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Vassago
05/18/09

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How tall is that guy? Clearly the windscreen is pointless with today's giant humans. Magnum at least only had to worry about his hair.
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Peter Orosz
05/19/09

@Vassago: He's 6'3".
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.357
05/18/09

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I wish I could buy that... Or at least drive it.
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A strolling player
05/18/09

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Anyone who has the ability to say equalling or bettering the feeling of flooring the pedal of a Bugatti Veyron for the first time or running a 250GTO past 8000rpm and not be lying is a real motherfucker.
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Dhillaz 2.0
05/18/09

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I want to buy it and plate it in chrome...or maybe Burberry.
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.357
05/18/09

@Dhillaz: NO
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Jo Schmo
05/18/09

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I would drive the f*ck out of that!
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engineerd
05/18/09

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That car is so dangerous. I'm glad it wasn't me.
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OldeEnglishD
05/18/09

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Dear Winston,

You suck and I hate you.

Respectfully,
All of us unlucky bastards
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Boston_Fan
05/18/09

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I need a video of this thing's exhaust note.
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Nick
05/18/09

@Boston_Fan: ummm
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05/18/09

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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
05/18/09

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All these discussions of "art" and the price of the car being crackpipe are completely useless. Yes, the car is a piece of art, pure and simple. But what is it that makes art so special and unique? It has to fit into a historical context that gives it a special meaning or connotation other than what you see when you give it that first once-over.

A once-over is more than enough to appreciate a car such as this, but that isn't what makes it art. Sure, we could discuss the fender flares and different paint jobs ad nauseum, but what really makes it exceptional is its mechanical advances and storied history. Sitting motionless, it is artistic, but there is much more needed to fully appreciate its merits as art. You have to hear the shriek of the V-12 at redline, see it ripping around a track with a driver gone mad, feel it vibrating like it's going to shake itself apart, hear the squeal of the brakes frantically trying to scrub off speed. This car should make you see the world in sepia, steeped in automotive glory.

And that, my friends, is the only way to truly appreciate that this car is worth every penny of $12 million. The tragedy will be if it is cloistered away in a climate-controlled garage to be drooled over for five minutes a year - that would be akin to buying the Mona Lisa and hanging it in your teenager's bedroom. Is it artistic? Sure. Is it art? Not unless you allow it to reach the full potential of its purpose.
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Sloop_John_B
05/18/09

@Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: You see, as I car guy I completely agree. However, this vehicle has transcended even that notion of vehicledom. I'm sure it's on the Vatican's radar to add to the collection. It'll be a room on the long hall to the Sistine. Entry will be managed. No photography or video will be allowed. No talking either. Forget that it'll ever be driven or appreciated for it's original intent. As hard as we can try...that is the destiny for vehicles of this magnitude.
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
05/18/09

@Sloop_John_B: You know, that's what I expected at first, but miraculously enough, it seems this particular vehicle has had owners who really understand its purpose. I read that long press release, and it nearly brought a tear to my eye. This car has lived through a time when men were men, women were women, and cars could make you forget all about both.
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sos10
05/18/09

@Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Unlike a Matisse, it will leak and rust.

Something doesn't become art over time, art is conceived as art, art is the expression of your inner feelings.

This is conceived as a car, a beautiful one, it is conceived for being driven, used.

Is it worth the money? I don't know, for the person who bought it, it clearly was.

Did he buy it because he loves art? Surely not, he likes cars, exclusive cars that have a lot of caché. Will it be a good investment? Maybe.
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Brimful of Ash on the 78
05/18/09

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The previous owner wanted to donate it, but the IRS was giving him a hard time about the $12MM tax deduction.

Suckers!
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OldeEnglishD
05/18/09

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Dress Ted Danson up in blackface and everyone gets offended. Dress a Ferrari up in blackface and it sells for twelve million!
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engineerd
05/18/09

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The ePRS (US Patent No. c11077983), being WHOPR-based, was ready to chug away at this:

RM Auctions and Sotheby's are feeling pretty good after selling a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR for € 9,020,000, or nearly 83 million Chinese yuan. The car sold at the third annual Legends and Passions event, which Ray Wert was expressly banned from.

We now talk about how historical this car is, but we know you aren't listening because you are trying to hide that tent from your coworkers.

This Ferrari produced 300 hp from it's 2953 cc SOHC Type 128 LM V-12 with 6 Weber carbs mounted on it. The power was pushed through a 4-speed manny tranny. Driving was kept exciting with an unequal A-air front suspension and live-axle, semi-elliptical leaf spring rear suspension. Proving that Ferrari drivers don't slow down for anyone, drum brakes are used all around.

We then talk about a bunch of history, which is interesting, but even computers have an inner dragon.
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Sloop_John_B
05/18/09

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What's the value of a Monet, a Van Gogh, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Yeah, that's what we're dealing with here. This vehicle has transcended it's original intent. It's morphed into a priceless piece of art. There are those of us who consider that blaspheme against the religion of car, but it is the case. These things will continue to rise in value. There is no price on perfection.
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NiceNurseRatched
05/18/09

@Sloop_John_B: I agree - this is a much better "investment" than an old painting of out-of-focus flowers or some chubby chick with a parasol by a lake.

This is art, pure and simple. And unlike a Monet painting, this piece of art is performance art: that is, it can be fired up to really overload the senses of the viewer. The shriek of it's V12 at full wail; combined with the scent of unburned hydrocarbons can cause many middle-aged men to cream their Dockers. Not so the chubby chick with the parasol.
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sos10
05/18/09

@NiceNurseRatched: No, I'm sorry but this is just a car, albeit a very beautiful one.
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85_GN
05/18/09

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I'd rather have the Pinto in the next story down.
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vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
05/18/09

@85_Grand_National: totally. 12 million? crack pipe.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
05/18/09

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Nice art piece, hem, I mean car. It's a shame it will never be driven on the road again...

How much of that money went into writing the press release?
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