The Art of Discretion: Three Titans at RM Sotheby's Sealed May Sale

It is this philosophy that drives RM Sotheby's Sealed Auction series. A handpicked selection of lots, each remarkable in its own right, is offered in a discreet and exclusive format — with bidding starting on 13th May and the last rounds placed on 20th and 21st May 2026.

Three cars define this edition — one each from Ferrari, Maserati, and Porsche, three marques whose rivalry has shaped automotive history and whose finest examples remain the most compelling objects in any serious collection.

2004 Ferrari Enzo

There is a short and very particular list of cars that changed what it meant to own a Ferrari. The 288 GTO, the F40, the F50 — each arrived as a declaration of intent from Maranello that the road car could be pushed to somewhere approaching the edge of possibility. When the Enzo debuted at the 2002 Paris Motor Show, it made that same statement with fresh urgency: here was a car built around Formula 1 thinking, wrapped in a body designed by Ken Okuyama of Pininfarina, and powered by a 6.0-litre V-12 that remains the final naturally aspirated, non-hybrid V-12 hypercar engine Ferrari has ever produced.

Just 399 examples were built. The example offered here is among the most carefully preserved. Completed in February 2004 and finished in Rosso Corsa over Nero — its original specification retained to this day — this Enzo spent its early years with a German owner who drove it with genuine enthusiasm: track days at the Nürburgring, the Ferrari Tribute to the Mille Miglia, the Alpen-Corso in Feusisberg. Ferrari Classiche certification was granted in May 2025, confirming original chassis, engine, gearbox, and bodywork. A major service totalling over €30,000 followed, with a 190-point inspection at Munsterhuis Sportscars in February 2026. The odometer reads just under 7,200 kilometres from new.

More than two decades on, the Enzo straddles the analogue and digital ages with the confidence of something that never needed to choose between them. Estimated at €6,300,000–€6,900,000, this is one of the finest examples available anywhere.

1954 Maserati A6G/54 2000 Spyder Zagato

There are rare cars, and then there are cars that exist in a category of their own. Chassis number 2101 belongs to the second category. It is the only open-bodied example ever built on the A6G/54 platform, the prototype for the entire Zagato-bodied series, and the first car to receive the model's dual-overhead cam engine. Originally ordered by Argentine president Juan Perón, exhibited at the 1955 Geneva Salon and the 1956 Paris Salon, it returned to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August 2024 and won both its class and the Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car award — the two highest honours available short of Best of Show itself.

The 1950s were a narrow window in which hand-built coachwork and sculptural design were reaching their absolute peak. It was the decade of the Mercedes-Benz Uhlenhaut Coupé and the ex-Rossellini Ferrari 375 MM. Chassis 2101 belongs in that conversation. Its biography reads accordingly: commissioned for a head of state who was deposed before delivery, exhibited twice on the international show circuit, sold to an American diplomat in Paris, driven to Le Mans in 1959, carried across the Atlantic, and stored for approximately 30 years — emerging with a remarkable degree of originality intact.

A comprehensive 2024 restoration by Fast Cars Ltd of Redondo Beach addressed every chassis element, including a first-ever rebuild of the matching-numbers transmission. Marque authority Adolfo Orsi's exhaustive history report confirms the continued presence of the matching-numbers engine. The result was a car that rolled onto the Pebble Beach lawn and claimed two of its most prestigious honours. Accompanied by factory production records, build sheet copies, the original owner's manual, and an irreplaceable original tool roll, this is a car for which "once in a generation" is not hyperbole. It is offered at an estimate available upon request — which, in itself, says something.

1991 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer - Classic Services - The Four Seas Commission

Singer Vehicle Design needs no extended introduction to anyone who has spent time in serious collector car circles. What the Californian atelier has achieved — taking the air-cooled 911 as its canvas and reimagining it with a level of craft that rivals the finest Swiss watchmakers — has produced some of the most coveted modern collector cars in existence. The Classic Services programme, now concluded, was Singer's most complete expression of that vision, and the Four Seas Commission is among its finest results.

Completed in February 2023, the Four Seas Commission was built around performance, material richness, and real-world usability in equal measure. Its foundation is the 'Motorsports' specification 4.0-litre engine — developed with Porsche Motorsports North America, featuring a revised crankshaft, Porsche Motorsport oil pump, and refined valve specifications — the highest-output engine available across the Classic Services range. Power reaches all four wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox, Öhlins adjustable suspension, and Brembo carbon ceramic brakes.

Aesthetically, paint-to-sample Nato Green over Singer's carbon fibre bodywork, complemented by nickel-finished bumperettes and RS wheel centres, achieves something quietly, confidently spectacular. Inside, Monument Valley leather, Torre Colombara detailing, carbon fibre bucket seats, a satin mahogany gearshift knob, and early 911 gauges in Nato Green with orange needles create a cabin that is period-faithful and thoroughly modern in equal measure. Porsche Classic Navigation with Apple CarPlay ensures usability was never sacrificed for purity.

Having covered just 250 kilometres since recommissioning and presented in virtually as-new condition, the Four Seas Commission represents a rare opportunity to acquire a Singer Classic Services 911 at the very beginning of its life as a collector's piece. Estimated at $1,300,000–$1,500,000, it will not wait long.