A close look at the usually very rare and certainly most expensive cars ever sold
When renowned Ferrari British collector Richard Colton died he wanted two of his prized cars to do some good, so he donated a 250GT SWB and a 275 GTB to the RNLI British lifeboat charity, which sold them to raise the funds for a new life boat. The former sold for $11.4m.Although the 250LM was designed for circuit racing, #6045 was rather special in that it was used exclusively as a road car. The 19th of 32 examples built, the 250LM was Ferrari’s first mid-engined car.
Raced and owned by the legendary Marquis Alfonso de Portago, #557GT was the fifth of seven Scaglietti-bodied first-series competition berlinettas. With Pebble Beach and Cavallino Classic wins under its belt, it’s a major piece of Ferrari history.One of the first competition SWB Berlinettas built, #1759 GT was driven by Ed Hugus and Augie Pabst to seventh overall in the 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours. The car retains its original alloy bodywork with matching numbers.
Nuccio Bertone’s personal car, #3269 GT formed the centrepiece of the Lorenzo Zambrano Collection for three decades. More importantly though, this car is unique, being a special-bodied car created by Bertone.It may have had no competition history but the life of #3095 GT is fully documented and the car has been certified by Ferrari – plus it’s one of the most beautiful cars ever created.Never publicly offered for sale before, #2871 GT is one of just 37 covered-headlight SWB California Spiders.
Created from the outset as a competition car, #1451 GT came third in its class in the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours – and fifth overall. The second aluminium-bodied California Spider made, RM Sothebys reckoned just eight such cars were created...Sold by Gooding & Co for $18,150,000, August 2016 ...however, when #1603 GT had been sold by Gooding & Co the previous year, that auction house claimed that nine alloy-bodied LWB California Spiders were built. This one had an impressive race record including fifth overall at the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring.Having competed in the 1954 Mille Miglia, International Trophy race at Silverstone, Le Mans 24 Hours, #0384 was sold into private hands in the US where it continued to race successfully.
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