Following the high price achieved by a Ferrari 412P at the Pebble Beach weekend and the superlative Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, which was sold for EUR 135 million in 2022, an auction by RM/Sotheby's on November 13, 2023 in New York is now attracting attention. Because on that day, the Ferrari 250/330 GTO from 1962 with chassis number 3765GT will go under the hammer.
This is the only GTO from the first series that was entered by Scuderia Ferrari and competed in the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans, among other events. There it was equipped with a four-liter engine and competed in the prototype class.
In practice, it set the second-fastest time behind the Ferrari, which later won the race. In the race, Mike Parks hit a sand hill, which damaged the radiator and caused it to overheat, resulting in a retirement on the 57th lap.
According to RM/Sotheby's, the car also competed in the 1000 km Nürburgring in 1962, where it achieved a class victory and second place overall.
In later years, the car was used by private drivers, but also competed in the Targa Florio in 1965.
The racing sports car, which was fitted with a 250 P engine in 1964, also achieved concours honors, winning awards at Pebble Beach and Amelia Island, among others, and even the "Best of Show" in Amelia.
There is still only a video of the car on the RM/Sotheby's website, and the auction house has not yet given an estimated price. But anyone thinking of over USD 70 million is probably not entirely wrong. Given the car's racing history and rarity, even a three-digit million figure is possible.
Further information can be found on the RM/Sotheby's website.
A general article on the Ferrari 330 GTO can be found here.
Update November 13, 2023: The 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO was sold for USD 51.7 million in New York on the evening of November 13, 2023.
