Most expensive car ever sold at auction-1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa beats world record

The Most Expensive Car Ever Sold 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa

 During an auction that took place at the Ferrari factory and the test circuit in Maranello in northern Italy, a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa was sold for € 9,020,000 to, or about $ 12.4 million of dollars, establishing a new world record for the most expensive car ever sold at auction.

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The immaculate machine actually sold by a "hammer price" of € 8.2 million. But with a premium of 10 percent buyer, the official sale price was € 9.02 million - or $ 12,402,500 at current exchange rates.

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1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, one of only 22 similar models built at Maranello, has a history important race in North America and South It premiered in Buenos Aires 1000 km in 1958 and came fourth overall before being sold to a customer who ran the U.S. extensively in the SCCA championship.

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Between 1957 and 1958, only 22 examples of "pontoon fender" open-topped model were made, according to the statement.

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Examples of model open-topped two-seater went 19 races of the International League from 1958 to 1961, claiming 10 victories, he said. The example sold at auction has a black body and a red nose. Inside, the leather seats are red.

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The previous record for a car sold at auction was only last year and was also defined by a Ferrari, when UK broadcaster Chris Evans paid Euro 7.0 million (AU $ 12,620,000 / NZ $ 16.16 million) for a black 1861 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California previously owned by James Coburn.

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Both cars were sold in "Ferrari Leggenda and Passion", an annual auction of the best Ferrari and Maserati super organized by RM Auctions and held at the Ferrari test track, Fiorano in Maranello.

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