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Featured is s/n 004C, the second Spyder Corsa and most likely the fourth Ferrari ever constructed. All eight Spyder Corsas survive to this date, but only 004C and 016I are still equipped with their original bodies. Close inspection of this car's engine reveals stampings dating back to 1946, indicating that the engine started life as the very first batch of 125s. It was extensively raced up until the mid 1950s before it was sold to Henry Austin Clark jr. in 1965 for $3,800. Despite generous offers from the likes of Sergio Scaglietti and Enzo Ferrari himself, the oldest complete Ferrari then passed to his son Jim in 1973. Understanding the importance of this early and highly original Ferrari, the car was preserved over the fifty-year family ownership.
This time warp Ferrari was not only carefully preserved, but also frequently shown by its owner. It was shown for the last time by the Clark family at the 2006 Cavallino Classic. In this fifteenth edition of the annual event it took centre stage amidst Ferrari's latest production models in front of the Breakers Resort. It was also extensively featured that same month in the 150th issue of Cavallino Magazine by researcher and historian David N. Sielestad. In 2015, after a fifty-year single family ownership, it was sold to another discerning collector. Rarely seen since, it was sold for €7.5 million to top the inaugural Broad Arrow Auctions Villa d’Este sale.
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| Manufactured in |
March 16, 1948 |
| Engine number |
004C |
| First owner |
Soave Enrico Besana |
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