McQueen's most elusive Ferrari

Steve McQueen's 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4S NART Spider is heading to auction at Gooding & Company in New York this November, expected to fetch between 15 and 20 million dollars.

What NART Spider means

NART stands for North American Racing Team, the U.S.-based Ferrari outfit that commissioned this open-top variant from coachbuilder Scaglietti since Ferrari hadn't planned a convertible version of the GTB/4.

Only 10 were ever built

This Ferrari 275 GTB/4S NART Spider is one of just 10 ever produced, making it one of the rarest Ferraris in existence. The model record is 27.5 million dollars, set in 2013.

McQueen crashed it immediately

McQueen bought the car in 1967 and customized it with a darker metallic blue finish and distinctive seat stitching. On one of his first drives down California's Pacific Coast Highway, he was rear-ended and later sold the damaged car.

Pristine condition, McQueen details intact

The car retains its matching-numbers engine, original Scaglietti body, McQueen-era metallic blue finish, and custom details. It appeared at the 1996 Louis Vuitton Classic and 2003 Chrysler Museum exhibition before this first-ever public auction.

“Of all the high-profile cars owned by the iconic Steve McQueen, this NART Spider remains the most elusive and mythical.”

Historic New York debut

The Ferrari will make its public auction debut at Rétromobile New York this November, the first time the massive annual car show has been held outside France since its inception in 1976.