12 Cars That Caught Our Eye at the 2025 Broad Arrow Amelia Auction

Broad Arrow Auctions returned to Amelia Island for its third annual sale at the Ritz-Carlton. By most measures, it was the company’s most successful Amelia sale yet, with more vehicles sold, higher total sales, and a higher average price than in years past.

European classics from the 1950s to 1970s made up most of the top lots, but modern exotics like a Ferrari F40 ($3.7M), Pagani Huayra ($3.4M), Porsche 918 ($2.3M), and Lamborghini Aventador LP770-4 SVJ 63 ($967,500) had a strong showing as well. The Porsche contingent was also strong, with 25 offered. Big misses included a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet not sold at a $1.5M high bid and a 2008 Bugatti Veyron not sold at a $1.7M high bid, while several of the star cars did sell noticeably under their presale estimates. Weather conditions resulted in the Amelia Concours moving back a day, from Sunday to Saturday, which was day two for Broad Arrow’s sale. This didn’t seem to dampen enthusiasm or bidding, however, as the sale was well-attended both days. We look at the most interesting and significant cars from the sale in detail below.

Lot 126: 1981 Porsche 911 SC Coupe

Sold for $100,800

Chassis no. WP0AA091XBS120957; Engine no. 6411917. Guards Red over beige leather. Unrestored original, #3 condition.

Equipment: 2993-cc/172-hp flat-six, five-speed, fog lights, Fuchs wheels, Continental tires, whale tail, sunroof, tinted windows, car phone in the back seat, window sticker, tools.

Condition: Bought new by Jimmy Buffett, although it has been out of his ownership for many years. Original with several small chips on the nose and a few more chips and scratches throughout the body. Dull plastic on the whale tail. Delaminating rear glass. The trim around the sunroof is loose. Good, lightly worn interior. A used SC with celebrity history.

Bottom line: The auction featured a veritable buffet of 911s (16 of them available), but this is the only one you’d want to take to Margaritaville. No vintage 911s are cheap, so it’s tough to buy one if you’re the son of a sailor or live in a banana republic, but come Friday, the bidders were able to say, hey, it’s 9:11 somewhere, and put up a significant but not extreme premium for Buffett’s Porsche. An ordinary ’81 SC coupe in this condition is worth about half as much as the result here.

Lot 147: 1964 Apollo 5000GT Coupe

Sold for $201,600

Chassis no. 1074. Green over black leather. Visually maintained, largely original, #3 condition.

Equipment: 300-cu-in/250-hp Buick V-8, four-speed, Michelin tires, wood-rim steering wheel, Jaeger gauges.

Condition: Previously owned by Apollo founder Milt Brown. The second-to-last of just 76 cars built. Largely original, and the 4052 miles showing are represented as accurate. Good older paint with a few small cracks in several places and chips around the edges of the hood. Orange peel on the A- and B-pillars. Cracked headlight and windshield gaskets. Reasonably tidy underneath. Heavily wrinkled leather on both seats and stretched on the driver’s side, but otherwise good interior. An imperfect but solid example of this thoroughly Italian-looking but American-powered and American-conceived sports car.

Bottom line: Apollo was the brainchild of three friends in Northern California at the dawn of the 1960s. Milt Brown, Ron Plescia, and Ned Davis wanted to emulate the best of the large sports cars coming out of Italy and Britain at the time, but with more car reliable American underpinnings. While at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1961, Brown met Frank Reisner, of Carrozzeria Intermeccanica, who agreed to provide finished bodies for Brown’s fledgling sports car venture. Plescia sketched out a European-influenced coupe body, and designer Franco Scaglione refined the shape. Intermeccanica then got to work on the production bodies themselves, and Brown designed a steel ladder frame with Buick front subframe and front suspension, along with four-link trailing arm rear suspension. Power came from Buick V-8s of either 3.5- or 5.0-liter capacity.

The sports car business is tough, and Apollo built fewer than 100 cars before folding, making them rarer than many of the Ferraris, Jaguars, and Aston Martins they were meant to compete against. This one sold in Monterey in 2008 (with 2931 miles on the odometer) for $80,850, was a $130K no-sale on Bring a Trailer in 2021, and sold in Scottsdale three years ago for $156,800. It’s expensive for the condition compared to other Apollos sold recently, but the ownership history with a company founder and its originality afford it an understandable premium.

Lot 106: 1958 Devin D-Porsche

Sold for $67,200

Chassis no. 4855076. GT Silver Metallic over red vinyl. Recent restoration, #2- condition.

Equipment: 1582-cc/90-hp, 356 Super 90 flat-four, four-speed, Porsche wheels and steering wheel, Vredestein tires, roll bar, VDO gauges.

Condition: Represented with $88,000 spent since 2020, when the car was bought as a rolling chassis project on Bring a Trailer for barely $4000. One small paint chip in the nose, but the finish looks fantastic. Reasonably good gaps. Some age on the wheels and lug nuts. Beautiful interior. Tidy engine and underbody. An old semi-kit car, but rare and very cool.

Bottom line: Bill Devin’s fiberglass bodies clothed many a sports car in the 1950s, particularly in his native California. But he made chassis, too, including the V-8–powered Devin SS, the Porsche- or VW-powered Devin D, and the Corvair-powered Devin C. For the Devin D, he built a ladder frame chassis with modified VW suspension. The body and frame only cost $895, but customers had to put down $3350 for a fully finished car with Porsche power. A little over 300 Devin Ds and Cs were built, and they were reasonably successful club racers. This is a pretty one, and so much car for the money at this price. More was spent on restoring it, and a 356, which is far more common and several hundred pounds heavier, would cost at least twice as much money in this condition.

Lot 128: 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Koenig-Specials Road Runner

Sold for $134,400

Chassis no. WP0ZZZ93ZGS000256; Engine no. 67G00283. Guards Red over Champagne leather. Modified original, #3 condition.

Equipment: 3299-cc/480-hp (up to 550 hp, depending on boost) twin-turbo flat-six, four-speed, BBS wheels, Pirelli Cinturato P7 tires, fiberglass body panels, Audi 200 headlights, cross-drilled brakes, front strut brace, reinforced antiroll bars, Bilstein shocks, sunroof, JVC cassette.

Condition: One of about a dozen full-spec Road Runners built. Engine-out service this past January. Showing 24,253 km (15,070 miles). Two large paint cracks in the nose. Very dirty wheels. Wrinkled driver’s seat. A few tiny chips in the windshield. Kind of weird, kind of wonderful.

Bottom line: This car was built at the height of Willy Koenig’s heyday as one of the most famous purveyors of ’80s automotive excess. The Munich tuner and customizer touched Ferraris, Mercedes-Benzes, BMWs, and Porsches. For many years Koenigs and other tuned cars from this period were seen as gauche, nouveau riche playthings that were modified and therefore less desirable than their factory-correct counterparts. Lately, cars like this are gaining more respect and a following, but that hasn’t translated to big money right away. This car sold under its rational $170K low estimate, and for not far off what a normal, unmodified 930 in this condition is worth.

Lot 103: 2000 Honda S2000

Sold for $95,200

Chassis no. JHMAP1149YT007691. Silverstone Metallic with black cloth top over black leather. Original, #1- condition.

Equipment: 1997-cc/240-hp inline-four, six-speed, Bridgestone Potenza tires.

Condition: Showing 42 miles, and other than visibly aged brakes, it’s perfect. If you want a new AP1 S2000, here it is.

Bottom line: This car was a $60,000 no-sale at Mecum Kissimmee in 2021 and a $61,500 no-sale on Bring a Trailer a few months later. It finally sold at Mecum Orlando in 2022, with 38 miles on the clock, for $88,000. People will pay beyond top dollar for a perfect, nearly no-mile car like this, mostly for the satisfaction of having “the best example” of something rather than actually enjoying its newness and preservation on the road. This is the second-most expensive base model S2000 we’ve seen sell at auction, though we wouldn’t have been surprised to see it crack six figures.

Lot 274: 1958 BMW 507 Series II

Sold for $2,122,500

Chassis no. 70110. Silver Metallic with black top over red leather. Older restoration, #2- condition.

