How much of a premium does the former ownership of the current U.S. President add to a car’s price? We’re about to find out
The car itself is not particularly remarkable in and of itself, as far as Ferraris go. It’s a red 2007 F430 coupe with under 10,000 miles (15,000 km) optioned with fender shields and carbon-fibre trim, and has the F1-style automated manual gearbox — of the type Jeremy Clarkson famously referred to as a “flappy paddle gearbox.” It’s not the quite rare manual-transmission variant, nor is it the harder-core Challenge Stradale version.
An ordinary F430 values out at somewhere around US$110,000, about what you’d pay for a basic new Porsche 911. The auction house behind the ex-Trump Ferrari’s sale, Rockstar Car Auctions out of Florida, estimates it could net closer to US$750,000 to US$1 million.
When this example crosses the digital block next month – online bidding will last from February 16 to March 9, 2025 – the price it fetches will show just how much having President Trump as a former owner is worth to a collector.
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