1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sells for record $39.8 million

Filed under: Classics , Convertible , Performance , Ferrari , Racing This might not come as a shock, but ultra-rare vintage cars are only going to get more expensive as time rolls on, particularly if there’s a prancing horse on the car’s nose. For example, in 2011, a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sold for $16.39 million .

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1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sells for record $39.8 million

Ferrari chairman ticked off by Alonso

Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Racing Luca Cordero di Montezemolo does not strike us as the kind of person we’d want to cross. We imagine the Chairman of Ferrari as sort of like an automotive Don Corleone, a thought that is further confirmed when we hear about the aftermath of last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso made some unsubstantiated remarks that have angered his team, with The Daily Mail reporting that when asked after the race what he wanted for his birthday, the Spaniard responded “Someone else’s car.” And while no one seems to know exactly what was said, it was enough to prompt a personal phone call from the boss of Ferrari on Alonso’s birthday for a dressing down

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Ferrari chairman ticked off by Alonso