As the 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 driven by Sir Stirling Moss sells for an eye-watering £17.5million at auction, we look at... WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE CARS

1982 Porsche 956: £7.9million On August 17, 2015, this historically significant 956 became the most costly Porsche ever sold at auction. In 1983 it won Le Mans and its ‘brute force’ helped to establish the firm’s reputation as the dominant force in modern motor racing. 1955 Jaguar D-Type: £16.8 million Described as one of the world’s ‘most stunningly beautiful cars’, this iconic 1955 Jaguar D-Type was sold on August 19, 2016 and commanded the highest ever price in a public sale for a Le Mans 24 winner, with three victories in the mid-1950s. 1956 Aston Martin DBR1: £17.5million Labelled as the ‘most important Aston Martin ever produced’, on Saturday it overtook the Jaguar D-Type to become the most expensive British car in history. Raced by the legendary Sir Stirling this was the first of five models built between 1956 and 1958. Designed to win at Le Mans it was instead successful in the 1959 Nurburgring 1000km race. 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO: £25.1million

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On August 14, 2014, this classic Ferrari became the most expensive car ever sold at auction. The second model off the production line (only 39 were ever built), it won the World GT championships. Of the 10 top selling cars at auction, six have been...