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The famous
London auction house, Sotheby's has announced that on
Monday, May 23, 2005,
it will hold a landmark sale of cars and related memorabilia
at Ferrari’s legendary premises in Maranello, Italy.
The sale will be held at 6pm in the Ferrari Logistics
Building - birthplace of some of the greatest racing and
sports cars ever produced - adjacent to the famous Fiorano
test track near Modena.
The first ever auction of such material to be supported by
Ferrari, May’s sale will include items ranging from historic
memorabilia to some of the most important cars ever produced
under the aegis of Enzo Ferrari and his successors – from
early cars to some of the finest, fastest modern sports and
racing cars ever to have graced the road and track,
including the F2004 driven by Michael Schumacher in the
first five Grand Prix races of 2004, all of which he won.
The sale will be highlighted by the F2004, in which
Schumacher won the Australian, Malaysian, Bahrain, Imola and
Spanish races.
The car represents a further evolution of the concepts
already seen in the F2003-GA and a further step forward in
the history of Ferrari single-seaters.
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Mika
Salo & Andrea Bertolini on their way to victory at
Oschersleben, the first International win for
Maserati in 37 years: now this MC 12 sportscar,
which has already entered the history books, will be
auctioned off next year |
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Michael
Schumacher on the grid in Bahrain, prior to a Grand
Prix he was to comfortably win: this car, which he
also drove to victory in Australia, Malaysia, San
Marino and Spain, will be auctioned by Sotheby's |
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When the F2004 appears at auction next May, it will be the
first time that Ferrari has offered a Formula 1 car from the
past season.
The sale will also include the Maserati MC12, which won the
2004 FIA GT championship race at Oschersleben, the first
victory for Maserati in 37 years.
At the other end of the spectrum the sale will feature
historic racing cars from many important moments in the
history of the Ferrari name.
Chief among the highlights of the historic cars in the sale,
is the Ferrari 412S 1958 no 0744, which has an illustrious
past in North American racing, having been driven by giants
such as Phil Hill, Richie Ginther and John von Neumann. This
is without doubt one of the greatest cars ever to be offered
for sale. Estimates are available on request.
Every car will be vetted by a Ferrari engineer, and a number
of items in the sale will be offered direct from the
company’s own holdings.
The Ferrari research and test centre at Maranello is one of
the holy sites of the motor racing world, and access is
normally strictly limited. |
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