Ferrari Daytona SP3 Tailor Made sells for whopping $26 million at auction
READ: One-of-a-kind Ferrari Daytona SP3 to be auctioned at Monterey Car Week
Last month, it was revealed that a one-of-one Ferrari Daytona SP3 created by the Prancing Horse’s Tailor Made division would be auctioned at Monterey Car Week by RM Sotheby’s. Well, now we have a final sales price - $26,000,000 USD, roughly £19.2 million in British currency.
All proceeds from the sale of the car will go towards The Ferrari Foundation.
The two-tone black and yellow Daytona SP3 was created by Ferrari’s Tailor Made customisation program and is listed as number 599+1 to separate it from the original 599 units made for production, which have already sold out. The special Daytona SP3 is fitted with a plaque to cement its unique status.
It is powered by a 5.6-litre naturally aspirated V12 producing 828bhp, which enables it to go from 0-62mph in 2.85 seconds and reach an overall top speed of 211mph. Now that the Prancing Horse is seemingly going down the hybrid route with the reveal of the F80, this SP3 Daytona may be the final non-hybrid/electric Ferrari to be produced at Maranello.
The Daytona SP3 was unveiled in 2021 as an homage to the Ferrari sports prototypes of the 1960s. The most loyal Ferrari customers were given the opportunity to purchase one at $2.25 million each. With the sale price of $26 million, it seems that someone who originally missed on an allocation wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice, and the total puts it among the highest ever received for a modern day car at auction and the 13th most expensive in the all time list.
What is the most expensive car ever sold at auction?
Credit: RM Sotheby’s
That honour goes to a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupé' sold by RM Sotheby’s in 2022 for a staggering $142,000,000.
The second of two adaptations of the 300SLR race car made in coupé form, it is the creation of pioneering Mercedes-Benz designer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, which earned it its 300 SLR ‘Uhlenhaut Coupé’ nickname. At the time, it was the fastest road car in the world when new, reaching a top speed of 180mph.
It was retained by Mercedes ever since it left the factory in June 1956, and 30 years later, was restored by Tony Merrick, one of the pre-eminent historic vehicle restorers and race preparation specialists of his era. Offered for private sale for the first time ever, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of Mercedes-Benz history and was bought eventually bought by an unknown collector at the Mercedes-Benz Museum on 5 May 2022.
words: Mike Booth
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