These are the 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction

For most of us, the purchase of a motor vehicle comes pre-packed with a hefty expectation of rampant depreciation. Drive that shiny new car off the showroom floor and its value starts to fall faster than a poorly co-ordinated fat kid from a particularly tall tree.

But there are a few vehicles out there that do, in fact, serve as worthwhile investments.

Yes, these rare automobiles rapidly gain value as they age, and when they do finally go to auction, they end up smashing their reserves and sometimes fetching completely ludicrous sums of cash.

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