Found this today , if the real thing is valued at £6,600,000 then I would like to think a Tribute could be worth at least 1-100th of that price ??
This was on the Daily Mail web site ;
The £6.6m Ferrari: A 1960 250 GT with more than 100,000 miles on the clock and 'flaking' paint that's paid for a state of the art lifeboat
• Detailed look at the rare Ferrari sold at a charity auction to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• Described as 'no concours Queen' , it's been modified, modernised and driven around Europe
• Red paint has blemishes and underside of the car is dirty with a coating of oil from 'unspecified' leaks
• Only one of nine right-hand-drive versions to come to the UK that cost the first owner less than £6,000
If you spend more than six million on a car, you probably expect it to be in pristine condition.
But this ultra-rare Ferrari auctioned on Wednesday has been well used - it has cracks in the paint, unspecified oil leaks and a blotted authenticity.
Donated to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), the details of this Prancing Horse makes it one of the most characterful cars sold this year.
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100,000 miler: The 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SW berlinetta raised an incredible £6.6m at the H&H Classics auction on Wednesday as part of the Colton Collection, with all funds raised donated to the RNLI
Auctioned alongside a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 on Wednesday, the two cars - owned by the late businessman Richard Colton - raised a huge £8.5m, all of which was donated to the RNLI to raise money for a state of the art waterjet-propelled lifeboat.Sold with no reserve, the 1960 250 GT SW (standing for short wheelbase) berlinetta might appear as a gleaming museum-ready example, but is in fact a car that's covered more than 100,000 miles. Notably the first production-made Ferrari to be fitted with disc brakes as standard, it's powered by a 252bhp 2,953cc V12 engine and is the second of just nine right-hand-drive versions to ever come to the UK.
It cost the original owner £5,926, two shillings and six pence - that included a 10% discount.
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Colton, who bought the car in 1979 with a reported 49,000 miles on the clock, covered more than 50,000 miles of general road use, attending rallies and driving to Ferrari's 50th anniversary celebration in Maranello in 1997.
As a result, this is a six-figure car with signs of wear and tear, as Ferrari historian and author Keith Bluemel documented in his appraisal for H&H auctions.
Describing the car as 'no concours Queen', Bluemel outlined some of the characterful flaws the car had before it sold on Wednesday.
'The red paintwork is in reasonable order with some blemishes and cracks. The satin black paint on the inner surface of the bonnet is flaking in places,' his description says,
'The red leather upholstery, interior trim and carpets are in generally good condition. It is recorded as having been re-trimmed in 1997, and it is still in good unmarked order nearly 20 years later.
'It is apparent that the car has not received much attention in recent years, as the underside is generally dirty and has a good coating of oil from unspecified leaks, but at least that keeps the rust at bay!
'There is some untidy wiring, notably to the rear lights and number plate light in the boot, and the fresh air hoses in the front wings are in need of repair/replacement.
'The under-trays are missing, as is the radiator shroud to the front valance.'
20 Oct 2015, 6:59pm
