Originally Posted by jameswrx

Anyone know what the details were? Mileage etc.

Thing is with this stuff the mintest resto ever will never be acceptable for a certain buyer (and I can understand that). If that car was original and in good condition underneath then it’s a different ball game to a restored car.

I did read on IG that a farmer had bought it new and tucked it into a barn but don’t know if that’s BS or not but might account for the price.

Its a shame they wiped off the dirt they did really and could be considered a bit rude people touching it in the auction. I know some classic collectors would actually request the genuine barn finds remain untouched before sale and it actually seems to get buyers more fired up. Last thing some Ferrari collector wants is his genuine barn find 250 turning up with “clean me” and a smiley face on the back!

I work on some classic ferraris for a chap and most of them don’t even get used. Currently going through the Cambelts on them and the last time some turned a wheel was 5 years ago when the cambelts were changed!