This particular 250 GTO carries a genuine competition history, having raced at Le Mans and other major European events in period.
Auction houses treat documented race history as a significant driver of value on top of the model's inherent rarity.
At $48.4 million, it became the most expensive car ever sold at public auction.
Two of the top classic car sales in history both happened to the same 1962 model — in the very same year.
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