LONDON.- A 1964 Ferrari 330GT Nembo Spider sold at auction by H&H Classics yesterday (March 29th) for £609,500 (with Premium) to benefit the East Anglian Air Ambulance Service at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. It was part of a 121 car sale which made £4.4 million.

Racing driver and motor enthusiast Richard Allen who passed away on November 26th 2016 gifted the car in his will to sell for the benefit of the EAAA Service. His generosity was motivated by a memory - an East Anglian Air Ambulance Service (EAAA) helicopter coming to the help of one of his fellow race drivers after a crash.

The gorgeous metallic blue Ferrari had been estimated to sell for a figure in excess of £500,000. The car is widely acknowledged as the fourth and final Nembo Spider to be built even if it was completed some twenty-five years after its siblings. The only right-hand drive Nembo Spider, it was also the sole example to be powered by a 4 litre V12 engine. Richard Allen acquired the two-seater from Italy in the mid-nineties and decided not to drive it on the road but displayed it regularly at Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain concours events. The car became the most beloved of all the Ferraris in his extensive collection.

Patrick Peal CEO of the EAAA says: “The gift opportunity which this legacy offers will enable to us to proceed with the building of a bespoke hangar to house our Helicopter, Anglia 2, at Cambridge airport some 400m from our base. Having our own hangar just next door would mean adding some 180 available shift hours a year significantly increasing the number of lifesaving missions we could fly each year.”

The estimated investment needed to build the Hangar is close to £200,000 so the impressive hammer price achieved by H&H will also enable us to evaluate the possibility of introducing a 24/7 service (something our ground crews, pilots and medical staff have already selflessly volunteered). The EAAA is all about changing what could be the last day of your life into one that is merely the worst day in your life. We feel deeply honoured to have been the recipient of Richard Allen’s thoughtfulness and generosity – his legacy will be to help us save many more lives.”

Richard Allen, was chairman of the Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain for many years. He was impressed with how H&H handled the Colton Ferrari sale which raised £10m for the RNLI and he also liked the idea of selling the Nembo in East Anglia.

Dominic Lyncker, MD of H&H Classics, says: ”We are honoured to have been tasked with this sale which will bring help from the skies in much the same way as the Richard Colton Ferraris we sold for the RNLI for £10m will bring help at sea.”

The car was sold with an artistic bonus, a stunning image of the car by automotive artist, Martin Tomlinson of Duxford, artist in residence with H&H Classics. Martin said: “It was a great joy to paint this one-of-a-kind Ferrari, given its stunning looks and its ultimate benefit to EAAA which will help to save lives.” Martin’s works are collected by some of the best-known classic car collectors in the world.

This stunning 2001 Ferrari 360 Spider previously owned by football legend, David Beckham OBE, was offered for sale with H&H Classics at the Imperial War Museum Duxford on March 29th with an estimate of £85,000 - £95,000. It sold for £92,000 (with premium).

Finished in Nero black with full Sabbia leather interior, the two-seater was photographed dozens of times during the early 2000s with the superstar footballer behind its wheel. He was certainly a fan of the model reportedly acquiring another 360 Spider in 2003.

Stated to have covered just 7,800 miles from new, the Ferrari recently underwent a cambelt service at JCT 600 in Leeds. Powered by a 3.6-litre V8 coupled to either a six-speed manual or F1 electrohydraulic manual transmission, the 360's lighter weight improved the 0-60 mph dash to just 4.2 seconds with a nominal top speed of over 180mph.

Damian Jones, Head of Sales at H&H, says of this car: “Any Ferrari 360 is a seriously exciting car to drive but this one with its notably low mileage and former ownership by a global icon is truly special”

It is fitted with such desirable extras as forged lightweight BBS alloys, wide carbon fibre backed racing seats, privacy glass, F1 Gearbox, Challenge rear grille and Tubi sports exhaust system.

A stunningly lovely 1958 red Ferrari 250GT PF Coupe which had been rebodied as a LWB California Spyder, sold for £580,750 (with premium). The car was offered from the stable of one of the UK's foremost Ferrari collectors. It is based on an original 250GT PF Coupe chassis (Tipo 508D) which is interchangeable with that of a 250GT LWB California Spyder. Correct-type subframe and bodywork expertly copied from chassis 1487GT (an original 250GT LWB California Spyder Competizione that was formerly part of the vendor's collection) It has had a recent £75,000 + VAT mechanical overhaul by marque specialist GTO Engineering.