Ferrari classic car values up 9.09% since January

The value of Ferrari classic cars rose by 2.67% in May compared with the previous month, according to fresh figures.

The Historic Auto Group's price index of leading classic cars also revealed that values are up 9.09% for the year, giving considerable encouragement to investors in this most prestigious of classic car marques.

Classic Ferrari 250 GTO car
The Ferrari 250 GT, the second-most valuable car ever auctioned

The year's figures have no doubt been boosted by the $31.6m achieved by a Ferrari 250 GTO in February, making it the second most expensive car ever sold behind a 1936 Bugatti Type 57sc Atlantic, which achieved an undisclosed sum between $30m-40m in 2010.

A Ferrari GTB/4 Spider, one of only 124 built, also auctioned for $1m in March.

"Ferrari trumps all other names in terms of prestige and liquidity," classic car expert Simon Kidston recently told Bloomberg.

"If you have a good car that's priced correctly, you can find a buyer within hours."

The figures also revealed that the Porsche marque was up 0.74% in the month, and 8.59% on the year.

The classic car market as a whole remains positive, despite a slight correction during May. The HAGI Top 50 Index, the Historic Auto Group's all-encompassing price index of leading classic cars, is up 5.69% since the start of the year.

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