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A $20 Million Aston Martin Tops the Auction List at Pebble Beach

"It's a much more selective market right now."
A 1956 Aston Martin DBR1, offered by RM Sotheby’s, is expected to fetch $20 million.

A 1956 Aston Martin DBR1, offered by RM Sotheby’s, is expected to fetch $20 million.

Photographer: Tim Scott ©2017 Courtesy of RM

If you’re a true vintage-car obsessive, this could be your year.

Official estimates for the Pebble Beach auctions this week have set sales totals at $290 million, down 14 percent since 2016. It’s the third consecutive drop since a record $403 million in 2014.