Cars Ferrari and some of their famous owners, A Brief Guide

Cars Ferrari and some of their famous owners, A Brief Guide -

Ferrari luxury sports cars have always had a special affinity with the association not only the racing world and higher levels Formula one grand Prix, but also a popular choice for the rich and famous.

a Ferrari parked in front of an expensive shop or cafe in Monaco never "look out of place ', would it? This is probably due to the fact that Ferrari sports cars have always had a rather large label reassuring prices to go with their image of wealth to its owner.

in this spirit, the cars belonging to celebrities, Hollywood actors and famous people have always attracted more attention than their less-owned counterparts famous. So when some of these famous cars belonging to end an auction of classic cars or are announced they will be sold, a media frenzy begins and the fact of a bidding war for the highest price.

in a recent classic car auction at Silverstone, a rare 03 "Ferrari 575 Maranello" with only 10,000 miles on the odometer was finally sold for £ 66,000 and was bought by an unidentified private buyer. What was unique about this car was special from his famous previous owners

The fact that Ferrari was not only rare, but its previous owners included. legendary guitar hero "Eric Clapton" and BBC radio and television presenter Chris Evans, which are both big fans of Ferrari in their own right.

Chris Evans has been in and out of the world's automotive press for the last few years, with its growing collection of Ferrari, which now includes seven in the line-up. But his latest acquisition is one that got everybody talking. It is very rare 1960 Ferrari 250 California Spyder, the cost of more than £ 5 million at auction. What makes this even more special classic car is his only number 13 of only 56 cars ever produced of this model, but it was officially owned by the late (great) movie actor James Coburn, who was a big fan Ferrari.

James Coburn received his love of cars from his father and was reputed to have turned the car fanatic actor Steve McQueen Ferrari sports cars in the early sixties.

other celebrities and stars who share a love for Ferrari sports cars are particularly Jay Kay of Jamiroquai band that has had a number of Ferrari, including; Ferrari F40, a Spider 360 Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari 456GT. rock singer Rod Stewart veteran also owns a Ferrari F40, 360 Spider and now has new Murcielago.

Star of film and television, Joanna Lumley has a classic Ferrari 328 GTS Targa, where as a rock band guitarist who also has a passion for Ferrari, as Pete Townshend currently owns a Ferrari 550 Maranello .

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