1962 GTO sells for $35 Million

Oh my, I bet that gas was over $5.00 per gallon. I hope they could afford it...

 

I was surprised to read that as well .. he had coveted the GTO for such a long time I figured he'd take it to the grave with him. I guess getting married & having a kid must change things

 

That would be my guess.

 

awesome to see it in a garage and on the road in a local area.

 

The 2 Uhlenhaut Coupés in the Mercedes Benz museum are reportedly insured for €30m each.

 

I would agree with the Uhlenhaut coupé guess, and the 300SLR #722 that Moss drove would be right up there too, as well as the Andy Warhol BMW M1, which qualifies as a very expensive artwork... Just look at how much some of Warhol's Silkscreens go for, and that would give you an idea about the car's price...

 

My wife and I had the good luck to meet him quite by chance at The White Horse pub in Sutton, West Sussex when we were there for Revival a few years ago. We stay on a farm in Sutton and he owned a vinyard nearby.....maybe still does. We ended up having dinner and he and his wife are delightful. The GTO was not at Goodwood that year...I think it was being freshened by, whom...Bob Houghton perhaps?

 

Me too. Especially after selling a great collection (which he butchered by painting all white IMO) to get the one GTO. Strange...

 

I would say the bugatti atlantic was more valueable than the royale....

 

Octane Magazine did a feature on the most valuable cars in the world a couple years back. They concluded Moss' 722 was at the top of the heap. The others here -

25 - Jim Clark's Lotus 49
24 - Lincoln JFK Continental GG 300
23 - Elvis Presley’s Cadillac
22 - Porsche 917
21 - Prince Borghese’s Itala
20 - George Harrison’s Mini
19 - James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5
18 - Aston Martin DBR1
17 - Ford GT40 S/N 1075
16 - John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce Phantom V
15 - Jaguar D-type XKD606
14 - Auto Union Type C
13 - Cugnot fardier a vapeur
12 - Ferrari Testa Rossa
11 - 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Le Mans
10 - Bentley 4 1/2 Old No. 2
9 - Maserati 250F Chassis 2529 ‘Fangio’s Car’
8 - Mercedes-Benz SSK
7 - Boeing Lunar Roving Vehicle
6 - BMW M1 by Andy Warhol
5 - Bugatti Type 41 Royale
4 - Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost AX201
3 - Ferrari 250 GTO
2 - Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic
1 - Mercedes-Benz 300SLR ‘722’

From - Octane's 25 Most Valuable

 

Raises the question of inherent value vs celebrity association (Harrison's Mini). Of course some combine the two (Moss' SLR).

 

I'm surprised Harrison's mini is on the list but not his 275 or McLaren F1.

 

The Mini was more iconic under his ownership than the others. His (and some of the other Beatles) owning one was an important reason for the car to be considered cool & accepted with the youngsters.

 

His mini is definitely iconic, but for a list that is about worth I find it interesting that the two I mentioned previously aren't included at a higher value.

 

that list is only a sampling ( from year 2010 ) of relative pricing / value of notable cars... values ranging from L30,000,000 for the Mercedes to a L1,000,000 for the Lotus... it makes no attempt to be all inclusive or difinitive, but rather serve as a guide to measure the possible value of one's favorite cars

 

not that it's attainable (retrievable yet), but I would have thought the only vehicle to have been driven by man on a celestial body other than earth would be worth more than any mere mortal vehicle.

 

If both, the Mini of George Harrison and the RR of Lennon would come for sale the McLaren F1 would make more cash than those Beatles cars!

 

Ok so I gotta be the one to ask....

Who bought this car!?

 

Go back and actually READ the first post



Jedi

 

Doh! I should give myself a three day ban for that one. Thx Jedi

 

Any idea which GTO has the most miles?

 

Mine!!!!






Ok... I don't own a GTO. But if I did, it WOULD have the most miles



Jedi

 

That's true, but I think the cars higher on the list are accurately placed, with individual examples maybe jockeying for position amongst each other...

 

No expert by any means so I don't know for sure, but this question reminds me of Violati's GTO. I read a great article about how he'd daily drive his GTO everywhere. Even with his dog by his side

 

Tim Scott spent a day with 3505GT at last year's Quail Rally. Here is his article with lots of photos of the GTO.

http://www.sportscardigest.com/ferrari-250-gto-day-with-the-legend/
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