Jody Scheckter has decided to part with his car collection and could receive up to £11 million.
The 1979 Formula 1 world champion with Ferrari, Jody Scheckter, has put twelve cars from his own collection up for auction at Sotheby’s, seven of which are “royal race” cars.
According to Motorsport, the main asset is the Ferrari 312 T4, driven by the South African driver who won the Belgian and Monaco Grands Prix.
In this car, he also finished first at the Scuderia’s home Italian Grand Prix at Monza, completing the double – Gilles Villeneuve then finished second.
Scheckter bought this car from the Italians in 1982. According to the source, the car is now worth 4.5-5 million pounds.
Jody Scheckter will be auctioning off seven #F1 cars from his private collection, including his 1979 title-winning Ferrari 312 T4.https://t.co/9Ldi6xGlKf
— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) March 11, 2024
The total value of all the cars put up for auction by the former racer is 10.9 million British pounds.
We remind you that earlier the Formula 1 racer raised 150 thousand dollars to sell his own naked calendar.
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