There are fender benders and there are fender benders. This might be the all time worst.

For the one or two of you who, like me, didn’t make it out to the Monterrey Historic races, consider this one :

Some of us weren’t able to attend the Monterey Historic races over the weekend, but the first thing we heard once the laptop spooled up was that a very expensive Ferrari 250 TR smacked into a bunch of tires at Laguna Seca. This has turned into the crash heard ’round the world for a few simple reasons. Make that thirty four reasons, to be exact. That’s right Ferrari only made 34 250 Testa Rossas from 1956 to 1961. Actually, let’s just make that 21 reasons, as the 250 TR is the preferred version of the car, and only 19 customer cars and 2 racers were built between 1958 and 1959. And while a 1957 250 Testa Rossa just sold this past May for $12,200,000, making it the most expensive car, well, ever — the 1958 TR that cashed this weekend is “only” worth about $8 million.

Some might ask why anyone would drive a car this valuable around a race course.  Because this car must be driven.  There’s just no other answer.  Besides, if you can’t afford the crash, this isn’t the right car for you. 

 

And some details.

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1958 Ferrari 250 TR post crash at Laguna Seca – click image above to watch the “video”