This car once belonged to Ferrari importer and Le Mans champion Luigi Chinetti. It sat unrestored for 50 years and is now expected to fetch at least $4.5 million. Yes, in this condition.
I just watched the Magnus Walker video of him waling around this ‘junk yard’- its great
Reasonable-Word6729
Love the trip 001. Like ok that’s far enough!
lynivvinyl
I would hate to have to find matching bumpers and an exact gear shift knob for that thing. I really doubt they use the same bumpers on any other vehicle.
eagledog
Just absolutely nuts that a junkyard owner amassed this collection, and nobody knew about it
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This car once belonged to Ferrari importer and Le Mans champion Luigi Chinetti. It sat unrestored for 50 years and is now expected to fetch at least $4.5 million. Yes, in this condition.
More photos and fascinating details can be found [here](https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/rk24/lots/r0244-1956-mercedesbenz-300-sl-alloy-gullwing/).
I just watched the Magnus Walker video of him waling around this ‘junk yard’- its great
Love the trip 001.
Like ok that’s far enough!
I would hate to have to find matching bumpers and an exact gear shift knob for that thing. I really doubt they use the same bumpers on any other vehicle.
Just absolutely nuts that a junkyard owner amassed this collection, and nobody knew about it
Imo the one of the most beautiful cars ever made