This 1967 Ferrari 412P race car is one of four ever built and has been converted for the street. The car is expected to be auctioned for up to 40 million USD (about more than 948 billion VND), causing a fever.
An extremely rare 1967 Ferrari 412P Berlinetta will be auctioned by Bonhams at next month’s Monterey Car Week. Many predictions say that this masterpiece could become one of the most expensive Ferraris ever sold at auction.
Extremely rare 1967 Ferrari 412P Berlinetta.
Ferrari built the 412P at the height of the dramatic Le Mans rivalry with Ford. Only four were ever produced, each built to the specifications of the privateer teams that would race them. Of these four cars, two were built for the Blue NART racing team and Scuderia Filipinetti while the remaining two were commissioned by Ecurie Francorchamps and Maranello Concessionaries.
Ferrari built the 412P at the height of its Le Mans rivalry with Ford.
The 412P is set to be auctioned in August, ordered by the Maranello Concessionaires club for racing. Although it did not win any races in its first season, it finished third at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack and was just outside the top 10 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans before it had to run. retired” due to oil pump problems.
In 1968, the car was sold, repainted green and raced in races in both Europe and South Africa. It stopped racing later that year before being sold to an American resident, who then converted the Ferrari 412P into a road car.
From there, the car passed through many owners over the following decades. It is still legal on the road and has a registered license plate and chassis number. So far, the engine, transmission and all bodywork are original. However, there is no mention of how many kilometers the car has traveled since it was built. But honestly, mileage doesn’t matter in a race car like this.
Providing power for the car is a V12 engine, naturally aspirated, 4.0 liter capacity. Although Bonhams has not given a pre-auction estimate for a reserve price, some experts believe that surviving 412P examples like this one are worth between $35 million and $40 million.
