It's no surprise that a Ferrari 250GTO commands major money, but this striking example has sold for more than any other classic car in history. Ever.
The price? $70m – an eye-watering £52m.
Why? Well, apart from simply being a 250GTO and wearing this silver-and-Tricolor livery (more on that later), it has quite a special history.
Chassis 4153 at the Chantilly Arts & Elegance concours in 2015
Unusually for a racing car, serial number 4153 GT has never been crashed – but it has seen impressive competitive action, in a variety of disciplines.
Arguably its most notable result was a fourth-place finish at the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hours, in the hands of Pierre Dumay and Léon Dernier.
However it also took overall victory in the prestigious Tour de France the following year, driven by Lucien Bianchi and Georges Berger.
It's also been campaigned in hillclimbs and long-distance road rallies, and taken to the track regularly in historic races over the past decade or so.
That history, coupled with the fact that any GTO is a highly sought after vehicle – only 36 were built, after all – goes some way to explaining why it's changed hands for quite so much cash.
The 250GTO on track at the 2012 Goodwood Revival (credit: Alamy)
