550 GT1 Prodrive sold for $4,290,000!?!

375+ · Aug 18, 2020

I call b*llsh*t on this "sale" RM Sotheby's complicit with the consignor and a desire to break the record price for a car sold at an online auction. Not buying it.

JC Andruet · Aug 20, 2020

BartonWorkman said: ↑

A lot of it is being driven by the demand for GT1 category cars currently.

These are the last of the mechanical cars driven by manual sequential gearboxes and they don't
need a team of engineers to start them. All it takes is for a magazine to run an article on the joys
of GT1 cars, collectors start picking up their phones and values start to rise.

In the case of 550 GT Maranellos, just look at them. They're simply magnificent. The cars were
contenders in all the series they competed, ALMS, FIA GT and at Le Mans. I was fortunate at
the height of my photo career to work for both Prodrive and the Olive Garden Rafanelli teams
so these cars have a special place in the heart.

The road version 550 Maranello was described as "the best car Ferrari ever built" to me by one of
the most revered Ferrari mechanics in the country several years ago. So, there's that.

As in the case of the Lamborghini R-GT GT1 car we have at Curated, the cars are bringing huge
interest and values are trending up as there are revival/historic series where the cars are eligible
to take part which also drives the market.

BHW
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I did the factory tour back in ?? I saw the 550 being built along with the Impreza WRC cars. As you’ve said, they were/are very special cars indeed.

johnny308 · Aug 20, 2020

F1tommy said: ↑

The Pro Drive cars were very dominant in their respective category. Plus it was a good looking car, much nicer and faster than the 575 GTC cars from the factory.

By the way, that Traco Daytona #14065 was a modified steel bodied Daytona with well tuned Traco high output V12. Not an alloy comp car. If it was a real alloy comp car I can see it going very high. Can you imagine driving up in one of the Pozzi Group 4 1972/73 Lemans/SPA cars?? People would drool on your car.
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That car says Kirk White on the side. Is there more than one Kirk White / Penske Ferrari?

amenasce · Aug 20, 2020

Bas Jaski said: ↑

Ah I thought an FXX was around 2m these days.

Perhaps settle for an irvine-Barrichello car

Anyways, my point was more that a more usable track day car (as that's what the 550 GT1 would be, too, at best)...and one that's miles faster, for the same price.
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Come on, overall lap time has close to 0 to do with the price.

You buy this bc:

Historic GT1 championships are and will be booming
It's the last Ferrari V12 GT to have won a major 24h race
It won a lot of races in period
It was dominant

Any F1 will be much faster but im guessing it's a completely different level of commitment both in running costs and physical requirements

I wonder how much would the Le Mans in class winning 550 fetch.

F1tommy · Sep 11, 2020

Prodrive Ferrari 550's photos at Sebring in 2004 that I took. Faster than the factory supported 575's.

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