Mike Tyson
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- In late August 2022, one of Mike Tyson’s cars wasput up for auction。
- Prices for this extremely rare Ferrari are expected to range between $4.5 million and $5.5 million.
- Looking at the photos, the car appears to be in surprisingly good condition.
Former boxer Mike Tyson’s car is up for auction
Mike Tyson
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This 1995 Ferrari F50 is up for sale
1995 Ferrari F50.
and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker
The price is expected to range from $4.5 million to $5.5 million and will be listed at the Pebble Beach Auction in California.
1995 Ferrari F50.
and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
According to the auction house, only 349 F50s were built, of which 55 were American specifications, and this is one of them. This 4.7-liter engine produces 513 horsepower at 8500 rpm.It reaches 60 miles per hour (regarding 96 km/h) from rest in just 3.6 seconds, and reaches a top speed of 202 miles per hour (regarding 325 km/h).
Ferrari F50 engine.
and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
It has 6,200 miles and was serviced in 2022 by a Fort Lauderdale Ferrari dealer.
1995 Ferrari F50.
and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
Beautiful interior that matches the Rosso Corsa (Italian for “racing red”) exterior
The interior of the Ferrari F50.
and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
Extremely rare car, now a collector’s item
1995 Ferrari F50.
and Courtesy of Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
According to Marcel Massini, a car critic familiar with Ferrari history, the car ended production in 1996 and was delivered to Beverly Hills Sports Cars via Ferrari North America.The original warranty shows it was in Mike Tyson’s hands shortly therefollowing.
Mike Tyson on the podcast “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.”
Photo by YouTube / Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson
Source:Gooding and Company.
Mike Tyson, who became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history at the age of 20 in 1986, has owned many cars throughout his life and career.The Bentley in the photo is one of them.
Mike Tyson and Bentley. Taken in 2000.
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Also owned a Jaguar in 2000
Mike Tyson and Jaguar in front of his Las Vegas home.
Photo by Getty Images
Mike Tyson was at the top of the world boxing world in the 1980s and 1990s, and is still one of the big names representing the sports world today.
Mike Tyson and legendary promoter Don King.
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According to the auction house, Mike Tyson has owned many cars over the years, but the Ferrari F50 was “the most important car he owned at the very height of his professional boxing career”.
Mike Tyson and his Ferrari.
Tyson photo by Getty Images / and Courtesy of the Ferrari is from Gooding & Company, Images by Brian Henniker.
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(Translated by Fumiko Nakata, edited by Toshihiko Inoue)
