Hurricane Charley/1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Coupe Series I (REPRESENTATIVE) | Wikimedia Commons
Twenty vintage Ferraris, known as the Lost & Found Collection, had been stored in a Florida barn before Hurricane Charley damaged the structure in 2004, and when RM Sotheby’s eventually brought the collection to auction, the cars generated more than $16.5 million in sales. The barn had partially collapsed in 1990, with the cars remaining largely unseen until Hurricane Charley struck Florida in August 2004 and exposed them to the elements and debris from the damaged building, according to RM Sotheby’s.
RM Sotheby’s offered the 20 cars as the Lost & Found Collection during its Monterey sale on August 17, 2023, and the group included a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I, a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy and a 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Coupe Series I. The 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy sold for $3.305 million, while the 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Coupe Series I reached $2.81 million, and the 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Series I fetched $1.875 million despite extensive damage sustained during its racing history. The 500 Mondial had competed in the 1954 Mille Miglia, where it achieved fourth place in its class, according to the auction house’s catalogue, and its later history included a racing crash and a fire that left the car heavily damaged.
It was sold in its found condition rather than presented as a fully restored vehicle.