Warranting an extra day at RM Sotheby’s Monterey sale (13-15 August 2015), the Pinnacle Portfolio is a major coup for the auction house, given the quality and significance of the collection. From 1950s and 60s sports and racing cars to contemporary supercars, it has been assembled with clinical precision, comprising the very best examples, irrespective of price. One of the finest, most original Ferrari 250 LMs and the very last Ferrari Enzo to be built – then gifted by Luca di Montezemolo to the late Pope John Paul II and currently showing a scarcely believable 180km – can attest to that. As can the Lamborghini Reventon, Miura P400 SV, Maserati MC12, Toyota 2000GT, Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider, Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy ‘Gullwing’, etc. etc.

Keep an eye on Classic Driver in the coming weeks as more information about this ultra-special collection comes to light. 

Photos: Patrick Ernzen for RM Sotheby's