In 1964, Pininfarina presented a light blue metallic Ferrari 500 Superfast at the Paris and Turin Motor Shows. Now this car is returning to Paris to be auctioned by Artcurial on February 7, 2014 on the occasion of the Rétromobile.
Tailor-made sports car
The vehicle on offer is the fourth of 36 500 Superfast models built. Each of the 36 Superfast was individually tailored to the buyer. The first owners included celebrities such as Prince Bernhard of Holland, Shah Rzea Pahlevi, Johnnie von Neumann, Aga Khan, Peter Livanos and Peter Sellers.
The car was outrageously expensive at the time, costing twice as much as a Ferrari 275 GTB. With 59,965 km on the clock and a Ferrari certificate, the bids are likely to land at a lofty height, with Artcurial estimating between 1.5 and 1.8 million euros.
The Ferrari 500 Superfast will be accompanied by other rarities from the same company, including a Ferrari 166 MM Oblin from 1953, which was exhibited at the 1955 Brussels Motor Show, and a Ferrari F40 from 1991, which was first owned by Formula 1 racing driver Pierluigi Martini and has only covered 29,500 km to date.
French rarities
Already registered for the Rétromobile auction are also three French special bodies, such as a Delahaye 135 Roadster Chapron from 1937 with only three owners and in original condition, a Citroën SM Mylord Chapron Cabriolet from 1975, one of seven examples, and a Delage D8 S Cabriolet Chapronfrom 1931.
The other vehicles already known for the auction on February 7, 2014 will also make collectors' mouths water, such as the freshly restored Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS from 1929, the Aston Martin DB6 Vantage from 1966 or the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Brewster Riviera from 1925.
Further information on the auction can be found on the Artcurial website.
