What is Ferraris signature color?
Red may be Ferrari’s signature colour but it has many shades Enzo Ferrari is, famously, reputed to have said: “Ask a child to draw a car, and certainly he will draw it red. British cars were painted green, French cars were blue, and Italian race cars were red. As an Italian company, Ferrari had to adopt red paint across the body of their race cars. Owner Enzo Ferrari had a strong fascination with racing and he saw the sport as a means to finance the business.But before 1939, “Ferrari” meant “Enzo Ferrari,” the founder of the brand and head of the Scuderia Ferrari racing team for Alfa Romeo. Although the Ferrari name has evolved to represent the pinnacle of automotive achievement, it’s also still a common name in Italy.
Who owns the $70 million Ferrari?
David MacNeil now holds the unofficial record for his $70 million Ferrari 250 GTO. Altogether, only 36 Ferrari 250 GTO models were ever produced. Each model is currently accounted for, with notable owners over time including the likes of Ralph Lauren, jewelry heir Gianni Bulgari, and the WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil who paid a reported $70 million for his 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO.The current record for world’s most expensive Ferrari was set in June 2018 when a 1963 250 GTO (chassis 4153GT) was sold to David MacNeil in a private sale for $70 million.