With the number of classic cars sold at auction every year increasing, Barnebys, an online search platform which specialises in art, collectibles (cars, wine, memorabilia) and antiquities, has selected the ten most expensive cars ever sold at an auction.

The top ten include:

• Ferrari 250 GTO, 1962, sold for US$38.115 million at Bonhams in 2014
• Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti 1957, sold for £35.711 million at Artcurial in 2016
• Mercedes Benz W196 1954, sold for $29.650 million at Bonhams in 2013
• Ferrari 290 MM par Scaglietti, 1956, sold for $28.050 million ...