Dand among the passions to which the former footballer indulges Michael Ballack (former Chemnitzer, Kaiserslautern, Bayern Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Chelsea) there is one that is cars. But the German is not only attracted to modern cars, but it seems that he is also the classicspassion in whose awakening his friendship with Michael Schumacher.
As a result of this hobby, Ballack bought a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider which he is now putting up for sale and that it is not just any car. In fact, it is the first unit of this model that Ferrari built, as certified by its chassis number 1795GT.
The same one presented in Geneva
The car is the same one that Ferrari presented in the 1960 Geneva Motor Show and is currently in the same configuration that when he was put on the stand before the spotlights and cameras of the whole world, with the original colors and the same engine. This, in fact, is not a ‘normal’ one, but the Type 168with competition specifications, so they are 280 CV those delivered by 3 liter V12.
The car also left the factory with a removable hardtopa rare element, and has the cataloging ‘Classic Ferraris’ which specifies not only which chassis and engine are the same, but also the rest of the elements that have numbering: gearbox, body and rear axle.
He bought it while at Chelsea
Ballack acquired it during his time as Chelsea playerthus becoming his fifth owner and incorporating it into his private collection, which experts already classify as very prestigious.
But it seems that he has grown tired of having it or that perhaps he has his sights set on important additions to fill his garage with, because he has put his sale held by RM Sotheby’swho is going to auction it in Monterrey (California, United States) between the August 15 and 17. The experts at this auction house have already estimated a price, and they do not usually fail in their calculations: between 15 and 17 million of euros… What a private jet of already considerable size costs.
