Ferrari's 1965 Le Mans winner sells for record $49 million at auction

A Ferrari 250 LM, which won the 1965 Le Mans race, was sold for €34.9 million (S$49.1 million) at a Paris auction on February 6. This is the highest price ever paid for this model. The car, driven by Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt, had been on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum since 1970. Only 32 of these cars were made. Previously, the record for a Ferrari sale was held by a 330 LM/250 GTO from 1962, which sold for US$51.7 million (S$69.9 million) in November 2023.