Jun 21, 2018 a red 1962 ferrari 250 gto will be auctioned in august during the annual pebble beach concours delegance motoring week in california. This ferrari 250 gto is now, effectively, the most valuable and coveted car in the world. With huge celebrities such as jay leno and chris evans being proud owners of an. A red ferrari set a record thursday as the most expensive car ever sold auction.
To be offered at auction at rm sothebys amelia island event, 6 7 march 2020. The sale set a world record for any car ever sold at auction. This example is reportedly being offered for sale at. The last time we heard about a 1961 ferrari 250 gt swb california spider being sold, it was when one was discovered amongst the baillon collection, possibly one of the biggest barn finds in recent. Aiming for world auction record, ferrari 250 gto to cross. Ferrari 250 gto fetches world record auction price telegraph. Jul 23, 2014 an example of the most famous and soughtafter classic cars in the world, the ferrari 250 gto, is being sold at auction on august 14. A 1962 ferrari 250 gto, serial number 34gt, sold at rm sothebys auction on. The development of the 250 gto was headed by chief engineer giotto bizzarrini. The ferrari 250 gto is considered one of the most revered cars in history, so much so that people with very, very deep pockets will line up and bid in the 70s just to be able to own one.
Ferrari historian, marcel massini described the car as one of the top 4 gtos in the world, confirmed this car has been bought by an american businessman in a private treaty transaction. Ten minutes of bidding is all it took in fact, with the car swiftly sold to a. Nov 11, 2016 the last time we saw a ferrari 250 gto for public sale was pebble beach 2014. It looks like that could be broken again very soon though by this a, er. California august, 2014 vintage and classic cars are now more popular than ever. List of most expensive cars sold at auction wikipedia. The price included a 10% buyers premium paid to the auction company. This would beat the last car to break an auction record. A red 1962 ferrari 250 gto will be auctioned in august during the annual pebble beach concours delegance motoring week in california. This is nearly double the last public auction price for one of the classic ferrari sports cars. A 1962 ferrari 250 gto will be auctioned by rm sothebys at the annual concours delegance motoring week event in pebble beach, california, on august 2425.
But the gto is more valuable than that nowadays, with chassis number 5111gt holding the record for the. The 1962 ferrari 250 gto was definitely the highlight of the auction, but some of the other ferraris included a 1958 ferrari 250 gt cabriolet, a 1978 british grand prixwinning ferrari f1 racecar. The last time we saw a ferrari 250 gto for public sale was pebble beach 2014. Only 39 ferrari 250 gtos including the series ii variants were constructed by ferrari between 1962 and 1964. The 1962 ferrari 250 gto berlinetta, reportedly one. Rm auctions is offering a 1963 ferrari 250 gto via private treaty sale, not their regular auction route. The identity of the bidder who won the red ferrari gto, which was once involved in a. Although bizzarrini is usually credited as the designer of the 250 gto, he and most other ferrari engineers were fired in 1962 due to a dispute with. The car is being offered by rm sothebys, which estimated it. An example of the most famous and soughtafter classic cars in the world, the ferrari 250 gto, is being sold at auction on august 14. Ferrari 250 gto smashes auction record set by mercedes. Another ferrari was the former record holder and now nowsecondmostexpensive car in the world.
The 250 gto was designed to compete in group 3 gt racing, where its rivals would include the shelby cobra, jaguar etype and aston martin dp214. Ferrari 250 gt california set to break auction records. The identity of the bidder who won the red ferrari gto, which was once involved in a fatal accident, was not disclosed. Highend classic ferrari broker talacrest has listed the 1962 ferrari 250 gto, which was the second of just 36 to roll off the production line. A red 1962 ferrari 250 gto will be auctioned in august during the annual. Ferrari 250 gto heads to auction, could set new price record.
Aug 16, 2014 the world record for an automobile at auction was broken for the fifth time in six years on thursday evening august 14, 2014 when a 1963 ferrari 250 gto sold at bonhams quail auction for us. Ferrari 250 gto smashes world auction record fetching us. Aug 15, 2014 the 1962 ferrari 250 gto was definitely the highlight of the auction, but some of the other ferraris included a 1958 ferrari 250 gt cabriolet, a 1978 british grand prixwinning ferrari f1 racecar. Holy grail ferrari 250 gto set for rm sothebys monterey sale. The previous record was also held by a 250 gto, 3851gt, which was sold at the bonhams quail lodge auction in 2014. The world record for an automobile at auction was broken for the fifth time in six years on thursday evening august 14, 2014 when a 1963 ferrari 250 gto sold at bonhams quail auction for us. Jul 01, 2014 but next month, one of the longestheld if not the longestheld ferrari 250 gto berlinettas in the world will head to monterey, where it could set the public auction record for a collector car. It didnt take long for this superrare 1962 ferrari 250 gto to become the most expensive car sold at auction. Ferrari 250 gto could set auction record jersey evening post. Jun 21, 2018 a red 1962 ferrari 250 gto will be auctioned in august during the annual.
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