Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 275 GTB/4 makes £6m

An ex-Steve McQueen 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 made history on Saturday when it sold for $10,175,000 (£6,081,516).

Supplied new to Hollywood icon on the set of Bullitt, the 275 GTB/4 was the subject of spirited bidding from the room and on the phone.

But, believe it or not, it wasn’t the most expensive car sold at RM’s Monterey sale – that honour went to a 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale, one of just three built.

Dubbed the ’65 GTO, bidding for the rare Speciale started at $15m (£8.96m) and finished at $26.4m (£15.8m).

In total, six Ferraris led a string of 21 individual million-dollar-plus sales on Saturday sale.

• 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale $26,400,000 (£15.8m)
• 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, ex-Steve McQueen $10,175,000 (£6.08m)
• 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 $3,750,000 (£2.24m)
• 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy $3,382,500 (£2.02m)
• 1963 Ferrari 400 SA LWB Coupe Aerodinamico Series II $2,915,000 (£1.7m)
• 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe $2,750,000 (£1.64m)