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AMERICAN COMPETITION HERITAGE.
Three linked RM Sotheby’s references form a separate supplement source set. They do not alter the base report’s 26-source register.
THE 26 SOURCES.
Numbers match the report. Each link opens the publisher's own page in a new tab. Where a note qualifies how a source is used, it appears under the title.
Owner material
The owner's account. Useful for questions; not independent verification.
- 01Owner website — Investment Rationale (opens in a new tab)Undated; reviewed 29 September 2026
Original thesis. Legacy figures are reconciled against sources 19 and 20 rather than accepted as direct comparables.
- 02Owner-supplied PROOF 10 — Motown Missile — Booklet Design (opens in a new tab)Undated; 25 pages
Owner-supplied synopsis used for this edition. Pages 3–4 address restoration and identity; 7–10 engineering; 17–22 cockpit, people, art and recognition. The original booklet bytes were not transferred into this build.
Market and wealth data
Published industry and survey figures. Each measures something different — read them apart.
- 03Hagerty — 2026 Greenwich Investor Day (opens in a new tab)29 May 2026
Printed slides 23, 26, 29–30 and 37. Management estimates include 49.1 million addressable U.S. enthusiast vehicles, $17 billion traded within Hagerty’s U.S. insurance book in 2025, an April market-activity reading of 58.9, and North American auction value near four times Europe. Scope limits are essential.
- 04Hagerty — 2025 Annual Report (opens in a new tab)2026 filing
The business section gives a 36 million-vehicle U.S. target-market management estimate. It is not a census.
- 05Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index: luxury holds steady (opens in a new tab)23 April 2026
The all-luxury basket declined 0.4% in 2025 and remained 38.6% higher over ten years. These are not classic-car-only returns.
- 06Knight Frank Wealth Sizing Model 2026 results (opens in a new tab)23 April 2026
Model estimate: 713,626 people above US$30 million, with 37% in North America, nearly 31% in Asia-Pacific and just over 25% in Europe. Wealth is not collector intent.
- 07FBHVC — National Historic Vehicle Survey 2025 overview (opens in a new tab)2025
Reports 1,934,178 registered historic vehicles, 690,777 owners, £7.3 billion annual economic contribution and more than 19,900 responses. It covers multiple vehicle types and economic activity, not auction turnover.
- 08FFVE — Nos Enquêtes: Étude Nationale 2024 (opens in a new tab)2024
Study coverage exceeds 42,000 vehicles. That is not the French historic-vehicle fleet.
- 09FIVA / JDA Research — 2020/21 Worldwide Fact File (opens in a new tab)2020–2021
Survey ran August–November 2020, covered 2019 use and spend, and received 54,948 responses covering 127,855 vehicles through 24 language versions. Authors warn that self-selected country samples are not proportional to national owner populations.
- 10FIVA — National Members directory (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 29 September 2026
Evidence of organized national networks, not market share or purchase intent.
- 11FIVA — Charter of Turin (opens in a new tab)2012
Articles 5–10 address preservation, historical change, records and archives. The charter does not certify this car or its eligibility.
- 26Art Basel and UBS — The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2026 (opens in a new tab)2026 public release; reviewed 29 September 2026
Reports global art-market sales of $59.6 billion in 2025, up 4% year on year; dealer sales rose 2% and public-auction value 9%. This is art-market turnover, not collector-car market size, total collectibles or a transferable return.
Reported sales and sale venues
Public auction results and venues. Examples of what documented cars achieved, not comparables for this car.
- 12RM Sotheby’s — 2001 Ferrari F2001, The Schumacher Crown Jewel (opens in a new tab)24 May 2025
Posted result €15,980,000 for chassis 211. It is not evidence of Motown Missile value.
- 13RM Sotheby’s — The Schumacher Crown Jewel event (opens in a new tab)24 May 2025
Event-date reference; no affiliation with Motown Missile.
- 14Ritzau via Avisen.dk — Schumachers Formel 1-racer solgt for over 100 millioner (opens in a new tab)25 May 2025
Contemporary report put the F2001 result at approximately US$18.17 million. The native euro result controls; this is not a current foreign-exchange conversion.
