| Imagine holding the keys to the most expensive | | | | arrival of his new addition via Twitter, posting a |
| car in Britain and referring to it as ‘one of | | | | photo and saying "The new one has arrived". With |
| your motor collection'. Radio 2 DJ, Chris Evans has | | | | a reputation of being "one of the most beautiful |
| paid "£12 million for the 1963 250 GTO Ferrari" | | | | models ever built by Ferrari", the GTO features a |
| that was up for auction in Monaco a few weeks | | | | 302bhp 3.2 litre V12 engine - giving it a top speed |
| ago, according to AutoExpress.co.uk. | | | | of 174mph, reports AutoExpress.co.uk. |
| The auctioneers were very coy about the car's | | | | With such beauty and historic significance, the |
| new "and immensely enthusiastic owner", reports | | | | GTO, which would have cost a mere £6000 |
| PistonHeads.com, but Chris Evans should have | | | | when new, has been described by Chris Routledge |
| been an obvious guess, with a reputation as | | | | of Coys auctioneers as the "holy grail" for many |
| "Britain's top Ferrari nut". | | | | classic collectors. |
| It's no wonder Mr Evans has been described as | | | | The 250 GTO was so highly prized by Enzo |
| enthusiastic; he has added the world's most | | | | Ferrari, who founded the firm, that he is said to |
| sought after model to his classic collection. The | | | | have personally approved buyers. My guess is he |
| car is one of only "36 250 GTO's originally | | | | would definitely approve of the new owner, who |
| produced and one of a limited few with Series II | | | | paid an astonishing £12 million for this classic |
| GTO bodywork", according to AutoExpress.co.uk. | | | | sensation. |
| In a typically modern way, Mr Evans revealed the | | | | |