410 Sport Spyder at RM Sothebys: big Tie-In with Der Snakemeister

A 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider by Scaglietti, estimated to sell between $25,000,000 – $30,000,000, is slated for the RM Sotheby’s Monterey classic car auction in California in August 2022.

Rarely does a racing Ferrari with this pedigree come up for sale but it's scheduled for RMSothebys at Monterey. Among the famous wheelmen who raced it were Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, and Carroll Shelby. Aside from famous drivers it is a matching-numbers car--engine, chassis, and body. A car like this you buy partly on its racing record, 40 races, won 11, and achieved podium finishes 19 times.
It, is one of just two factory-campaigned 410 Sports equipped with a Lampredi-designed 24-spark plug 4.9-liter V-12 and is one of a few coachwork both designed and built by Sergio Scaglietti.

Also from their catalog:"The tie-in with Shelby is the car's strongest suit. According to RN: "0598 CM was the Scuderia Ferrari team car driven by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1956 1000 KM Buenos Aires and later piloted by Carroll Shelby during his landmark 1956 and 1957 seasons when driving for the renowned Southern California-based team principal John Edgar. Shelby won more races as a driver in 0598 CM than any other car in his racing career, with eight wins and ten podium finishes. There seemed to be no race it could not win as Shelby told a Los Angeles Times reporter, “Nothing can touch this Ferrari if it runs” and decades later he added, “It was the best Ferrari I ever drove.”

The Shelby connection with the car is so strong, the auction company is including a trophy Shelby won with the car.

Also raced in-period by legendary drivers Phil Hill, Eugenio Castellotti, Masten Gregory, Richie Ginther, Joakim Bonnier, Bruce Kessler, Jim Rathmann, and Chuck Daigh, 0598 CM is one of the most important and colorful Ferraris to compete in racing during the 1950s.

I would ask is it significant which shop rebuilt the engine? The auction company doesn't mention that.

I'm sure this isn't the same car but one story I remember from researching Shelby for a bio was, back when Shelby had a dealership in Texas the business owned they had an old Ferrari spyder that they put a Chevy into. This car apparently escaped that indignity.

Here's a lot of pictures on the auction website:
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo22/monterey/lots/r0036-1955-ferrari-410-sport-spider-by-scaglietti/1244349/photos

Here's an extensive list of its races
http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all.ferraris/detail/0598cm.410sport.htm

I wondered about the front undertray air scoop, if it was original, but old pictures I found show it was there when raced.

Anything else that could affect its value?

Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

You are correct, sir. thank you for correcting me.