Post by mikael on Aug 21, 2023 13:46:25 GMT
The Danish newspaper "Berlingske" described today an auction by Sotheby's, featuring a rather large number of rare Ferraris. I though it might interest you.
Here is the link to the Sotheby's site:
rmsothebys.com/en/home/media-center/press-releases/rm-sotheby-s-unveils-the-ultimate-barn-find-featuring-20-ferraris-lost-to-time/1371362
And here is an (unedited) Google-translation of the Danish article:
Wreck sold for DKK 13 million: Requires "extensive restoration"
In California, a private collector is selling off his Ferrari collection. Here he managed to get 1.875 million dollars for a definite wreck of a car.
Many would probably see nothing more than a regular pile of scrap if they walked past it in a landfill.
A few passionate collectors would see a lot more than that, which the sale price is also a clear proof of.
At the bid of 1.875 million dollars, the hammer struck last week, when the auction house Sotheby's sold a far from ordinary car wreck.
This is the dented and rusted bodywork from the second model of just 13 original Ferrari 500 Mondial Spiders from 1954 - to which the original gearbox is included.
Driven by famous racing driver
The auction house was quite frank that the car – or what's left of it – needs an “extensive restoration” for another few million dollars.
In its time, the car was used for racing, and it has been driven, among others, by racing driver Franco Cortese, who is known, among other things, for having driven in Ferrari's first racing car.
The car was exported to the United States in 1958, where it raced for a number of years, until during a race in the mid-60s it misfired and caught fire.
Since then, private collectors have kept the car in its damaged state.
According to Sotheby's, the car was part of a collection of a total of 20 old Ferrari cars that have also been put up for sale by the collector, who has his home in Monterey in the US state of California.
In California, a private collector is selling off his Ferrari collection. Here he managed to get 1.875 million dollars for a definite wreck of a car.
Many would probably see nothing more than a regular pile of scrap if they walked past it in a landfill.
A few passionate collectors would see a lot more than that, which the sale price is also a clear proof of.
At the bid of 1.875 million dollars, the hammer struck last week, when the auction house Sotheby's sold a far from ordinary car wreck.
This is the dented and rusted bodywork from the second model of just 13 original Ferrari 500 Mondial Spiders from 1954 - to which the original gearbox is included.
Driven by famous racing driver
The auction house was quite frank that the car – or what's left of it – needs an “extensive restoration” for another few million dollars.
In its time, the car was used for racing, and it has been driven, among others, by racing driver Franco Cortese, who is known, among other things, for having driven in Ferrari's first racing car.
The car was exported to the United States in 1958, where it raced for a number of years, until during a race in the mid-60s it misfired and caught fire.
Since then, private collectors have kept the car in its damaged state.
According to Sotheby's, the car was part of a collection of a total of 20 old Ferrari cars that have also been put up for sale by the collector, who has his home in Monterey in the US state of California.
The wreck of the second of a total of 13 models of the 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider.
