{"id":2733,"date":"2009-05-18T19:05:34","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2733"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:15:22","slug":"ferrari-testarossa-smashes-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/ferrari-testarossa-smashes-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari Testarossa Smashes Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2746\" title=\"1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa\" alt=\"1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa.jpg\" width=\"546\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa.jpg 546w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa-278x156.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2009\/05\/1957_ferrari_250_testa_rossa-526x295.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>If anyone was in any doubt that the classic car scene was the most stable and developing of all automotive markets, the sale of a 1957 Testarossa this weekend for almost 2 million euros than the existing world record sale at auction.<\/p>\n<p>Chassis no. 0714TR (pictured above) sold for \u20ac9,020,000 at the third annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record for the most expensive motor car ever to be sold at auction.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to its Maranello birthplace for its auction debut, the \u20ac9,020,000 sale price represents \u20ac1,980,000 more than the previous auction world record which was set at the same sale last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe historical significance of this car attracted a bidding war as collectors from around the world &#8211; both in the room and on the telephone \u2013 competed to secure one of the most alluring and iconic of all Ferrari racing cars,\u201d said Max Girardo, Managing Director of RM Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The beautiful and immediately recognizable Scaglietti-designed \u2018pontoon-fender\u2019 250 TR was produced from 1957 to 1958 during which only 22 examples were constructed. 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