Jon Shirley is a former President, Chief Operating Officer, and a director of Microsoft Corporation who guided the company through its Initial Public Offering. In 2013, the car was sent home to Ferrari Classiche where the body was restored and it was re-painted its original red. You can look at it, enjoy its visual qualities, as with a painting, but you can also get inside and drive it - which means both enjoying the drive itself and going somewhere with it.". SEFAC often acted as the entrant of the Ferrari racing team in the early 1960s. Lord Bamford also once owned the Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 F1 car mentioned elsewhere in this article. By November, 2016, the $38.1 million world auction record price seemed to have catalyzed movement in the private and dealer market to such an extent that three 250 GTOs were for sale privately or on the dealer market with prices all in the vicinity of $55.8 to $57 million. That article encapsulates most of the reasons that an enthusiast might consider in justifying to themselves why the 250 GTO has become the apex automobile in a market worth many billions of dollars and tens of thousands of cars each year except for the investment returns, the prestige and the networking with the world's highest performance people involved. The current owner of Ferrari 250 GTO #5111GT is often claimed to be very private Venezuelan Miguel Gonzalez, but we have reason to believe that may not the case. Lulu Chow Wang has had a stellar career, and a quick search will yield testament to her achievements. Ferrari 250 GTO #5095 was once owned by Pierre Bardinon and was sold by Talacrest in January, 1996 for $3,500,000 to Kun-he Lee, the chairman of Samsung, and was sold again in January, 2012 for a reported $32 million. Anthony nearly purchased Jaguar from Ford in 2006, but reportedly didn't want Land Rover (we can't be right all the time) and has an approximate net worth of $3.9 billion. 15. Carlos Monteverde's car collection is extensive, having included at various stages a Ferrari 212E, Lister Jaguar, a Jaguar D Type, a Porsche 917, a Lotus Cortina, Ferrari 250 LM, Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, Jaguar E-type, 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB, Ford Capri Mk.I RS3100, Ferrari 512 M, Ferrari 206SP Dino and a Porsche 936. The car's in-period racing history, particularly in the hands of Swiss owner-driver Kalman von Czazy, looks decidedly like a win-it-or-bin-it spree, with wins at Solitude, Innsbruck, Eberbach, Nrburgring and Monza, and big crashes at Nrburgring, Montlhery and in the Targa Florio. Brandon Wang has owned GTO #4219GT since January 1993 when he paid $3.5 million for the privilege. Rhon's profile on Forbes can be seen here. Collectively, he and other heirs of Sam Walton own about half of Walmarts stock. Not all of the owners of Ferrari 250 GTO cars are known, with many owners preferring anonymity, and though some previous lists of 250 GTO owners have been published, they are now well out of date and no-one knows who they all are. Grossman and George Roberts Jr. piloted the car to sixth outright and third in class, following that result with second outright and first in class at Bridgehampton in the FIA 400-km race in September that year in the hands of Grossman. That's Fangio poised at 6:00 am for. I paid Bob Grossman $10K for it (although it's possible Bill McKelvy's Scuderia Bear still owned it?) But the staff if friendly, knowledgeable about the selections, and attentive. The owner ofFerrari 250 GTO #3757GT is Nick Mason,the drummer in. Ferrari 250 GTOs are so closely held that even those with a lazy $50 million rarely get close to owning one, which is why the car to be offered by RM-Sothebys at the Monterey Conference Center on August 25, 2018, will attract tidal waves of interest. Two of his brothers own another GTO. Robert E. Walton, American polo player and coach; Bob Walton (ice hockey) (1912-1992), Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Hornets. His cars have won awards at the world's most prestigious events, including the Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance, and he has won at racetracks across the country. So, depending on what you classify as a genuine GTO, the answer is 29, 33, 36 or 39. Just this past August, a 250 GTO set the world auction record when it sold for $38 million. In addition to being best in class in the most important concours in the world, it also took out the Strother McMinn Design Award for its inspirational design. The majority of the beers available when we visited were IPA style. The Monterey auction is hence being seen as an important milestone in the GTO price history as it will be one of a handful of sales in which the price has been publicly visible. Carlo Vgele's former cars include a Ferrari 250 GT LWB TdF and a 1959 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage. By 1970 it was being rented out by the "Motor Cars Masculine" exotic car rental business of North Royalton, Ohio at $34 a day #3589 couldn't keep a job, however, and from 1972 to 1986 it sat