Herbie Wertheim just wrote a $40 million check that jolted the Ferrari world. At Monterey, the billionaire businessman committed that sum for Ferrari’s Luce "Chassis 0," turning an already hyped electric vehicle into the most expensive brand-new car ever sold at auction.
The car is a one-off showcase for Ferrari’s electric future, but the buyer and the number on the board are what pushed this sale into collector folklore. For Ferrari history buffs, this is the moment when a single chassis, built before any customer cars, became its own chapter in Maranello mythology.
