The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 1957 Bashny.Net

Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 1957, Gooding & Company auction in Monterey has established an absolute record value. Vintage cars went under the hammer for $ 16, 39 million. Previous record holder was also the "pet" of the Italian "stable», GTO 250 1963, sold for $ 16 million. This Career "test of Russia" from the beginning had no luck. At the end of the race at Le Mans in 1958 the car was burned cavity. It was restored, but soon the incident was repeated (Ferrari no luck with ognenёm). Despite the fires, Ferrari 250 managed to win many titles. The car was restored and in 1961 he won 10 races out of 16. Among the achievements of the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa in fourth place in the thousand-kilometer race in Buenos Aires and a victory in the World Cup in 1958. To mark Ferrari was the third league title in a row. Record the value at the end of a career - it can be said, the compensation for the bad start. Who knows, maybe this is not the final achievement of a vehicle.