Skip to main content

Ferrari’s $3.2-million special edition debuts this Sunday in Beverly Hills

Ferrari will celebrate its 60th anniversary in the U.S. this week in appropriately grand fashion.

The shindig, entitled “A Race Through the Decades: 1954-2014” takes place this Sunday, October 12. It will feature some of the rarest examples of the Prancing Horse breed, as well as new model built specifically for the U.S.

Sixty Ferraris will parade down Rodeo Drive. That may sound like just another day in this Beverly Hills locale, but these specimens will be some of the rarest and most memorable from the past sixty years.

The list includes the 1954 375MM that was named best in show at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Steve McQueen’s 275 GTB/4, the 308 GTS from Magnum P.I., and the Testarossa from Miami Vice.

Related: Record-breaking 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sells for $38 million at Pebble Beach

Ferrari will also unveil a special-edition car made exclusively for the U.S. Priced at $3.2 million, it’s rumored to be an F12 Berlinetta-based tribute to the North American Racing Team (NART).

NART was founded by Luigi Chinetti, Ferrari’s first U.S. dealer, to help promote the brand. It gave Ferrari its last win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1965.

The new car could wear NART’s blue-and-white color scheme, and will likely feature numerous mechanical and styling changes. Only 10 examples will be built.

Getting into the 60th anniversary event will probably be easier than getting one of those cars. It’s free and open to the public, not just hedge-fund owners.

Stephen Edelstein
Stephen is a freelance automotive journalist covering all things cars. He likes anything with four wheels, from classic cars…
Tesla and Elon Musk sued over use of AI image at Cybercab event
tesla and spacex CEO elon musk stylized image

Tesla’s recent We, Robot presentation has run into trouble, with one of the production companies behind Blade Runner 2049 suing Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, for alleged copyright infringement.

Tesla used the glitzy October 10 event to unveil its Cybercab and Robovan, and also to showcase the latest version of its Optimus humanoid robot.

Read more
Qualcomm wants to power your next car with the Snapdragon Cockpit and Ride Elite platforms
Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Ride Elite automotive platforms

It’s been a big year for Qualcomm. Alongside its massive launch into laptop chips through the Snapdragon X Elite series, Qualcomm is now entering the automotive space. The company has announced the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite platforms at its annual Snapdragon Summit, which it flew me out to attend.

The two platforms are designed for different purposes, and can be used togetheror separately. The Snapdragon Cockpit Elite is built for in-vehicle infotainment systems and services, while the Snapdragon Ride Elite is built to power autonomous vehicle systems, including all the cameras and sensors that go into those systems.

Read more
Scout Traveler and Scout Terra forge a new path for EVs
Scout Traveler and Scout Terra.

Electric vehicles are inseparable from newness, whether it’s new tech, new designs, or new companies like Rivian, Lucid, and Tesla. But the Volkswagen Group’s new EV-only brand also relies heavily on the past.

Unveiled Thursday, the Scout Traveler electric SUV and Scout Terra electric pickup truck are modern interpretations of the classic International Harvester Scout. Manufactured from 1961 to 1980, the original Scout helped popularize the idea of the rugged, off-road-capable utility vehicle, setting the stage for modern SUVs.

Read more