{"id":338948,"date":"2018-06-07T17:51:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T17:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=338948"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:48:22","slug":"ferrari-holy-grail-sold-for-many-monies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ferrari-holy-grail-sold-for-many-monies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari &#8216;Holy Grail&#8217; Sold For Many Monies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They probably didn&#8217;t use Craigslist for this one, but a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO was sold privately for $70 million USD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ferrari-250-gto-sold-for-record-breaking-52m-11397349\">Sky News<\/a> reported that one of the only 36 250 GTO&#8217;s in existence was rumored to have been sold to a classic Ferrari collector, David MacNeil. The founder of WeatherTech, those great custom-made floor mats for your car, purchased the vehicle which has a 3.0L race-proven Tipo 168\/62 Comp V12 engine with six Weber carburetors and 300 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p>This recent sale made this the most expensive car ever sold, beating the previous record set by another 250 GTO in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I have issues trying to get a Best Offer on eBay&#8230;\u00a0Such is life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They probably didn&#8217;t use Craigslist for this one, but a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO was sold privately for $70 million USD. Sky News reported that one of the only 36 250 GTO&#8217;s in existence was rumored to have been sold to a classic Ferrari collector, David MacNeil. The founder of WeatherTech, those great custom-made floor mats for your car, purchased the vehicle which has a 3.0L race-proven Tipo 168\/62 Comp V12 engine with six Weber carburetors and 300 horsepower. 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