RM Sotheby's offered the vintage cars in its "Driven by Disruption" sale last night.
The 1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626 was built for Formula One racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio. The car was specially designed for the five-time F1 world champion and was one of only four 290 MMs to be built. It has never crashed despite a racing career that lasted until 1964.
Fangio, an Argentinian considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time, raced the 3.5-liter, V-12 engine car in the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia event, finishing fourth overall in a race that wound through Italy.
The red car with a blue nose competed in many other classic races.
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In 1957, legendary drivers Eugenio Castellotti, Luigi Musso and Masten Gregory drove it to victory in the Buenos Aires 1000 KM.
It eventually was acquired by collector Pierre Bardinon and remained in his renowned Mas du Clos Collection in France for nearly 34 years before being acquired by the current owner, identified only as a private European collector.
Meanwhile, Joplin's wildly painted 1964 Porsche 356C Cabriolet fetched USD 1.76 million, well above its top estimate of USD 600,000. The counter-culture relic was featured at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland for the last two decades.
The singer bought the white Porsche used for USD 3,500 in September 1968 and got a friend to customize it with a psychedelic mural that includes her astrological sign, Capricorn, and a scene of northern California.
She drove it regularly until she died of a drug overdose in 1970. The 4-speed manual transmission vehicle was given a meticulous restoration in the early 1990s.