Roadster Ferrari 250 Testarossa Went Under The Hammer For Record Price
Posted on June 7, 2009
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There are a lot of amazing in the automotive world. Well, hypercar Bugatti Veyron was made at last, which had 1001 horsepower, and developed 406 km / h, speeding up to hundred for less than three seconds and was worth more than a million euros. But even its prohibitive price fades in comparison to the amounts that are given for a car on auction. For example, recently one of a series of shattering events: on the annual Leggenda e Passione auction in Maranello Ferrari 250 Testarossa roadster was sold for an unprecedented big price - nine million euros ($ 12 235 513). In such a time of financial crisis!
Of course, the organizers of the event from the association of RM Auction have not told the name of a lucky owner, but one thing is clear: he got a legendary car. Released in 1957, the roadster equipped with the 300-strong motor V12 3.0 and four-speed mechanic gearbox. And in 1958 «stallion» began its racing career: the debut in the race «A thousand kilometers of Buenos Aires», a victory in 12 hours Sebring and Le Mans and in the competitions Targa Florio.
At Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa a 12-cylinder V-type engine with 2953 cubic centimeters volume and the output of 300 horsepower is installed.
Exclusive copy, which has gone under the hammer, was the fourth car in a limited series of Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. In total for 1957-1958 only 22 copies of the model were manufactured.
This car has a rich history: made in Italy, the car spent many years outside of Europe - in the United States and Japan.
Incidentally, in the past two years, the most expensive car sold at the auction, were Ferrari. Last year’s record - Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder roadster - went under the hammer for $ 10 894 000, and 2007-m-the most valuable car was Ferrari 330 TRI / LM - $ 9,3 million.
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