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This 2007 Ferrari F430 Was Once Donald Trump’s, Now Going for $500K

There’s not much time left for Donald Trump at the White House. For all intents and purposes, America’s current president will be out of the Oval Office on January 20th, and that’s probably when things related to him and/or his presidency will really start flooding the collector’s world.
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We’ve known since November that among the first such objects to hit the market will be a 2007 Ferrari F430 Trump once owned. It is part of the lot of cars going under the Mecum hammer at the end of this week in Kissimmee, Florida, and the estimate is the vehicle will fetch up to half a million dollars.

And that seems about right if you come to think of it. This particular one is part of the family of machines made by the Prancing Horse using this moniker from 2004 to 2009, a family that is fastly approaching collector status.

Then, you have the fact the car was purchased by the man who would go down in history as one of (if not the most) controversial presidents of the United States. It’s unclear how long Trump held on to the car, or for how long he drove it himself, but the abundance of documents coming with it (including a copy of original title with the address of Trump Tower in New York and Trump's signature) is more than enough to make the eyes of most car collectors glow with delight and anticipation.

The F430 is in no way modified from stock, and it is not damaged either. The car uses Ferrari’s 4.3-liter V8 engine tied to a 6-speed transmission and breathing through a tuned free-flow exhaust, and it comes in Corsa Red over a beige leather interior.

According to the auction listing, the F430 has just close to 7,000 miles (11,200 km) on it, and that makes it practically new.
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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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