Ferrari 250 gto test car heads to monterey auction for. Ferrari 250 gto breaks auction record sports car digest. The rare 1962 ferrari 250 gto breaks a world record for any car ever sold at auction. The sale set a world record for any car ever sold at auction. The most expensive car ever sold at auction is this 1962. Exphil hill ferrari 250 gto sets record for highest price. Greg whitten auctioned off his 1962 ferrari 250 gto in just 12 minutes at monterey car week. Vintage racingvintage carsferrari berlinettacourse automobileferrari logoferrari laferrariporsche logoferrari californiacar. Of course, that was by the people selling it, but the hyperbole must have worked somehow, because this 1962 ferrari 250 gto became the most expensive car ever sold at auction this weekend at an rm.
The 1962 ferrari 250 gto, similar to the one above, keeps breaking records on the track and at the auction house. While collectible cars have been sold privately for more, this is the highest price ever paid for a car at a public auction. 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. On august 24, another 1962 gto the third one ever builtis coming up.
The previous record was also held by a 250 gto, 3851gt, which was sold at the bonhams quail lodge auction in 2014. List of most expensive cars sold at auction wikipedia. A 52yearold ferrari smashed the record for the most expensive car ever sold at auction. The gto was driven onto the stage by fivetime le mans winner derek bell. When original ferrari 250 gtos head to auction, they tow a weight of expectation behind them. A ferrari 250 gto has made headlines once again, courtesy of a new record breaking sale at last weeks monterey car week auction in california, usa. And if the roar of the crowd didnt convince the new owner that the ferrari 250 gto was a good. The identity of the bidder who won the red ferrari gto, which was once involved in a fatal accident, was not disclosed. A legendary ferrari is set to become the worlds most expensive car after being offered for sale by a ukbased ferrari specialist for. A laferrari aperta supercar just sold at a charity auction for a record 8. The ferrari 250 gto is the motoring markets equivalent of van goghs sunflowers and a talisman for any topend collection, said james knight, group motoring chairman at uk auction house bonhams. The ferrari is the most soughtafter classic car because of its perfect blend of looks, rarity and performance.
Ferrari 250 gto the most expensive items ever auctioned. On august 25, 2018, rm sothebys sold greg whittens 250 gto 34gt at their monterey auction. Exphil hill ferrari 250 gto sets record for highest price paid for car at auction. The sale set a world record for any car ever sold at. This ferrari gto is the most valuable car ever auctioned. But the final price tag from the auction at bonhams quail lodge auction in carmel, calif. The 1962 ferrari 250 gto, with a somewhat dark past. Watch the full auction portion of the 1962 ferrari 250 gto held by rm sothebys at the monterey conference center.