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or racing and Ferrari enthusiasts the 0224 AT has all the desirable requirements for collectors – a successful racing history, eligibility for the world’s most desirable
events (Mille Miglia included), well-known provenance (only 10 owners from new), rarity, and a light, attractive body combined with Lampredi-designed V-12, capable of stunning performance. The most successful of the 1952 Panamericana Ferrari team cars, the AT f inished in third place at the La Carrera Panamericana Mexican road race, renowned as the most dangerous road race in the world. Twenty-seven competitors were killed on the newly completed Panamerican highway, and it’s doubtful anyone kept track of spectator fatalities. Despite this dark history, Mr Nicklin, who put the car up for auction, described the 0224 AT as being “as much fun as I’ve ever had in the car collecting world.” And he would have had a huge smile on his face when the AT 0224 exceeded its pre-sale estimate to sell for an extraordinary $4,290,000 at the Amelia Island auction on 12th March.
Photo courtesy of RM Auctions
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