A number of basic Ferraris will go below the hammer at an RM Sotheby’s public sale coinciding with subsequent month’s 2023 Monterey Automobile Week gathering in California, however one specific automotive stands out from the pack.

The automotive is a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM bearing chassis no. 6053. It’s the twenty second of the 32 250 LMs Ferrari constructed within the early Nineteen Sixties. The automotive was initially bought to British racing driver George Drummond, who primarily raced it across the U.Okay. but additionally took it to the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, in addition to races in South Africa.

The 250 LM was meant to be the successor to the Ferrari 250 GTO, and was bought primarily to privateer racers. It was derived from the profitable 250 P prototype race automotive however constructed for the street to categorise for GT competitors. Basically, the 250 LM was a 250 P with a roof.

The 250 LM was initially fitted with a 3.0-liter V-12, however later automobiles acquired a 3.3-liter unit. The change meant these later 250 LMs needed to compete within the prototype class at Le Mans, which they did efficiently. One other 250 LM campaigned by the North American Racing Staff gave Ferrari an general victory on the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, the final win on the grand French race till Ferrari returned to the high of the rostrum at Le Mans in 2023 because of its new 499P LMH race automotive.

1964 Ferrari 250 LM bearing chassis No. 6053 – Photograph credit score: RM Sotheby’s

Being one of many later 250 LMs constructed, this automotive, completed in Rosso Cina, options the three.3-liter V-12 which delivers an estimated 320 hp. Drive goes to the rear wheels by way of a 5-speed handbook transmission.

In response to its itemizing, the automotive was given a full restoration by the Ferrari Classiche basic automotive division as lately as 2021.

Its estimate is between $18 million and $20 million.

Different uncommon automobiles headed to the RM Sotheby’s public sale embody the 2001 Ferrari 550 Maranello Prodrive that Darren Turner, Rickard Rydell, and Colin McRae drove to a category win on the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans, in addition to a 1956 Porsche 550A that took a category win on the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans.