McQueen’s Ferrari sells for $2.31m

A CLASSIC Ferrari once owned by Steve McQueen has sold for $2.31 million (€1.71m) at auction.

An anonymous car collector who placed a bid by phone bought the 1963 Ferrari Berlinetta Lusso during an auction that drew 800 people to the Monterey Jet Centre in California and attracted spirited bidding, said Christie’s spokesman Rik Pike.

The sale price was greater than the estimated pre-sale price of $800,000 (€592,000) to $1.2m (€888,000), said Mr Pike.