Forgive my ignorance: $28M 250GTO auction?

ApexOversteer · Feb 8, 2009

These stories can be found various places on the web, but the auction venue is never revealed and I get the impression this is all hearsay and rumor... did this actually happen?

A CLASSIC Ferrari has become the most expensive car in the world after it was sold for £15.7MILLION.

The legendary Ferrari 250 GTO was auctioned for the record-breaking price after a mystery Englishman bid for the Italian sportscar.

Only 39 models of the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO model were ever built from 1962 to 1964.

It was already considered one of the most valuable cars in the world, previously thought to have been worth around £11million.

The whopping sale price million smashed the previous world record to bits, reported German newspaper Bild.

That was set after a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder was sold for about £5.4million in May.
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The $28.5 million Ferrari?

Keep this quiet, but we reckon a Ferrari 250 GTO has just been sold for $28.5 million. Which would make it one of the most expensive cars in the world, ever, in the history of selling cars and stuff.

But it's all a bit hush-hush at the mo. Probably because its new owner doesn't want any pesky criminals knowing what he's just parked up in his humidity-controlled secret layer. Sorry, garage. But if the rumourmills are to be believed, then the car is now in English hands, with the V5 safely transferred from a Scottish vendor. Via a Califorian broker. Who probably rinsed a fat load of commission.

Let's just hope it had a full service history, and at least six months T&T. And at that price, you'd hope the dealer would throw in a tank of Optimax and some plush mats, wouldn't you?

If it does prove to be true, it'd make Chris Evans' vintage Fezza look a tad cheap. He forked out £5 million for a 250 GT California Spyder this summer.

But then, only about 39 GTOs are still in existence, and experts reckon it's one of the most desirable Ferraris ever. Experts like us. It was one of the most successful sports-racing cars of the sixties, and competed in the Targa Florio and other exotic road races competed by Italian lotharios and English gents with twirly facial hair.

So it was a very cool car, and still is. Though the 430 Scud probably comes close. Who knows? In fifty years time, someone with way too much cash will be bidding millions of quid for one of those too.

So our advice is this: be an early adopter. Get out there now and buy yourself an F430. In just half a century, you'll get your cash back, plus a few million more to spend on beer or flying shoes or something.
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readplays · Feb 8, 2009

T.A.,

In short, no. This thread should fill in the gaps for you;

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203096&page=11

Cheers,
Dave

ApexOversteer · Feb 8, 2009

Thank you very much Dave. I searched and couldn't find it, but that thread was precisely what I was looking for.

It is nice to see my sense of shenanigans is working, I knew those stories smelled like horse hockey...

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