For years now, Angelina Jolie mostly uses drivers and/or her security act as her drivers. I don’t doubt that she still drove herself around sometimes, and she used to love to ride motorcycles, but she’s gentler on herself and I think she understands that she can’t live fast and drive crazy like she used to. Well, interesting news? Angelina owns a vintage Ferrari and she’s put it up for auction with Christie’s.

A vintage Ferrari owned by Angelina Jolie will be offered at Christie’s auction house’s “Exceptional Sale” on Nov. 20 in Paris.

Jolie is the current owner of the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT with coachwork by Pininfarina SpA, Christie’s confirmed. The black coupé with wire-spoke wheels is the 11th of the 353 of its kind built from 1955 to 1960, according to the sale catalog. But many details surrounding the auction headliner remain unclear, including basic facts related to its provenance, mechanical condition and how many components are original to the vehicle.

First introduced at the 1958 Paris Motor Show, the Ferrari 250 GT coupé model line offered a 12-cylinder, 240-horsepower engine with highly desirable and advanced Weber carburetors. The sporty two-door replaced Ferrari’s Boano and Ellena coupés and showed off the new capabilities of the Pininfarina design house, which had recently opened its factory in Grugliasco, Italy, and was ready to implement higher-volume production.

In a phone call and email exchange, a Christie’s spokesperson confirmed that the car retains its original engine but was “probably” repainted in 1978 from its original color of white and blue; the original black interior has been changed to red. The odometer reads 64,244 miles, although it was unclear whether those miles were original. Christie’s declined to say how long the actress had owned the car or whether she’d ever used it. The auction house is expecting its value to range from €600,000 ($662,000) to €800,000.

[From Bloomberg]

The provenance question is funny – while I’m sure Jolie has some paperwork on the car, I’m also sure that the provenance of “this rare Ferrari was owned by Angelina Jolie” will drive higher bids. I wonder if this is something she bought for herself in her more “wild child” era, or if it was a gift. She’s sold a few big-ticket items given to her by Brad Pitt, and this kind of has that vibe – I could totally see Brad giving her a vintage Ferrari as a gift and Jolie choosing to sell it years later. But who knows. It’s cool that she owned this car though. It is her taste – she loves vintage, throwback luxury items.

A gorgeous 1958 Ferrari 250 GT owned by Angelina Jolie will be sold by Christie's next month. The Pininfarina-designed car is one of just 353 built.

📷: Getty Images/Christie's

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