RM Sotheby’s Arizona January 24, 2025 Bonhams, The Scottsdale Auction January 25, 2025

RM Sotheby’s Arizona

 

     250 GT LWB BERLINETTA TdF, S/N 0933 GT (1958). Originally Oro Chiaro with Bordeaux leather, now again in Oro Chiaro with Cognac leather installed. Estimate $3.5 million to $4.5 million. Sold new on 17 June 1958, to two-time Italian National Road Racing Champion Casimiro “Miro” Toselli of Turin. After several hillclimbs, Toselli traveled to the Venezuelan Grand Prix. Run as a 754-kilometer point-to-point road race across poorly maintained dirt roads. Toselli finished the race in 4th place among a coterie of 250 TdF variants. It appears he sold 0933 GT to Lino Fayen, the Ferrari agent in Caracas, Venezuela, who brokered the car to Mauricio Marcotulli. From January through October 1959, Marcotulli entered it in at least six top-tier sports car road races. Following its sale to Ugo Tosa in late 1959 he entered the car in the first round of the 1960 World Sportscar Championship at the 1000 Kilometers of Buenos Aires. It competed in further endurance races between Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela. In early 1961, Lino Fayen purchased the car from Tosa and brought it back to France from Venezuela. A dispute between Fayen and the French tax authorities resulted in tax agents seizing the car. The car remained in storage for five years, until October 1966. It was purchased and collector Pierre Bardinon quickly pried chassis away. From 1975 through 1983 Bardinon retained it in his collection. From 1997 through 2001, it was cosmetically refinished in its original Oro Chiaro and treated to a mechanical restoration by Terry Hoyle Racing Engineers. The engine block currently fitted is an unstamped correct-type unit believed to be a period factory replacement installed in Caracas. This replacement block is still fitted to the original timing case. Additionally, historian Jess Pourret notes it was fitted with upgraded engine components by the factory sometime around 1960. Since entering the consignor’s collection in 2006, the car has been maintained by a private mechanic. Accompanied by copies of its Automobile Club d’Italia estratto, Massini and Keith Bluemel reports, restoration invoices, historic imagery and correspondence, books, tool kit, and original Rosso Bordeaux leather upholstery. Lot 160. Sold for $3.77 million.

 

 

     365 GTC/4, S/N 15471 (1972).  Originally Oro Kelso with beige leather, a bare-metal color change to black, along with a retrim in black leather, was completed in August 1978. Estimate $125,000 to $150,000. Completed in April 1972, equipped with power windows and air conditioning. Imported to America and sold via Modern Classic Motors. By the late-1970s, it was owned by Hollywood talent agent Michael Ovitz, with a talent roster including Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, and Sylvester Stallone. Serviced by Hollywood Sports Cars well into the mid-1980s. He sold it to one of his top clients, Sylvester Stallone. Stallone continued to have service at Hollywood Sports Cars before parting ways with it in the late-1980s. The car passed through several owners before being acquired by the consignor’s father in 1992. A 2024 service by Tom Yang included a new exhaust center section, motor mounts, and alternator rebuild. Service records, an assortment of tools, and one spare Cromodora alloy rim. 41,585 miles. Lot 143. Sold for $182,000.

 

 

     F512 M, VIN ZFFVG40A7S0100540 (1995). Red with tan leather interior. Estimate $425,000 to $500,000. Sold new through Shelton Sports Cars of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Original window sticker, power windows, door locks, side-view mirrors, anti-lock four-wheel ventilated disc brakes, air-conditioning and stereo system. Acquired by the consignor in January 2018. Extensive, engine-out service completed in December 2024. Work included disassembling the engine, replacing and machining various mechanical components, and rebuilding it to factory specifications. Invoices are on file. Less than 22,000 miles. Lot 175. Sold for $555,000.

 

 

     575M MARANELLO F1, VIN ZFFBV55A620127767 (2002). Argento Nürburgring with black leather interior. Estimate $160,000 to $180,000. Prior to the seller’s acquisition this 575M reportedly lived a gentle life. Upon purchasing, the consignor commissioned Exoticars USA of Milford, New Jersey, to perform a full conversion to gated six-speed manual specification. The conversion was completed in January 2024. Invoices detailing the full extent of the work are available for review. 16,300 miles. Sold for $123,200.

 

 

     DINO 246 GT, S/N 03090 (1972). Rosso Rubino with beige leather interior. Estimate $350,000 to $450,000. Completed in December 1971 and delivered to Luigi Chinetti Motors a month later. By 1974, it was acquired by a Mr. Bongiorno of New York City, through early 1976. In May 1976 the Dino was sold to John Nargesian, and his family retained possession of the car through May 2002. It was then acquired by the consignor. Over the next 20 years, the owner sympathetically restored the car. Service logbook on file spanning 2002 to 2023. The owner initially repainted the car in Rosso, but in 2022 he commissioned a refinish in the proper factory-original color of Rosso Rubino. The windshield was replaced, but all other glass is believed to remain original. The “mouse hair” dashboard and the carpeting remain original, re-trimmed seats in full beige leather. New Michelin XWX tires and period-correct Blaupunkt radio. Class wins at regional FCA meets in 2016 and 2017. 45,817 miles. Lot 155. Sold for $379,000.

 

 

     430 SCUDERIA, VIN ZFFKW64A180162097 (2008). Rosso Corsa with racing stripes and black interior. Estimate $350,000 to $450,000. Options include carbon fiber steering wheel with shift lights, carbon fiber exterior sill plates, Speciale Rosso custom stitching, giallo brake calipers, iPod connectivity, and audio navigation system with Bluetooth. Fully trimmed luggage compartment and leather luggage. Service in November 2024, drive-belt replacement, engine oil, gearbox fluid, brake fluid, and coolant. Paint protection film applied in 2022. 673 miles. Lot 140. Sold for $434,000.

 

 

     458 SPECIALE, VIN ZFF75VFA7F0210568 (2015). Blu Tour de France with NART livery stripes and tan interior with blue accents. Estimate $400,000 to $475,000. Giallo Modena calipers, Scuderia shields and various exterior elements in exposed carbon fiber, including the front spoiler, air intakes and aero flaps, rear diffuser, and lateral sill fins. Special-order contrast stitching, seat inserts, seat belts, embroidered logos, and leather steering wheel and dash, all in blue to complement the exterior. Yellow tachometer, factory navigation with Bluetooth, front suspension lift, and rear parking cameras and sensors. Sold new in Philadelphia, it appears to stay in the Northeast for some years before traveling to Florida, where it was later acquired by the consignor in January 2024. Service invoices from Ferrari of Naples and Ferrari of Palm Beach. 5,106 miles. Sold for $786,000.

 

 

 

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     F12 berlinetta, VIN ZFF74UFA1E0203093 (2014). Argento Nürburgring with black leather interior. No reserve. One-owner example showing 18,032 miles. Sold new via Ferrari of Newport Beach. Yellow calipers, suspension lifter, fully electric Daytona-style seats, 20-inch forged painted wheels, high-power audio system with satellite radio, and carbon fiber driver’s zone + central bridge. Accompanying Carfax report documents single-owner history, and regular service intervals performed by the selling dealer, the most recent completed in September 2024, to include an oil service, brake fluid change, serpentine belt replacement, inspection, and California emissions test. Daytona seats finished with light gray stitching, carbon fiber trim features throughout the interior, and yellow instrument faces. Lot 128. Sold for $201,600.