Ferrari 250 GTO sold for BIIIIIIG Bucks!

[SfanGoch]

Must be nice to have a spare 70 million simoleons laying around.

Ferrari 250 GTO sells for world record £52 million - Here’s why it is worth so much

[aurfalien]

Hi,

That's a real handsome car.

I wonder if it will continue to be in public now and again or disappear from the surface of this planet.  I'm thinking the latter which would be a shame.

[Belugawrx]

90 mil  and no side windows,...Pshaa

[iamsuperdan]

That price is crazy. I don't care what anyone says, no car is worth that much money.

If I had Richard Branson money, I'd buy cars like that, and then tick off the automotive snobs by driving it. Not abusing it, but driving it constantly. Racking up miles, taking it to autocross track days, basically doingh what it was intended to do. Man...that would annoy so many people. 

[bbowser]

23 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

That price is crazy. I don't care what anyone says, no car is worth that much money.

If I had Richard Branson money, I'd buy cars like that, and then tick off the automotive snobs by driving it. Not abusing it, but driving it constantly. Racking up miles, taking it to autocross track days, basically doingh what it was intended to do. Man...that would annoy so many people. 

I agree!  They are meant to be driven enthusiastically, not entombed in some climate controlled garage.

[The Junkman]

4 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

90 mil  and no side windows,...Pshaa

And no cup holders, $70 million and no cup holders.  Jeez, some people have more money than sense.

[Chuck Most]

And I thought Hemi E-bodies going for seven figures was nuts...

[Pete J.]

Racing pedigree, recent high end restoration, one of 34 built and it's a Ferrari.  Only thing that could make it better is if the original colour was red.  Yup, I can see it going that high.  Imagine what  the GT-40 number P1046 would sell for if it came up for auction.  That would be 8 or pushing 9 digits easily.  People or institutions that collect at this level are just something we will never understand.  I heard from a reliable source(Lee Holman of Holman & Moody) that you could buy one of their GT-40s in 1970 for $3,000 each if you bought two.  Thats about what I paid for my 240Z in 72.

[unclescott58]

My favorite Ferrari. (Not that particular car. But all '62 and '63 GTOs.) 

[Motor City]

Cars like this are considered to be fine art investments like some of the goofy Picassos and the like.  I saw last week where a pair of Levis from the early 20th Century sold for over $100,000.  If you watch Antiques Road Show on PBS, you would just shake your head at the prices some stuff is valued at.

[afx]

Beautiful car.  I won't comment on the price as I don't want to start a political argument.

[89AKurt]

One of my favs.  Must be the rate of inflation.

[MrObsessive]

This is not only one of my favorite Ferraris, but also one of my favorite '60's road racers! At that price however, I'll have to be content with just the models!

[Pete J.]

12 minutes ago, MrObsessive said:

This is not only one of my favorite Ferraris, but also one of my favorite '60's road racers! At that price however, I'll have to be content with just the models!

Or, you could get a kit car version.

[Matt Bacon]

4 hours ago, Pete J. said:

Or, you could get a kit car version.

...but then you'd have a curvy 280Z.... ;-P That said, there's a place over here which does fantastic-looking "Dino"s on a Toyota MR2 MkII chassis and running gear...

best,

M.

[Pete J.]

6 hours ago, Matt Bacon said:

...but then you'd have a curvy 280Z.... ;-P That said, there's a place over here which does fantastic-looking "Dino"s on a Toyota MR2 MkII chassis and running gear...

best,

M.

I'll stick with my '93 turbo.  Just rebuilt the engine and replaced anything that was worn with OEM parts. New upholstery and replaced the t top seals.  I have essentially a brand new car. Oh and it is fast enough to get me into all the trouble I want. 

[fumi]

On 6/3/2018 at 2:00 PM, Pete J. said:

I'll stick with my '93 turbo.  Just rebuilt the engine and replaced anything that was worn with OEM parts. New upholstery and replaced the t top seals.  I have essentially a brand new car. Oh and it is fast enough to get me into all the trouble I want. 

That is a very nice car.  I've always loved cars from the mid '80s to the mid '90s, they made the best sports car in that period.

Cars made nowadays may be faster but they pretty much drive by themselves.  I really don't get cars that are undriveable without all those electronic gadgets.

[Maindrian Pace]

I considered picking one up for 35 mil. Hey, that's half price!

[SfanGoch]

You must've checked out the one in Fair Deal Dan's lot. He's always holding a fire sale.

[ismaelg]

I'm trying to calculate monthly payments if I put $1,000 down, but the calculator keeps showing a blinking "E".

[ChrisBcritter]

On 6/1/2018 at 4:15 PM, SfanGoch said:

Must be nice to have a spare 70 million simoleons laying around.

The guy who sold it can vouch for that .

Edited June 11, 2018 by ChrisBcritter

[ChrisBcritter]

On 6/4/2018 at 1:24 PM, SfanGoch said:

You must've checked out the one in Fair Deal Dan's lot. He's always holding a fire sale.

Now there's a potential Movie/TV Cars build!

[High octane]

On 6/1/2018 at 9:25 PM, The Junkman said:

And no cup holders, $70 million and no cup holders.  Jeez, some people have more money than sense.

What do you mean NO cup holders? A nice 18 year old blonde girl would hold your cup of beverage just fine.

[DiscoRover007]

   I mean it’s definitely an all time beauty but 52 million would get me every car I ever wanted and pretty much anything else.

Ferrari F50, 993 GT2, Mk4 Supra, NSX NA1, Ferrari 360, Aston Martin DB11, Porsche 918, XJ220, 96 Viper GTS, 01 Diablo VT, and brand spankin new Tacoma with all the gear I want.

Literally all mine and a mansion in mountain of NC and all the hobby tools I’d ever need. Then I’d throw money at Tamiya to make all the kits I want. Still probably under 52 million for an old and dated car.

sorry to derail the thread with my pipe dream

[SfanGoch]

Digress all you want, man. It's my thread and I approve.