1962 Ferrari 250 GTO most expensive car purchased in historyJune 10, 2012 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO race car originally built for racing legend Stirling Moss has been sold and is reportedly the most expensive car purchased in history, weighing in at a cool $35 million, according to TG Daily. The 250 GTO isn't in a color a Ferrari might be expected to be covered in, as it is painted in the mint green color Moss used for his UDT-Laystall race team. This particular Ferrari was ultimately raced by a British driver named Innes Ireland at the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans - instead of Moss. Ireland ended up piloting the 250 GTO to a win in the 100 lap Tourist Trophy, the report says. The Ferrari 250 GTO is chassis number 3505 and was purchased by American billionaire Craig McCaw for $35 million, beating the previous purchase price record by $1 million. The former record was held by Peter Mullin, who owns the Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Mullin reportedly paid between $30 and $34 million for 1936 Type 57SC Bugatti Atlantic in 2010. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |