UK Radio DJ Chris Evans buys 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO for ?12 million

 UK Radio DJ Chris Evans buys 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO for ?12 million
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO

UK radio and television personality Chris Evans is said to have bagged one of the rarest Ferraris ever. A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, one of only 36 ever built between 1962 and 1963, is said to have finally landed in the DJ's garage. Apparently he has been searching for one for many years and even came very close to a purchase 15 years ago. Yesterday he posted a photo on Twitter alongside the caption "the new one has arrived", thus confirming his latest acquisition.

Reports say 44 year-old Evans shelled out a cool £12 million (US$17.7 million) for the classic sports car. What he paid for includes history, an aluminium 3.0-litre V12 engine with 216kW (290bhp/ 294PS) at 8,000 rpm, as well as rear-wheel-drive.

It will probably park alongside other Ferraris the man keeps at his place, including a Nero Black 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder that once belonged to actor James Coburn.

 

Source: inside line

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 lucionatic lucionatic
Congratulations, Mr Evans. Whoever says money can't buy heritage and happiness!
May 14, 2010 2:55 am
 scratchy996 scratchy996
very nice
May 14, 2010 3:39 am
 McNamara68 McNamara68
one of the all-time greats.
May 14, 2010 10:02 am
 MTC MTC
Just don't paint it white!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 14, 2010 4:09 am
 supercharged supercharged
hahaha that was my first thought!
May 14, 2010 6:55 am
 sub39h sub39h
i can't believe he makes that much money. nobody likes him!
May 14, 2010 4:22 am
 Shyne Shyne
i was thinking the same lol
May 14, 2010 4:52 am
 Lateknight Lateknight
Apparently another 1 million people like him according to latest Radio 2 figures. Must be just you then....
May 14, 2010 6:28 am
 sub39h sub39h
well no, because there are 60 million people who live in the UK, not 1 million. anyway even then that doesn't go far towards explaining how he can afford ?12m on a single car and have one of the most expensive collections of Ferraris.
May 14, 2010 11:04 am
 Siawa Siawa
Aaah I recognize his face from Top Gear. Well, Congrats.
May 14, 2010 7:55 am
 Kepex Kepex
Woah, an aluminum NA engine with 97bhp per litre from 1963. That's not bad at all ;o
May 14, 2010 8:45 am
 Mikeado Mikeado
MTC took the words out of my, er, keyboard. Still, this car is very impressive indeed, both aesthetically and mechanically. "as well as rear-wheel-drive" - as opposed to all the AWD and FWD Ferraris you see these days? :P
May 14, 2010 10:10 am
 Paulds Paulds
WHAT??????????? How he can afford all that money??? anyway, what a great car!!! Congratulations, Mr. Evans
May 14, 2010 3:51 pm
 Isatis Isatis
Mr. Evans, congratulations, you now own 95% of my dream garage :)
May 14, 2010 11:50 pm
 THEBENCHMARK THEBENCHMARK
Would much rather have a 65 Pontiac GTO. Tri-Power 360hp and 420ftlbs.
May 15, 2010 10:27 am
 Intense Intense
Wow ... from being a great known DJ ... that's awesome and gives me hope as a start-up photographer/Graphic Designer
May 15, 2010 5:29 pm