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A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sports car sold for US$51.7 million in New York on Monday, making it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.
The bright red roadster had been the property of an American collector for the past 38 years, and its auction price was surpassed only by that of a Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe that went for 135 million euros in 2022, the auction house said. That would be US$144 million at today's exchange rate.
The 250 GTO went on sale on Monday evening after a few minutes of bidding in the auction room, but at a price lower than the more than US$60 million expected by RM Sotheby's, the luxury car subsidiary of the auction house.
Sotheby's did not identify the winning bidder.
Dating from 1962, this legendary Scuderia sports car – chassis 3765, four-litre engine developing 390 horsepower – had finished second in a 1,000 km endurance race on the German Nurburgring circuit, as well as in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the team had to withdraw due to engine failure, according to RM Sotheby's.
After several years of competition on the Italian mainland and in Sicily, the car was sold and exported to the US in the late 1960s.
Restored and modified, the 250 GTO changed American owners several times before ending up in the hands of an Ohio "dedicated collector" in 1985, who sold it on Monday.
"This stunning GTO offers its next caretaker further touring and vintage racing enjoyment, or display at major concours d'elegance and marque gatherings worldwide," Sotheby's said.
The Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe that fetched 135 million euros in 2022 was one of only two examples of the sports car. It sold at a confidential auction at the German manufacturer's museum in Stuttgart and was the most expensive car ever sold worldwide, whether at auction or privately, an RM Sotheby's spokesman said.
Source: AFP
拍賣史上第二貴的汽車拍出 5,170 萬美元，甚至低於預期
蘇富比稱，一輛 1962 年法拉利 250 GTO 跑車週一在紐約以 5,170 萬美元的價格售出，成為拍賣史上第二昂貴的汽車。
拍賣行表示，過去 38 年裡，這輛鮮紅色跑車一直是美國收藏家的財產，拍賣價格僅次於一輛 Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe，在 2022 年以 1.35 億歐元的價格成交。 以今天的匯率計算，這將是 1.44 億美元。
250 GTO 在拍賣場經過幾分鐘的競價後於週一晚間開始拍賣，但成交價低於該拍賣行旗下豪華車子公司 RM 蘇富比拍賣行預期的超過 6000 萬美元。
蘇富比沒有透露得標者的身分。
自1962 年起，這款傳奇的Scuderia 跑車（底盤為3765，四升發動機可輸出390 馬力）在德國紐博格林賽道的1,000 公里耐力賽以及傳奇的勒芒24 小時耐力賽中獲得第二名。據 RM 蘇富比拍賣行稱，由於引擎故障，車隊不得不退出。
經過在義大利本土和西西里島的幾年競爭，該車於 20 世紀 60 年代末銷售並出口到美國。
經過修復和改裝，這輛 250 GTO 數次更換美國車主，最終於 1985 年落入俄亥俄州一位「專用收藏家」手中，並於週一將其出售。
蘇富比拍賣行表示： “這輛令人驚嘆的 GTO 為它的下一位看護者提供了進一步的旅行和老式賽車享受，或在全球主要的優雅和品牌聚會上展示。”
Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe 於 2022 年以 1.35 億歐元的價格售出，是僅有的兩輛跑車之一。 RM 蘇富比發言人表示，該車在位於斯圖加特的德國製造商博物館的一次秘密拍賣會上售出，無論是拍賣還是私下拍賣，都是全球有史以來最昂貴的汽車。
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