Equipment: 3168-cc/150-hp V-8, four-speed, Rudge wheels, whitewalls, hardtop, Becker Europa radio, books and tools.

Condition: The 110th of 253 built, and a desirable Series II model with a roomier interior and front disc brakes. Delivered to a German businessman in Venezuela. Spent most of its life in Europe. Restored in the 2000s. Date-correct replacement engine and gearbox. Good paint and lightly aged chrome. Very clean underneath. Mildly aged leather. Small crack in the steering wheel. Let down by its lightly aged restoration and non-original drivetrain, but still a beautiful and highly desirable car.

Bottom line: Although it was a commercial failure when new and a relatively undervalued classic until fairly recently, the 507 has been a seven-figure collector car for a decade or so. Very good examples have even been bringing $2M or more in recent years, so the price for this one was strong given its shortcomings. Then again, it was a $2M no-sale at Pebble Beach in 2021 and a $2,067,500 sale in Scottsdale two years ago, so the market clearly considers it a $2M car.

Lot 231: 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Coupe

Sold for $929,000

Chassis no. DB52051L; Engine no. 4002045. Silver Birch over red leather. Older restoration, #2- condition.

Equipment: LHD. 3995-cc/282-hp inline-six, ZF five-speed, wire wheels, Vredestein tires, wood-rim steering wheel, power windows, Smiths dash clock.

Condition: One of 180 factory left-hand drive cars. Restored by Steel Wings in original colors. Represented as matching numbers. Excellent paint and chrome. Even gaps. The wheels and brakes are a little dirty. Some scratches and markings on the grille. Good interior with mildly wrinkled leather and a few scratches on the dash. A well-sorted DB5 with an older restoration.

Bottom line: A mostly lovely DB5 in Bond-appropriate Silver Birch, this Aston sold in Scottsdale way back in 2006 for $267,300, and Broad Arrow sold it in Monterey in 2023 for $775,000, which was on the low side at the time. DB5 prices haven’t done much since then; this result is just more fair to the car’s condition.

Lot 256: 1975 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale

Sold for $692,500

Chassis no. 829AR0001948. Azzurro over brown cloth. Older restoration, #3+ condition.

Equipment: 2418-cc/190-hp V-6, five-speed, gold alloy wheels, fire bottle.

Condition: One of fewer than 500 Stradale (road) versions built for World Rally Championship homologation. Decent older paint with a little hazing. There are some paint chips on the wheel wells. The engine compartment shows age and grime from use. The interior is very good and does not exhibit excessive wear. A good old restoration from the 2010s with some miles on it.

Bottom line: The Ferrari-powered, fiberglass-bodied Stratos won the World Rally Championship three times from 1974 to ’76, and it makes an entertaining if somewhat crude road car. Arguably Lancia’s most famous car, it’s naturally one of the most valuable, too. Values have roughly tripled over the past 15 years, and this one last sold for $451,000 in Scottsdale in 2017. The nearly $700K result for it in 2025 is on the high side, but not outrageous.

Lot 275: 1934 Hispano Suiza J12 Cabriolet by Vanvooren

Sold for $224,000

Chassis no. CH14019. Project, #5 condition.

Equipment: Not much

Condition: One of about 120 cars built from 1931 to 1938. Commissioned by Belgian baron Jean Empain and used during his travels between Europe and Africa. Imported to the U.S. following World War II. Shown at the 2013 and 2024 Pebble Beach Concours. Winner of the 2024 Pebble Beach Alec Ulmann Trophy. Burned in a fire immediately post concours while on a transporter, the entire car is in shambles, with many components melted. There is not a single piece of this car that doesn’t need serious attention.

Bottom line: The history of Hispano Suiza is a bit confusing. It most famously built luxury cars, but it also built aircraft, weapons, and trucks. Its name literally means “Spanish-Swiss,” but many of its cars were built in France. What is clear is that the J12, with its monstrous V-12 engine and massive proportions, was the largest and most expensive automobile the company ever produced. Restored J12s have sold in the $1M to $2M range, and this one would have been worth that, too, before the fire. Now, it needs absolutely everything. The auction was at no reserve, so it easily could have sold for 50 grand or something, but someone really wanted it. It’s unclear who they are or what their plan is—or what parts of this car can realistically be saved—but one logical step would be to send it to India, where there are skilled restorers whose work costs less than the equivalent shops in the U.S. and Western Europe.

