Rare 1980’s Ferrari worth millions stolen on test drive

A Classic vintage Ferrari worth €2m (£1.7m; $2.2m) was stolen when a man used it for a test drive. Police in the German city of Dusseldorf said that the suspect had expressed interest in buying a 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO.

The suspect and the seller of the stolen car went on a test drive, during which the seller got out of the car to swap places with the man. It is reported that he man got into the driver’s seat, hit the gas pedal and sped off. The stolen car was later found in a garage.

Police said that this was a “historic vehicle” with 43,000 km on the clock and should be valued at more than €2m. The car once belonged to former Northern Ireland Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine, says a listing for the car on the dealer’s website. This Ferrari had been raced by him between 1996 and 1999.

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