BusinessWeek put together a list of the 15 most expensive cars of 2007, and if you think your car is expensive now, wait until you've owned it for 35 years. The above 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM raced Le Mans in 1962, was crashed there in 1963, and then driven every day as a commuter car in New York City from 1965 to 1974 (back when the city that never sleeps was the city that just didn't give a damn). It surely cost a good looking penny when it was made, but this year it topped the auction sales sheets, going for $9.3 million dollars.
Perhaps it was due to this year being Ferrari's 60th anniversary, or rich folk just decided to put some of the best examples in play: eight of the top fifteen cars on the list are of the marque from Maranello. No other maker had even two cars on the list, although there were three cars that start with "D": Duesenberg, Delage and DeDion. Even the least expensive car on the list would get you a Veyron, a Murcielago, a down payment on a house, a Bentley GT as a winter beater, and an around-the-world vacation by private jet with spending money to spare: a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto that sold for $2.82 million.
[Source: BusinessWeek via Carscoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Allan @ Nov 26th 2007 1:01PM
Some sexy cars in there... though I would have expected the slideshow to go in the other direction. Least expensive to most expensive. Would have made more sense.
eightyd @ Nov 26th 2007 1:14PM
35 Years huh? If that '62 cost 9.3 million in 1997, I wonder what it would cost today, in 2007?!
/removes tongue from cheek
one buckeye @ Nov 26th 2007 1:41PM
"a Veyron, a Murcielago, a down payment on a house, a Bentley GT as a winter beater, and an around-the-world vacation by private jet with spending money to spare: a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto that sold for $2.82 million."
this might be off topic but somehow it just reminds me how poor the college students are. man if i have just one million i wouldn't worry about the cost of college and the living for the next few years. but those people play it like toys and dolls.
Mike @ Nov 26th 2007 2:06PM
Capitalism is a game and money is the points...remember that. They earn it and spend it like Monopoly...cause that's how it's played. Anyone of us could do the same if we played the game right.
P.S. I'll take that 1959 Ferrari 250 GT over any of the other cars on that list. Amazing.
len simpson @ Nov 26th 2007 3:05PM
good thing enzios were never rated by consumer,s union on dependability, mtce & repair costs
Scott @ Nov 26th 2007 7:07PM
Another case in point of money /= brains.
With 9 million I'd buy a couple houses, a couple of NORMAL cars and invest the rest.
JoseB @ Nov 26th 2007 8:02PM
Somehow i don't think the person who paid $9.3M for that only had the $9.3M to his / her name...I'm sure they already have a couple of houses and millions more invested somewhere...
Bellcord @ Nov 27th 2007 9:12AM
No, but I hear it was sooo expensive Bill Gates had to put it on Lay-A-Way..
Thanh T. @ Nov 27th 2007 10:04AM
I have been an advid fan of the Barrett Jackson's Auto Auction for many years now. The Folks that attend these auction shows are die-hard automotive aficionados and enthusiast.
Restoring old/new cars during my spare time...it's one of my hobbies. However, there comes time when spending too much money is too outrageous...Would you agree or disagree?
I like the 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM that raced in Le Mans back in 1962...it looks amazing. However, $9.3 million dollars for a vehicle that was crashed in 1963, and then driven every day as a commuter car in New York City from 1965 to 1974 is a bit of an ego trip...(perhaps, helping out children's charity hospitals is a better option...) Oops my bad, perhaps the original racecar driver miss crashing the car. Just kidding...smile aficionados and enthusiast, heehe.
I think the 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM looks beautiful in a automotive art gallery.
tnipnad @ Nov 27th 2007 11:18AM
The perfect car(s) for the man or woman who has more money than common sense.