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Million-Dollar Ferraris and More at Gooding & Co. Auction in Arizona

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

It's not every day that a car like the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione goes up for auction. Or a Maserati MC12. Or a Ferrari F40, F50 or 333 SP, for that matter. But these and more are set to cross the auction block in a star-studded line-up presented by Gooding & Company.

The collection of the late Benny Caiola includes the aforementioned FXX (estimated at $2.2-2.5 million), MC12 ($1.1-1.4 million), 333 SP ($800,000-1 million), F40 ($475,000-550,000) and F50 ($750,000-850,000), along with an F430 Challenge race car ($125,000 - $150,000) and 430 Scuderia ($215,000-240,000), 599 HGTE ($275,000-315,000) and 1973 Ferrari Dino ($160,000-180,000) plus a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster ($240,000-325,000) and Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 ($175,000-225,000) for good measure.

The most notable (and valuable) of the collection, the FXX and MC12 are both based on the iconic Ferrari Enzo supercar, but optimized for performance on the race track, while the 333 SP was the last Le Mans Prototype ever built by Ferrari. It's a rare collection to be sure, one that promises to bring in upwards of $7 million in sales when the auction kicks off on January 21 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Gallery: The Caiola Collection - Gooding & Company

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$55,000 Life-Sized Dinosaur

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Filed under: Gadgets

If all your child keeps asking for is a pony count yourself lucky, because they could be after one of these. Although this "pet" won't need any food or exercise, it will need just as much room (if not more!). It's a life-sized replica of a Camarasaurus dinosaur, and although it's not really intended as a toy I'm not sure what you would use if for, unless you're building a theme park or something. Handmade of fiberglass and resin, it stands 18+ feet tall and will be quite the conversation piece wherever you put it. But life-sized dinos don't come cheap, and this one will cost you £27,999.99 (about $55,000).

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