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"Most Expensive Car Crash" Ferrari 250 GTO Restored by Ferrari Classiche

Posted December 10, 2014 8:00 AM by dstrohl
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This much is known: In 2012, while competing in a vintage road rally near Blois, France, American Christopher Cox and his wife, Ann, were injured when their 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO collided with a passenger car. The crash was severe enough to leave Ann Cox with broken bones, and while images of the accident are essentially nonexistent, damage to the car's front and right side was said to be considerable.

When it comes to the repair of such a valuable Ferrari, the best source may well be Ferrari itself; now, over two years later, Ferrari Classiche has announced the completion of repairs to Cox's GTO

See Ferrari restore one of its classics.

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12/10/2014 8:37 AM

I have heard of a story where one 250 GTO was crashed and subsequently burned to the ground. The owner rescued the serial number plate and Ferrari rebuilt the car from scratch.

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