Top 11 Rarest Cars Ever Made: Automobiles are consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive commodities to collect as a hobby.
Rare automobiles like the ones on this list aren’t necessarily designed to be driven, in contrast to regular automobiles, which are essential for helping people get from Point A to Point B. The older automobiles on this list are considered historical artefacts and are shown in museums all over the world.
However, a handful of the more recent high-end vehicles on this list are undeniably status symbols designed to be flaunted.
All of the vehicles on this list are considered to be extremely rare due to the fact that very few of them were ever manufactured and, in the case of some of the older vehicles, very few instances have been preserved.
Top 11 Rarest Cars Ever Made 2024
1. W Motors Lykan HyperSport
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 7 ever made
- Current Value: Asking price $3.4 million
- Manufacturer: W Motors
- Year Produced: 2013 – 2017
Engine: 3.7 L twin-turbocharged flat-six
Between the years 2013 and 2017, W Motors created a limited number of their supercar dubbed the Lykan HyperSport. W Motors had only seven Lykan HyperSports in mind when they designed and built the vehicle, and they revealed the prototype at the Qatar Motor Show in 2013.
With a price tag of $3.4 million for each unit, the Lykan HyperSport was the third most expensive production automobile available at the time.
The Lykan HyperSport is the world’s first sports automobile that was entirely conceived, developed, and produced in a country located in the Middle East.
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Although it is not known for certain whether or not W Motors has sold all seven Lykan HyperSports, one of them was bought by the Abu Dhabi police force in the year 2015.
2. McLaren F1 LM
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 6 ever made
- Current Value: $13.75 million at auction; prototype Est. value of $25 million
- Manufacturer: McLaren Cars
- Year Produced: 1995
- Engine: 6.1 L BMW S70/2 V12
The standard McLaren F1 was modified to create a unique racing version known as the McLaren F1 LM.
In recognition of the five McLaren F1 GTRs that raced in and completed the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, only six McLaren F1 LM cars were manufactured. These cars finished in first, third, fourth, fifth, and thirteenth place, respectively, overall.
McLaren was able to make a profit off of the sale of five of the six F1 LMs and kept the Papaya orange prototype in order to use it as the base for the company’s ongoing work on the F1 chassis.
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Lewis Hamilton is the driver for McLaren, and McLaren CEO Ron Dennis has made a pact with Hamilton to give him the papaya orange McLaren F1 LM prototype if Hamilton wins two Formula One World Championships. Despite this, Hamilton has only one victory to his name, and McLaren still owns the prototype.
3. Bugatti Type 41 Royale Kellner Coupe
- Number Produced or Remaining: 7 made, but only 6 remaining
- Current Value: sold for $9.7 million; but current Est. value over $10 million
- Manufacturer: Bugatti
- Year Produced: 1927 – 1933
- Engine: 12,763 cc (12.7 L) (779 cu in.), straight-8
Ettore Bugatti was responsible for designing the ultra-luxurious automobile known as the Bugatti Type 41 Royale Kellner Coupe, more commonly referred to as the Bugatti Royale.
At first, Bugatti intended to produce 25 examples of the Type 41 Royale and market each one to members of the royal family as the most opulent automobile that had ever been produced.
Unfortunately for Bugatti, the Royale was introduced during the Great Depression, and as a result, the company was only able to sell three of the seven cars that were produced.
As of right now, there are only six Bugatti Type 41 Royale Kellner Coupes in existence. It is believed that Ettore Bugatti was responsible for the destruction of the seventh car.
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The Bugatti Type 41 Royale Kellner Coupe is one of the largest cars that have ever been manufactured. Its full length is 6.4 metres (21 feet), and it weighs a staggering 3,175 kilogrammes (7,000 pounds).
4. Aston Martin DBR1
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 5 ever made
- Current Value: $22.5 million at auction
- Manufacturer: Aston Martin
- Year Produced: 1956 – 1959
- Engine: Aston Martin, 2,493cc/2,922 cc, Straight six, FR Layout
In the late 1950s, Aston Martin produced the DBR1, an extremely premium sports automobile that was named after the company’s founder. Only five Aston Martin DBR1 automobiles were ever produced, and each one was assigned a number from one to five (appearing in sequence as DBR1/1, etc.).
Some of the most famous race car drivers of the day, such as Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Reg Parnell, and Les Leston, took turns behind the wheel of the numerous Aston Martin DBR1 cars. Roy Salvadori was another one of those drivers.
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The Ferrari 375 Plus in 1954 and the Ferrari 250TR in 1958 were the only two cars in the 1950s to win both the World Sports Car Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours in the same year as the Aston Martin DBR1. The Aston Martin DBR1 was one of just three cars in the 1950s to accomplish this feat.
5. Packard Panther
- Number Produced or Remaining: 4 made, but only 2 remaining
- Current Value: $835,000 at auction
- Manufacturer: Packard Motor Car Company
- Year Produced: 1954
- Engine: Supercharged 327 cu in (5.4 L) L-head (flathead) straight-eigh
The Packard Motor Car Company unveiled its vision for a future automobile in the form of the Panther in the year 1954.
The more recent automobile was designed to take the place of the Packard Pan American, and if it went into full production, there were plans to install the manufacturer’s newest overhead-valve V8 engine in the vehicle.
In the end, Packard was only able to construct four Panthers and only two of those vehicles are still in existence today.
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The very first Packard Panther ever produced was purchased in 2013 for the asking price of $835,000 after being meticulously reconstructed by the original manufacturer, the Mitchell Corporation.
6. Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 2 ever made
- Current Value: One sold for $4.8 million
- Manufacturer: Koenigsegg Automotive AB
- Year Produced: 2009
- Engine: 4.7–4.8 L Koenigsegg twin supercharged V8
The diamond weave carbon fibre finish was featured on the special edition of the Koenigsegg CCXR that was called the Trevita. “three whites” is the literal meaning of the Swedish term “Trevita,” which is the name of the automobile.
Because carbon fibre is only available in a dark grey colour, the engineers at Koenigsegg devised a one-of-a-kind coating that transformed the fibres from grey to a glittering, silvery white.
Only two CCXR Trevita cars were ever manufactured by Koenigsegg since the production procedure was so labour-intensive.
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Although there were two Koenigsegg CCXR Trevitas produced, only one of them was built according to the standards required by the United States, making it really one of a kind. Boxer Floyd Mayweather spent $4.8 million to acquire this particular vehicle.
7. Maybach Exelero
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 1 ever made
- Current Value: Unknown for sure, but reportedly purchased for around $8 million
- Manufacturer: Stola and DaimlerChrysler
- Year Produced: 2004
- Engine: 5.9 L 5,908 cc (361 cu in) Twin-turbocharged V12
Stola, which is now a part of Blutec, and DaimlerChrysler worked together to manufacture the Maybach Exelero in the year 2004.
Maybach Exelero was first shown to the public in 2005 by Stola and DaimlerChrysler after it had been commissioned by Fulda, a German division of Goodyear, to test their new Carat Exelero tyre series. Fulda is located in Germany.
There was only ever one Maybach Exelero produced, and it is currently owned by Frank Rickert, the creator of Mechatronik, which is a Mercedes-Benz tuner. There were rumours that American rapper Birdman had purchased the car for $8 million, but he never actually paid up.
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In an audacious move, the design (style) of the Maybach Exelero was handed up to four students from the Pforzheim Design Academy. In the end, the design that was picked was created by one of the students, Fredrik Burchhardt.
8. Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 1 ever made
- Current Value: Unknown for sure – the price paid was never made public, but pricing started at €1.35 million (about $1.5 million)
- Manufacturer: Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
- Year Produced: March 2009
- Engine: 8.0 L (488 cu in) quad-turbocharged W16
In 2009, the illustrious French automobile manufacturer Bugatti honoured its centenary by producing the Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire as part of the festivities.
The one-of-a-kind vehicle has Bugatti’s characteristic two-toned design, but it is rendered in two different shades of blue called “Sprint Blue Matte” and “Sprint Blue Gloss.”
The public has not been given access to the information regarding the Veyron Bleu Centenaire, however, the beginning price has been quoted as €1.35 million (around $1.5 million).
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It was alleged that the Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire that was put up for sale in Japan in 2015 had barely travelled a total of 775 kilometres (481.56 miles) prior to the sale.
9. Icona Vulcano Titanium
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 1 ever made
- Current Value: Starting price set at €2.5 million (about $2.78 million)
- Manufacturer: Icona Design Group
- Year Produced: 2015
- Engine: Supercharged 6.2L V8
Another one-of-a-kind vehicle is the Icona Vulcano Titanium, which holds the distinction of being the very first automobile made entirely of titanium.
The body of the Vulcano Titanium is made of titanium and carbon fibre, which allow it to be extremely lightweight while maintaining its strength.
According to Icona, the titanium body of the automobile required hand-crafting that lasted for 10,000 hours.
This is the reason why the Vulcano Titanium is a one-of-a-kind vehicle; Icona claims that it will never be able to produce another vehicle that is identical to this one.
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The titanium Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a military reconnaissance aircraft used by the United States, served as an inspiration for the design of the Icona Vulcano Titanium.
10. Rolls-Royce 15 HP
- Number Produced or Remaining: 6 made, but only 1 left
- Current Value: Est. value $35 million
- Manufacturer: Royce Limited
- Year Produced: 1905
- Engine: 3000 cc 3-cylinder
One of the most historically significant automobiles on this list, the lone surviving example of the Rolls-Royce 15 HP dates back to the beginning of the business relationship between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.
This 1905 Rolls-Royce 15 HP, which has the registration number SD 661, is the sole one of six of these automobiles that Rolls and Royce produced that year.
There are claims that it is the second oldest Rolls-Royce automobile in the world, and its value is estimated to be at least $35 million.
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The Dick family of Kilmarnock, Scotland, who owned the sole surviving Rolls-Royce 15 HP for more than 60 years before donating it to the Royal Scottish Automobile Club in 1974, is responsible for the car’s survival.
The Dick family gave the automobile to the club as a gift. Since that time, the automobile has spent the majority of its time on exhibit in Scotland (although it has been leased out to other museums on occasion).
11. Oldsmobile F-88
- Number Produced or Remaining: Only 1 ever made
- Current Value: $3.24 million at auction
- Manufacturer: Oldsmobile (used a Chevrolet Corvette chassis)
- Year Produced: 1954
- Engine: 324 cubic inch (5.3 litre) Super 88 V8
Although there are a few other cars on our list that are one of a kind, the Oldsmobile F-88 earns the top rank because of its age as well as the fact that it was a concept car that was genuinely one of a kind. The Oldsmobile F-88 is our candidate for the title of the rarest car that has ever been manufactured because it was never really put into production.
There are rumours circulating that General Motors constructed two further Oldsmobile F-88 show cars; however, there is no evidence available to the public to suggest that these cars actually existed. The only known example of an Oldsmobile F-88 was purchased for $3.24 million in 2005.
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At the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum, the solitary Oldsmobile F-88 has been given its very own showroom in which to be viewed.
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