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Auctions 2025: A Tasty Preview

12 January 202512 min read17 images

The New Year's fireworks are over, making way for thrilling auctions in Europe and the USA. Highlights include Fangio's 1955 Mercedes F1 Streamliner, Ferrari's last Le Mans winner, a NART 250 LM, Porsche 917K from Le Mans, and the famed Shelby Cobra 427.

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Welcome to 2025! And we’re looking toward the future. Predicting it? Let’s not exaggerate. But preparing for what lies ahead is interesting.

January is all about the auctions in the USA, starting with Kissimmee. The kickoff has been slightly delayed this year, taking place from January 7 to 19, featuring heart-stopping cars.

Obviously to follow the top lot of the sale: the 1969 Porsche 917K that was the star car in the movie "Le Mans" starring Steve McQueen. The actor has had some difficulties in recent enchantments; his cars have always attracted considerable interest but not such as to make the prices fly. This one, however, is really special and the eight-figure amount is easily expected. But how high will it go?

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