The record-breaking 250 GTO wears chassis number 3505GT and was built specifically for Stirling Moss, an iconic English pilot. Victim of a tragic accident, Moss did not get to spend much time behind the wheel of the GTO but his name is said to be engraved on the back of the driver's seat.
Chassis number 3505GT was sold by a U.K.-based businessman named Eric Heerema to Seattle-based car collector Craig McCaw. The car has drastically gone up in value in recent years; it reportedly changed hands in 1996 for $3.5 million, a tiny sum compared to what it is worth today.
As the values of vintage Ferraris rise to unprecedented heights, many analysts speculate that the 250 GTO will become even more valuable in the future because there are simply not enough of them to go around.
"It's difficult to find cars at the moment," said John Collins, a U.K. based classic Ferrari dealer. "The Arabs have started buying because of Formula One and the Chinese have now entered the market."
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