Alain Delon and Jane Fonda arriving at the film set of "Les Félins" ("Love Cage"). Ferrari 250 GT Spider California 1961. Antibes 1964. This car of Alain Delon was hammered 2015 for a record-breaking $18.5 million at an auction at Artcurial in Paris. The 250 GT Spyder California, Chassis No 2935, had been bought new by the actor Gérard Blain, then sold to fellow actor Alain Delon, who was photographed several times at the wheel of this machine, including in 1964. One of 37 examples, this Pininfarina-designed cabriolet, its whereabouts unknown to marque historians until now, is bound to attract the attention of collectors of important historic Ferrari. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Alain Delon and Jane Fonda arriving at the film set of "Les Félins" ("Love Cage"). Ferrari 250 GT Spider California 1961. Antibes 1964. This car of Alain Delon was hammered 2015 for a record-breaking $18.5 million at an auction at Artcurial in Paris. The 250 GT Spyder California, Chassis No 2935, had been bought new by the actor Gérard Blain, then sold to fellow actor Alain Delon, who was photographed several times at the wheel of this machine, including in 1964. One of 37 examples, this Pininfarina-designed cabriolet, its whereabouts unknown to marque historians until now, is bound to attract the attention of collectors of important historic Ferrari.

Alain Delon, at the wheel of his personal 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spider California, arrives with co-star Jane Fonda on the film set of "Les Félins" in Antibes, 1964. This rare, Pininfarina-designed cabriolet, one of only 37 made, features wire-spoke wheels and a luggage rack. As another photographer captures the moment, a truck from the Lurçat transport company is visible in the background, anchoring the scene in the bustling activity of a film production.


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