- 15RM Sotheby’s — Monterey 2018 results (opens in a new tab)24–25 August 2018
Published nominal results include Ferrari 250 GTO 3413 GT at $48,405,000, Aston Martin DP215 at $21,455,000 and Ford GT40 P/1016 at $9,795,000. These are not seller-net proceeds.
- 16Mecum — Monterey 2024 event (opens in a new tab)15–17 August 2024
Event reference. The lot-level Daytona source controls the result.
- 17BINGO / BH Auction — Japan platform (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 29 September 2026
Evidence of specialist market infrastructure, not a count of buyers or an affiliation.
- 19Mecum — 1966 Ford GT40 MkII Factory Lightweight XGT-3, lot F188 (opens in a new tab)Kissimmee, 16 January 2026
Posted sold result $12,375,000. XGT-3 is distinct from P/1016; the two results are not a repeat-sale series.
- 20Mecum — 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona, lot S99 (opens in a new tab)Monterey, 17 August 2024
Posted sold result $3,360,000 for a restored road-going homologation car, not a NASCAR race chassis.
- 21Mecum — 1970 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda Sox & Martin Drag Car, lot S102 (opens in a new tab)Harrisburg, 3 August 2019
Posted sold result $429,000. AHRA GT1 / Super Stock context; adjacent to, not a direct Pro Stock twin of, the Motown Missile.
- 22Mecum — 1968 Plymouth Barracuda B029 Sox & Martin Boycott, lot S104 (opens in a new tab)Harrisburg, 3 August 2019
Posted sold result $220,000. S/S sportsman history; protest against Pro Stock rules does not make the car itself Pro Stock.
- 23Hemmings, Kurt Ernst — Trio of Sox & Martin Mopars crack the top-10 at Mecum’s Harrisburg sale (opens in a new tab)6 August 2019; updated 15 July 2024
States the two 2019 results are fee-inclusive. It does not create additional independent sales.
- 24RM Sotheby’s — 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 W04, chassis F1W04-04 (opens in a new tab)Las Vegas 2023; reviewed 29 September 2026
Posted sold result $18,815,000. The catalogue connects the chassis to Lewis Hamilton’s 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix victory. Exceptional Formula One context; not a direct comparable, current appraisal, seller-net figure or Motown Missile floor.
- 25Mecum — 1971 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda Sox & Martin Pro Stock, lot S145 (opens in a new tab)Kissimmee, 11 January 2020
Posted sold result $412,500. Catalogue describes restoration to 1971 race configuration, Ronnie Sox and Dave Christie letters, 426 Hemi and four-speed. Nearer category evidence, not a matched twin; catalogue descriptions may be consignor-supplied and are not independently authenticated here.
Import and regulation
Official guidance for buyers outside the car's current jurisdiction.
- 18U.S. Customs and Border Protection — Importing a Motor Vehicle (opens in a new tab)Current guidance reviewed 29 September 2026
A U.S. import gateway only. It does not establish eligibility or treatment in other countries.
THE CAR'S OWN RECORD.
These pages carry the owner-supplied account and the archive material. Identity, provenance and current condition still need independent inspection; the VIN isn't published until it has been verified.
The Car
Appearance and specification, as described in the owner-supplied booklet.
OpenProvenance
The 1970 donor and late-1971 presentation account, with what still needs inspection.
OpenEngineering
Engine, drivetrain, chassis and aero, source-qualified until inspected.
OpenThe Missile Files
Archive images and booklet pages with their credits and rights status.
OpenPhoto gallery
Photographs of the car with attribution.
OpenAuction details
Current sale status. Anything not yet confirmed is marked as awaiting confirmation.
OpenReport: overview · read online · valuation model · release note
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Seller-commissioned collector research. The project team has a commercial interest in marketing the Motown Missile. This is not an independent appraisal, fairness opinion, investment recommendation or promised return. McKinsey, IBISWorld, Hagerty, Knight Frank, FIVA and auction houses are not authors, sponsors or endorsers.