The red 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO that sold for $52 million in 2013 was raced by Jo Schlesser in 1960. Before being sold in 2013, it was owned by Paul Pappalardo, who reportedly restored it and raced it in a number of heritage race series. In 2018, another Ferrari 250 GTO in silver blue became the most expensive vehicle ever sold at $70.2 million The final hammer price of $47 million is well below original estimates of $60M for this exceedingly rare 250 GTO. With fees added in, the final price climbs to $51.7M (approx. £42.2 million), a record for any Ferrari selling at auction. The second-most expensive car to sell at auction was — wait for it — a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta that sold for $38 million in 2014. But it's not the same car setting two auction records. This 250 GTO lived a much harder racing life. Iconic 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sells for a record $70 million Peter Haynes, a spokesman for specialist auctioneer RM Sotheby’s, said the cars are currently valued between $2.5 million and $3.5 million. 4 4. Ferrari F40. Of all the Ferraris to be made, the F40 is one of the few that is known by every car enthusiast, constantly referred to when discussing a great sports car, and even revitalized in the future. The F40 was the last Ferrari that the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari, would have oversight on before his death. The 250 GTO was built between 1962 and 1964, with power from the Tipo 168/62 V-12 engine. Racing rules meant Ferrari was supposed to build 100 GTOs to qualify the model for competition, but the A 1962 Ferrari 330 LM/250 GTO hammered down for $51.7 million at Sotheby’s on Monday, becoming the most valuable Prancing Horse ever sold at auction. (Another similar 250 GTO changed hands Additionally, the two-seat coupe was the only Ferrari 250 GTO to remain in the same private hands for as long as it did; a colossal 49 years. This fresh-to-market example reigned for four years as the most expensive car ever sold, only to be surpassed by another 1962 Ferrari GTO in 2018 (see number one on this list). Jul 9, 2020. Fun fact: You can trademark a shape. Ferrari did so in 2008 for its then-44-year-old 250 GTO sports car. And, now, Ferrari lost that trademark in a dispute with Ares Design, a custom Bidding started at $10 million and didn’t stop until Lawrence Stroll, Ferrari collector and owner of the Mont Tremblant circuit, lodged the final bid of $25 million—commission bumped the NART feTL.