Showroom of German dreams.

Showroom of Italian dreams. Some nice Yankees in there too.

A look under the bonnets of some classic racers. Look at them tubs!

Holy crap that's a lot of Vipers!

D'Ann Rauh opens her doors to share a very unique Dodge/SRT collection with us. Along with her husband Wayne, their collection exceeds 100 vehicles, 65 of which are Vipers. This is quite easily the world's largest Viper collection.

Some fetching Germans at the La Jolla concours.

This is the world’s most expensive car.
Another month, another price-busting Ferrari 250 GTO…

£32 million. That's how much you'll need to lay claim to owning the most expensive car... in the world.

Yep, a Ferrari 250 GTO just changed hands for $52 million after being sold by car collector, Paul Pappalardo, who's owned it since 1984. That's a 49 per cent increase on the previous most expensive car in the world - an ex-Stirling Moss Ferrari GTO - which sold for £21.6m last June, and £6000 when new. That's a 533233.33 per cent increase from the original price...

While details of the buyer are a bit murky, they've got themselves a rather tasty car. Chassis #5111 has history galore, having won at the 1963 Tour de France, and it's one of just 33 Series 1 GTOs left in existence. Hardly surprising, because they were homologation cars for Group 3 Grand Touring Car racing, and the going tended to get a bit... crashy in the sixties. They were pretty exclusive, too - Enzo Ferrari himself insisted on vetting every customer.

Under the slightly wonky sheet metal, there's a hand-welded spaceframe chassis, A-arm front suspension setup, live axle rear end, and disc brakes all round. Oh, and a thumping great V12 in the front. The GTO also got a five-speed ‘box designed by Porsche with a metal gate showing the shift pattern - the very same that's still used in Ferraris today.

Which is all very well, but 52 million dollars for one car? Bit pricey?

Joe Frazar is a true car enthusiast who enjoys driving a little bit of everything the car world has to offer. Passionate about cars since he was a young boy, Joe has truly lived out his dreams by owning and experiencing over a hundred different examples. His collection constantly revolves as he hunts for new opportunities. Frazer Spowart had the chance to visit with Joe and see what's in his garage right now including a beautiful Ferrari 328 GTS and the one staple that will never be sold, his hot rod Porsche 914-6.

Mystery: How Did a Ferrari End Up Buried in a Backyard? In the 1970s, a Ferrari Dino 246 GT was unearthed in a suburban Los Angeles backyard. How the stolen vehicle ended up buried remains a mystery! This is no way to treat a Ferrari or Ferrari rental, why steal a supercar only to bury it?

The Dino being unearthed from its layers of mystery

The Dino was produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1976 in efforts to produce a lower cost sports car and reserved for cars with fewer than 12 cylinders. Those with 12 plus received the Ferrari name. Eventually, the Dino name was retired and the Ferrari brand became more cohesive. A typical Ferrari Dino was around $22,000 USD back then.

The Dino 246 GT was discovered by a group of kids digging in the mud, after which a team of men unearthed the sports car. The metallic green Dino had certainly seen better days, and investigators soon discovered that it had been purchased in October of 1974 by Rosendo Cruz of Alhambra, California, thanks to the serial and plate numbers. Cruz was a plumber, and had purchased the Dino as a gift for his wife. It did not take long for the car to be stolen—it was taken while parked outside of a restaurant on their anniversary!

It was quite the undertaking to remove the sports car from its grave!

Based on the condition of the buried Ferrari Dino, whomever hid it intended to come back for it because the car was coated with plastic and towels. Unfortunately, they did not roll the windows completely up, and the Daytona seating was ruined. The overall condition of the car was terrible–with the Campagnolo wheels in disrepair, rust pockets, white spots bleeding through the 21 layers of paint coating the Pininfarina body, mud plugging every crevice. Basically, erosion and elements had destroyed the Dino as the Earth attempted to reclaim it.

But the mystery remains. How did the Dino get there? The world may never know! Don’t miss our fleet of exotic car rentals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami on your way out!

2013 New Mexico International Auto Show