Ferrari half a century ago became the most expensive car in the world - it costs $ 52 million

The Ferrari 250 GTO sports car has become the most expensive car in the world, says Bloomberg : the 1963 car was acquired by an unknown collector who laid out $ 52 million, which at once raised a record figure one and a half times.

The Ferrari 250 GTO model has long settled in the first places in the ranking of the most expensive authorities - 39 such cars were produced in total. For a year, another Ferrari 250 GTO, 1962 release, noted the record at a price , Motor.ru notes. A car made by the Italian automaker for the famous British racer Moster Moss was sold in June 2012 for $ 35 million. The former owner of the sports car purchased it in 2002 for $ 8.4 million, and experts once again stated that the investment of extra money in rare cars is one of the most profitable. Earlier, in the ranking of the most expensive cars, the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic was the leader in 1936.

The current record holder previously belonged to the unknown owner living in Spain. One of the first owners of the 250 GTO of 1963 was an American Paul Pappalardo, who took part in various competitions of historical machines. Pappalardo refused to give any comments about the sale of his sports car for the record amount.

Analysts note that the market of classic cars has great growth potential (so far the main buyers are collectors from Europe and Latin America, but demand in Asia is gradually beginning to grow). At the same time, the market is healthy and effective. The fact is that the money that is spent on the purchase of cars is personal. Retro cars are extremely rarely taken on credit. The last time the classics market was overheated in the late 1980s, when Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari died. Banks actively issued loans for the purchase of the last models of the brand, especially Ferrari F40 - the price of the last one released during the lifetime of Enzo Sportser took off per day.