RM Sotheby’s Paris, February 4-5, 2025

     250 LM, S/N 5893 (1964). Red. Completed in late-1964, and distributed to Luigi Chinetti Motors, who sold the car to Mrs. Irene Young of Wilton, Connecticut. Mrs. Young soon traded it back to Chinetti. Back in the hands of Chinetti Motors, it became an immediate candidate for competition use. For 1965, Chinetti’s NART team entered the 250 LM driven by Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt to win the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans. In February 1966, it was entered by NART for the inaugural 24-hour Daytona Continental, where it finished 9th overall. In February 1968 it was again entered in the 24 Hours of Daytona where it was DNF. Shipped to France for the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans it again was DNF. In June 1969, it again raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans where it finished 8th overall. In January 1970, NART entered the 24 Hours of Daytona, where it raced to a 7th overall finish. In April 1970, it was sold to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Carefully maintained ever since, the 250 LM has been one of the highlights of the museum’s collection while occasionally being exhibited at important Concours d’Elegance and motoring events. Lot 262. Sold for €34.9 million.

 

 

     250 GTE 2+2 SERIES I, S/N 2957 GT (1961).  Grigio Argento with blue interior. Completed on 20 November 1961. Sent to dealer M. Gastone Crepaldi Automobili of Milan. Sold to Count Domenico Agusta, the founder of MV Agusta and boss of the Agusta aeronautical company. Domenico passed away in 1971 and it was inherited by Giovanna Agusta, though was quickly sold on to its next owner in Switzerland. From then until 2007, the history is largely unknown. The car returned to Italy and it later received mechanical renovation in June 2008. In 2015, it was taken to Belgium, and the following year it joined The Curated Collection. The Ferrari has been subject to light recommissioning in their care. Lot 134. Sold for €342,500.

 

 

     412, VIN  ZFFYD24B000059145 (1985). Grigio with crema cloth-trimmed interior. Originally delivered to Turin in July 1985, to first owner noted as Industrie Pininfarina SpA. Owned in Italy until 2015. Five-speed manual gearbox. Tool kit, registration documents, owner’s manuals and service booklet. Lot 118. Sold for €120,750.

 

 

 

     599 GTO, VIN ZFF70RDB000176936 (2010). Grigio Medio and nero racing livery with nero  Alcantara interior. Delivered new on 12 November 2010 via dealer Sa.Mo.Car of Rome, to a resident of the Italian capital. Carbon fiber wheel caps, Giallo Modena brake calipers. Privacy glass for the rear windows and factory installation of paint-protection film. Luggage compartment sill and accents finished in carbon fiber, carbon fiber racing seats, four-point harness. Grigio Chiaro stitching and white tachometer. Consigned to auction by its third owner. June 2024 service completed by Ferrari SF Grand Est Mulhouse. 20,790 km. Owner’s guides, Red Book from Classiche. Lot 242. Sold for €815,000.

 

 

 

     LAFERRARI, VIN ZFF76ZHB000208219 (2015). Giallo with black Alcantara. Delivered new to Luxembourg via Charles Pozzi of Paris. First registered on 31 March 2015, specially commissioned by the owner, the steering wheel is inscribed with Modena’s “Avia Pervia” motto. Carbon fiber finish for mirror arms, front splitter and rear diffuser, plus the F1-style rear fog light housing. Protected by factory paint protection film. Carbon fiber dashboard with yellow accenting trim, Cavallino on headrests, race-style bucket seats with black, four-point harnesses. Originally, this car wore a set of Argento Nürburgring-painted, five-spoke wheels. Original rims accompany the LaFerrari; it currently wears center-locking, forged aluminum rims as found on the track-only FXX-K. Subsequently acquired by the consignor. 3,459 km. Owner’s guides, Yellow Book for special edition models. Recent two-year extended warranty and routine maintenance now runs through March 2026. Lot 252. Sold for €3,548,750.

 

 

 

     DINO 246 GT, S/N 03266 (1972). Rosso with black leather interior. Completed in January 1972 and distributed to Charles Pozzi SA, in Paris. Finished in Azzurro Metallizzato paint over an interior trimmed in Blu leather. Specified for the French market with yellow headlamps, and instruments in kilometers. Initially purchased by a French woman, it was sold later that year to a second woman living in Paris who retained possession for 13 years. In 1986 it was acquired by the consignor, and they soon commissioned a restoration. In February 2001, the engine was rebuilt. Lot 213. Sold for €342,500.