Probably not the best car per se, but I do not know many dogs who have it as good as this one, riding in its owner's 250 GT California Spyder SWB.

I used to have a green on green 550 Maranello for sale on consignment. It was different.

The 993 GT2 was actually given that moniker for a reason. Only 57 were built as a racing homologation special, with twin turbos, nearly 450 horsepower by 1998, and no all-wheel-drive safety net that its slightly slower cousin, the 911 Turbo, had. It's one of the few cars that I can genuinely say I'd be scared to drive…

I think an apporpriate coverage of the Essen TechnoClassica last week would have been appropriate. It's one of the biggest cars shows in the world!

Actually, of the 18 "Stradale" chassis, 5 or 6 were used in later concept-cars, a couple of them were used for race cars, making the "real" count of Stradale-built-as-such to probably less than 10. And they all differ in some way.

I really don't see the purpose of this article, except saying "look, I found who owns GTOs". Really. And if you had done a real, investigative journalist work, you would have found out that Fabrizio Violati actually died in 2010 and that his collection is part of a museum and foundation he had created.

There is one "small" inacurracy in the article: the A86 is NOT the highway that rings Paris (the would be the Périphérique), the A86 is actually further out of Paris (depending where you are located 7km to 20km OUTSIDE of Paris).

Having met Vincent a few times, I can tell you that he is a very nice guy who deserves everyone's respect.

I'm partial to Lambo colors, but Miura Verde does it for me.

I only would if instead of the bus, I can Velib to work. That would also have multiple, non-negligeable other pluses. Like getting me back in shape and making up for the carbon footprint of the Gallardo.

Could not agree more.

A couple of accuracy comments here:

I've been fortunate enough to drive so many great cars that it's hard to pick one. But I'd say that my all-time favorite was a Maserati Ghibli SS I took to a local car show about a year ago. Fantastic engine (torquey, smooth, and that sound!), super comfortable, easy to drive. And if Henry Ford thought it was the most…

Because it all comes down to the mighty dollar: What's the discount you can give me?

Probably a Superformance GT40 with a fuel-injected Roush engine (typical layout), and they use these air filters to mimic the carbs setup.

I actually just came back from the Vernasca Silver Flag in Italy, a historical hillclimb (sort of) race. It's more a demonstration (helmet is advised but not mandatory).

Thank you for the precision, I didn't know that aspect to the story!

The most important and expensive cars are rarely sold at auction. Even the one claiming the title right now, the 250TR prototype, is merely a rebuild. It didn't burned to the ground once, but twice! Racing career and bulletproof history is the key for the most valuable cars.