The collection of classic Ferrari cars sat untouched for over a decade until Hurricane Charley hit the barn they were stored in car auto cars
While details are a little hazy, RM Sotheby’s said the collection of 20 cars was originally housed in Florida and sat still since 1990. The cars were awaken from their slumber in 2004, when Hurricane Charley battered the Sunshine State and caused the barn where the cars were parked to partially collapse.
This is pretty remarkable and the auction house noted an “unsuspecting observer would never fathom that some of these lost Ferraris have graced the world’s most famous races, such as Le Mans, the Targa Florio, and the Mille Miglia. Nor would they suspect that a Ferrari once owned by royalty rests silently in the heart of Indiana.”
The first belonged to royalty as King Mohamed V of Morocco purchased this 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Speciale by Pinin Farina. It’s one of only four models that was equipped with “Superamerica-style coachwork” in 1956. The model is said to be the “first ‘long-nose’ 275 GTB to be fitted with a low-weight alloy body and six carburetors,” and that only helps its valuation. Speaking of which, the model has an auction estimate of between $2 and $2.5 million.Perhaps the most interesting, and most destroyed, is the 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I by Pinin Farina. While it’s not much to look at, the twisted hunk of metal has the most extensive racing history of any car in the collection.
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