Ferrari GTO is most expensive car ever sold  1963 250 GTO racer
acquired by private buyer for $52 million
POSTED: 09:51 AM EST Dec 24, 2013   
UPDATED: 10:13 AM EDT Oct 04, 2013  1963 Ferrari 250 GTO  A 1963
Ferrari 250 GTO racer has become the most expensive car ever
sold.  The red competition car, formerly owned by Connecticut
collector Paul Pappalardo, was recently acquired by an
unidentified buyer for $52 million, according to Bloomberg.  The
previous record was held by a 1962 GTO, built for legendary
British racer Sir Stirling Moss, which sold last year for $35
million.  The 1963 race car was acquired by Pappalardo in 1974,
restored and driven in many historic races, including the
2002 Le Mans Classic, before being sold, Bloomberg reported.  It
won the 1963 Tour de France road race with the French driver
Jean Guichet at the wheel.  So what makes the 250 GTO so great?
First, there are just 39 in existence. Add in its heritage of
racing in competitions like the Le Mans, and the 250 GTO has
become somewha