Lot 289: 1960 Renault Floride

Sold for $50,400

Chassis no. 19228. Powder Blue with black hardtop over red vinyl with blue piping. Older restoration, #3+ condition.

Equipment: 845-cc/40-hp inline-four, four-speed, gray Robergel wire wheels with hub caps, whitewalls, hardtop.

Condition: Delivered new in Europe. Restored about 15 years ago. Tired chrome bumpers and windshield frame but good paint. Pitted door handles. Original glass. Paint blistering on the steering wheel. Lovely upholstery. A 20-footer in nice colors, and a charming French oddball.

Bottom line: Renault introduced its Caravelle in 1958. Outside of Britain and North America, though, it went by the name of Floride, the French word for Florida (“Caravelle” was standardized in 1962). A small, rear-engine, rear-drive convertible with a body designed by Pietro Frua at Ghia, the Floride/Caravelle wasn’t so much a sports car as it was a handsome open-air cruiser with sporty proportions, sort of like a French Karmann Ghia. About 117,000 were produced, but they’re quite a rare sight in this country, especially a European-market Floride with a hardtop like the car here. Its price is huge (the #1 value for a Caravelle in our price guide is $31,900), so the seller should be thrilled. What better place to sell a Floride than Florida?

Lot 225: 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

Sold for $4,460,000

Chassis no. 4854. Arancio Miura over Gobi beige leather with cloth inserts. Recent restoration, #2 condition.

Equipment: 3929-cc/385-hp V-12, five-speed, Campagnolo centerlock alloy wheels, Pirelli Cinturato tires, leather-wrapped steering wheel.

Condition: The 25th of 150 SV spec cars. Complete with matching engine. Formerly of the Rosso Bianco Museum and owned by Simon Kidston. Exceptional paint, body, and brightwork. Everything from the underside to the interior are like new. A stunning restoration of a desirable SV-spec Miura.

Bottom line: Miuras were one of the biggest winners of the pandemic-era spike in classic and enthusiast cars, with their values essentially doubling since 2020. This one’s SV spec, its nice colors, and its excellent condition leave nothing to be desired, and it brought a deservedly strong price, even if it fell slightly short of the $4.5M low estimate.

Lot 234: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione

Sold for $9,465,000

Chassis no. 1451GT. Silver with black top over blue leather. Older restoration, #1- condition.

Equipment: 2953-cc/260-hp V-12, triple Weber carburetors, four-speed, aluminum body, Borrani wire wheels, Michelin tires, fog lights, external oil cooler, 35-gallon fuel tank wood-rim steering wheel.

Condition: The second of eight alloy-bodied 250 California Spider Competiziones. Placed fifth overall with a class podium at the 1959 24 hours of Le Mans under the ownership of Bob Grossman. It then had extensive racing history with him in 1959–60, mostly in the U.S. Represented as the first California Spider equipped from the factory with competition-spec Type 128 F engine. Restored and color-changed to red in the early 1980s and then again in the early 2010s, back to its Le Mans spec. Ferrari Classiche certified. The paint and body are spectacular, with no flaws worth mentioning. The brightwork is like new. The engine and underbody are pristine and the interior is like new. A spectacular restoration with an equally spectacular history. The star of this sale.

Bottom line: And it was the most expensive car in Amelia this year. Nevertheless, we’re a bit shocked at how low this price is. California Spiders, especially competition-spec ones with good racing history, are typically eight-figure cars and have been for a long time. This one, in fact, sold at auction in 2017 for $17,990,000. Its odometer shows just 342 more km (213 miles) than it did in 2017, and it’s in essentially the same condition. Even Broad Arrow’s $10M–$14M estimate proved ambitious. The difference between these two results is a head-scratcher, and not a great sign for the ’50s Ferrari market.