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1957 Ferrari racing car sold at auction for record €32 million

Visitors look at a red 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti on display at the Paris Retromobile fair in Paris, France, yesterday. The vehicle is one of the most iconic racing cars in the history of the sport. – Reuters pic, February 6, 2016.Visitors look at a red 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti on display at the Paris Retromobile fair in Paris, France, yesterday. The vehicle is one of the most iconic racing cars in the history of the sport. – Reuters pic, February 6, 2016.A 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti was sold for a record €32 million (RM148.58 million) at an auction in Paris on Friday.

Some of the most famous drivers of the time raced at the car's wheel and the Italian manufacturer won the Constructors' World Championship title in 1957.

The previous record was held by another Ferrari, a 250 GTO which went for €28.5 million in 2014, managing director for Artcurial Motocars auction house Matthieu Lamoure said. – Reuters, February 6, 2016.

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