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« on: April 27, 2007, 08:11:28 am » |
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On the Block: Phil Hill Ferrari
Ferrari will celebrate the upcoming Mille Miglia by cleaning out its closet and the closets of some of its private collectors as it auctions off select bits of Ferrari history, including a Le Mans-winning race car driven by Phil Hill.
RM Auctions says it will sell the only 4.0-liter Ferrari Testa Rossa ever built at auction on May 20. The auction will take place in Maranello in a series of sales dubbed "Leggenda e Passione," and will also highlight several other important Ferraris from the marque's racing history.
The 4.0-liter car is the last Testa Rossa built by Ferrari, the auction house says. The '62 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Testa Rossa is the last front-engine car to win atLe Mans, at the hands of Road & Track eminence Phil Hill and co-pilot Olivier Gendebein in their third Le Mans victory. It's owned today by a U.S. collector.
RM says that with the car's provenance and unique place in history, it could fetch an estimated $8 million to $10 million at auction. It will be offered alongside a 1970 512 S raced by Luigi Chinetti; a 1953 340MM with a coachbuilt Touring Spyder body; a '66 Dino 206 SP, fully restored; and a 1997 Formula One car.
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Le Mans is for the week......not just 24hrs!
When life throws you lemons, bring out the tequila!!
Vodka! Cheaper than Botox and paralyses more muscles!
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2007, 09:09:44 am » |
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Veritably, the stuff off dreams......I'll take them all, except the last one which wasn't particularly good
MG Mark
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Mario Andretti
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2007, 12:02:13 am » |
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Mark, if you like I'll look after the 1953 340MM for you... Sod it, Lara better get used to living outside.  |
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2007, 07:07:02 pm » |
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Sounds good - I'll take the 512 and we'll share the Testa Rossa  |
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2007, 07:20:37 pm » |
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OK then anybody got a bit of spare dosh they dont need and could assist in sponsoring this shared caring in the community effort?  |
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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2007, 08:47:58 am » |
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Phil Hill Ferrari Fetches $9.3M
When the gavel fell on the last car for auction, Ferrari's "Leggenda e Passione" sale of a clutch of classic Ferraris from its own archives and from its owners' garages had ended in history.
The auction of 33 cars was highlighted by the sale of a 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Testa Rossa, the last one built by the company. The car in question - also the last front-engine car to win at Le Mans, at the hands of Road & Track eminence Phil Hill and co-pilot Olivier Gendebein in their third Le Mans victory - sold for $9.3 million, the highest figure recorded for a public auction, the Wall Street Journal reports.
RM Auctions, which ran the sale, had estimated that with the car's provenance and unique place in history, it might fetch $8 million to $10 million.
The total take for the auction was more than $46 million, with more than a third of the vehicles sold fetching more than $1 million, the Journal adds.
The Testa Rossa was offered alongside a 1970 512 S raced by Luigi Chinetti; a 1953 340MM with a coachbuilt Touring Spyder body; a '66 Dino 206 SP, fully restored; and a 1997 Formula One car.
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Le Mans is for the week......not just 24hrs!
When life throws you lemons, bring out the tequila!!
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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2007, 09:34:12 am » |
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You don't have to rub it in, out bid by a fiver! ;-);-)
Next time.
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« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2007, 09:44:59 am » |
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Makes the '86 328 GTS seem a bit of a snip at 44k euros......and the 512BB at 93.5k euros a definitive bargain.
MG Mark
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2007, 10:19:18 am » |
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These prices are getting as high as in the late 80's. will the bubble burst, are we in for a big wake up call again?
I know a guy with a lightweight E-Type that he bought in the boom for silly money. Its hidden in a garage now with an old Fergie blocking the doors. Word has it he cannot bare the sight of it as it lost him so much money. Shame as its said to be a great car.
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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2007, 10:21:40 am » |
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Makes the '86 328 GTS seem a bit of a snip at 44k euros......and the 512BB at 93.5k euros a definitive bargain.
MG Mark
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2007, 10:30:47 am » |
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Makes the '86 328 GTS seem a bit of a snip at 44k euros......and the 512BB at 93.5k euros a definitive bargain.
MG Mark
Don't forget the postage though.. Post it? You'd have it posted? |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2007, 01:26:31 pm » |
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Sod that...Flight to Maranello....drive all the way back....One day  |
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2007, 02:13:06 pm » |
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Sod that...Flight to Maranello....drive all the way back....One day Er, quite. Need a co-driver? |
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2007, 02:15:53 pm » |
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Surely its a riding mechanic you need in one of those things- it is Italian!
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2007, 02:20:18 pm » |
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Surely its a riding mechanic you need in one of those things- it is Italian!
Point. However, I'd be useful for driving through France. I am now a veritable dictionary of French mechanical terms, thanks to the annual visit of my friend's red car to LM... |
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