In case you have ever wished to personal a bit of automotive historical past that hits with the sheer drive of a heavyweight champion, RM Sotheby’s has the proper—and extremely costly—public sale lot lined up for you this August.
Crossing the block on the extremely anticipated Monterey 2026 sale is a pristine 1995 Ferrari F50. However this is not simply any standard-issue Maranello hypercar. Chassis quantity 104220 was initially bought model new by none aside from boxing legend “Iron” Mike Tyson.
Constructed to have fun the Italian automaker’s fiftieth anniversary, the F50’s engineering temporary was easy in idea however brutal in execution: bolt a license plate onto a Formulation 1 automobile.
Commercial
Commercial
Ferrari engineers took the naturally aspirated 4.7-liter V-12 engine immediately from their 1992 grand prix program (an engine that additionally powered the legendary 333 SP endurance racer) and dropped it into a light-weight, carbon-fiber tub. Not like most highway automobiles, the F50’s drivetrain is totally structural and load-bearing, making it one of the uncooked, visceral, and uncompromised driving experiences ever to go away the manufacturing facility.
Solely 349 examples of the F50 have been ever produced—a intentionally scarce run designed to guard its exclusivity—and solely 55 of these have been constructed to US-market specs.
The Heavyweight Provenance
This particular US-spec mannequin, the 73rd to roll off the meeting line, was accomplished in early 1996. Completed within the iconic Rosso Corsa paint over a black inside with purple seat inserts, it was delivered to Beverly Hills Sports activities Automobile. Shortly after reclaiming his heavyweight titles in 1996, Mike Tyson scooped up the F50 as his first personal proprietor, including the open-top hypercar to his legendary fleet of unique automobiles.
Commercial
Commercial
Over the past three many years, Chassis 104220 has handed by the palms of a number of high-profile collectors, together with a Seattle tech govt, however it has been extremely properly preserved. Right this moment, the automobile reveals simply 6,196 miles on the odometer and just lately underwent a large service at Ferrari of Newport Seaside to make sure it’s in excellent mechanical situation.
As a part of Ferrari’s illustrious “Large Six” hypercar lineage, discovering an F50 on the market is all the time a large occasion within the collector automobile world. Discovering one with movie star provenance is even rarer.
When this lot crosses the block at Monterey, RM Sotheby’s estimates it can fetch a staggering $7,000,000 to $9,000,000. For the successful bidder, the large price ticket secures extra than simply the automobile; the lot comes full with the manufacturing facility detachable hardtop, a three-piece fitted F50 baggage set, manufacturing facility instruments, and the last word dialog starter—a pair of boxing gloves signed by Iron Mike himself.
