At the same time as the Ferrari was detailed, Gooding & Co. also announced a ‘gullwing’ Mercedes to join the auction. “The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing and Ferrari LWB California Spider we’re offering are extraordinary automobiles, fantastic examples of two of the most iconic collectible cars of their era, which have become must-have inclusions in many top collections,” said David Gooding, President and founder of Gooding & Company.

“It’s been nearly five years since an Alloy Gullwing has surfaced for public sale and this desirable, late-production California Spider equally represents an exciting opportunity for those in the market,” he added.

The 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider is chassis No. 1505 GT and engine No. 1505 GT. As the 36th of 50 LWB California Spiders built, this rare Ferrari was fortunate to receive the factory’s most desirable advancements, including 4-wheel disc brakes, a competition-inspired cold air box with velocity stacks and what many believe to be the most attractive Scaglietti coachwork. With Ferrari Classiche certification, this matching-numbers California Spider is even further set apart from the pack for having excellent provenance with more than four decades of ownership among Ferrari connoisseurs. In a sea of red Ferraris, this white over navy example turns heads for more reasons than one. Gooding & Co. estimate the car to fetch between US $3.4 and US$3.8 million.

These two latest cars to be consigned will join a line-up that includes the Moretti Collection of six Packard Twelves, a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV and a similar-year Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Spider at Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale Auctions next month.