on an open-top trailer in a field. Concluding Robs collection with his Ferrari 599 GTB which is a 1/1 straight from Pininfarina. Unlike all the others, it had never been raced, had been with one family from new, was in perfect condition and had been donated to charity, which always adds a premium at auction. This car was returned to perfection by a world-leading surgeon not many cars can claim such an honor. Only the name of few are known that are listed below: [table "3227" not found /] Everyone has their price though, and when he received an offer of $52 million in 2013, he sold. Fabrizio Violati was scion of a wealthy family with business interests in agriculture and mineral water bottling under the Ferrarelle brand. Or more. It's an urban legend. Note that with an LMB in the garage, the Wangs are effectively a three GTO family. Indeed, the last months of the last fiscal year appear to have been spectacular for MacNeil, as his 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta won the GT Class at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. It won't take place in a boxing ring or an octagonal cage, but on the Monterey auction block of RM-Sothebys, the collectible car auction company that has sold more elite automobiles than any other company in the world over the last decade. What we can agree for sure, is that he has a lot of money in cars, and now we are going to take a look at 15 cars in Jay's collection, and how much they're worth today. That ishis#4399GT above. In 1994 it was sold by Talacrest to Walton for $3.5 million. His car collection includes a 1965 Shelby Cobra, a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, a 1960 Maserati T60, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB, a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, plus another 250 and a 330 LMB. Rob Walton, Walmart chairman of the Board of Directors, speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 6, 2014. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles. The car then passed through numerous custodianships, including being part of the famous collection of Gaetan Tortora, Luigi Chinetti, Alain de Cadenet, Anthony Bamford, Takeo Kato and John McCaw before being purchased by Mozart in 2000. One of the things that became obvious in researching this article is that there seems to be some sort of affinity between the GTO and the Ferrari 250 TR (Testa Rossa), because a very high percentage of GTO owners also have a 250 TR to keep their GTO company. Craig McCaw was one of America's mobile phone pioneers who saw the future and moved faster than the incumbent telcos to develop the networks and mobile services the public wanted. #3943GT was purchased by Pierre Noblet in late 1962, with the French driver having just shared Jean Guichet's Ferrari 250 GTO (#3705GT) in a class win and second place outright in the world's most important race, the 1962 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was then acquired by Belgian driver and race team owner Jacques Swaters, then by Dutch Ferrari importer Fritz Kroymans who raced it in vintage events across Europe for the next two decades before his business empire foundered and he sold his extensive collection. An archeological find of some magnitude went under the hammer on January 23, 2010,when a rusted 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia that had spent the previous three quarters of a century at the bottom of a lake in North Italy was auctioned. Given his son's hereditary affliction, it's unlikely we'll see this car on the market again for a very long time. The founder of Stieger Textiles, Engelbert Stieger purchased 250 GTO #3589GT in July 1988, immediately having the car comprehensively restored by Sportgarage Fritz Leirer and showing it for the first time at the 1990 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Wikipedia describes Pink Floyd thus: Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history. 1. Biotechnology entrepreneurErnesto Bertarelli's finest moment: skippering an America's Cup victory in 2003. Yes for real the eldest Walton owns a 250 GTO, which is one of the most rare finds. In late May/early June this year (2018), DavidMacNeil's Yacht W cost less than his car - $30 million -and is, MacNeil's 40m (130') motor yacht W is the height of luxury, but remarkably, it cost less than half the price of his most valuable car. Nice little brew pub on one of the main shopping streets downtown Reykjavik. Here's a prcised list of the known GTO Owners: Best known as the former Chairman of the Tommy Hilfiger brand, Canadian Lawrence Stroll is now an investor (ranked #722 on Forbes' list of the world's billionaires with a net worth of $2.7 billion) with a deep love of automobiles. The team was owned by former Indy 500 competitor, Alfred Moss, father of Stirling, and was shared by Innes Ireland and Marsten Gregory for the remainder of the season. Another image fromFerrariClassiche's five yearly 250 GTOAnniversary tours. Between them they have a very large and beautifully maintained fleet of Ferraris, including a 330LMB, 250P, 