The 35 Most Expensive Cars Sold at Auction

1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster – $12,845,000 – Gooding & Company

1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster(Darin Schnabel), car at auction
Darin Schnabel

This classic vehicle became a car at auction at a Pebble Beach Gooding & Company 2012 auction. Originally owned by a German baroness, the car was shipped from Germany to New York in 1949 when the family moved to the US to avoid post-war Europe. This valuable vehicle was found in 1989 lying in a garage in Connecticut.