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Maranello metal was the stay of RM Sotheby’s most recent auction, the ‘Leggenda E Passione’ sale held at Ferrari HQ.
Among the lots were cars from the 1950s right up to one brand new car, the last Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta to be built, which fetched $13,651,000 Australian.
Also the highest dollar amount paid on the day, the money from the sale went to charity.
Third biggest buy at the event was a ’58 250 GT Cabriolet for $7,761,300, but only because another 250 GT with a higher estimate didn’t sell.
However, some of the auction highlights don’t feature at the top of the price list.
Discovered in Japan after almost four decades in hiding, this now one-off has a well-documented history and has a surprising 36,390 kilometres on the clock.
Ferrari expert Marcel Massini told RM Sotheby’s that it was a “super scarce Daytona barn find.”
Also featuring at the auction is one of Ferrari’s 70th anniversary celebration cars, which features its own one-off livery.
In Green Jewel, this 488 Spider sold for $1,793,000, or around three times the regular asking price for a new 488 Spider.
Also present and of note was a LaFerrari prototype which fetched $3,501,800, an F50 which picked up $2,925,900, and an F40 which sold for $1,774,600.
Total auction sales added up to $103,728,120, RM Sotheby’s says.
