Las Vegas: When Too Much Is Never Enough

Posted on: November 4th, 2026 by gstanley

Vegas Excess | The 917 Poker Chip | Ferraris Soar @Broad Arrow

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A +$18M Ferrari. 25 Carrera GTs. 40+ Paganis. And One Viral Instagram Post!

Oh yeah, there were also Bugattis, Koenigseggs, Czingers, the 20 Grand Duesy…you get the idea…it was nuts.

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Before entering the Concours, I met a group of teenage boys practically bursting with excitement to storm the show field! I gave each a Porsche 917 poker chip—because what better place to hand out poker chips than Vegas? To be clear, this is my business card with a QR code on the back, not an actually poker chip.

The cars may be worth millions, but seeing the next generation this excited is priceless!

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Excess Has A Home In Vegas

Las Vegas has always been about excess. Bigger hotels, brighter lights, outrageous entertainment, and absolutely no understanding of the word “subtle.”

This past weekend, the collector car world decided to join the party! And what a party it was. First, a +$18 Million-Plus Ferrari!

Broad Arrow Auctions kicked things off by shattering the Ferrari F50 auction record with an extraordinary, virtually untouched, “in-the-wrapper” example selling for $18.7M! And the Ferraris continued to perform with the SP3 just behind it at $18.5M, the La Ferrari at $8.8M and an Enzo at $6.55M.

But that was just the opening act. Experience it yourself with this four minute video from the auction floor.

Welcome to Automotive Excess!

The Las Vegas Concours at the Wynn assembled a collection of automobiles that bordered on the ridiculous. And I mean that in the best possible way! Consider these numbers:

25 Porsche Carrera GTs! Most enthusiasts would travel hundreds of miles just to see one of Porsche’s legendary V10 supercars. In Vegas, apparently, they come by the dozen.
A row of GT1-era legends! Including the Porsche 911 GT1, Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, and McLaren F1. Any one of these could headline a major automotive event. Here, they were practically fighting for attention.
More than 40 Paganis! Forty! Even Horacio Pagani might have looked around and thought, “Perhaps we’ve overdone it a bit.”

And who can forget the crazy Art Cars?

And Then Instagram Went Crazy!

I posted a short Instagram Reel featuring the row of GT1 legends the response was almost as outrageous as the cars themselves. My biggest post by far! As of Sunday afternoon…

651,862 total views
547,769 unique viewers
46,393 likes
15,870 shares
4,460 saves

That’s more than half a million views, with people sharing the video thousands of times! Apparently, automotive excess plays pretty well on social media, too.

And here’s what I love most: It proves that the passion for extraordinary automobiles extends far beyond the people fortunate enough to attend these events.

WATCH THE VIRAL INSTAGRAM REEL

So, Was It Too Much?

I’ve been fortunate to attend some of the world’s greatest automotive gatherings, from Pebble Beach to Cavallino, and Las Vegas delivered something entirely different.

Pebble Beach celebrates elegance. Cavallino celebrates Ferrari heritage.

Las Vegas celebrates the automotive equivalent of ordering everything on the menu—and then asking for dessert! And you know what? I loved it.

Between Broad Arrow’s record-setting Ferrari, the unbelievable collection assembled at the Wynn, and the incredible response from enthusiasts around the world, one thing became clear.

There’s absolutely a place for unapologetic automotive excess. After all, Vegas has never been about doing things halfway.

One +$18 million-plus Ferrari. 25 Carrera GTs. GT1 legends. More than 40 Paganis. And over half a million Instagram views.

Because when it comes to collector cars in Las Vegas…too much is just the starting point! And unlike most Vegas weekends, I’ve got the pictures—and the video—to prove it:)

Stay Driven,

Greg Stanley

The Collector Car Podcast

Author, The Enthusiast’s Guide to Collector Cars

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