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\"Ferrari<\/a>Car enthusiasts and Ferrari collectors from across the globe descended on Maranello, Italy this past weekend for RM Auctions’ second annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione\u00a0auction event to witness a new auction record established for a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder formerly owned by actor James Coburn.\u00a0 The rare car exceeded all expectations by selling for a world record auction price for a vintage car at auction\u00a0in the amount of $10,894,900 U.S., surpassing the previous record set at Sotheby’s Monaco in 1990 for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at $10,756,000 U.S.<\/p>\n

The annual RM Ferrari auction held in association with Sotheby’s put under the hammer an unrivalled collection of historic Ferraris at the legendary home of Ferrari in Maranello, Italy.\u00a0 Among the attendees was one extremely well known Ferrari enthusiast,\u00a0and British television and radio personality Chris Evans. Chris, accompanied by his wife, golf pro and writer Natasha Shishmanian, attended the Gala reception on\u00a0Saturday, May 17th<\/sup> where he fell for the considerable charms of a\u00a0black 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder. The following day, Chris made\u00a0the successful bid for his dream machine, which will now take pride of place in his own celebrated collection and the\u00a0honor of “the most valuable car\u00a0sold in auction history.”<\/p>\n

Full details, photos\u00a0and sales results\u00a0will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

[Source: RM Auctions]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Car enthusiasts and Ferrari collectors from across the globe descended on Maranello, Italy this past weekend for RM Auctions’ second annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione\u00a0auction event to witness a new auction record established for a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder formerly owned by actor James Coburn.\u00a0 The rare car exceeded all expectations by selling for a world record auction price for a vintage car at auction\u00a0in the amount of $10,894,900 U.S., surpassing the previous record set at Sotheby’s Monaco in 1990 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