Jaguar D-Type & Shelby Cobra Set Auction Records For Their Home Countries

It doesn't exactly happen every day, but several times a year we see classic cars selling at auction for eight figures (as in, upwards of ten million dollars). More often than not, they come from Italy (with a Prancing Horse on the nose), sometimes from Germany (with a Silver Star) or even France (adorned by the letters EB). But in Monterey this weekend, RM Sotheby's set two new records, selling the most valuable cars ever to come from the United Kingdom and from the United States.
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