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1961 Ferrari 250 GT California goes for $10 Million at auction

omarrana submitted on 5/19/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:28:01 AM

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While pricing for the new Ferrari California is still yet to be released, the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder went for $10.

9 million at RM Auctions this past weekend. DJ Chris Evans cashed out €7,040,000 for the Ferrari which was originally expected to go for a winning bid of €3.5 million.

A Ferrari 250 GT California sold last year at an RM Auction at the Concorse d’Eligance for $4.5 million dollars. Evans $10.9 million purchase obviously breaks that record getting him behind the wheel of a dark blue version that used to be owned by The Magnificent Seven star, James Coburn.

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1961 Ferrari 250 GT California goes for $10 Million at auction

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TIMELESS....

V-10 NSX
— jsell (View Profile)

Posted on 5/19/2008 11:18:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Someone made a deal with the devil in order to get that ride.
— Brembo (View Profile)

Posted on 5/19/2008 11:23:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Bueller, Bueller....

(yes, I know they didn't use the actual car, but you can't help but thinking about it)
— jeffy210 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/19/2008 11:40:09 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Hmm. . . Maybe I need to be a freaking DJ! WTF? Had no idea a DJ could ball that hard.
— Hantra (View Profile)

Posted on 5/19/2008 12:39:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Now that is a timeless car, rare beauty. Not like the monstrosity that Ferrari is try to pass off as the new California.
— theoptimisticpessimist (View Profile)

Posted on 5/19/2008 12:44:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

You are f#ckin clueless! You don't drive this car hard. You cruise through the Hamptons in the summer for an hour or so on weekends. And its relieable because its pampered like a baby - by a mechanic you have on your personal staff!

And btw, the folks who can afford to pay $10MM for a car don't worry about saving money. They earn more interest in a day than you make in a year. For them $10MM is like $1000 for the average, college educated professional.
— vman1013 (View Profile)

Posted on 5/20/2008 10:04:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

MichaelTaylor, if you don't understand why people would lust after a Ferrari like this, then you deserve to be in a Toyota!
— aussiemonster (View Profile)

Posted on 5/19/2008 11:10:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

From what I understand, he was egged on by his friends and a billionaire phone bidder kept upping the bid.

The seller was stunned that it sold for that much!

That guy paid waaaaaaay too much for that car...
— spydogoc (View Profile)

Posted on 5/20/2008 4:47:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

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