There were lots of rumors about pricing of most expensive car - Ferrari 250 GTO. These rumors showed up on the FerrariChat forums and no one confirmed it so far. And at last Ferrari 250 GTO shattered all records by fetching $28.5 million, including a commission of $500,000. The seller was in Scotland, buyer is in England. The deal was brokered by a prominent California Ferrari store.

Only 39 models of the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO model were ever built, from 1962 to 1964. It was already considered one of the most valuable cars in the world, previously thought to have been worth approximately €14 million. Powered by a three-litre V12 engine, the 302-horsepower Ferrari 250 GTO can reach speeds of 283km per hour.
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At this year’s Pebble Auction presented by Gooding & Company Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is sold for $ 3.19 million. The intense back and forth of the bidders for the highly sought after Grand Sport ended with a hammer price of $2.9 million (before buyer’s premium) bringing in $900,000 over the retail price of the car, all of which Bugatti will donate to the Pebble Beach Company Foundation charity.

The open-top Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, assembled by hand at the company’s headquarters in Molsheim, France will be available from March 2009 at the price of €1.4 million (excluding tax, duties, transportation and PDI). Just 150 examples will be made with the first 40 of these going exclusively to registered Bugatti customers. This Bugatti becomes the most expensive topless car ever to be sold, though an official confirmation is still awaited.
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On October 25th, 2008 COYS are running their famous Italian auction at Padova, in Northern Italy, and one of the highlights of the sale is a Ford Thunderbird used in the 1991 cult film Thelma and Louise. “COYS has a reputation for selling cars that have been in famous movies like the Batmobile that was sold in the UK in 2006. This 1964 Thunderbird is in good condition throughout and is going to receive a lot of attention from movie buffs worldwide.” Three Thunderbirds are believed to have been used in the film. Price: between €25,000 and €30,000.

The auction will also see an extremely rare 1926 Bugatti T35 A whose first owner was allegedly Sir Malcolm Campbell. Gregor Wenner told us about it: “We believe that it was delivered to Sir Malcolm Campbell and we are trying to confirm that at the moment. It is in very good, original and unrestored condition and was first delivered to the UK through J. Lemon Burton, of London, England.” Refer Department.

Other cars from Maranello include a 1975 Ferrari Dino 246GT for EUR 95,000 - 120,000, and two highly desirable V12s as late entries; a 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ and a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTS. Both are finished in Giallo Fly yellow, and you will have to ‘Refer Department’ for their prices.
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Lotus has launched the Lotus Europa, a diamond studded luxury car that could make anybody’s eyes pop out. Lotus has teamed with Winsor Bishop to bring you this luxurious car which has diamonds studded in the rev counter, speed dials and many places else. LED lights give the diamonds an accentuated feel.

If this weren’t enough, the body itself looks like the car has just been showered with diamonds thanks to tiny glass flakes on the high gloss black base. This most expensive car doesn’t lack any engineering and comes with the latest technology. The project was championed by Winsor Bishop, East Anglia’s premier diamond specialists who are supplying Lotus with around £111,000 worth of diamonds for the stunning car.
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