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The most expensive car in the world (Ferrari 250 GTO sold for €20m at auction; $28,830,906.73 USD)
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| September 19, 2008
Posted on 09/19/2008 7:50:22 PM PDT by Stoat
Ferrari 250 GTO sold for 20m at auction The most expensive car in the world
A car widely renowned as the most beautiful of all time is also now officially the most expensive after a model sold for 20 million at an auction.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 approximately 14 million. But with the recent record-breaking sale, it seems the Ferrari 250 GTO is even more valuable than had been thought.
The fall of the hammer that sold the car for a whopping 20 million smashed the world record to bits. The previous holder was a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder which sold for about 7 million in May.
Powered by a three-litre V12 engine, the 302-horsepower Ferrari 250 GTO can reach speeds of 283km per hour.
And just who snapped up the wonderful wheels? An unknown buyer from England
TOPICS: Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: autos; ferrari; ferrari250gto; littlegto; transportation
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To: Daffynition
Now you know I've always been a fan of German engineering...
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posted on
09/19/2008 8:32:30 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: RadioCirca1970
Per Wikipedia (giant grain of salt) 250 GTOs went for $18,000 in the early 1960s. Probably $125k in today’s money.
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posted on
09/19/2008 8:34:27 PM PDT
by
MediaMole
(If Plan A is to take multiple .338 shots to the back, you really need to come up with a Plan B.)
To: doc1019
Heck of a price for a used car. ;-)Hopefully the owner's team of lawyers will insist upon a rewrite of the prenuptial agreement so that it's excluded from any settlement action with the wife.
Angry women go after a man's toys first (or at least immediately after the house)....it's that "shove the knife in and twist it HARD" ethic to insure a deep, personal injury upon the man.....
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posted on
09/19/2008 8:38:55 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
To: maggief
If I’m correct [Ferrari expert son unavailable] it could be a Ferrari 360 Spyder ... which goes for about $186K ... that’s alotta pizza!
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posted on
09/19/2008 8:50:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:02:44 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Stoat
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:04:16 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Joe 6-pack
Nice, but the coupe was really the better car:
Sorry, couldn't find a decent pic of one in BRG.
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:06:11 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
To: Little Pig
I’d rather have the Masurati Birdcage.
To: Little Pig
"Nice, but the coupe was really the better car..." As a matter of torsional rigidity contributing to raw handling, that's usually the case...
...but when it comes to raw babe-magnetism, the rag tops usually get the nod.
One must consider the entire package.
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:10:46 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Little Pig
...unless you had a mechanical problem .... ;(
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:13:15 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:13:22 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
LOL ... you hear that squeak? Those Brembos need some adjusting ...
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:16:21 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
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To: Stoat
It’s very nice old exotic but way overpriced these days imho. If I had the money for an exotic I would get the current worlds fastest the Shelby Supercar tt ultimate aero. Great video here with Jay Leno http://www.shelbysupercars.com/video-jay-leno.php
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:23:23 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: Domestic Church
Yeah. I wonder what they are going to do with that thing now that the olympics are over?
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:23:27 PM PDT
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Daffynition
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To: Stoat
CRAP! I could build one from SCRATCH for less than that!
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:40:13 PM PDT
by
Boiling point
(If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.)
To: Stoat
Absolutely sinful...........you could feed millions of starving people with that kind of money.
This makes me mad as hell!!
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:42:00 PM PDT
by
diamond6
(Is SIDS preventable? www.stopsidsnow.com)
To: Joe 6-pack
” E-Type Jag out of the top spot...”
Maybe, but doesn't within the Jag reside the Prince of Darkness? The one who they call,
-LUCAS-?
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:42:27 PM PDT
by
JSteff
To: JSteff
LOL...I used to have a'66 MGB...sweet little car, but also afflicted by the PoD.
You know why the Brits haven't entered the personal computer market?
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:44:55 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: hercuroc
I’m more into the Daytona of Miami Vice fame. Only $2 million.
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:51:36 PM PDT
by
FastCoyote
(I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
To: diamond6
“you could feed millions of starving people with that kind of money.”
Yeah but think of how many carbon credits you could buy!
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posted on
09/19/2008 9:53:23 PM PDT
by
JSteff
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