{"id":65324,"date":"2022-07-09T14:02:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T14:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/classic-ferrari-rotted-for-40-years-in-plevica-sold-for-140000-for-special-reason-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-07-09T14:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T14:02:40","slug":"classic-ferrari-rotted-for-40-years-in-plevica-sold-for-140000-for-special-reason-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/classic-ferrari-rotted-for-40-years-in-plevica-sold-for-140000-for-special-reason-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Ferrari rotted for 40 years in plevica, sold for $140,000 for special reason (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>A classic Ferrari car has sold at auction for an incredible sum of money despite not running and rotting in a rural barn for around 40 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The image shows the 1962 model, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/ferrari\/\">Ferrari<\/a> 250 GTE in its &#8216;worst&#8217; condition, but that didn&#8217;t deter collector buyers who followed the bidding &#8216;war&#8217; to make it their own.<\/p>\n<p>And in fact the bids closed at just under $140,000, but there was a special reason for the interest.<\/p>\n<p>The auction house <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightwells.com\/timed-sale\/5241\/lot\/578390\">Brightwells<\/a> said: &#8220;As you can see time and poor maintenance have taken their toll on this old Ferrari, but apart from the seats, gearbox and other interior parts, it looks pretty much complete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although they were valued at around $450,000 for a good working model, the sale is probably about the possibility that the engine bay could accept a perfect copy of the Lusso or GTO engines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What you see in the picture is a wonderful project that could give the Ferrari 250 a new birth in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brightwells also referred to the fact that the chassis and engine under the rusted sheets are quite valuable in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;250&#8217; Ferrari, including the 250 GTO model, is among the most expensive cars in the world selling in some cases up to 30 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>But also rebuilding a copy with a modified 250 engine would be worth a lot.<\/p>\n<p>So the classic car restoration experts saw their chance and pounced, as Brightwells auctioneers had originally predicted the sale would fetch just $60,000.<\/p>\n<p>Only 36 Ferrari 250 GTOs have ever been built, and recreating replicas is a business with few opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfunction gtag() {\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push(arguments);\n\t\t}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId: '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml: true,\n\t\t\t\tversion: 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {\n\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/07\/09\/ferrari-klasike-e-kalbur-per-40-vjet-ne-plevice-shitet-per-140000-prej-arsyes-se-vecante-fotot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A classic Ferrari car has sold at auction for an incredible sum of money despite not running and rotting in a rural barn for around 40 years. 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