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Never before has a major bank heist seemed more
tempting. This is the 1967 Ferrari 330 P4, the very car that finished third at
Le Mans that year... and it's coming up for auction. Oh yes.
On May 17 this year at Maranello, to be precise, as part of the Ferrari
‘Leggenda e Passione' event organised by RM Auctions. Essentially they're
putting a whole bunch of amazing old Ferraris under the hammer, and the P4 is
the best of the lot.
The car was built to compete in the World Sports Car Championship in 1967, and
is one of just three P4s ever built. It won in Monza that year and finished
second at Brands Hatch to secure the championship in the hands of Jackie
Stewart and Chris Amon - and managed to score a podium finish at the Le Mans 24
Hours race for good measure. Not a bad pedigree, eh?
Under that sleek engine cover sits a 4.2-litre V12 which puts out an estimated
480bhp, which by 1967 standards is a frankly insane amount. The P4 hasn't been
raced since the late 60s and is described as completely original.
The cost, you ask? How long is a very long piece of string? You're looking at
millions. Several millions. But just look at the thing. Don't pretend you don't
want it. Don't pretend you wouldn't undertake some deeply criminal behaviour to
to raise the capital to buy one. Now then, who knows how to hot-wire a
high-security safe?
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TheArabian_Stig commented on this article
at 11:44 am on 22 April 2009
God I love it !!! and I am not a big fan of classic cars, but (a big one) some are absolute head turners... the 60s-80s ferarris and lambos and alfas... Big bank robberry any one ?!!
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God I love it !!! and I am not a big fan of classic cars, but (a big one) some are absolute head turners... the 60s-80s ferarris and lambos and alfas... Big bank robberry any one ?!!
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JamesC commented on this article
at 11:49 am on 22 April 2009
I am utterly in love with the P4, it's my idea of racing car perfection. Sadly, the closest I'll ever get is the tuned one I've got in Forza Motorsport on my Xbox. Goddamn it.
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marius2 commented on this article
at 12:21 pm on 22 April 2009
It must be one of the most beatiful Ferrari's ever made in the histori of the brand.
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nasos007 commented on this article
at 12:27 pm on 22 April 2009
does anyone know how to blow doors off a van? i can do the get-away driving... or maybe the stig should do that.
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