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There are many reasons why this 1952 Ferrari 212 doesn't make any sense at all in the 21st century. It's less powerful than a Volkswagen Golf GTD. It's got leaf-sprung suspension. There are things like drum brakes. There aren't things like a windscreen or roof.

So on paper then, it's a mystery how this 1952 Ferrari 212 could fetch a whopping £4.7 million - that's €6.7m - at an auction in Italy over the weekend. But we don't live in a paper world. A cursory glance at the thing - and what it represents - certainly qualifies that huge price tag.

It's certainly a Thing. Purchased new by an ACTUAL BARON (Baron Luigi Chiaramonte Bordonaro, to be precise), and campaigned in Italian hillclimbs for the first few years of its life, the 212 entered the Big Boy league when, in 1952, Baron Luigi took part in the Targo Florio. He finished tenth overall and fifth in class. Not bad for a privateer.

It was later sold and raced in the 1956 Mille Miglia, and spent the remainder of its days being shown off at Concours events.

It was the headline sale at RM Sotheby's Villa d'Este sale, which netted some £19 million (around €30m) this weekend, with other prime lots including a classic Porsche and an old Lambo.

We've rounded up nine more of the million-euro-plus sellers for your perusal, so take a moment to flick through. Which one's your favourite from this list?

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There are many reasons why this 1952 Ferrari 212 doesn't make any sense at all in the 21st century. It's less powerful than a Volkswagen Golf GTD. It's got leaf-sprung suspension. There are things like drum brakes. There aren't things like a windscreen or roof.

So on paper then, it's a mystery how this 1952 Ferrari 212 could fetch a whopping £4.7 million - that's €6.7m - at an auction in Italy over the weekend. But we don't live in a paper world. A cursory glance at the thing - and what it represents - certainly qualifies that huge price tag.

It's certainly a Thing. Purchased new by an ACTUAL BARON (Baron Luigi Chiaramonte Bordonaro, to be precise), and campaigned in Italian hillclimbs for the first few years of its life, the 212 entered the Big Boy league when, in 1952, Baron Luigi took part in the Targo Florio. He finished tenth overall and fifth in class. Not bad for a privateer.

It was later sold and raced in the 1956 Mille Miglia, and spent the remainder of its days being shown off at Concours events.

It was the headline sale at RM Sotheby's Villa d'Este sale, which netted some £19 million (around €30m) this weekend, with other prime lots including a classic Porsche and an old Lambo.

We've rounded up nine more of the million-euro-plus sellers for your perusal, so take a moment to flick through. Which one's your favourite from this list?

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£4.7m classic Fifties racing Ferrari heads Villa d’Este weekend sale. Here are the top sellers