250LM, 500TR, 250TR, 166MM, GT 250 SWB, plus, both short and long wheelbase Ferrari GT 250 California Spyders. #4453SA's first start was just 10 days later (June 15/16, 1963) in the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it ran under the N.A.R.T banner with Dan Gurney and Jim Hall driving. On that day, 250 GTO #3223GT picked up not one, but two awards. The low point for Ferrari 250 GTO #3387GT came in February, 1969 when it was sold for $5,400. I still say, "Everyone should have at least one GTO!" #3413GT was the third GTO to leave Maranello, with its first outing in May, 1962 being in the hands of Ferrari Scuderia driver Phil Hill who drove it around the Targa Florio course with young engineer Mauro Forghieri beside him. Joseph Barone and Vanessa Wong of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, have been Ferrari collectors for more than two decades, winning numerous awards at elite concours events with cars such as their 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB (#2807GT), 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Alloy (#09051) and 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France (#0677GT). That's quite some collection. In 2014, Kun-hee Lee suffered a heart attack and his son took over the company. He served as Chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. Bernard Carl began as a real estate attorney, joined Solomon Brothers Investment Bank, worked with Robert M. Bass and eventually founded his own investment company, Brazos Europe Inc, which initially invested in distressed real estate in Canada, then oil and natural gas in Chile. At the time of the interview, Shirley owned 27 cars, including an 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti coupe, a Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder, a 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, a Maserati 300S, a 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3, a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, a 1967 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster, a 1954 Jaguar XK120, and the ex-Michael Schumacher 1997 F310B Ferrari F1. Vanessa Wong is the step-daughter of Taiwan's Yung-Ching Wang who died in 2008, leaving assets that Forbes magazine valued at between $5 billion and $7 billion, but which several of his children believe is actually double that amount and had been hidden. His cars alone are worth in excess of $300 million, and the Ferrari 250 GTO #3987 he has owned since 1985 is not the only star in the show. Joe has also been racing the car since 2006, usually sharing the driving with TV presenter, race engineer and driver Alain de Cadenet. The FXX is powered by a 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12 which makes a whopping 800 horsepower. "Cars . This car is owned by two of the four McCaw brothers, who inherited McCaw Communications and turned their late father's failed cable TV and radio company into a cellular phone pioneer. Mamie's grandmother, Evalyn Walsh McLean was the last private owner of the Hope Diamond (previously owned by Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire) and she also owned another of the world's most famous gemstones, the Star of India. We believe the car will not be seen on the market for some time, so stay tuned, but don't hold your breath. In November, 2004, Joseph Barone and Vanessa Wong paid $10.6 million in a sale brokered by David Gizzi. Ferrari 250 GTO #3607GT has a fascinating history, having sold at a Sotheby's Monaco auction in May, 1990 for $9,588,780 plus commission but the buyer didn't pay up. It was offered for sale in 1969 by then owner Cox Kocher for CHF 30,000 (around US$6,380 at that time) but no other price points have been made public along the way. That's a lotta GTO info here, but I had to read the whole thing because I was blown away at all the research done by Mike Hanlon on these amazing cars. the 599 is undoubtedly one of the most powerful and exceptional looking Ferraris till date and costs over $150,000. In adding the world's most expensive car to his portfolio of investments, MacNeil's $100 million plus collection is beginning to look like "Ferrari's Greatest Hits", joining a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, a Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, a 488 Challenge, an F50, an F40, an Enzo, a 330 GTS, a 275 GTB/4 and a 365 GTB/4 Daytona in the shed. We don't know what else has since been added to the collection, but the books cover a 1970 512 SM, a 1972 312 PB, a 1952 500 F2, a 375 F1, a 1990 F40LM, a 1954 375 Plus Spyder, a 1957 315S, a 1958 250 TR 59/60, a 1960 250 Testarossa, a 1966 Dino 206, a 1966 P3/412P, a 1961 250 GT SWB Competizione, a 1995 333 SP, a 1962 250 GTO (this car #3869GT), a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM and a 1962 250 GT SWB Spyder California. But it was a dream to drive for long race stretches and that Testa Rossa motor was simply magic. British media personality Chris Evans (above) is one of the select few to have owned BOTH the world's most expensive (auction) car and a Ferrari 