Ferrari F50 obliterates auction record with US$9.2-million sale

Ralph Lauren's Giallo Modena Ferrari F50 Rewrote the Record Books by Selling for Over $9-Million

Photo credit: Jorge Guasso/RM Sotheby’s One car stole the show at Monterey Car Week, a 1995 Ferrari F50 in the ultra rare Giallo Modena color, which sold for $9.245 million, $4 million more than the previous record. This F50 was a special order for Ralph Lauren, the fashion mogul whose car collection is museum quality. [...]

Ferrari F50 obliterates auction record with US$9.2-million sale

Monterey Car Week is well known for attracting gearheads with deep pockets – witness even just a tenth of the cars that appear at events like The Quail – but one auction held during the event this year in particular underscores just how much money the right car in front of the right buyers can truly bring. In this case, such a combination led to a sale price of nearly US$10 million.