Ferrari TR 250 ‘Testa Rossa” is the lesser known of the 2 cars bearing the name, the latter model that debuted in the 1980′s is by far the inferior car though, both from a design and a racing standpoint than the original.

$52 Million for 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Racer. There’s something about rare classic racecars that make the hearts of car collectors beat aheck of a lot faster.

Dubbed the “Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta” the car was used almost exclusively for auto racing, a field in which it saw significant successes throughout the 1950′s.

Before the bitter rivalry between Ford Motor Company and Ferrari in the 1960s (which led to the creation of the dominating Ford GT40), the two companies had actually been in talks of a merger during the preceding decade. During this time, Enzo Ferrari sent Henry Ford II a special gift, the one-off Ferrari Barchetta you see above. This dark green Ferrari now resides at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and it recently stopped by for a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage.

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