyer, however, went unrequited: estimated at €30,000-€50,000, it changed hands for €26,224 ($28,763). The film was quite successful back in the day in France, so much so that five sequels were made. Let’s now look at the different results obtained by three vehicles from the best French pop culture: The first was a 1963 Oldsmobile Cutlass F85 Convertible used in the film “Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez”. A beautiful car, very well restored, but without major honours… The estimate of €4-€6m was correct and took this into account, and in the end, it was sold for €4,390,400 ($4,815,522) which, with a victory, would have been a lot higher. The top lot of the sale, however, was an ex-works Porsche 907 from 1968, with which the official team placed fourth overall at the 1968 Nürburgring and three times at the 24 Hours of La Mans. Straight out of the same collection, was a Ferrari Enzo with 4,760 km under its belt, which changed hands for €2,846,000 ($ 3,121,578), equalling the existing record for this model. The example for sale at Artcurial had covered just 1,318 km from new under the careful hands of its sole owner so the estimate of €2.7-3.5 million seemed to me nothing short of very conservative. In February 2022 in Paris, RM went further still, selling one with 12,700 km on the clock for €3.43 million. Then, during Pebble Beach, another one was sold for €3.37 million, setting yet another record. In May 2021, an example was sold for €3.09 million, a new record. Without question, the 1996 Ferrari F50 helped: just a couple of days before the sale, I was asked to evaluate another F50 for a friend who wanted to buy one and I started my research. Just like being behind the wheel: everything you need to know to fully understand the situationįrom all these interesting cars, I have chosen those I feel give us a clear idea of where the market is heading. This year’s average price of €273,545 ($300,032) also confirms the good mix of delights on offer.

So we have finally returned to normal levels: 167 cars for sale, 132 went to new homes (79.04%), bettering the results reached in 2021.

Just like being behind the wheel: everything you need to know to fully understand the situation And whereas last year the top lot alone counted for 38% of the overall takings, this year the most expensive car contributed just 13%, in line with the 12% registered in 2020 (pre-covid at the time). Many things have changed: the ghost of Covid has been significantly reduced and the sale was conducted over two days, with more cars and a greater focus on the diversity of the cars on offer than on spectacular top lots. Comparing this year’s Artcurial sale with the one held in 2021 is like comparing night and day.

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