ONE-OFF FERRARI GTO UP FOR GRABS

RECOGNISED AS one of the world's most expensive and desirable cars, in November 2023 a 1962 Ferrari GTO sold for US$51.7 million at RM Sotheby's, making it the most expensive Ferrari sold at auction.

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That record is poised to tumble when this one-off, factory white, special order racing 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, goes under the hammer at the Mecum Kissimmee auction in 2026.

Not only is this Bianco Speciale - as it is known, a one-of-a-kind, but it has also been piloted by the who's who of motor-sport including world champion Graham Hill, as well as Mike Parkes, Roy Salvadori and Jack Sears. It is one of just 36 GTOs produced and there's no doubt many strings must've been pulled and favours asked to make this car possible.

It was purchased new by British racing team owner and Jaguar dealer, John Coombs, to jolt the brass at Jaguar in to making its E-Type more competitive with Ferrari.

With his prominence in the industry, Coombs must have known people in the highest stratosphere of Ferrari, otherwise Bianco Speciale wouldn’t have been built.

Ferrari's deeply rooted tradition was red cars, so when Coombs requested that his 250 GTO be painted white, it was a huge deviation from Ferrari's strict colour conventions and one that needed internal approval at the highest level.