1961 Ferrari California Spyder set record at Ferrari
Legend and Passion

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Maranello, May 18th 2008 ? One of the cars at the RM Auctions/Sotheby?s Ferrari Legend and Passion auction, held today at the Fiorano Circuit, was a stunning 1961 Ferrari California Spyder which once belonged to actor James Coburn. The car achieved an astonishing Euro 7,040,00 million, which is an all-time record for this model.

This fantastic car, an evolution of the 250 GT Tour de France, is one of the best-loved 12- cylinders ever built: it has a total displacement of 2953 cc, punches out 280 hp and features 3 carburettors. It was styled by Pininfarina, who also designed the latest addition to the Ferrari range, which was revealed online just a few days ago and has been named the California in honour of this special car.

The new Ferrari California, which will be officially unveiled at the Paris Show, is a 4,300 cc 8- cylinder model. Despite having been revealed online just a few days ago, it has also set a record of its own: the dedicated www.ferraricalifornia.com website, which features the model?s engine sound and the first official photographs, received a massive 300,000 hits with over 2.5 million pages visited in its first week.
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