An ultra-rare Ferrari once owned by Mike Tyson is being sold at auction with a price estimate of $5.5 million
A car once owned by former professional boxer Mike Tyson is heading for the auction block.
Mike Tyson. Photo by Getty Images
This is the vehicle that people can bid on — it’s a Ferrari F50 from 1995.
1995 Ferrari F50. Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker
It has a price estimate of $4.5 million to $5.5 million and is being sold by Pebble Beach Auctions in California.
Ferrari F50 1995. Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
The car is one of only 55 US-spec examples and one of only 349 F50s ever built, according to the auction house. This 4.7-liter engine produces 513 horsepower at 8,500 rpm. It can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 202 mph.
Ferrari F50 engine. Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
It has 6,200 miles on the clock, the auction house said. Service work was performed on the car this year by Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale.
Ferraro F50 Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
The interior looks stunning and matches the Rosso Corsa (Italian for “Racing Red”) color finish from the exterior.
Ferrari F50 interior. Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
It is an extremely rare vehicle and a collector’s item.
Ferrari F50 from 1995. Copyright and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
Production of the vehicle was completed in 1996 and delivered from Ferrari North America to Beverly Hills Sports Cars, according to historian Marcel Massini. It fell into Mike Tyson’s hands quite quickly, as per the car’s original warranty book.
Mike Tyson in his ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’ studio. Photo by YouTube / Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson
Source: Gooding and Company.
Mike Tyson — who in 1986 became the youngest heavyweight in boxing history to win a championship aged 20 — owned numerous cars in his life and career, like this Bentley in 2000.
Mike Tyson and his Bentley in 2000. Photo by Getty Images
He was pictured with his Jaguar at the same time, outside his Las Vegas home.
Mike Tyson and his car Jaguar. Photo by Getty Images
Mike Tyson, seen here with iconic promoter Don King, reached the highest echelons of world boxing in the 1980s and 1990s, and remains one of the biggest names in sport.
Mike Tyson with Don King. Photo by Getty Images
Despite his numerous car acquisitions through the years, the Ferrari F50 “was the most significant, a car that he owned at the very height of his professional career,” according to the auction house.
Mike Tyson and his old Ferrari. Tyson photo by Getty Images / Copyright and Courtesy of the Ferrar
