A Look at the Award-Winning 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Heading to Auction | Robb Report
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- An automotive equivalent of biblical Job, the 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial owned by retired Rear Admiral Robert Phillips has experienced renown, ruin, and finally a return to glory. One of only eight in existence, the car competed in numerous contests, including the 1955 Grand Prix of Venezuela where it won first in class and fifth overall.
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Unfortunately, it was eventually left to languish in storage at a Rambler dealership in Richmond, Calif. It is there that Phillips-then rising through the ranks of the U.S. Navy-found it in 1960.
“Here was this mess, filthy and covered with mud,” says the admiral. “I grabbed a rag off the shop floor, wiped the engine’s valve cover, and saw ‘Ferrari.’ I had to save it.” After spending $2,200 (two-thirds of his annual salary at the time), he worked on the racer by hand for nine months, and the car soon meant far more than its provenance or prancing horse pedigree. It became family.
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To see, this magnificent car... I am in awe! A 100 point entry, at Pebble Beach, puts it, among the greatest. Thank you, for this amazing video! 👏
The is the most beautiful car I've ever seen. And what a story.
this man is a legend. he spent 2/3 of his salary to buy the car in 1955 and has kept it ever since.
What did it auction for?
$5,005,000 including buyers percentage
Who bought it?