Yahoo Lifestyle Angelina Jolie’s Gorgeous 1958 Ferrari Coupé Is Heading to Auction Next Month
Here’s your chance to own a Ferrari that belongs to one of the most famous movie stars in recent memory.
Angelina Jolie’s 1958 250 GT Coupé will hit the block at Christie’s upcoming Exceptional Sale. The car is a beautiful relic that’s almost been forgotten over time, but thanks to its provenance this example should generate plenty of interest.
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The Pininfarina-designed 250 GT Coupé was Ferrari’s attempt to build a more civilized vehicle. Unlike the sports cars it built its name on, which were basically just road-going versions of its dominant race cars, this grand tourer paired an elegant look with a more comfortable ride than that delivered by other Prancing Horses of the era. It was still a thrill to drive, though, thanks to the marque’s trademark Colombo V-12. Only 353 examples would be built between 1955 and 1960, of which Jolie’s is the 11th to roll off the line.
This example, which made its debut in 1958 underneath the glass dome of Paris’s Grand Palais, is finished in a glossy coat of black broken up only by gleaming chrome trim and wire-spoke wheels. The two-seat interior—its successor, the 250 GT 2+2 would seat four—is covered in red leather except for its gloss black dashboard and wooden steering wheel. It is, to put it quite simply, a beautiful car.
Just as much of a showstopper is the engine underneath its hood. Like the rest of its peers, Jolie’s 250 GT Coupé is powered by a 3.0-liter V-12. The mill is mated to a five-speed manual and makes 237 hp and is capable of reaching a top speed of 157 mph. The actress’s car, which has just 6,424 miles on the odometer, appears to have been kept in fantastic shape so it may still be capable of reaching that speed.
Christie’s will take bids for the Jolie 250 GT coupé on Wednesday, November 20. The two-seater is one of the headline lots of the auction house’s annual Exceptional Sale. Despite this, the car is unlikely to command a seven-figure gavel price. Christie’s instead expects it to fetch between €600,000 and €800,000, or $660,000 to $880,000. That’s not a bargain by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s well below what other Ferraris from the era have been known to go for at auction.
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