Quick Glance: Record-Breaking Sale of 1962 Ferrari at Sotheby’s
- A classic racing car, considered the Holy Grail of Ferraris, last sold in 1985 for a fraction of the price.
- The Ferrari GTO sold for $51.7 million at Sotheby’s, marking the highest price ever achieved for a Ferrari at auction.
- Sotheby’s marketed the car as a luxury item, offering it in a standalone sale during its main auctions of fine art.
- A bright red Ferrari with a rich history sold for $51.7 million, making it the most expensive car ever sold at auction from the Italian carmaker.
Quick Glance: Maggiore's New Restomod Pays Tribute to 'Magnum P.I.' Ferraris
- Founded in 2019, Forte dei Marmi-based Automobili Maggiore was inspired by its namesake's childhood obsession with the iconic Ferrari featured in his childhood reruns in Italy.
- Maggiore's latest project, unveiled at this year's Concours of Elegance, goes beyond enhancing the aesthetics of the sleek mid-engine sports car: The GranTurismO is a comprehensive tribute to the prestigious 288 GTO.
- Spinning the 600 hp twin-turbocharged V-8 required the expertise of Nicola Materazzi, the engineer behind the original 288 GTO and other supercar icons like the Ferrari F40, Bugatti EB110, and Lancia Stratos.
- Materazzi tragically passed away before the new model's unveiling, but the reinterpretation stands as a wonderful posthumous tribute to his brilliant mind.
For sale: Ferrari 288 GTO. The first real hypercar? Possibly. Utterly sublime? Absolutely.
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/ferrari-288-gto-spotted/47080
This one-of-five Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione up for auction was the last GT racing car Enzo worked on, but it never raced. Here's why: https://www.thedrive.com/news/an-ultra-rare-ferrari-288-gto-evoluzione-will-soon-be-for-sale
Automobili Maggiore has given the 288 GTO the restomod treatment (don't worry, it's based on a 308). Thoughts? 🤔
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-eurocars/granturismo-revealed-as-homage-to-ferrari-288-gto/46155
The Ferrari P4/5 is a one-off car built by Pininfarina for Jim Glickenhaus.
"The Tool Man" himself, Tim Allen, shows off his eclectic car collection.
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason (Official) could get any cooler: he owns a Ferrari 250 GTO.