250 GTO. The bottom left image shows Lulu and Anthony Wang at the opening of the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center at Wellesley College, which they financed with a $25 million gift. Despite the best efforts of John Ohlsen, one of Shelby's trusted fabricators, CSX2286 was still missing major components in June 1964 and wasn't ready to race. #4561GT was built due to a personal request from French industrialist and Ferrari finacier Michel Paul-Cavalier to Enzo Ferrari, to his own specification. Fashion magnate Ralph Lauren has an estimated net worth of $6.2 billion, which includes one of the finest automobile collections in the world. Laidlaw purchased Ferrari 250 GTO #3527GT in January, 2005 for an undisclosed price. He has competed in over 60 events in the U. S., Europe, Africa, and Mexico . In June, 1962, #3223GT was imported into America by the Ferrari distributor, Luigi Chinetti Motors where it was sold to William McKelvy of the Scuderia Bear Racing Team based in Pittsburgh, PA, for $18,500. The highest price ever paid for a car is believed to be $70 million for aFerrari 250 GTO in May/June of this year, and the world auction record for a car was set by another Ferrari 250 GTO at Bonhams Quail Lodge sale in August, 2014. That'sFerrari 250 GTO #3943GT (no 22) owned by Charlie Nearburg. That's Lulu Chow Wang front and center (top left in the composite image above. Tom has owned Ferrari 250 GTO #4757GT since January, 2010, but he owned Ferrari 250 GTO #3943GT from 1983 to 2009 and sold it for $26 million, picking up #4757GT in January 2010 for roughly half that amount. Her godfathers were J. Edgar Hoover and Federal Justice Frank Murphy. Helen inherited Sam's 10% tax-free when he died. That ishis#3767GT above, Lord Anthony Bamford owns twoFerrari 250 GTOs. Four-time World Champion Jackie Stewart famously called it the "Green Hell" and it isn't the place for an inexperienced numpty to learn how to drive a 300-hp, 800-kg racing car, lest they be smeared across the scenery. Apart from a fantastically well organised itinerary, where the cars become a travelling museum that attracts enormous crowds, the beautifully balanced GTO is driven in the company of a score of Captains of industry. Normally, the rarity of an object is directly proportional to its value. The collection also contains a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe (pictured below). This car, Ferrari 330 GTO #4561GT, is quite unique as it is one of just three genuine 330 GTO prototypes built, with the other two used by Scuderia Ferrari in racing, while this car was only ever intended for road use. In a sale brokered by Simon Kidston in 2016, Bertarelli purchased 250 GTO #3809GT for a price around $45 million. The highlights of the car's initial racing history include a third in class at the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring and a first in class at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona. Walton has an impressive vintage car collection worth $226 million. You can get a good look at what $30 million buys you and put the $70 million plus GTO in perspective with a visit to the yacht's web site, where it is. That's Lance Stroll getting blurred at the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix above. Rob Walton is the 22nd richest person in the world and has an estimated net worth of $61 billion as per Bloomberg index. Mamie had a life of untold wealth and privilege, having inherited $10 million at age four. Kun-hee Lee is the Chairman of Samsung Electronics, and highly revered for his business acumen and success, regarded by many as perhaps the best known figure in South Korea. The latter of those three cars has a fabulous in-period racing history that includes winning the 1957 Tour de France Auto and finishing third outright and first in class in the 1957 Mille Miglia. The Ferrari 250 GTO is the "Holy Grail" for car collectors. The collectible marketplace for petrolheads began with a bang in 2018 when a Vincent Black Lightning fetched $929,000 to become the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction, and the sale at auction of Ferrari 250 GTO #3413 suggests it could be a marquee year for the industry all around. #4713GT then competed in the Tourist Trophy at Goodwood (fourth in the GT class and eighth outright driven by Roger Penske) and the Tour de France, where it failed to finish, before being sold on to Bob Grossman in late 1963. In 1983 he set up BMS (Brixia Motor Sport) Scuderia Italia, entering the World Touring Car Championship, and subsequently Formula One from 1988 to 1993. Since then, its whereabouts are unknown. The 250 GTO owners club is infinitely more elite, because you can buy a Bugatti for a fraction of the price of a GTO. Joseph and Vanessa have owned Ferrari 250 GTO #3223GT since November, 2004 when they paid $10.6 million in a sale brokered by David Gizzi of Euro Classics. Getting a clear run at Ferrari 250 GTO #3223GT with a camera that day was nearly impossible according to New Atlas' Somer Hooker.
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