The Holy Grail of basic Ferraris is at present up on the market, although solely the mega-rich want apply.

British dealership Tom Hartley Jnr has a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO listed, and naturally the worth is simply out there to severe bidders.

The 250 GTO was a homologation particular constructed as the ultimate evolution of Ferrari’s 250 GT collection of automobiles. Manufacturing ran for simply two years ranging from 1962, and simply 36 examples had been constructed throughout that point.

The automobile up on the market, which Tom Hartley Jnr beforehand offered in 2019, when the video under was produced, is among the higher examples of the 250 GTO lineage. Bearing chassis quantity 3527 and that includes Rosso Cina crimson paint over tan leather-based, the automobile nonetheless has a lot of its authentic {hardware}, together with the physique, engine, transmission, and rear axle.

In line with the itemizing, the automobile lately underwent some restoration work and has an unbroken provenance from when it first left the manufacturing facility in Maranello. It was initially delivered to Lucien Bianchi of Écurie Francorchamps, who entered the automobile in a number of races in 1962, together with that 12 months’s Tour de France. It was then raced by Scuderia Filipinetti between 1963 and 1965, after which its racing profession ended and the automobile was offered to a resident of the U.Okay.

The engine is a 3.0-liter V-12 designed to ship near 300 hp. It’s mated to a 5-speed guide transmission and sends drive to the rear wheels. House owners can count on a 0-60 mph time of shut to 6 seconds and a prime velocity of greater than 150 mph.

Along with its restricted manufacturing, the 250 GTO can also be extremely wanted for being not simply an interesting design but in addition a real race automobile with victories in among the most prestigious races of its interval. It additionally stands out for being among the many final Ferraris that you may purchase, drive to the racetrack and compete, after which drive dwelling once more.

Examples at present can commerce for round $50 million. In 2018, an instance hooked up to racing legend Phil Hill offered for $48 million at public sale. Extremely, the automobiles might need traded for even greater sums in non-public gross sales. One other instance is rumored to have offered for $70 million in a non-public sale in 2018. A rarer 330 LM with bodywork matching the 250 GTO additionally simply offered at public sale in 2023 for nearly $52 million.