The numbers-matching 412P attracted the fourth highest price paid for a Ferrari at auction.
The numbers-matching Ferrari race car was sold byat its auction at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering and the final price pad including the buyers premium was $30,255,000.
The price makes it the fourth most expensive Ferrari sold at auction and the most expensive car sold by Bonhams, eclipsing the 2013 sale of Fangio'sA 412P hasn't crossed the block in a quarter of century, as the cars, built for endurance racing, are extremely rare. There are just two original examples, including chassis number 0854 which was sold last week in Monterey, and chassis no. 0850. There are two further examples, chassis no.
Chassis no. 0854 stands out as being the only 412P still with its original body, chassis, engine, and transmission. The engine is a 4.0-liter V-12 with carburetors and is rated at an estimated 420 hp. The engine is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and sits in a chassis with independent suspension including unequal length wishbones and coil springs.After its racing life was over, the car traded hands multiple times, with one owner treating it to a nine-year restoration.
It was a bumper week for classic Ferraris, as even a badly damaged 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I by Pininfarina sold for almost $2 million at an RM Sotheby's sale. Despite essentially being a crumpled husk of a car, someone snapped it up for $1,875,000. It was one of
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