In a few hours a Ferrari 250gto goes under the hammer in New York United States.

a reply to: Encia22

The other side! They just put this one in!

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Oh I got lucky to see the new Harold and Maude car lol

a reply to: JJproductions

Wow, JJ, thanks! It looks like it was a lovely day!

That's a wicked dealership... excellent selection.

Right, I'm not 100% on the upstairs car. Many of the new models are very similar in profile. If I have to have a guess, I say it's another 488, maybe the berlinetta version of the one in your first photo..., so the 488 GTB.

On to the next...

a reply to: JJproductions

Lol, exactly... the GTC4 Lusso car for daily shopping trips, a family car so to speak.

Ferrari have been making 'lusso' (luxury) sedans for a more refined pallette since they started selling cars commercially.

Here is an example from 1964...

250 GT Berlinetta Lusso


There have been other models in between then and now. More attention to detail, a little less grunt, but still breathtakingly fast.

a reply to: Encia22

Wow that is a really cool car!!!

I just saw this one at the dealership!

a reply to: JJproductions

OMG... That's a 812 Superfast, front engined V12. My love for this one is because it's a spinoff of the 365 GTB/4 or Daytona, one of my love affairs.


The Daytona also came in a spider (open top) variant that featured in Miami Vice, even if it was a replica, because it was destroyed in front of Crockett's eyes.


Also, it was in The Gumball Rally (1976) movie... and that one was real.

Here it is having some fun with a Cobra.


Cheers again, JJ, for taking these excellent photos!

a reply to: Encia22

That is a great clip! I have learned a lot from you today!

a reply to: JJproductions

And you got my Ferrari juices flowing again after the dreadful F1 season we've had.

a reply to: Encia22

Now we each have to buy one!

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a reply to: Cavemannick

Darn it as my dada wanted me to buy a Triumph Spitfire back in the 1980's. The thread car is James Bond

a reply to: Waterglass

I remember the Spitfire well, Waterglass. Back in the 80s, when I lived in North London, my neighbour had a classic British racing green one... unfortunately, he was always under the hood fixing something... or making more broke that which was already dead on arrival. I'm not sure of their resale value nowadays... it would have to be in concours condition to be worth buying.

As for James Bond, I'm pretty sure he never drove a Ferrari; M and Q always gave Bond a new Aston Martin, and once a Lotus Esprit that went underwater.

a reply to: Encia22

Yes always under the hood amd yes on Bond a Maartin. I just mentined it as many of those types were in his movies in either driven by villians or hot women.

a reply to: Waterglass

Absolutely, especially the older movies had some really iconic cars!

I think the Triumph TR7 was more reliable, but the lines of the Spitfire were more reminiscent of older Jaguars. It was the poor man's mini super car.

There also was a mini wannabee Ferrari in the shape of the Fiat X19 (1972-1989), a tiny two-seater with a mid-engine configuration... not fast, but out of the ordinary for the time.


The large bumpers destroyed the lines of the original car that hardly had any...



Many were widened and tuned for racing, making them look more like the Lancia Stratos.

a reply to: Cavemannick

Well, going back to the OP topic, sorry Cavemannick, for derailing your thread a bit... The GTO sold for $51,705,000 USD. I think it was 47 million + auction fees. I'll never understand these high prices, just like certain sports commanding ridiculous money.

I can only dream and wait for JJ's next trip to the dealership... in the meantime, I'll stick with my scale models.

a reply to: Encia22

I saw way more today wow!

a reply to: Encia22

Another sweet one!

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I don’t know what this one is but it looks like it just sold!

a reply to: JJproductions

More great pics, grazie JJ!

That's a 458 Italia, I think. 🤔 It's quite popular, a bit like the 308 GTB and GTS that was used by Magum P.I., his was the GTS - S for spider.

a reply to: JJproductions

Astounding! This one a bit rarer and special. The concave side panels... can only be the SF90!

This thread is like Christmas Day, every day!

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a reply to: JJproductions

Perfect, a California, modern berlinetta version of the one in Ferris Bueller. Extremely handsome, but I prefer the original.

Kudos and thanks for the photo shoot, JJ.