The world car auction record of US$38.1 million was set at Bonhams' Quail Lodge Sale in August, 2014 by a 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO, but many unverified private GTO sales have far exceeded that In the opening scene of the 2001 fantasy thriller Vanilla Sky, a dark blue (maybe Blu Scozia) Ferrari 250 GTO is seen prowling the empty streets of New York city. It looks the part. Tom Cruise at A Ferrari 250 GTO became the second-most expensive car sold at auction when it went under the hammer yesterday (November 13) in New York. Achieving a figure of $51.7m (£42.1m), including fees Ferrari 250 GTO 1964 Series 2 Recreation $875,000 . Bentley GT3 s/n 009 $650,000 . Ferrari 250 GT PF Coupe 1959 $1,200,000 a globally sourced range of Road and 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina. €350,000 - €450,000 EUR. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II by Pininfarina. $1,500,000 - $1,750,000 USD. 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Prototype by Pinin Farina. €1,000,000 - €1,400,000 EUR. 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta Lusso by Scaglietti. $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 USD Offered Then last month, Talacrest, a classic Ferrari dealer based in Ascot, southern England, offered for sale the second 250 GTO to have been built, with a publicly quoted price of $55 million. “If Powered by a 32-valve V8 2,855cc fitted with twin IHI turbos and Behr inter-coolers, performance was nearly as staggering as the list price of £73,499 with 400bhp at 7,000 rpm and a mighty 366lb/ft of torque at just 3,800 revs. Top speed was 189mph. In total 272 cars were built, every one sold prior to the start of production in July 1984. RM Sotheby’s $51.7M sale last week of Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO chassis no. 3765 reminded us just how revered the all-conquering GTO is. On the rare occasion that one sells publicly, the world takes notice, and it doesn’t take a car person to recognize that it’s more than just another old vehicle. ME5it.