9th September is a memorable day for all the collectors and enthusiasts of vintage cars all over the world. Sotheby's and Ferrari will open the doors of the Maranello's headquarters at 16:30 for the most important auction in the history of Cavallino Rampante or even biggest in general (to enter it is necessary to register on the website of RM Sotheby's paying 400 euro for inscription)
It was organized an excellent meeting for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Ferrari. It's enough to scroll the pages of RM Sotheby's catalog that shows the pieces of this fabulous auction to understand that there will be sold unforgettable cars of rare beauty holding important historical value.
Ferrari is the quintessence of collection cars. In the rankings of moving sculptures, the first 85 cars from the 100 highest-paid automobiles in the world are Ferrari and the same RM Sotheby's has distinguished and unthinkable record: the 275 GTB/4S Nart Spider 1967 sold to Monterey (California) in 2013 for the record-breaking amount of money (27,5 million dollars), or the 1956 290 MM ex-Juan Manuel Fangio, sold at RM Sotheby's in New York in 2015 for 28,05 million dollars.
The sport Ferrari cars in the past 10 years have earned more than investments in gold, with its increase of 500% in price. The value of the most prestigious piece of the auction is 8,5 - 10 million euro and it is the Ferrari 250 Gt Swb Berlinetta competition Scaglietti that is followed by another Scaglietti from 1959, the 250 Gt California Spider with the value of 9,5 million euro.
Even if the prices of Ferrari are never cheap, there are more affordable models like 1991 348 Ts with the value of 150 000 euro, a 348 Italy "Army" customized by Lapo Elkann from 250 000 euro and a 1962 250 GTE 2+2 Series II by Pininfarina from 350 000 euro. The oldest Ferrari is a 1953 195 Inter Coupè by Touring at initial auction base of 1,5 million euro.
The title of the auction is "legend and passion". As the legend can be described Ferrari's incredible transformation in myth in every corner of the world, while the word passion represents the strong sentiment and love that follows Ferrari's admirers and fans for already 70 years.