Radio DJ Chris Evans Buys 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder for $10.9 Million

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder

By Clinton Deacon
May 19, 2008 12:26 am
Filed Under: European, Ferrari

If you got it, flaunt it! As the saying goes, and it appears celebrity DJ Chris Evans Certainly knows how to flaunt it when he paid €7,040,000 ($10.9 million) for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder at RM Auctions at the weekend. The legendary model was once owned by Hollywood Actor James Colburn and was originally expected to fetch a price of around €3.5 million, but a 30 minute bidding war saw the price double over the original estimate .

A spokesman for RM Auction said: "Chris made a successful bid for his Ferrari, which will take pride of place in his own celebrated collection."

The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder was designed by Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti, power came from 2,953cc V12 engine pumping out 280bhp. Should you wish to see model in action, we suggest you dig deep into your old video collections for Ferris Bueller's Day Off, when it starred as the untouchable car owned by Cameron Frye's dad, which of course they totally trashed.

Source: RM Auctions

Comments

joelynn
May 19, 2008 6:33 am
does he still have that sort of money? He hasn't been famous for a long time.

mps
May 19, 2008 6:52 am
"V12 engine pumping out 280bhp" Times have changed...

big_himey
May 19, 2008 7:32 am
280bhp from 2,935cc isn't too shabby even by today's standards.

Spyshot-73
May 19, 2008 8:05 am
Ever heard the saying "More money than Sense".

Zix
May 19, 2008 9:18 am
A Radio DJ makes that much money????????????

Paulds
May 19, 2008 2:50 pm
Absolutely beautiful design... timeless...

Laterzzz
May 19, 2008 5:10 pm
Chris owns his own TV broadcasting company aswell as DJing and other bits n bobs. Very clever man in my opinion, fair play!!!

Spyshot-73
May 19, 2008 5:53 pm
Nope, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a clever man.

YAKA
June 27, 2009 3:58 pm
I bought a Californian in 1961 for $9500, I would never believed the price would escalate so much!

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