Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans-winning car sold for 35 million euros
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Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans-winning car sold for 35 million euros
This photograph shows a 1954-55 Ferrari Tipo 555 “Super Squalo” 2,5-liter Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater during the press presentation of the exhibition “Les Grandes Marques du Monde” by Bonhams Cars, at the Grand Palais in Paris, on Feb. 4, 2025. (AFP)
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Updated 06 February 2025
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Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans-winning car sold for 35 million euros
Ferrari said that the eye-watering sum is the highest paid for the 250 LM model
Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt drove the car
Updated 06 February 2025
AFP
ROME: The Ferrari which won the 1965 edition of the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours race was sold for 34.9 million euros ($36.2 million) at a Paris auction, the Italian manufacturer said Thursday.
Ferrari said that the eye-watering sum is the highest paid for the 250 LM model, with this specific car winning Ferrari’s sixth consecutive title on the “Circuit de la Sarthe” in western France and their last until 2023.
1965 Le Mans
Ready,set,go.
The 1965 Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 LM driven by Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory.
This race would also prove to be the last Ferrari victory at Le Mans until 2023.
— kris van Ditshuizen (@KrisVanD2)
Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt drove the car, which had been on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum since 1970 before being offered for sale by Sotheby’s, for the North American Racing Team (NART).
Ferrari gave no details as to the identity of the buyer of the 250 LM model, of which only 32 were made.
The record for the sale of a Ferrari was a 330 LM/250 GTO from 1962 which went under the hammer in New York for $51.7 million in November 2023.
DUBAI: Las Vegas police said in a statement on Friday that they had found the body of 32-year-old travel influencer Anunay Sood on the “3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard” on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The social media celebrity, with 1.4 million followers on his Instagram account, had been attending the Concours elite car show at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas along with other influencers and journalists, and was due to travel home on Tuesday, Nov. 4 when he was found dead.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department statement read: “On November 4, 2025, LVMPD responded to a dead body located in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard. Officers assisted the coroner and took a non-criminal/medical report.”
But the police and the coroner’s office have not issued any further update on the cause of death.
Earlier on the Monday evening, Sood had joined the party of influencers and journalists at a restaurant in the Wynn Las Vegas hotel and then later went to watch the show “Awakening” in the hotel’s theater.
Sood had flown from Dubai with his girlfriend Shivani Parihar. (Instagram)
Sood’s girlfriend, Shivani Parihar was with him during the Las Vegas trip.
In an Instagram post featuring a photo of the two she wrote: “I still can’t believe you are gone. My heart feels so heavy, and everything around me just feels empty. You were my person, my safe place, my life, my everything. I don’t even know how to process this-it doesn’t feel real. Every little thing reminds me of you – your laugh, your voice, your messages. I don’t know how to move forward without you.”
His final posts on his Instagram account included images of him posing by supercars at the Concours elite car show, where he mingled with celebrities at the VIP event.
The popular influencer, known for his cinematic travel videos posted on his social media, enjoyed a massive following.
Even after his death this was noteable by the thousands of tributes which continued to be added to his family’s statement.
“Still can’t process this … You lived with so much passion, heart, and adventure, brother. Rest in peace, Anunay,” wrote wanderwithsky.
And paramvir_beniwal wrote: “Your spirit and love for travel will keep travelling far beyond.”
