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1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder

16 December 2015

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder

The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, formerly owned by Oscar winning actor, James Coburn, sold for $10,894,400 (€7,040,000 , £5,598,208) at the RM Auctions / Sotheby’s sale in Maranello in 2008. It was the first car ever to have sold for more than $10 million at auction and broke the record set in 1987 by the 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe that Chrisie’s sold for $9.8 million.

© Courtesy of RM Auctions

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