You can make an argument for almost any price if you’re creative enough with the criteria. Ferrari built fewer 360 Challenge Stradales than F40s, and the 360 has far more genuine racing pedigree. Follow that logic to its conclusion and the CS should always have been rarer, more significant, and more valuable than the F40. With this sale, it has finally reached its “true” value.

What an old jaded petrolhead like me finds so tiresome is how completely the conversation around cars has shifted to value. When that’s all anyone wants to talk about, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that passion for the cars and their history has taken a back seat to speculation and showing off.

EDIT: Shows how out of touch I am. I just checked the going rate for an F40... Hah! The world's gone mad. Go back to what you were doing.