The Ferrari 250 GTO of 60s vintage is a car so special and so valuable, only a truly mythical figure in their own right should have any business owning one. Thankfully, this particular 250 GTO is owned by the drummer and founding member of Pink Floyd, Nick Mason.
Mason doesn't just break out the 40 million dollars for any old peasant of course, but he might give it some thought if the lead singer for AC/DC Brian Johnson pops by for a cup of English tea and a chat. Happily for us, this momentous occasion was uploaded to Youtube for all of our viewing pleasure, let's kick back and look at what they got up to.
What happens when you put two of the biggest rock stars who ever lived into the hottest, most expensive car ever made? It's bound to be fireworks.
Nick's Owned This Ferrari Since The Late 70s
Any sane person who happened to own one of the 30 or so Ferrari 250 GTO's in existence would be hesitant about breaking it out for even a brief Sunday drive. Most car insurance companies are not equipped to handle an eight-figure claim after all. But the 50-year drummer for Pink Floyd's 250 GTO is especially sentimental, he's owned it for over four decades.
He bought the car in 1978 for £35,000, a shade over £175,000 ($245,000) in today's money. Today, it's the most valuable and sought-after automobile on planet earth. It ferried Mason around the United States for their 1987 American tour, called A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. With this in mind, it makes perfect sense that only a visit from an equally famous rock star would be cause enough to take the old Ferrari race car out for a nice day out.
A Driving Experience That Can't Be Replicated
Nick and Bryan were in for an unforgettable experience. The 250 GTO's three-liter Columbo V12 is a unique engine whose sweet exhaust sound has never been matched by any car in history. Watching Nick Mason roll through the gears and letting that V12 engine sing with every joyous rev with Brian Johnson in tow amounted to three-plus minutes of pure petrolhead heaven.
Don't expect Mason to ever sell his beloved Ferrari race car, he's likely to take it to his grave, and who could blame him. But if he did, he could easily fetch 50 or even 60 million dollars. If you're lucky enough to see the car in person at the few times a year he does show it to the public, he'd likely much prefer if you keep your grubby hands off the paint.
Sources: Youtube.com/Brian Johnson