Friday, April 23, 2010

Rare vintage Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso be for Internet auction


One of the rarest classic sports cars - Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso - put up for online auction.

This year, the famous actor Steve McQueen would be 80 years old. He was known not only for his work in film ("Sand Pebbles", "Thieves", "Love with the Proper Stranger," "The Moth"), but his passion for sports cars. His extensive collection includes more than one diamond is the world automotive industry. One of these diamonds was Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso 1963 model year. In 2007 this car was sold at auction for 2,3 million dollars, but today all lovers of classic cars the opportunity to buy Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso 1964 for 1.8 million dollars. This model was in production all year and a half, during which time it was made only 350 of these cars with front-mounted 12-cylinder engine.

For sale Berlinetta Lusso once owned the famous Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan. The car in silver with red leather interior was completely rebuilt in 1985 by Italian craftsmen company Brandoli.

Cars Ferrari period 1960 is considered one of the most expensive sports cars in the world, often exceeding the cost of even modern supercars. For example, the cost of one of the six rare Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina 1962, which will be put up for auction in May of this year, is estimated at 3.5 million dollars.