Last month was all about speculations around the auction of the exceptionally rare 1957 Scaglietti-bodied 335 S. And this month, this beautiful automobile left everyone jaw-dropped as it set a new record at the Artcurial Motorcars Retromobile auction in Paris. This driving magnificence got sold at a whopping $35.7 million approximately, becoming the most expensive car to be sold at an auction. Undoubtedly a stunning car, this mean machine has some fascinating history attached to it. The chassis no. 0674 is owned by collector Pierre Bardino and its bidding at the exhibition started at $22.3 million, until a secret international bidder wrote it off at the whopping price. What makes this automobile incredibly rare is its excellent condition and brilliant racing career. It was part of Sebring 12 Hours in March 1957 and the famous Mille Miglia race. It was driven by many racing legends like Peter Collins, Maurice Trintignant, Wolfang Von Trips and others. The car which was then owned by Scuderia Ferrari was sold to Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing team. During its racing career with the American team, the automobile won for celebrated racing drivers of their time like Masten Gregory and Lance Reventlow. This sports car boasts of a 12 cylinder, 4.1 litre engine with 400 horsepower. It attracted maximum attention when it set the first over 200 km/h average lap record at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1957. It was the fastest lap ever taken in the history of the event. The identity of the buyer has not been revealed yet, but there are rumours that it is bought by Ohio-based real estate dealer Brian Ross.
